Romina Sarina Oprandi (born 29 March 1986) is a retired tennis player. She has dual Swiss-Italian citizenship and represented both countries; she first represented Italy from her professional debut in 2005 until January 2012, when she joined the Swiss Tennis Federation.

She has won 26 singles titles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, and also one doubles title on the WTA Tour. On 10 June 2013, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 32.

Early years and playing style Romina was born to Roberto and Romy Oprandi in Jegenstorf. She was coached by her brother, Romeo Oprandi. Her favourite surface is clay.

Oprandi is a strong baseliner. She particularly enjoys playing drop shots.

Tennis career 2005–2006 Oprandi first came to prominence in the top tier of women's tennis when she reached the quarterfinals of a Tier I event in Rome as a qualifier, losing to Svetlana Kuznetsova, 4–6, 7–5, 6–7. Romina won an ITF singles title at Denain, which was her best result for the rest of the 2006 season.

2007–2009 Oprani played several tournaments on the main tour, including the Australian Open, Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Amelia Island, Charleston, Rome, and the French Open. At Barcelona, she retired in the first round. Romina then did not play for the rest of the 2007 season and the first half of the 2008 season due to a right forearm injury.

She returned to tennis in August 2008 at an ITF event in Monteroni d'Arabia, Italy. She won an ITF tournament in Wahlstedt, Germany and reached the final in Mestre, Italy.

Oprandi played in her first WTA Tour event in over 18 months 2009 in Bogotá, Colombia where she lost in the first round, 6–3, 6–7, 6–7. She won the doubles title at Buchen, partnering Sandra Martinović.

2012–2014 On 12 August 2012, Oprandi defeated Anna Chakvetadze in three sets to win the Bronx Open singles title held in New York.

She reached two WTA Tour semifinals in 2013, in Oeiras and Brussels, but then suffered a shoulder injury which kept her out of action for eight months.

In April 2014, Oprandi reached her first WTA Tour final at the third time of asking by beating top seed Daniela Hantuchová in the semifinals at the Marrakech Grand Prix. She lost to María Teresa Torró Flor in the final, in three sets. The same day, she won her first WTA Tour doubles title at the same tournament, partnering with Garbiñe Muguruza to defeat Katarzyna Piter and Maryna Zanevska in the final.

Grand Slam performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016...2019SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAQ21RAAA1R3R2RA1RAA0 / 53–5 French OpenAQ31RAQ2Q11R1R1R1RQ1Q1Q20 / 50–5 WimbledonA1RAAA2R1R2R1R1RQ2AA0 / 62–6 US OpenA1RAAQ11R2R2RA1RQ2AA0 / 52–5Win–loss0–00–20–20–00–01–21–44–41–30–30–10–00–00 / 217–21Premier Mandatory & 5 + formerDubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAAA2RAAAA0 / 11–1Indian Wells OpenAA2RAAA1RA1RQ1AAA0 / 31–3Miami OpenAA1RAAAAA3R2RAAA0 / 33–3German / Madrid OpenAAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Italian OpenAQF1RAQ11R2RA2R1RAAA0 / 65–6Canadian OpenAAAAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1Cincinnati OpenAAAAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1Pan Pacific / Wuhan OpenAAAAAAA1RA1RAAA0 / 20–2China OpenAAAAAAAQFA2RAAA0 / 24–2Charleston Open (former)AA1RAAAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–03–11–40–00–00–11–23–24–42–60–00–00–00 / 2014–20Career statistics200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016...2019SRW–LWin%Tournaments171401514141314230Career total: 88Titles0000000000000Career total: 0Finals0000000001000Career total: 1Overall win–loss0–17–65–140–00–14–56–149–1416–149–131–20–30–00 / 8857–87Year-end ranking2404625033122066836179118124397821$1,521,129

