Sandra Roma

Sandra Roma
Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	31 March 1990 (age 34); Stockholm, Sweden
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$27,321
Singles
Career record	60–42
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 431 (15 April 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior	1R (2007)
French Open Junior	Q1 (2007)
Wimbledon Junior	1R (2007)
US Open Junior	2R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	39–27
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 416 (16 November 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	2R (2007)
French Open Junior	2R (2007)
Wimbledon Junior	SF (2007)
US Open Junior	W ( 2008 )
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2–0

Last updated April 11, 2024

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

Career

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

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

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

Singles (3–2)

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)

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

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References

↑ "Sandra Roma". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation.

External links

Sandra Roma at the Women's Tennis Association
Sandra Roma at the International Tennis Federation
Sandra Roma at the Billie Jean King Cup

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