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Sandra Cecchini

ITA Born Feb 27, 1965 170 cm / 5'7" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1981–1998

Sandra Cecchini represented Italy on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 15. TennisDB's records show a 300–217 record in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1981 through 1998 and 11 recorded singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete.

Peak singles rank
15 (Mar 14, 1988)
Elo peak
1937 (89th percentile)
Singles record
300–217 (58.0%)
Singles titles
11
Prize money
$1,319,152

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Sandra Cecchini's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Meghann Shaughnessy #91 3-6 0-6 L H2H Match data Jul 30, 1998* R32 Sopot Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Maria Paola Zavagli #195 1-6 6-4 1-6 L H2H Match data Jul 17, 1998* R16 Palermo Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Sylvia Plischke #54 6-2 6-4 W H2H Match data Jul 16, 1998* R32 Palermo Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Meike Babel #78 1-6 1-6 L H2H Match data Jul 10, 1998* R16 Maria Lankowitz Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Raluca Sandu #137 6-4 6-1 W H2H Match data Jul 9, 1998* R32 Maria Lankowitz Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Sandra Cecchini's most-played WTA rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Katerina Maleeva 3 6 9 Mar 26, 1993 H2H
Tine Scheuer Larsen 6 2 8 Jul 27, 1989 H2H
Gabriela Sabatini 1 6 7 May 14, 1993 H2H
Bettina Fulco 2 4 6 Apr 6, 1995 H2H
Petra Schwarz 6 0 6 Apr 5, 1995 H2H

Singles Titles (11)

Sandra Cecchini singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
198419 1 — — — 1 — Rio de Janeiro
198520 1 — — — 1 — Barcelona
198621 1 — — — 1 — Bregenz
198722 2 — — — 2 — Bastad, Little Rock
198823 2 — — 1 1 — Nice, Strasbourg Open
198924 1 — — 1 — — Paris
199025 1 — — — 1 — Bastad
199126 1 — — — 1 — Bol Island
199227 1 — — — 1 — Paris
Total 11 — — 2 9 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Sandra Cecchini Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1988 Seoul Olympics Second Round 0 1 Chris Evert #3 def. Sandra Cecchini #19 6-2 6-2 H2H Match data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Second Round 1 1 Conchita Martinez #8 def. Sandra Cecchini #52 6-4 6-3 H2H Match data