Doubles Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenA1RAAA1RA1RA1R0 / 40–4 French OpenAAAAA1R1R1RAA0 / 30–3 WimbledonQ1AAAAAA2RAA0 / 11–1 US Open1RAAA1RA2RA1RA0 / 41–4Win–loss0–10–10–00–00–10–21–21–30–10–10 / 122–12Premier Mandatory & 5Italian Open1RQFAA1R1RAAAA0 / 41–4Win–loss0–11–10–00–00–10–10–00–00–00–00 / 41–4Career statisticsTournaments4501355531Career total: 32Titles0000000010Career total: 1Finals0000000010Career total: 1Overall win–loss1–44–50–01–11–31–52–42–54–20–11 / 3216–30Year-end ranking1801743932452643161822561661104

WTA Tour finals LegendPremier M & Premier 5PremierInternational

Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLossApr 2014Morocco OpenInternationalClay María Teresa Torró Flor3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (title) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinApr 2014Morocco OpenInternationalClay Garbiñe Muguruza Katarzyna Piter Maryna Zanevska4–6, 6–2, [11–9]

ITF Circuit finals Legend$100,000 tournaments$75,000 tournaments$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournaments

Singles: 41 (26 titles, 15 runner-ups) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 2004 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Lucie Hradecká 4–6, 3–6Loss 0–2 May 2004 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay Matea Mezak 0–2 ret.Win 1–2 May 2004 ITF Elda, Spain 10,000 Clay Nuria Roig 6–2, 6–3Win 2–2 Feb 2005 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay Anna Floris 6–3, 6–0Win 3–2 Mar 2005 ITF Las Palmas, Spain 10,000 Clay Tina Schiechtl 6–3, 6–2Win 4–2 Mar 2005 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Ana Jovanović 6–4, 7–6(4)Win 5–2 Apr 2005 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Magda Mihalache 6–4, 6–4Win 6–2 May 2005 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy 10,000 Clay Sandra Záhlavová 6–2, 6–0Win 7–2 Nov 2005 ITF Mexico City 25,000 Clay Kira Nagy 6–3, 6–0Win 8–2 Nov 2005 ITF Puebla, Mexico 25,000 Clay Jenifer Widjaja 6–1, 6–1Win 9–2 Apr 2006 ITF Putignano, Italy 25,000 Hard Alberta Brianti 6–1, 1–6, 6–4Win 10–2 May 2006 ITF Torrent, Spain 25,000 Clay Ekaterina Makarova 6–1, 6–3Win 11–2 May 2006 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Petra Cetkovská 6–3, 7–5Loss 11–3 Jun 2006 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic 75,000 Clay Anna Smashnova w/oWin 12–3 Sep 2006 Open Porte du Hainaut, France 75,000 Clay Stéphanie Foretz 6–3, 4–6, 6–3Win 13–3 Aug 2008 ITF Wahlstedt, Germany 10,000 Clay Giulia Gatto-Monticone 6–3, 6–0Loss 13–4 Sep 2008 Save Cup Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay Ekaterina Lopes 3–6, 0–3 ret.Loss 13–5 Mar 2009 ITF Buchen, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i) Korina Perkovic 3–6, 6–7(0)Loss 13–6 Nov 2009 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay Sandra Soler-Sola 6–3, 4–6, 2–6Loss 13–7 Feb 2010 ITF Belfort, France 25,000 Carpet (i) Elena Bovina 6–7(3), 7–5, 4–6Loss 13–8 Feb 2010 Biberach Open, Germany 50,000 Hard (i) Johanna Larsson 6–4, 2–6, 2–6Win 14–8 Mar 2010 ITF Buchen, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i) Irina Buryachok 6–1, 6–3Loss 14–9 Apr 2010 ITF Tessenderlo, Belgium 25,000 Clay (i) Nicola Geuer 6–4, 2–6, 3–6Win 15–9 May 2010 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Sloane Stephens 6–3, 6–3Loss 15–10 May 2010 Internazionale di Roma, Italy 50,000 Clay Lourdes Domínguez Lino 7–5, 3–6, 3–6Win 16–10 Jul 2010 International Country Cuneo, Italy 