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Barbara Romanò (born 14 January 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

Barbara Romanò

Full name	Barbara Romanò
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1965-01-14) 14 January 1965 (age 57)
Prize money	$103,090
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 74 (23 October 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1988, 1990)
Wimbledon	1R (1988, 1990)
US Open	1R (1989)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 88 (25 September 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1985, 1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1989, 1990)
US Open	1R (1989, 1990)

Biography

Romanò, who comes from Tuscany, began competing on tour in 1983 and reached a best singles ranking of 74 in the world.[1]

Her best performance in singles on the WTA Tour was a semi-final appearance at the 1989 Vitosha New Otani Open in Sofia and she twice reached the second round of the French Open.[2]

As a doubles player she was runner-up in two WTA Tour tournaments, both in her home country: the 1985 Italian Open and 1990 Torneo Internazionale.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles (0-2)

Result	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	May, 1985	Taranto, Italy	$50,000	Clay	Patrizia Murgo	Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi	6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	July, 1990	Palermo, Italy	$75,000	Clay	Florencia Labat	Laura Garrone Karin Kschwendt	2–6, 4–6

ITF finals

Singles (9-1)

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	May 6, 1985	Bournemouth, United Kingdom	Hard	Dianne Van Rensburg	6–1, 6–4
Winner	2.	July 15, 1985	Subiaco, Italy	Clay	Mariana Pérez Roldán	7–6, 6–1
Winner	3.	July 22, 1985	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Mariana Pérez Roldán	6–2, 6–4
Winner	4.	July 29, 1985	Neumünster, West Germany	Clay	Hellas ter Riet	6–3, 0–6, 7–5
Winner	5.	July 28, 1986	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Laura Golarsa	6–2, 6–2
Winner	6.	September 29, 1986	Sibenik, Yugoslavia	Clay	Radka Zrubáková	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	7.	June 22, 1987	Francaville, Italy	Clay	Federica Bonsignori	6–1, 6–7, 4–6
Winner	8.	March 28, 1988	Rome, Italy	Clay	Stefania Dalla Valle	6–3, 6–1
Winner	9.	June 10, 1991	Rome, Italy	Clay	Janette Husárová	7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Winner	10.	August 26, 1991	Ronchis, Italy	Clay	Maja Palaveršić	6–2, 6–1

Doubles (9-3)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	July 2, 1984	Carpi, Italy	Clay	Antonella Canapi	Elizabeth Lazzeri Andrea Meister	7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	July 30, 1984	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Patrizia Murgo	Antonella Canapi Isabelle Villaverde	6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	August 6, 1984	Subiaco, Italy	Clay	Patrizia Murgo	Hana Fukárková Lea Plchová	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Winner	4.	April 15, 1985	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Patrizia Murgo	Gabriela Dinu Sabina Simmonds	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner	5.	April 22, 1985	Monviso, Italy	Clay	Patrizia Murgo	Mariana Pérez Roldán Patricia Tarabini	7–6, 7–5
Winner	6.	July 15, 1985	Subiaco, Italy	Clay	Patrizia Murgo	Mariana Pérez Roldán Patricia Tarabini	6–2, 6–1
Winner	7.	July 22, 1985	Sezze, Italy	Clay	Patrizia Murgo	Mariana Pérez Roldán Patricia Tarabini	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	8.	September 22, 1986	Bol, Yugoslavia	Clay	Silvia La Fratta	Denisa Krajčovičová Alice Noháčová	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	9.	July 6, 1987	Paliano, Italy	Clay	Laura Lapi	Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo	4–6, 6–2, 0–6
Winner	10.	September 5, 1988	Agliana, Italy	Clay	Marzia Grossi	Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman	4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Winner	11.	April 10, 1989	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Marzia Grossi	Rachel McQuillan Kristine Kunce	6–3, 6–2
Winner	12.	August 26, 1991	Ronchis, Italy	Clay	Marzia Grossi	Maja Palaveršić Monika Kratochvílová	6–4, 7–5

References

External links

• Barbara Romanò at the Women's Tennis Association
• Barbara Romanò at the International Tennis Federation

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