Barbara Romanò

{{short description|Italian tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Barbara Romanò | image = | fullname = Barbara Romanò | country_represented = {{ITA}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = | careerprizemoney = $103,090 | singlesrecord = | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 74 (23 October 1989) | currentsinglesranking = | AustralianOpenresult = | FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1988, 1990) | Wimbledonresult = 1R (1988, 1990) | USOpenresult = 1R (1989) | doublesrecord = | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = No. 88 (25 September 1989) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1985, 1989) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1989, 1990) | USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1989, 1990) }} '''Barbara Romanò''' (born 14 January 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

==Biography== Romanò, who comes from Tuscany, began competing on tour in 1983 and reached a best singles ranking of 74 in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://matchball.it/il-circolo/la-storia/|title=La Storia – Match Ball Firenze|publisher=matchball.it|language=Italian|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/26/sports/french-open-a-teen-ager-knocks-off-mandlikova.html|title=French Open; A Teen-Ager Knocks Off Mandlikova|date=26 May 1988|work=New York Times|accessdate=3 August 2018}}</ref>

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)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss | May 1985 | Taranto, Italy | $50,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo | {{flagicon|ITA}} Sandra Cecchini {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaella Reggi | 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#FFA07A;" |Loss | Jul 1990 | Palermo, Italy | $75,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Florencia Labat | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Garrone {{flagicon|LUX}} Karin Kschwendt | 2–6, 4–6 |}

== ITF finals == === Singles (9-1) === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:15%;" |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $10,000 tournaments |} {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:25px"|No. !style="width:110px"|Date !style="width:185px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | May 6, 1985 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Dianne Van Rensburg | 6–1, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | July 15, 1985 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Pérez Roldán | 7–6, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | July 22, 1985 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Pérez Roldán | 6–2, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | July 29, 1985 | Neumünster, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Hellas ter Riet | 6–3, 0–6, 7–5 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | July 28, 1986 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Golarsa | 6–2, 6–2 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | September 29, 1986 | Sibenik, Yugoslavia | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Radka Zrubáková | 6–2, 6–2 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 7. | June 22, 1987 | Francaville, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Bonsignori | 6–1, 6–7, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | March 28, 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefania Dalla Valle | 6–3, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 9. | June 10, 1991 | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Janette Husárová | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | August 26, 1991 | Ronchis, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|CRO}} Maja Palaveršić | 6–2, 6–1 |}

=== Doubles (9-3) === {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" !style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:25px"|No. !style="width:110px"|Date !style="width:185px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | July 2, 1984 | Carpi, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonella Canapi | {{flagicon|ITA}} Elizabeth Lazzeri {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Meister | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | July 30, 1984 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo | {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonella Canapi {{flagicon|ARG}} Isabelle Villaverde | 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | August 6, 1984 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo | {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Fukárková {{flagicon|TCH}} Lea Plchová | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 4. | April 15, 1985 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo | {{flagicon|FRG}} Gabriela Dinu {{flagicon|ITA}} Sabina Simmonds | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | April 22, 1985 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Pérez Roldán {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricia Tarabini | 7–6, 7–5 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | July 15, 1985 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Pérez Roldán {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricia Tarabini | 6–2, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | July 22, 1985 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo | {{flagicon|ARG}} Mariana Pérez Roldán {{flagicon|ARG}} Patricia Tarabini | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |-style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | September 22, 1986 | Bol, Yugoslavia | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Silvia La Fratta | {{flagicon|TCH}} Denisa Krajčovičová {{flagicon|TCH}} Alice Noháčová | 7–5, 6–3 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | July 6, 1987 | Paliano, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Laura Lapi | {{flagicon|INA}} Yayuk Basuki {{flagicon|INA}} Suzanna Wibowo | 4–6, 6–2, 0–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 10. | September 5, 1988 | Agliana, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marzia Grossi | {{flagicon|FIN}} Anne Aallonen {{flagicon|FIN}} Nanne Dahlman | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |-style="background:lightblue | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 11. | April 10, 1989 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marzia Grossi | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rachel McQuillan {{flagicon|AUS}} Kristine Kunce | 6–3, 6–2 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 12. | August 26, 1991 | Ronchis, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Marzia Grossi | {{flagicon|CRO}} Maja Palaveršić {{flagicon|TCH}} Monika Kratochvílová | 6–4, 7–5 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}}

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