100,000 Clay Pauline Parmentier 6–0, 6–2Win 17–10 Sep 2010 Open de Saint-Malo, France 100,000 Clay Alizé Cornet 6–2, 2–6, 6–2Loss 17–11 Sep 2011 Allianz Cup Sofia, Bulgaria 100,000 Clay Sílvia Soler Espinosa 6–2, 6–6 ret.Win 18–11 Sep 2011 Las Vegas Open, United States 50,000 Hard Alexa Glatch 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(4)Loss 18–12 Oct 2011 ITF Kansas City, United States 50,000 Hard Varvara Lepchenko 4–6, 1–6Win 19–12 Oct 2011 Classic of Troy, United States 50,000 Hard Varvara Lepchenko 6–1, 6–2Win 20–12 Oct 2011 ITF Rock Hill, United States 25,000 Hard Grace Min 7–5, 6–1Win 21–12 Jul 2012 Open de Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay Mandy Minella 7–5, 7–5Win 22–12 Aug 2012 Bronx Open, United States 50,000 Hard Anna Chakvetadze 5–7, 6–3, 6–3Win 23–12 May 2015 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 6–3Loss 23–13 Jul 2015 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay Risa Ozaki 4–6, 5–7Win 24–13 Aug 2015 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany 25,000 Clay Cristina Dinu 6−3, 6−3Win 25–13 Aug 2015 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Ana Bogdan 6–3, 1–6, 6–2Loss 25–14 Sep 2015 Open de Biarritz, France 100,000 Clay Laura Siegemund 5–7, 3–6Loss 25–15 May 2016 Nana Trophy Tunis, Tunisia 50,000 Clay Ons Jabeur 6–1, 2–6, 2–6Win 26–15 Sep 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey 15,000 Hard Daria Nazarkina 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 13 (11 titles, 2 runner-ups) Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner OpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Feb 2005 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay Adriana González-Peñas Olga Brózda Tina Schiechtl 6–3, 7–5Loss 1–1 Feb 2005 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay Adriana González-Peñas Olga Brózda Petra Cetkovská 3–6, 4–6Win 2–1 Mar 2005 ITF Las Palmas, Spain 10,000 Clay Vanessa Wellauer Irina Kotkina Charlène Vanneste 7–5, 6–2Win 3–1 Apr 2005 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Adriana González-Peñas Gréta Arn Janette Bejlková 6–3, 6–3Loss 3–2 Apr 2005 ITF Bari, Italy 25,000 Clay Stefania Chieppa Mervana Jugić-Salkić Stefanie Haidner 3–6, 6–7(3)Win 4–2 Apr 2006 ITF Bari, Italy 25,000 Clay Caroline Schneider Stefanie Haidner Darija Jurak 7–5, 6–2Win 5–2 May 2006 ITF Antalya, Turkey 25,000 Clay Tzipora Obziler Matea Mezak İpek Şenoğlu 4–6, 6–4, 6–0Win 6–2 Sep 2006 Open Porte du Hainaut, France 75,000 Clay Jasmin Wöhr Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska 4–6, 6–2, 6–4Win 7–2 Mar 2009 ITF Buchen, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i) Sandra Martinović Kateryna Herth Anastasia Poltoratskaya 5–7, 7–5, [10–8]Win 8–2 Sep 2009 Save Cup Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay Sandra Klemenschits Kristina Barrois Yvonne Meusburger 6–4, 6–1Win 9–2 Nov 2009 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay Laura Pous Tió Leticia Costas Inés Ferrer Suárez 7–6(5), 6–2Win 10–2 Dec 2009 ITF Benicarló, Spain 10,000 Clay Laura Pous Tió Alexandra Cadanțu Diana Enache 6–4, 6–3Win 11–2 Oct 2012 Ismaning Open, Germany 75,000 Carpet (i) Amra Sadiković Jill Craybas Eva Hrdinová 4–6, 6–3, [10–7]

Top 10 wins Season2011TotalWins11 #PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore20111. Kim ClijstersNo. 2 Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsGrass2R7–6(7–5), 6–3

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