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Italian tennis player
Anna-Maria "Sandra" Cecchini (Italian pronunciation:
[ˈsandra tʃekˈkiːni]; born 27 February 1965) is a retired
tennis player from Italy.
Career
Cecchini turned professional in 1984. She won 11 singles and 11 doubles titles on the
WTA Tour. She had career wins over
Chris Evert,
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario,
Gabriela Sabatini,
Nathalie Tauziat,
Natasha Zvereva, and
Anke Huber. Her most notable Grand Slam performance came at the
French Open in 1985, when she reached the quarterfinals. In March 1988, she achieved her highest singles ranking of world No. 15.
WTA career finals
Singles: 18 (11–6)
Winner – Legend
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Tier I (0–0)
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Tier II (0–0)
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Tier III (0–1)
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Tier IV (1–1)
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Tier V (5–3)
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Virginia Slims (5–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (2–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Clay (10–5)
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Carpet (0–1)
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Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1.
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Jul 1984
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hard
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Adriana Villagrán
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6–3, 6–3
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Win
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2.
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May 1985
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Barcelona, Spain
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Clay
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Raffaella Reggi
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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3.
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Jul 1986
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Bregenz, Austria
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Clay
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Mariana Pérez Roldán
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6–4, 6–0
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Loss
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1.
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May 1987
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Strasbourg, France
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Clay
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Carling Bassett
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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4.
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Jul 1987
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Catarina Lindqvist
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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5.
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Nov 1987
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Little Rock, U.S.
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Hard (i)
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Natalia Zvereva
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0–6, 6–1, 6–3
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Win
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6.
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May 1988
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Strasbourg, France
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Clay
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Judith Wiesner
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6–3, 6–0
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Loss
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2.
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Jul 1988
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Isabel Cueto
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5–7, 1–6
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Win
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7.
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Jul 1988
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Nice, France
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Clay
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Nathalie Tauziat
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7–5, 6–4
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Loss
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3.
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Jul 1989
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Estoril, Portugal
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Clay
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Isabel Cueto
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6–7(3–7), 2–6
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Win
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8.
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Sep 1989
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Paris, France
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Clay
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Regina Rajchrtová
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
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Win
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9.
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Jul 1990
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Csilla Bartos
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6–1, 6–2
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Win
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10.
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Apr 1991
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Bol, Croatia
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Clay
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Magdalena Maleeva
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6–4, 3–6, 7–5
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Loss
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4.
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Jul 1991
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Palermo, Italy
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Clay
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Mary Pierce
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0–6, 3–6
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Win
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11.
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Sep 1992
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Paris, France
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Clay
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Emanuela Zardo
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6–2, 6–1
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Loss
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5.
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Sep 1994
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Moscow, Russia
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Carpet (i)
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Magdalena Maleeva
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5–7, 1–6
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Loss
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6.
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Aug 1996
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Maria Lankowitz, Austria
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Clay
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Barbara Paulus
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15–40 ret.
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Doubles: 22 (11–11)
Winner – Legend
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Tier I (0–0)
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Tier II (0–0)
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Tier III (1–2)
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Tier IV (3–3)
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Tier V (5–3)
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Virginia Slims (2–3)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Grass (0–0)
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Clay (11–9)
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Carpet (0–2)
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Result
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W/L
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1.
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Apr 1985
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Taranto, Italy
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Clay
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Raffaella Reggi
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Patrizia Murgo
Barbara Romanò
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1–6, 6–4, 6–3
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Loss
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1.
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Nov 1985
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Hilversum, Netherlands
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Carpet (i)
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Sabrina Goleš
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Marcella Mesker
Catherine Tanvier
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2–6, 2–6
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Win
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2.
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Apr 1986
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Charleston, U.S.
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Clay
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Sabrina Goleš
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Laura Gildemeister
Marcela Skuherská
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4–6, 6–0, 6–3
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Loss
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2.
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Jul 1987
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Penny Barg
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
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1–6, 2–6
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Loss
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3.
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Sep 1987
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Paris, France
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Clay
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Sabrina Goleš
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Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat
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6–1, 3–6, 3–6
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Win
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3.
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Jul 1988
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Båstad, Sweden
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Clay
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Mercedes Paz
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Linda Ferrando
Silvia La Fratta
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6–0, 6–2
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Loss
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4.
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Jul 1988
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Aix-en-Provence, France
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Clay
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Arantxa Sánchez
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Nathalie Herreman
Catherine Tanvier
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4–6, 5–7
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Win
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4.
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Jul 1989
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Arcachon, France
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Mercedes Paz
Brenda Schultz
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6–3, 7–6(7–5)
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Win
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5.
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Sep 1989
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Athens, Greece
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Silke Meier
Elena Pampoulova
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4–6, 6–4, 6–2
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Win
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6.
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Sep 1989
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Paris, France
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Nathalie Herreman
Catherine Suire
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6–1, 6–1
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Loss
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5.
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Apr 1990
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Tampa, U.S.
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Clay
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Laura Gildemeister
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Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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2–6, 0–6
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Win
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7.
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Jul 1990
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Estoril, Portugal
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Carin Bakkum
Nicole Jagerman
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1–6, 6–2, 6–3
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Loss
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6.
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Sep 1990
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Petra Langrová
Radomira Zrubáková
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0–6, 4–6
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Loss
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7.
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Apr 1991
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Bol, Croatia
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Clay
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Laura Garrone
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Laura Golarsa
Magdalena Maleeva
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w/o
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Loss
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8.
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Jul 1991
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Kitzbühel, Austria
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Bettina Fulco
Nicole Jagerman
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5–7, 4–6
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Loss
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9.
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Jul 1992
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San Marino, San Marino
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Clay
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Laura Garrone
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Alexia Dechaume
Florencia Labat
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6–7(6–8), 5–7
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Win
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8.
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Sep 1992
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Paris, France
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Rachel McQuillan
Noëlle van Lottum
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7–5, 6–1
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Win
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9.
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Jul 1993
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San Marino, San Marino
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Florencia Labat
Barbara Rittner
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6–3, 6–2
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Loss
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10.
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Oct 1993
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Budapest, Hungary
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Carpet (i)
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Patricia Tarabini
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Inés Gorrochategui
Caroline Vis
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1–6, 3–6
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Loss
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11.
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Apr 1994
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Taranto, Italy
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Clay
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Isabelle Demongeot
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Irina Spîrlea
Noëlle van Lottum
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3–6, 6–2, 1–6
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Win
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10.
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Jul 1994
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Maria Lankowitz, Austria
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Clay
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Patricia Tarabini
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Alexandra Fusai
Karina Habšudová
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7–5, 7–5
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Win
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11.
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Sep 1995
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Warsaw, Poland
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Clay
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Laura Garrone
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Henrieta Nagyová
Denisa Szabová
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5–7, 6–2, 6–3
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ITF Circuit finals
$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Singles (2–0)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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28 March 1983
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Taranto, Italy
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Clay
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Sabrina Goleš
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6–7, 7–6, 6–3
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Winner
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2.
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4 April 1983
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Caserta, Italy
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Clay
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Sabrina Goleš
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2–6, 7–6, 6–2
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Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
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