Sandra Cecchini

Anna-Maria "Sandra" Cecchini (; born 27 February 1965) is a retired tennis player from Italy.

Career

Cecchini turned professional in 1984. She won 12 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 (12–6)

Winner – Legend Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (0–1) Tier IV (1–1) Tier V (5–3) Virginia Slims (6–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (10–5) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Apr 1984	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	6–2, 7–5
Win	2.	Jul 1984	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Hard	Template:Flagicon Adriana Villagrán	6–3, 6–3
Win	3.	May 1985	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi	6–3, 6–4
Win	4.	Jul 1986	Bregenz, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mariana Pérez Roldán	6–4, 6–0
Loss	1.	May 1987	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carling Bassett	3–6, 4–6
Win	5.	Jul 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Template:Flagicon Catarina Lindqvist	6–4, 6–4
Win	6.	Nov 1987	Little Rock, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Natalia Zvereva	0–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	7.	May 1988	Strasbourg, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Judith Wiesner	6–3, 6–0
Loss	2.	Jul 1988	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Template:Flagicon Isabel Cueto	5–7, 1–6
Win	8.	Jul 1988	Nice, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	7–5, 6–4
Loss	3.	Jul 1989	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Isabel Cueto	6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win	9.	Sep 1989	Paris, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Regina Rajchrtová	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Win	10.	Jul 1990	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Template:Flagicon Csilla Bartos	6–1, 6–2
Win	11.	Apr 1991	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	4.	Jul 1991	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mary Pierce	0–6, 3–6
Win	12.	Sep 1992	Paris, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Emanuela Zardo	6–2, 6–1
Loss	5.	Sep 1994	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva	5–7, 1–6
Loss	6.	Aug 1996	Maria Lankowitz, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Barbara Paulus	15–40 ret.

Doubles: 22 (11–11)

Winner – Legend Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–0) Tier III (1–2) Tier IV (3–3) Tier V (5–3) Virginia Slims (2–3)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Grass (0–0) Clay (11–9) Carpet (0–2)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Apr 1985	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi	Template:Flagicon Patrizia Murgo Template:Flagicon Barbara Romanò	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	1.	Nov 1985	Hilversum, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	Template:Flagicon Marcella Mesker Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier	2–6, 2–6
Win	2.	Apr 1986	Charleston, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	Template:Flagicon Laura Gildemeister Template:Flagicon Marcela Skuherská	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss	2.	Jul 1987	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Penny Barg Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen	1–6, 2–6
Loss	3.	Sep 1987	Paris, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	Template:Flagicon Isabelle Demongeot Template:Flagicon Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Win	3.	Jul 1988	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz	Template:Flagicon Linda Ferrando Template:Flagicon Silvia La Fratta	6–0, 6–2
Loss	4.	Jul 1988	Aix-en-Provence, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Herreman Template:Flagicon Catherine Tanvier	4–6, 5–7
Win	4.	Jul 1989	Arcachon, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz Template:Flagicon Brenda Schultz	6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win	5.	Sep 1989	Athens, Greece	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Silke Meier Template:Flagicon Elena Pampoulova	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win	6.	Sep 1989	Paris, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Nathalie Herreman Template:Flagicon Catherine Suire	6–1, 6–1
Loss	5.	Apr 1990	Tampa, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Gildemeister	Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 0–6
Win	7.	Jul 1990	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Carin Bakkum Template:Flagicon Nicole Jagerman	1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss	6.	Sep 1990	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová Template:Flagicon Radomira Zrubáková	0–6, 4–6
Loss	7.	Apr 1991	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Garrone	Template:Flagicon Laura Golarsa Template:Flagicon Magdalena Maleeva	w/o
Loss	8.	Jul 1991	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Bettina Fulco Template:Flagicon Nicole Jagerman	5–7, 4–6
Loss	9.	Jul 1992	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Garrone	Template:Flagicon Alexia Dechaume Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat	6–7(6–8), 5–7
Win	8.	Sep 1992	Paris, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Rachel McQuillan Template:Flagicon Noëlle van Lottum	7–5, 6–1
Win	9.	Jul 1993	San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Florencia Labat Template:Flagicon Barbara Rittner	6–3, 6–2
Loss	10.	Oct 1993	Budapest, Hungary	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Inés Gorrochategui Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis	1–6, 3–6
Loss	11.	Apr 1994	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Isabelle Demongeot	Template:Flagicon Irina Spîrlea Template:Flagicon Noëlle van Lottum	3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Win	10.	Jul 1994	Maria Lankowitz, Austria	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patricia Tarabini	Template:Flagicon Alexandra Fusai Template:Flagicon Karina Habšudová	7–5, 7–5
Win	11.	Sep 1995	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Laura Garrone	Template:Flagicon Henrieta Nagyová Template:Flagicon Denisa Szabová	5–7, 6–2, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	28 March 1983	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Winner	2.	4 April 1983	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sabrina Goleš	2–6, 7–6, 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Career SR
Australian Open	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 1
French Open	A	1R	QF	1R	1R	3R	1R	3R	4R	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 15
Wimbledon	A	2R	2R	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	0 / 7
US Open	A	1R	3R	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 13
SR	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 36
Year-end ranking	122	49	49	73	18	21	26	20	27	34	55	33	106	73	204	196

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