Anna-Maria "Sandra" Cecchini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsandra tʃekˈkiːni]; born 27 February 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Italy.
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Residence | Cervia, Italy and Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | (1965-02-27) 27 February 1965 (age 57) Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
Prize money | $1,314,473 |
Singles | |
Career record | 340–235 |
Career titles | 12 |
Highest ranking | No. 15 (14 March 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
French Open | QF (1985) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1984, 1985, 1994) |
US Open | 3R (1985, 1987, 1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 211–182 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 22 (13 September 1993) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1996) |
French Open | SF (1993) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1995) |
US Open | QF (1993) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 16–17 |
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.
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | Apr 1984 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 2. | Jul 1984 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | May 1985 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4. | Jul 1986 | Bregenz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 1. | May 1987 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | Jul 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | Nov 1987 | Little Rock, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 7. | May 1988 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 2. | Jul 1988 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Win | 8. | Jul 1988 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | Jul 1989 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Win | 9. | Sep 1989 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
Win | 10. | Jul 1990 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 11. | Apr 1991 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 4. | Jul 1991 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12. | Sep 1992 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | Sep 1994 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 6. | Aug 1996 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
15–40 ret. |
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Apr 1985 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1. | Nov 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | Apr 1986 | Charleston, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 2. | Jul 1987 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | Sep 1987 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | Jul 1988 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 4. | Jul 1988 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 4. | Jul 1989 | Arcachon, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 5. | Sep 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 6. | Sep 1989 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | Apr 1990 | Tampa, U.S. | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 7. | Jul 1990 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 6. | Sep 1990 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 7. | Apr 1991 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 8. | Jul 1991 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | Jul 1992 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
Win | 8. | Sep 1992 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 9. | Jul 1993 | San Marino, San Marino | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 10. | Oct 1993 | Budapest, Hungary | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | Apr 1994 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Win | 10. | Jul 1994 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 11. | Sep 1995 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 28 March 1983 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 4 April 1983 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career SR |
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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 | 121 | 49 | 49 | 73 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 55 | 33 | 106 | 73 | 204 | 196 |