Career Results

Sandra Cecchini career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
1981160220.0%——
19821722450.0%——
19831811250.0%——
19841917153253.1%12249
19852022194153.7%4949
19862115193444.1%4973
19872236165269.2%7318
19882334154969.4%1821
19892428154365.1%2026
19902526144065.0%2620
19912622133562.9%2027
19922724164060.0%2734
19932818153354.6%3456
19942928164463.6%5633
1995309142339.1%32108
19963110102050.0%10580
199732471136.4%86206
199833481233.3%205200
Career30021751758.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Sandra Cecchini career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198116 ————0110.0%———————— 0220.0%
198217 ————22450.0%———————— 22450.0%
198318 ————11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
198419 1241675.0%471136.4%12333.3%0220.0% 17153253.1%
198520 671346.2%1582365.2%11250.0%0330.0% 22194153.7%
198621 24633.3%1292157.1%0110.0%15616.7% 15193444.1%
198722 841266.7%26103672.2%————22450.0% 36165269.2%
198823 35837.5%2983778.4%————22450.0% 34154969.4%
198924 12333.3%26123868.4%————11250.0% 28154365.1%
199025 11250.0%23113467.6%0110.0%21366.7% 26144065.0%
199126 12333.3%2193070.0%0110.0%0110.0% 22133562.9%
199227 0220.0%21113265.6%————33650.0% 24164060.0%
199328 33650.0%15102560.0%————0220.0% 18153354.5%
199429 32560.0%16102661.5%11250.0%831172.7% 28164463.6%
199530 0220.0%7101741.2%0110.0%21366.7% 9142339.1%
199631 0330.0%1071758.8%———————— 10102050.0%
199732 ————471136.4%———————— 471136.4%
199833 0110.0%471136.4%———————— 481233.3%
Career—40428248.8%23614037662.8%381127.3%21264744.7%30021751758.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Sandra Cecchini career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198419 0330.0%12333.3%34742.9%00—— 491330.8%
198520 0330.0%11250.0%13425.0%101100.0% 371030.0%
198621 0330.0%0220.0%34742.9%13425.0% 4121625.0%
198722 0550.0%33650.0%1621888.9%33650.0% 22133562.9%
198823 0660.0%22450.0%1361968.4%10010100.0% 25143964.1%
198924 0220.0%0220.0%1271963.2%841266.7% 20153557.1%
199025 16714.3%101100.0%561145.5%1011190.9% 17133056.7%
199126 13425.0%13425.0%841266.7%1031376.9% 20133360.6%
199227 18911.1%11250.0%1141573.3%81988.9% 21143560.0%
199328 0550.0%11250.0%651154.5%931275.0% 16143053.3%
199429 0440.0%27922.2%1131478.6%81988.9% 21153658.3%
199530 0110.0%0220.0%24633.3%561145.5% 7132035.0%
199631 00——0220.0%42666.7%651154.5% 1091952.6%
199732 00——0330.0%24633.3%101100.0% 371030.0%
199833 00——101100.0%27922.2%11250.0% 481233.3%
Career 349525.8%14314531.1%996516460.4%813111272.3% 19717637352.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 373/517 (72.1%) of Sandra Cecchini's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Sandra Cecchini advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1981 16 1478 96.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.06
1982 17 1484 101.9 — — — — — +37 — 44.4% +0.11 1–0 — — +0.59
1983 18 1497 106.6 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.14
1984 19 1652 123.4 — — — — +48 -80 -56 53.9% +0.38 5–7 (42%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +1.93
1985 20 1747 132.3 — — — — -81 +43 — 51.1% -0.19 8–4 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 109.7 +0.73
1986 21 1633 120.1 — — — — -64 +149 — 43.2% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 96.0 +0.35
1987 22 1860 148.2 — — — — -142 +79 — 66.7% +1.10 7–6 (54%) 6–2 (75%) 103.4 +1.29
1988 23 1844 145.8 — — — — -150 +156 — 64.2% +1.10 9–2 (82%) 5–2 (71%) 107.7 +2.39
1989 24 1799 128.9 — — — — -133 +134 — 59.4% +0.59 13–7 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 99.8 +3.83
1990 25 1815 140.6 — — — — -136 +130 — 60.0% +0.83 10–5 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 103.3 +0.82
1991 26 1774 131.6 — — — — -137 +151 — 61.3% +0.68 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 100.3 +1.96
1992 27 1824 136.5 — — — — -222 +141 — 55.6% +0.29 8–2 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 107.8 +0.11
1993 28 1727 129.9 — — — — -151 +132 — 53.9% +0.20 5–5 (50%) 7–1 (88%) 101.3 -0.35
1994 29 1841 138.9 — — — — -123 +6 — 57.0% +0.51 14–5 (74%) 1–5 (17%) 101.9 +0.57
1995 30 1661 113.4 — — — — +36 +34 — 40.7% -0.54 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 95.9 +0.31
1996 31 1629 109.5 — — — — +14 +62 — 52.4% +0.05 4–2 (67%) 1–1 — +1.57
1997 32 1608 106.4 — — — — — +32 — 39.1% -1.30 0–1 2–0 — -0.39
1998 33 1555 95.4 — — — — — +16 — 34.6% -1.00 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — +0.33
Career 1937 137.9 — — — — -93 +97 -56 55.5% +0.35 98–62 (61%) 42–34 (55%) 106.0 +3.12

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sandra Cecchini Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198419 —R128R64R128 1–3 (25%)
198520 —QFR64R32 7–3 (70%)
198621 —R128R128R128 0–3 (0%)
198722 —R128—R32 2–2 (50%)
198823 —R32—R128 2–2 (50%)
198924 —R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
199025 —R32R128R64 3–3 (50%)
199126 —R16R128R64 4–3 (57%)
199227 —R64—R128 1–2 (33%)
199328 —R64—R64 2–2 (50%)
199429 —R64R64R32 4–3 (57%)
199530 —R128R128R128 0–3 (0%)
199631 R128R64—R128 1–3 (25%)
199732 —R64—— 1–1 (50%)
199833 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
16–15
(52%)
3–7
(30%)
9–13
(41%)
28–36
(44%)

