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Valentina Sassi (born 12 July 1980) is an Italian tennis coach and an instructor of the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA).[1] She is a former professional tennis player[2] and a doubles bronze medalist for Italy at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.

Valentina Sassi
Full nameValentina Sassi
Country (sports) Italy
Born (1980-07-12) 12 July 1980 (age 41)
Seravezza, Italy
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$175,976
Singles
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 144 (8 April 2002)
Doubles
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 153 (11 September 2006)

Born in Seravezza, Sassi made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the Madrid Open in 2001, as a qualifier. In 2002 she reached her best singles ranking of 144, making main draw appearances at Oporto and Casablanca that year. Sassi, a right-handed player, won six ITF singles and seven ITF doubles titles before retiring in 2008.


Career


Sassi started playing tennis when she was six years old before developing into a professional tennis player. She made her WTA Tour draw debut at the Madrid Open in 2000.[3] She played in great international slams of Roland Garros, Wimbledon Site and Australian Open and the Internazionali di tennis in Rome. In 2004, she won the Italian Absolute Championships.  At the peak of her career, Sassi played in doubles with players such as Jelena Jankovic, Kim Clijsters, Miroslava Vavrinec, Jelena Dokic and Daniela Hantuchova. She played 488 games with 60 per cent winning rate before quitting in 2006.[3][4]


Coaching


Sassi moved to the United States in 2008 and started coaching tennis. Later she joined Rick Macci tennis academy where she was involved in coaching players such as Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati and Andy Roddick.[5][6] In May 2020, Sassi earned the title of International Professional Tennis Coach as Instructor of the Italian Tennis Federation USPTA, the highest level instructor of young tennis players.[7]


ITF finals


$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 10 (6–4)


Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 29 November 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Hard Joana Cortez 7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 2. 8 November 1999 Le Havre, France Clay Virginie Razzano 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 1. 1 May 2000 Bari, Italy Clay Natalia Gussoni 6–0, 4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 11 June 2001 Grado, Italy Clay Antonella Serra Zanetti 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 31 May 2004 Galatina, Italy Clay Paula García 1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 17 January 2006 Fort Walton Beach, United States Hard Gréta Arn 5–7, 2–6
Winner 4. 14 July 2007 Imola, Italy Hard Giulia Gatto-Monticone 7–6(1), 6–2
Winner 5. 12 September 2007 Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay Aurélie Védy 3–6, 7–6(7), 6–2
Winner 6. 29 September 2007 Ciampino, Italy Clay Verdiana Verardi 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 19 October 2007 Settimo San Pietro, Italy Clay Anna Floris 6–7(2), 3–6

Doubles: 17 (7–10)


Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 August 1999 Alghero, Italy Carpet Sabina Da Ponte Roberta Vinci
Flavia Pennetta		 2–6, 1–6
Winner 1. 7 November 1999 Saint-Raphaël, France Hard Maja Matevžič Victoria Courmes-Benedetti
Laëtitia Sanchez		 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 6 August 2000 Alghero, Italy Clay Alice Canepa Ayami Takase
Tong Ka-po		 6–3, 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 19 November 2000 Naples, United States Clay Maret Ani Nana Miyagi
Elena Tatarkova		 3–5, 4–2, 4–2, 3–5, 1–4
Runner-up 4. 2 February 2003 Rockford, United States Hard Michaela Paštiková Debby Haak
Seda Noorlander		 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 11 October 2005 Ciudad Victoria, Mexico Hard Soledad Esperón María José Argeri
Letícia Sobral		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 6. 13 November 2005 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Francesca Lubiani Jenifer Widjaja
Carla Tiene		 6–7(5), 3–6
Winner 2. 22 November 2005 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Hard Francesca Lubiani Jenifer Widjaja
Olga Brózda		 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Runner-up 7. 18 December 2005 Bergamo, Italy Carpet Francesca Lubiani Marina Shamayko
Ekaterina Bychkova		 1–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 1 May 2006 Catania, Italy Clay Francesca Lubiani Diana Brunel
Virginie Pichet		 w/o
Runner-up 8. 30 May 2006 Galatina, Italy Clay Kira Nagy Danica Krstajić
Renata Voráčová		 4–6, 0–6
Winner 4. 29 July 2006 Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy Clay Aurélie Védy Matea Mezak
Nika Ožegović		 5–7, 6–4, 6–0
Winner 5. 28 July 2007 Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy Clay Alisa Kleybanova Elena Pioppo
Verdiana Verardi		 7–5, 6–2
Winner 6. 25 August 2007 Trecastagni, Italy Hard Valentina Sulpizio Lisa Sabino
Nicole Clerico		 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 9. 17 September 2007 Lecce, Italy Clay Kira Nagy Claire De Gubernatis
Tatjana Priachin		 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 10. 19 October 2007 Settimo San Pietro, Italy Clay Stefania Chieppa Anna Floris
Valentina Sulpizio		 1–6, 4–6
Winner 7. 5 May 2008 Florence, Italy Clay Kira Nagy Ksenia Palkina
Martina Caciotti		 6–2, 6–3

References


  1. "VALENTINA SASSI, ORGOGLIO ITALIANO IN USA - Day Italia News". www.dayitalianews.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  2. "Esplosivo: il calendario della tennista Valentina Sassi". ArezzoWeb (in Italian). 20 September 2008.
  3. "VALENTINA SASSI, ORGOGLIO ITALIANO IN USA - Day Italia News" (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  4. Redazione (2020-01-04). "Valentina Sassi, tennis tra Miami e Casltenuovo Magra". www.cittadellaspezia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. "VALENTINA SASSI, DAL TITOLO DEGLI ASSOLUTI ALLA RICK MACCI ACADEMY, PASSANDO PER QUEL DOPPIO CON MIRKA FEDERER". SpazioTennis (in Italian). 2020-05-24. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  6. Redazione. "Valentina Sassi da stella del tennis ad istruttrice". Città della Spezia (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  7. "Miroslava Vavrinec Matches | Past Tournaments & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-08-26.




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