Sandra Roma
{{Short description|Swedish tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Sandra Roma
| country = {{SWE}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|03|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| plays = Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $27,321
| singlesrecord = 60–42
| singlestitles = 3 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 431 (15 April 2013)
| AustralianOpenjuniorresult = 1R (2007)
| FrenchOpenjuniorresult = Q1 (2007)
| Wimbledonjuniorresult = 1R (2007)
| USOpenjuniorresult = 2R (2008)
| doublesrecord = 39–27
| doublestitles = 5 ITF
| highestdoublesranking = No. 416 (16 November 2009)
| AustralianOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 2R (2007)
| FrenchOpenDoublesjuniorresult = 2R (2007)
| WimbledonDoublesjuniorresult = SF (2007)
| USOpenDoublesjuniorresult = W (2008)
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = 2–0
}}
Sandra Roma (born 31 March 1990) is a former tennis player from Sweden.
In her career, she won three singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 15 April 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 431. On 16 November 2009, she peaked at No. 416 in the doubles rankings.
Career
Roma reached a career-high ranking in juniors of 11 in September 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100049025|title=Sandra Roma|website=www.itftennis.com|publisher=International Tennis Federation}} Alongside Nikola Hofmanova, she reached the semifinals of the doubles draw of the Wimbledon Championships in 2007.
She teamed up with Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and reached the final of the 2008 US Open competition in girls' doubles, as the third seeds; they won against Mallory Burdette and Sloane Stephens.
In May 2009, Roma reached her first senior women's final where she lost to Amanda Carreras. She won her first professional title in Tampere, beating talented junior Anna Orlik in the final.
=Comeback from injury 2011=
Roma had surgery on her back in the Autumn of 2009, and returned to match play in November 2010 playing team tennis for her homeclub of SALK. In her first match back she defeated Camilla Lundberg in straight sets.
Roma made her ITF Circuit comeback in Tallinn, where she qualified and lost in the first round of the main draw. Another loss followed to Mona Barthel at Roma's home tournament in Stockholm. Roma then won four matches in qualifying for the main draw in Antalya, where she was knocked out in the second round. The following week, she again qualified by winning four matches.
=Fed Cup=
Roma has represented Sweden in the Fed Cup twice. She won both matches, partnering Ellen Allgurin against Romania in 2009, and playing in another doubles match, partnering Anna Brazhnikova against Switzerland in 2011.
ITF finals
=Singles (3–2)=
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable" | Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 23 May 2009 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | {{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Carreras | 6–7(7), 7–6(2), 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2 August 2009 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | {{flagicon|BLR|1995}} Anna Orlik | 6–7(2), 7–6(3), 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 7 July 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | {{flagicon|TUR}} Melis Sezer | 6–7(5), 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 29 July 2012 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alena Tarasova | 7–5, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 28 October 2012 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GBR}} Emily Webley-Smith | 6–2, 6–1 |
=Doubles (5–2)=
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|$15,000 tournaments |
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!Finals by surface |
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!Outcome !No. !Date !Location !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable" | Score |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 1. | 22 May 2009 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Julia Klackenberg | {{flagicon|GBR}} Amanda Carreras | 0–6, 3–6 |
| style="background:lightblue;"
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up | 2. | 26 June 2009 | Kristinehamn, Sweden | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Arvidsson | {{flagicon|DEN}} Hanne Skak Jensen | 6–7(5), 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 1. | 2 July 2009 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Sofia Arvidsson | {{flagicon|AUT}} Melanie Klaffner | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 2. | 1 August 2009 | Tampere, Finland | Clay | {{flagicon|FIN}} Emma Laine | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Lim | 6–4, 6–3 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 3. | 12 May 2012 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Eveliina Virtanen | {{flagicon|SWE}} Hilda Melander | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 4. | 19 May 2012 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | {{flagicon|SWE}} Eveliina Virtanen | {{flagicon|GBR}} Lucy Brown | 6–3, 6–7(4), [10–6] |
| style="background:#ccccff;"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Winner | 5. | 23 March 2013 | Sunderland, UK | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SWE}} Hilda Melander | {{flagicon|IRL}} Amy Bowtell | 6–0, 6–3 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{ITF}}
- {{Fed Cup player}}
{{US Open girls' doubles champions}}
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Category:Tennis players from Stockholm
Category:Swedish female tennis players
Category:US Open (tennis) junior champions