WTA 1000

Sandra Cecchini WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge ITABERBOCBERCHAKEY W-L
Win %
199025 R16SF——R64— 6–3 (67%)
199126 R64R16R64—R16— 4–4 (50%)
199227 R32QF——R16R64 6–4 (60%)
199328 R32R16——R16R64 5–4 (56%)
199429 R16R64——QF— 5–3 (62%)
199530 R32——R64R64— 1–3 (25%)
199631 R16————R128 2–2 (50%)
199732 R64————— 0–1 (0%)
199833 —————R128 0–1 (0%)
W-L 9–8
(53%)
11–5
(69%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
9–6
(60%)
0–4
(0%)
29–25
(54%)

WTA 500

Sandra Cecchini WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARDLBHAMHOUPARITAAMEBERBOCBRIESSPORCHAKEYLEIORLSTR W-L
Win %
198419 ————————————R32———— 1–1 (50%)
198520 —R128————R16—————R64——QF— 4–4 (50%)
198621 ———————————R32R16———— 2–2 (50%)
198722 ————QF——SF————R16———F 12–4 (75%)
198823 ——————R16QFQF———R16R128——W 13–5 (72%)
198924 ————WQF—QF————R16———— 11–3 (79%)
199025 ——R64———R32——QF——————— 2–3 (40%)
199126 ———SF——R32—————————— 3–2 (60%)
199227 ——R32QF——R16———R32—————— 4–4 (50%)
199328 —R16—QF——R64—————————— 4–3 (57%)
199429 R16——R16R16—R64———————QF—— 5–5 (50%)
199530 ———QFR32—R32—————————— 3–3 (50%)
199631 ——————R64—————————— 0–1 (0%)
199833 ——————R64—————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
0–2
(0%)
10–5
(67%)
8–3
(73%)
2–1
(67%)
7–10
(41%)
8–3
(73%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
9–6
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
9–1
(90%)
64–41
(61%)

WTA 250

Sandra Cecchini WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge BADBAREASESTGENHAMHOUKITMADMIAMTPNAPPARRIOITAAIXAMEARCATHBARBOCBOLBOLBREBRIBUDCARCESCHADENHILKARKEYLINLITLUGMAHMARMARMILMONMOSNASNICOAKOKLPALPALPERSANSARSEASEZSOPSTRSTYTAMTARWARWICWORZAGZUR W-L
Win %
198116 ———————————————————R32————————————————————————————R64—————————————— 0–2 (0%)
198217 ——————————————————————————————————————————————————R32—QF—————————— 2–2 (50%)
198318 ————————————————————————————————————————————————R32—————————————— 1–1 (50%)
198419 ——R64——————R32—QF—W——————————R32——————————R16—R32————SF—R32——R64R16—————————————QF 15–11 (58%)
198520 —W——————————————————————R32————R32R16—R64——R16R64R64——QF——————R32———R32—————R16————QF 11–12 (48%)
198621 ———————————R32————R64—R16—R128——WR32———R16———R16——R16R64R16——————————R32——————————R32R32—R32 13–14 (48%)
198722 W————SF————————R16—R32—R32—————QF———QF———R128—W—R16————————R32————————————————R32 22–10 (69%)
198823 F————QF————————QFSF————————QF———————————R16——————W——————————————————R32 19–7 (73%)
198924 SF——FR32R16——————————R32R16QF—R32———R16———————————————————————————————SF—————— 17–10 (63%)
199025 W——R16——QFSF————SF———————————————————————————————————————————QF—————— 15–5 (75%)
199126 ———————QF————R32—————————W————————————————R32——————F———————————————— 11–4 (73%)
199227 ———————QF————W——————————————R32—————SF———————————————R16————R16———————— 12–5 (71%)
199328 ———————R32——R32——————————————R32————————————————————SF——QF———————QF————— 7–6 (54%)
199429 —————————————————————————————————QF———————F————SF————————SF—QF————— 14–5 (74%)
199530 —————————————————————————————————QF————————————R32————————QF——R32——R16— 5–5 (50%)
199631 —————————————————————SF—————————R32——————F———————R32———————————————— 7–4 (64%)
199732 ————————R16—————————————————R32———————————R32———————R16———————————R16———— 3–5 (38%)
199833 —————————————————————QF———R32————————————R16———————R16——————R32————————— 4–5 (44%)
W-L 17–2
(89%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
7–4
(64%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
8–2
(80%)
5–0
(100%)
4–2
(67%)
3–1
(75%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
5–2
(71%)
5–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
5–6
(45%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
7–3
(70%)
5–0
(100%)
5–3
(62%)
2–4
(33%)
1–3
(25%)
5–3
(62%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
3–1
(75%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
12–7
(63%)
0–2
(0%)
3–4
(43%)
3–2
(60%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
5–2
(71%)
4–3
(57%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
4–5
(44%)
178–113
(61%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
15
Career-high date
Mar 14, 1988
First Top 100
Feb 6, 1984
First Top 50
Apr 30, 1984
First Top 20
Oct 26, 1987
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Sandra Cecchini ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1984191148974444052414248625049
198520587264—503337—30434749
198621463938364364535166697873
198722789194844144332921191818
198823181619151917171821212121
198924202122202529323425212626
199025262524292624222223202020
199126202123182219211822272727
199227272831403643525034333534
199328333327313233323344505556
199429555858555750504539323333
199530323230313637564982105107108
199631108121117177127861027369737380
199732889299105129144134191198198204206
199833199201206201165195193192188192195200
199934199197206208371388——————

