Sandra Roma (born 31 March 1990) is a former tennis player from Sweden.

Sandra Roma
Country (sports) Sweden
Born (1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 34)
Stockholm, Sweden
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$27,321
Singles
Career record60–42
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 431 (15 April 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2007)
French Open JuniorQ1 (2007)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2007)
US Open Junior2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record39–27
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 416 (16 November 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2007)
French Open Junior2R (2007)
Wimbledon JuniorSF (2007)
US Open JuniorW (2008)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–0

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

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Roma reached a career-high ranking in juniors of 11 in September 2008.[1] 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

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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

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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

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Singles (3–2)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–1)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 23 May 2009 Antalya, Turkey Clay   Amanda Carreras 6–7(7), 7–6(2), 4–6
Winner 1. 2 August 2009 Tampere, Finland Clay   Anna Orlik 6–7(2), 7–6(3), 6–4
Runner-up 2. 7 July 2012 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Melis Sezer 6–7(5), 4–6
Winner 2. 29 July 2012 Tampere, Finland Clay   Alena Tarasova 7–5, 6–2
Winner 3. 28 October 2012 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Emily Webley-Smith 6–2, 6–1

Doubles (5–2)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (4–2)
Outcome No. Date Location Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 22 May 2009 Antalya, Turkey Clay   Julia Klackenberg   Amanda Carreras
  Valentina Sulpizio
0–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 26 June 2009 Kristinehamn, Sweden Clay   Sofia Arvidsson   Hanne Skak Jensen
  Johanna Larsson
6–7(5), 2–6
Winner 1. 2 July 2009 Ystad, Sweden Clay   Sofia Arvidsson   Melanie Klaffner
  Hanna Nooni
6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 1 August 2009 Tampere, Finland Clay   Emma Laine   Alizé Lim
  Vivienne Vierin
6–4, 6–3
Winner 3. 12 May 2012 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Eveliina Virtanen   Hilda Melander
  Paulina Milosavljevic
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Winner 4. 19 May 2012 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Eveliina Virtanen   Lucy Brown
  Milana Špremo
6–3, 6–7(4), [10–6]
Winner 5. 23 March 2013 Sunderland, UK Hard (i)   Hilda Melander   Amy Bowtell
  Lucy Brown
6–0, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Sandra Roma". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.
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