Barbara Romanò

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| fullname = Barbara Romanò

| country_represented = {{ITA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|1|14|df=yes}}

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| 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 =

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| highestdoublesranking = No. 88 (25 September 1989)

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| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1985, 1989)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1989, 1990)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1989, 1990)

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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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

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)=

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!Result

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!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

| July, 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) =

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| $25,000 tournaments

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| $10,000 tournaments

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!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

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| 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) =

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!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

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| 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

External links

{{WTA}}
{{ITF}}

Category:1965 births

Category:Living people

Category:Italian female tennis players

Category:Sportspeople from Tuscany

Category:20th-century Italian sportswomen