{{short description|Italian tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Sabina Simmonds | image = | fullname = | country_represented = {{flagu|Italy}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|04|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | height = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = US$ 141,852 | singlesrecord = - | singlestitles = | highestsinglesranking = No. 31 (14 February 1983) | AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1978) | FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986) | Wimbledonresult = 3R (1982, 1983) | USOpenresult = 3R (1979) | doublesrecord = - | doublestitles = | highestdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (1978) }} '''Sabina Simmonds''' (born 17 April 1960) is a retired tennis player from Italy.<ref>[http://www.wtatennis.com/player/sabina-simmonds_2257889_7277 Sabina Simmonds] at wtatennis.com</ref><ref>[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001620 Sabina Simmonds] at itftennis.com</ref> She competed in the Fed Cup from 1978 to 1984.<ref>[http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001620 Sabina Simmonds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174328/http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001620 |date=2016-03-03 }} at fedcup.com</ref>
==WTA career finals== ===Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !W-L !style="width:55px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Opponent !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1978 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | {{Flagicon|TCH}} Hana Mandlíková | 1–6, 7–5, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1981 | Hong Kong Open | Hard | {{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull | 3–6, 4–6 |}
==ITF finals== ===Singles (7–9)=== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%" ! Legend |- style="background:lightblue;" | $25,000 tournaments |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | $15,000 tournaments |} {|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" |- !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 18 April 1976 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris O'Neil | 3–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 11 July 1976 | ITF Menton, France | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Monique Van Haver | 4–6, 7–5, 2–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 16 April 1978 | ITF Turin, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Hana Strachoňová | 1–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 14 May 1978 | ITF Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|CAN}} Marjorie Blackwood | 1–6, 6–0, 5–7 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 15 May 1979 | ITF Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Helga Masthoff | 3–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 24 July 1979 | ITF Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Collins | 6–3, 6–3 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 12 August 1979 | ITF Taormina, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Perea | 6–4, 7–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 8. | 31 August 1980 | ITF Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 7–5, 0–6, 2–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 9. | 26 July 1981 | ITF Piedmont, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Ionita Nesti | 6–4, 7–5 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 10. | 2 August 1981 | ITF Pesaro, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Lea Plchová | 0–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 11. | 16 August 1981 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Lea Plchová | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 12. | 23 August 1981 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} Lea Plchová | 3–6, 7–6, 5–7 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 13. | 30 August 1981 | ITF Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|HUN}} Andrea Temesvári | 6–3, 7–5 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 14. | 14 February 1982 | ITF Bakersfield, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis | 6–2, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 15. | 10 July 1983 | ITF Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | {{flagicon|SUI}} Christiane Jolissaint | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |- style="background:lightblue;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 16. | 15 September 1986 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Marianne van der Torre | 4–6, 2–6 |}
===Doubles (4–5)=== {|class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:97%;" |- !Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1. | 10 August 1980 | ITF Fort Myers, United States | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Carrie Meyer | {{flagicon|USA}} Diane Desfor <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} Barbara Hallquist | 3–6, 1–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 31 August 1980 | ITF Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Elly Appel-Vessies | {{flagicon|FRG}} Claudia Kohde-Kilsch <br /> {{flagicon|FRG}} Eva Pfaff | 3–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 3. | 5 April 1981 | ITF Napoli, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ROM}} Florența Mihai | {{flagicon|SWE}} Nina Bohm <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Åsa Flodin | 7–6, 6–4 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 12 April 1981 | ITF Catania, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ROM}} Florența Mihai | {{flagicon|TCH}} Marcela Skuherská <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} Lea Plchová | 2–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 19 April 1981 | ITF Taranto, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|ROM}} Florența Mihai | {{flagicon|TCH}} Marcela Skuherská <br /> {{flagicon|TCH}} Lea Plchová | 2–6, 3–6 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 26 July 1981 | ITF Loano, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} Iwona Kuczyńska | {{flagicon|HUN}} Katalin Farkas <br /> {{flagicon|HUN}} Éva Rózsavölgyi | 6–3, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 9 August 1981 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} Iwona Kuczyńska | {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris O'Neil <br /> {{flagicon|SWE}} Mimmi Wikstedt | 6–0, 6–4 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 16 August 1981 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} Iwona Kuczyńska | {{flagicon|ARG}} Andrea Tiezzi <br /> {{flagicon|ARG}} Isabelle Villaverde | 6–3, 6–1 |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 9. | 15 April 1985 | ITF Caserta, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|FRG}} Gabriela Dinu | {{flagicon|ITA}} Patrizia Murgo <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Barbara Romanò | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |}
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