| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Residence | Faenza, Italy |
| Born | 27 November 1965 Faenza, Italy |
| Turned pro | 1983 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $834,893 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 296–189 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 13 (25 April 1988) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1989, 1990) |
| French Open | QF (1987) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1986, 1987) |
| US Open | 4R (1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 126–122 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (24 June 1991) |
| Last updated on: 3 December 2011. | |
Raffaella Reggi (born 27 November 1965, in Faenza, Italy) is a former professional tennis player from Italy, known for her fiery on-court personality, expressiveness and gesticulations.
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As a junior, Reggi won the Orange Bowl 16 and under in 1981. She was a member of the Continental Players Cup Team in 1982.
Reggi won the mixed doubles title at the US Open in 1986, partnering Sergio Casal. She was a singles quarter-finalist at the French Open in 1987, and reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in 1988. One of the highlights of her career was winning the Italian Open in 1985.
In 1985 she became the first Italian woman to win the Italian Open since Annelies Ullstein-Bossi won in 1950. The two remain the only Italian women to reach the singles final of Italy's top tennis tournament since World War II.
Reggi finished her career with five singles titles and four doulbles titles. She was a member of the Italian Fed Cup team from 1982 through 1991 and the Italian Olympic Team in 1988 and 1992. She had career victories over Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, Jana Novotná, Hana Mandlíková, Manuela Maleeva, Nathalie Tauziat, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison, and Jo Durie.
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1986 | US Open | Hard | Sergio Casal | Martina Navrátilová Peter Fleming |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV | 0 |
| Tier V | 1 |
| VS | 4 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 3 May 1985 | Taranto, Italy (Italian Open) | Clay | Vicki Nelson | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 May 1985 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 25 May 1986 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Manuela Maleeva | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(6) |
| Winner | 3. | 16 November 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Sabrina Goleš | 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 5 April 1987 | Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA | Clay | Manuela Maleeva | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 9 August 1987 | San Diego, California, USA | Hard | Anne Minter | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 July 1988 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Arantxa Sanchez | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 25 June 1989 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | Grass | Martina Navratilova | 7–6(2), 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 5 November 1989 | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA | Hard (I) | Katerina Maleeva | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 6 May 1990 | Taranto, Italy (Ilva Trophy) | Clay | Alexia Dechaume | 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 10 February 1991 | Oslo, Norway | Carpet (I) | Catarina Lindqvist | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV | 1 |
| Tier V | 2 |
| VS | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 3 May 1985 | Taranto, Italy (Italian Open) | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | Patrizia Murgo Barbara Romano |
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 3 April 1988 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Clay | Terry Phelps | Cammy MacGregor Cynthia MacGregor |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 July 1988 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Katerina Maleeva | Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen |
7–6(3), 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 October 1988 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Carpet (I) | Elna Reinach | Iwona Kuczyńska Martina Navratilova |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 20 August 1989 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Nicole Provis Elna Reinach |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 15 October 1989 | Filderstadt, West Germany | Carpet (I) | Elna Reinach | Gigi Fernández Robin White |
4–6, 6–7(2) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 22 October 1989 | Bayonne, France | Hard (I) | Elna Reinach | Manon Bollegraf Catherine Tanvier |
6–7(3), 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 5 August 1990 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Helen Kelesi | Betsy Nagelsen Gabriela Sabatini |
6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 10 February 1991 | Oslo, Norway | Carpet (I) | Sabine Appelmans | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Silke Meier |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 17 February 1991 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (I) | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere | Petra Langrová Radka Zrubáková |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 6 October 1991 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (I) | Sabine Appelmans | Sandy Collins Lori McNeil |
6–7(0), 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 2 February 1992 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Rosalyn Fairbank-Nideffer | Jill Hetherington Kathy Rinaldi |
1–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 16 February 1992 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (I) | Claudia Porwik | Monique Kiene Miriam Oremans |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 23 February 1992 | Cesena, Italy | Carpet (I) | Sabine Appelmans | Catherine Suire Catherine Tanvier |
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