Italian tennis player
Raffaella Reggi-Concato Reggi at the 1981 Italian Championships
Country (sports) Italy Residence Faenza Born (1965-11-27 ) 27 November 1965 (age 60) Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Turned pro 1983 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $875,853 Singles Career record 296–189 Career titles 5 Highest ranking No. 13 (25 April 1988) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 4R (1989 ,1990 ) French Open QF (1987 ) Wimbledon 4R (1986 ,1987 ) US Open 4R (1986 ) Doubles Career record 126–122 Career titles 4 Highest ranking No. 25 (24 June 1991) Mixed doubles Grand Slam mixed doubles results Australian Open QF (1990) French Open SF (1986) Wimbledon QF (1986) US Open W (1986 )
Raffaella Reggi (Italian pronunciation: [raffaˈɛlla ˈreddʒi] ; born 27 November 1965) is anItalian TV pundit and former professionaltennis player.[ 1]
Reggis started playing tennis at age 5 and attendedNick Bollettieri 's school in Florida.[ 2] As a junior, Reggi won theOrange Bowl 16 and under in 1981.[ 2] She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982.
Reggi won the mixed doubles title at theUS Open in 1986, partneringSergio Casal .[ 1] [ 3] She was a singles quarter-finalist at theFrench Open in 1987, and reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 13 in 1988.[ 1] One of the highlights of her career was winning theItalian Open in 1985.
In 1985 she became the first Italian woman to win theItalian Open since Annelies Ullstein-Bossi won in 1950. Ullstein-Bossi, Reggi, the 2014 finalistSara Errani andJasmine Paolini in 2025 are the only Italian women to reach the singles final of Italy's top tennis tournament sinceWorld War II .
Reggi finished her career with five singles titles and four doubles titles. She was a member of theItalian Fed Cup team from 1982 through 1991 and the Italian Olympic Team in 1988 and 1992. She had career victories overSteffi Graf ,Chris Evert ,Evonne Goolagong ,Jana Novotná ,Hana Mandlíková ,Manuela Maleeva ,Nathalie Tauziat ,Helena Suková ,Claudia Kohde-Kilsch ,Zina Garrison , andJo Durie .
Mixed Doubles: 1 (1 title)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–0) Tier II (0–1) Tier III (0–0) Tier IV (0–0) Tier V (1–3) Virginia Slims (4–2)
Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Grass (0–1) Clay (3–3) Carpet (0–1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Apr 1985 Taranto , ItalyClay Vicki Nelson-Dunbar 6–4, 6–4 Loss 1–1 May 1985 Barcelona , SpainClay Sandra Cecchini 3–6, 4–6 Win 2–1 May 1986 Lugano , SwitzerlandClay Manuela Maleeva 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) Win 3–1 Nov 1986 San Juan , U.S.Hard Sabrina Goleš 7–6(7–4) , 4–6, 6–3 Loss 3–2 Mar 1987 Isle of Palms , U.S.Clay Manuela Maleeva7–5, 2–6, 3–6 Win 4–2 Aug 1987 San Diego , U.S.Hard Anne Minter 6–0, 6–4 Loss 4–3 Jul 1988 Brussels , BelgiumClay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–6, 5–7 Loss 4–4 Jun 1989 Eastbourne , UKGrass Martina Navratilova 6–7(2–7) , 2–6 Loss 4–5 Oct 1989 Indianapolis , U.S.Hard (I) Katerina Maleeva 4–6, 4–6 Win 5–5 Apr 1990 Taranto , ItalyClay Alexia Dechaume 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 Loss 5–6 Feb 1991 Oslo , NorwayCarpet (I) Catarina Lindqvist 3–6, 0–6
Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) Tier I (0–1) Tier II (0–1) Tier III (0–2) Tier IV (1–0) Tier V (2–6) Virginia Slims (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–4) Grass (0–0) Clay (2–1) Carpet (1–5)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Apr 1985 Taranto , ItalyClay Sandra Cecchini Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romanò 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 Win 2–0 Mar 1988 Tampa , USClay Terry Phelps Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor 6–2, 6–4 Loss 2–1 Jul 1988 Brussels , BelgiumClay Katerina Maleeva Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen 6–7(3–7) , 1–6 Loss 2–2 Oct 1988 Filderstadt , GermanyCarpet (I) Elna Reinach Iwona Kuczyńska Martina Navratilova 1–6, 1–6 Loss 2–3 Aug 1989 Albuquerque , USHard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Nicole Provis Elna Reinach 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 Loss 2–4 Oct 1989 Filderstadt , GermanyCarpet (I) Elna ReinachGigi Fernández Robin White 4–6, 6–7(2–7) Loss 2–5 Oct 1989 Bayonne , FranceHard (I) Elna ReinachManon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier 6–7(3–7) , 5–7 Loss 2–6 Jul 1990 Montreal , CanadaHard Helen Kelesi Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 Loss 2–7 Feb 1991 Oslo , NorwayCarpet (I) Sabine Appelmans Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Silke Meier 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Win 3–7 Feb 1991 Linz , AustriaCarpet (I) Manuela Maleeva -FragnierePetra Langrová Radka Zrubáková 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 Loss 3–8 Sep 1991 Milan , ItalyCarpet (I) Sabine AppelmansSandy Collins Lori McNeil 6–7(0–7) , 3–6 Win 4–8 Jan 1992 Auckland , New ZealandHard Rosalyn Fairbank -NidefferJill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 Loss 4–9 Feb 1992 Linz , AustriaHard (I) Claudia Porwik Monique Kiene Miriam Oremans 4–6, 2–6 Loss 4–10 Feb 1992 Cesena , ItalyCarpet (I) Sabine AppelmansCatherine Suire Catherine Tanvier w/o
Grand Slam singles performance timeline [ edit ] (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.