Valentina Sassi
Valentina Sassi (born 12 July 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.[1] She was a doubles bronze medalist for Italy at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.
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| Full name | Valentina Sassi |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Italy |
| Born | 12 July 1980 Seravezza, Italy |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $175,976 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 144 (8 April 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (11 September 2006) |
Born in Seravezza, Sassi made her WTA Tour main draw debut at the Madrid Open in 2001, as a qualifier. In 2002 she reached her best singles ranking of 144, making main draw appearances at Oporto and Casablanca that year. Sassi, a right-handed player, won six ITF singles and seven ITF doubles titles before retiring in 2008.
ITF finals
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 10 (6–4)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 29 November 1998 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Hard |  Joana Cortez |
7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 8 November 1999 | Le Havre, France | Clay |  Virginie Razzano |
6–1, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 May 2000 | Bari, Italy | Clay |  Natalia Gussoni |
6–0, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 June 2001 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Antonella Serra Zanetti |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 31 May 2004 | Galatina, Italy | Clay |  Paula García |
1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 17 January 2006 | Fort Walton Beach, United States | Hard |  Gréta Arn |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 14 July 2007 | Imola, Italy | Hard | Giulia Gatto-Monticone |
7–6(1), 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 September 2007 | Casale Monferrato, Italy | Clay | Aurélie Védy |
3–6, 7–6(7), 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 29 September 2007 | Ciampino, Italy | Clay | Verdiana Verardi |
6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 October 2007 | Settimo San Pietro, Italy | Clay | Anna Floris |
6–7(2), 3–6 |
Doubles: 17 (7–10)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 August 1999 | Alghero, Italy | Carpet | Sabina Da Ponte |
Roberta Vinci Flavia Pennetta |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 7 November 1999 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard |  Maja Matevžič |
Victoria Courmes-Benedetti Laëtitia Sanchez |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 August 2000 | Alghero, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa |
 Ayami Takase Tong Ka-po |
6–3, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 November 2000 | Naples, United States | Clay |  Maret Ani |
Nana Miyagi Elena Tatarkova |
3–5, 4–2, 4–2, 3–5, 1–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 2 February 2003 | Rockford, United States | Hard |  Michaela Paštiková |
 Debby Haak Seda Noorlander |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 11 October 2005 | Ciudad Victoria, Mexico | Hard | Soledad Esperón |
María José Argeri Letícia Sobral |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 13 November 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Francesca Lubiani |
Jenifer Widjaja Carla Tiene |
6–7(5), 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 22 November 2005 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Hard | Francesca Lubiani |
Jenifer Widjaja Olga Brózda |
6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 18 December 2005 | Bergamo, Italy | Carpet | Francesca Lubiani |
 Marina Shamayko Ekaterina Bychkova |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1 May 2006 | Catania, Italy | Clay | Francesca Lubiani |
Diana Brunel Virginie Pichet |
w/o |
| Runner-up | 8. | 30 May 2006 | Galatina, Italy | Clay |  Kira Nagy |
 Danica Krstajić Renata Voráčová |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 29 July 2006 | Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | Aurélie Védy |
 Matea Mezak Nika Ožegović |
5–7, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 5. | 28 July 2007 | Monteroni d'Arbia, Italy | Clay | Alisa Kleybanova |
Elena Pioppo Verdiana Verardi |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 25 August 2007 | Trecastagni, Italy | Hard | Valentina Sulpizio |
 Lisa Sabino Nicole Clerico |
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 17 September 2007 | Lecce, Italy | Clay | Kira Nagy |
Claire De Gubernatis Tatjana Priachin |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 19 October 2007 | Settimo San Pietro, Italy | Clay | Stefania Chieppa |
Anna Floris Valentina Sulpizio |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 5 May 2008 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Kira Nagy |
 Ksenia Palkina Martina Caciotti |
6–2, 6–3 |
References
- "Esplosivo: il calendario della tennista Valentina Sassi". ArezzoWeb (in Italian). 20 September 2008.
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