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Sabina Simmonds

{{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 =

| 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.[http://www.wtatennis.com/player/sabina-simmonds_2257889_7277 Sabina Simmonds] at wtatennis.com[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001620 Sabina Simmonds] at itftennis.com She competed in the Fed Cup from 1978 to 1984.[http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001620 Sabina Simmonds] at fedcup.com

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
{{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
{{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
{{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
{{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
{{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
{{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
{{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
{{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
{{flagicon|ITA}} Barbara Romanò

| 6–4, 5–7, 4–6

References

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