Romina Oprandi
 Oprandi at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Romina Sarina Oprandi |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 (2005–2012)  (from 2012) |
| Residence | Bern, Switzerland |
| Born |
29 March 1986 Jegenstorf, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 1,485,345 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 386–202 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 25 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 32 (10 June 2013) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2011, 2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 113–79 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 11 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 112 (28 May 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–1 |
| Last updated on: 8 February 2016. | |
Romina Sarina Oprandi (born 29 March 1986) is a professional tennis player. She has dual Swiss-Italian citizenship and represented Italy from her professional debut in 2005 until January 2012, when she joined the Swiss tennis federation.[1] Her highest singles ranking was no. 32, achieved on 10 June 2013.
She has won 25 ITF singles titles and 11 ITF doubles titles. She has one WTA title in doubles.
Biography and playing style
Romina was born to parents Roberto and Romy in Jegenstorf. She is currently coached by her brother, Romeo Oprandi. Her favourite surface is clay.[2]
Oprandi is a strong baseliner. She particularly enjoys playing drop shots.[2]
Tennis career
2005–2006
Oprandi first came to prominence in the top tier of women's tennis when she reached the quarterfinals of a WTA Tier I event in Rome as a qualifier, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7. Romina won an ITF singles title at Denain, which was her best result for the rest of the 2006 season.
2007
Oprani played several tournaments on the main tour, including the Australian Open, Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Amelia Island, Charleston, Rome, and the French Open. At Barcelona, she retired in the first round. Romina then did not play for the rest of the 2007 season and the first half of the 2008 season due to a right forearm injury.
2008
Oprandi returned to tennis in August 2008 at an ITF event in Monteroni D'Arabia, Italy. She won an ITF tournament in Wahlstedt, Germany and reached the final in Mestre, Italy.
2009
Oprandi played in her first WTA tour event in over 18 months in Bogotá, Colombia where she lost in the first round, 6–3, 6–7(7), 6–7(5). She won the doubles title at Buchen, partnering Sandra Martinović.
2012
On 12 August 2012, Oprandi defeated Anna Chakvetadze 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 to win the 2012 EmblemHealth Open singles title held in Bronx, New York.
2013
Oprandi reached two WTA singles semi-finals in 2013, in Oeiras and Brussels, but then suffered a shoulder injury which kept her out of action for eight months.
2014
In April, Oprandi reached her first WTA final at the third time of asking by beating no 1 seed Daniela Hantuchová in the semi-finals at the Marrakech Grand Prix. She lost 3-6 6-3 3-6 to María Teresa Torró Flor in the final. The same day, she won her first WTA doubles title at the same tournament, partnering with Garbiñe Muguruza to defeat Katarzyna Piter and Maryna Zanevska 4-6, 6-2, [11-9] in the final.
WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (0–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 27 April 2014 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Marrakesh, Morocco | Clay |  |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 27 April 2014 | Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Marrakesh, Morocco | Clay | |
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4–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
This table is current through the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3–4 | |||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–4 | |||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2–5 | ||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2–5 | ||||
| Win–Loss | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 7–18 |
Grand Slam doubles performance timeline
This table is current through the 2013 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | |||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | |||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1–1 | |||||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1–3 | |||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–10 |
References
- ↑ "Swiss Tennis". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- 1 2 Romina Oprandi at the Women's Tennis Association
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