Romina Sarina Oprandi (born 29 March 1986) is a retired tennis player. She has dual Swiss-Italian citizenship and represented both countries; she first represented Italy from her professional debut in 2005 until January 2012, when she joined the Swiss Tennis Federation.[1]

Romina Oprandi
Full nameRomina Sarina Oprandi
Country (sports) Italy
(2005–2012)
 Switzerland
(from 2012)
ResidenceBern, Switzerland
Born (1986-03-29) 29 March 1986 (age 38)
Jegenstorf, Switzerland
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2020
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,521,129
Singles
Career record408–219
Career titles26 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 32 (10 June 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2012)
French Open1R (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Wimbledon2R (2010, 2012)
US Open2R (2011, 2012)
Doubles
Career record113–79
Career titles1 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 112 (28 May 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2007, 2011, 2013, 2015)
French Open1R (2011, 2012, 2013)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
US Open2R (2012)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (2006), record 3–1

She has won 26 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and also one doubles title on the WTA Tour. On 10 June 2013, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32.

Early years and playing style

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Romina was born to Roberto and Romy Oprandi in Jegenstorf. She was 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

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2005–2006

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Oprandi first came to prominence in the top tier of women's tennis when she reached the quarterfinals of a 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.

2007–2009

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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.

She 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.

Oprandi played in her first WTA Tour event in over 18 months 2009 in Bogotá, Colombia where she lost in the first round, 6–3, 6–7, 6–7. She won the doubles title at Buchen, partnering Sandra Martinović.

2012–2014

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On 12 August 2012, Oprandi defeated Anna Chakvetadze 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 to win the Bronx Open singles title held in New York.

She reached two WTA Tour semifinals in 2013, in Oeiras and Brussels, but then suffered a shoulder injury which kept her out of action for eight months.

In April 2014, Oprandi reached her first WTA Tour final at the third time of asking by beating top seed Daniela Hantuchová in the semifinals at the Marrakech Grand Prix. She lost to María Teresa Torró Flor in the final, in three sets. The same day, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the same tournament, partnering with Garbiñe Muguruza to defeat Katarzyna Piter and Maryna Zanevska in the final.

Grand Slam performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ... 2019 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q2 1R A A A 1R 3R 2R A 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
French Open A Q3 1R A Q2 Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 5 0–5 0%
Wimbledon A 1R A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R Q2 A A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
US Open A 1R A A Q1 1R 2R 2R A 1R Q2 A A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–4 4–4 1–3 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 21 7–21 25%
Premier Mandatory & 5 + former
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Indian Wells Open A A 2R A A A 1R A 1R Q1 A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami Open A A 1R A A A A A 3R 2R A A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
German / Madrid Open[b] A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A QF 1R A Q1 1R 2R A 2R 1R A A A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[c] A A A A A A A 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
China Open A A A A A A A QF A 2R A A A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Charleston Open (former) A A 1R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 3–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–2 4–4 2–6 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 20 14–20 41%
Career statistics
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 ... 2019 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 1 7 14 0 1 5 14 14 13 14 2 3 0 Career total: 88
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 0–1 7–6 5–14 0–0 0–1 4–5 6–14 9–14 16–14 9–13 1–2 0–3 0–0 0 / 88 57–87 40%
Year-end ranking 240 46 250 331 220 66 83 61 79 118 124 397 821 $1,521,129

Doubles

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Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A A A 1R A 1R A 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
French Open A A A A A 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon Q1 A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open 1R A A A 1R A 2R A 1R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 0–1 0–1 0 / 12 2–12 14%
Premier Mandatory & 5
Italian Open 1R QF A A 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Career statistics
Tournaments 4 5 0 1 3 5 5 5 3 1 Career total: 32
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Overall win–loss 1–4 4–5 0–0 1–1 1–3 1–5 2–4 2–5 4–2 0–1 1 / 32 16–30 35%
Year-end ranking 180 174 393 245 264 316 182 256 166 1104

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2014 Morocco Open International Clay   María Teresa Torró Flor 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2014 Morocco Open International Clay   Garbiñe Muguruza   Katarzyna Piter
  Maryna Zanevska
4–6, 6–2, [11–9]