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is also incomplete; recorded win-loss totals, surface splits and head-to-head counts may understate actual results.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Sandra Cecchini's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Laura Arraya PER #14 1,922 474 270 204 57.0% $1,005,589 10 0 0 1981–1993 Rivalries Match log
Naoko Sawamatsu JPN #14 1,970 312 183 129 58.7% $1,107,264 4 0 0 1989–1998 Rivalries Match log
Sabine Appelmans BEL #16 1,925 489 284 205 58.1% $2,041,247 7 0 0 1987–2001 Rivalries Match log
Sabine Hack GER #13 1,998 315 180 135 57.1% $941,568 5 0 0 1985–1997 Rivalries Match log
Helen Kelesi CAN #13 1,954 378 213 165 56.3% $905,972 2 0 0 1985–1994 Rivalries Match log
Robin White USA #15 1,878 300 142 158 47.3% $1,174,349 2 0 0 1981–1994 Rivalries Match log
Rosalyn Fairbank USA #15 1,932 646 336 310 52.0% $1,701,944 1 0 0 1978–1995 Rivalries Match log
Gigi Fernandez USA #17 1,912 444 227 217 51.1% $4,681,906 2 0 0 1982–1997 Rivalries Match log
Judith Wiesner AUT #12 1,976 482 303 179 62.9% $1,738,253 5 0 0 1985–1997 Rivalries Match log
Leila Meskhi GEO #12 1,987 314 193 121 61.5% $1,179,720 5 0 0 1987–1996 Rivalries Match log
Patty Fendick USA #19 1,883 361 199 162 55.1% $1,574,956 3 0 0 1982–1995 Rivalries Match log
Pam Casale USA #14 1,944 315 168 147 53.3% — 0 0 0 1980–1990 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Sandra Cecchini born?
Sandra Cecchini was born on February 27, 1965.
Which country did Sandra Cecchini represent?
Sandra Cecchini represented Italy in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Sandra Cecchini?
Sandra Cecchini is 170 cm / 5'7".
Does Sandra Cecchini use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Sandra Cecchini uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Sandra Cecchini left-handed or right-handed?
Sandra Cecchini plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Sandra Cecchini won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Sandra Cecchini in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sandra Cecchini won?
TennisDB does not group any of Sandra Cecchini's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Sandra Cecchini won?
TennisDB records 11 WTA singles titles for Sandra Cecchini across all categories. The most recent was Paris in 1992.
What is Sandra Cecchini's highest WTA ranking?
Sandra Cecchini's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 15, first achieved on March 14, 1988.
What is Sandra Cecchini's career win-loss record?
Sandra Cecchini has 300 wins and 217 losses (58.0%) in recorded WTA main-draw singles results from 1981 through 1998.
How much career prize money has Sandra Cecchini earned?
Sandra Cecchini has earned at least $1,319,152 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Sandra Cecchini's career appear in TennisDB?
Sandra Cecchini appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1981 through 1998.
On which surface does Sandra Cecchini have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sandra Cecchini's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on clay: 62.8% (236–140).
Who has Sandra Cecchini faced most often?
Sandra Cecchini's most frequent opponent is Katerina Maleeva, with a head-to-head record of 3–6 across 9 meetings.