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 41 (26 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2004 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay   Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2004 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay   Matea Mezak 0–2 ret.
Win 1–2 May 2004 ITF Elda, Spain 10,000 Clay   Nuria Roig 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–2 Feb 2005 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Anna Floris 6–3, 6–0
Win 3–2 Mar 2005 ITF Las Palmas, Spain 10,000 Clay   Tina Schiechtl 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–2 Mar 2005 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay   Ana Jovanović 6–4, 7–6(4)
Win 5–2 Apr 2005 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay   Magda Mihalache 6–4, 6–4
Win 6–2 May 2005 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay   Sandra Záhlavová 6–2, 6–0
Win 7–2 Nov 2005 ITF Mexico City 25,000 Clay   Kira Nagy 6–3, 6–0
Win 8–2 Nov 2005 ITF Puebla, Mexico 25,000 Clay   Jenifer Widjaja 6–1, 6–1
Win 9–2 Apr 2006 ITF Putignano, Italy 25,000 Hard   Alberta Brianti 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Win 10–2 May 2006 ITF Torrent, Spain 25,000 Clay   Ekaterina Makarova 6–1, 6–3
Win 11–2 May 2006 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay   Petra Cetkovská 6–3, 7–5
Loss 11–3 Jun 2006 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic 75,000 Clay   Anna Smashnova w/o
Win 12–3 Sep 2006 Open Porte du Hainaut, France 75,000 Clay   Stéphanie Foretz 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win 13–3 Aug 2008 ITF Wahlstedt, Germany 10,000 Clay   Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6–3, 6–0
Loss 13–4 Sep 2008 Save Cup Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay   Ekaterina Lopes 3–6, 0–3 ret.
Loss 13–5 Mar 2009 ITF Buchen, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Korina Perkovic 3–6, 6–7(0)
Loss 13–6 Nov 2009 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Sandra Soler-Sola 6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 13–7 Feb 2010 ITF Belfort, France 25,000 Carpet (i)   Elena Bovina 6–7(3), 7–5, 4–6
Loss 13–8 Feb 2010 Biberach Open, Germany 50,000 Hard (i)   Johanna Larsson 6–4, 2–6, 2–6
Win 14–8 Mar 2010 ITF Buchen, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Irina Buryachok 6–1, 6–3
Loss 14–9 Apr 2010 ITF Tessenderlo, Belgium 25,000 Clay (i)   Nicola Geuer 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win 15–9 May 2010 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay   Sloane Stephens 6–3, 6–3
Loss 15–10 May 2010 Internazionale di Roma, Italy 50,000 Clay   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Win 16–10 Jul 2010 International Country Cuneo, Italy 100,000 Clay   Pauline Parmentier 6–0, 6–2
Win 17–10 Sep 2010 Open de Saint-Malo, France 100,000 Clay   Alizé Cornet 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Loss 17–11 Sep 2011 Allianz Cup Sofia, Bulgaria 100,000 Clay   Sílvia Soler Espinosa 6–2, 6–6 ret.
Win 18–11 Sep 2011 Las Vegas Open, United States 50,000 Hard   Alexa Glatch 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(4)
Loss 18–12 Oct 2011 ITF Kansas City, United States 50,000 Hard   Varvara Lepchenko 4–6, 1–6
Win 19–12 Oct 2011 Classic of Troy, United States 50,000 Hard   Varvara Lepchenko 6–1, 6–2
Win 20–12 Oct 2011 ITF Rock Hill, United States 25,000 Hard   Grace Min 7–5, 6–1
Win 21–12 Jul 2012 Open de Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay   Mandy Minella 7–5, 7–5
Win 22–12 Aug 2012 Bronx Open, United States 50,000 Hard   Anna Chakvetadze 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win 23–12 May 2015 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay   Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 6–3
Loss 23–13 Jul 2015 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay   Risa Ozaki 4–6, 5–7
Win 24–13 Aug 2015 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay   Cristina Dinu 6−3, 6−3
Win 25–13 Aug 2015 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 25,000 Clay   Ana Bogdan 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 25–14 Sep 2015 Open de Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay   Laura Siegemund 5–7, 3–6
Loss 25–15 May 2016 Nana Trophy Tunis, Tunisia 50,000 Clay   Ons Jabeur 6–1, 2–6, 2–6
Win 26–15 Sep 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard   Daria Nazarkina 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 13 (11 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2005 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Adriana González-Peñas   Olga Brózda
  Tina Schiechtl
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Feb 2005 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Adriana González-Peñas   Olga Brózda
  Petra Cetkovská
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2005 ITF Las Palmas, Spain 10,000 Clay   Vanessa Wellauer   Irina Kotkina
  Charlène Vanneste
7–5, 6–2
Win 3–1 Apr 2005 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay   Adriana González-Peñas   Gréta Arn
  Janette Bejlková
6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Apr 2005 ITF Bari, Italy 25,000 Clay   Stefania Chieppa   Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  Stefanie Haidner
3–6, 6–7(3)
Win 4–2 Apr 2006 ITF Bari, Italy 25,000 Clay   Caroline Schneider   Stefanie Haidner
  Darija Jurak
7–5, 6–2
Win 5–2 May 2006 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay   Tzipora Obziler   Matea Mezak
  İpek Şenoğlu
4–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 6–2 Sep 2006 Open Porte du Hainaut, France 75,000 Clay   Jasmin Wöhr   Klaudia Jans
  Alicja Rosolska
4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win 7–2 Mar 2009 ITF Buchen, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i)   Sandra Martinović   Kateryna Herth
  Anastasia Poltoratskaya
5–7, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 8–2 Sep 2009 Save Cup Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay   Sandra Klemenschits   Kristina Barrois
  Yvonne Meusburger
6–4, 6–1
Win 9–2 Nov 2009 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay   Laura Pous Tió   Leticia Costas
  Inés Ferrer Suárez
7–6(5), 6–2
Win 10–2 Dec 2009 ITF Benicarló, Spain 10,000 Clay   Laura Pous Tió   Alexandra Cadanțu
  Diana Enache
6–4, 6–3
Win 11–2 Oct 2012 Ismaning Open, Germany 75,000 Carpet (i)   Amra Sadiković   Jill Craybas
  Eva Hrdinová
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]

Top 10 wins

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Season 2011 Total
Wins 1 1
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2011
1.   Kim Clijsters No. 2 Rosmalen Open, Netherlands Grass 2R 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Notes

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  1. ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ In 2009, the German Open was replaced by the Madrid Open. The Premier Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Swiss Tennis". Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b Romina Oprandi at the Women's Tennis Association
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