Barbara Romanò
# Barbara Romanò

Barbara Romanò (born 14 January 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Italy.

## Biography

Romanò, who comes from Tuscany, began competing on tour in 1983 and reached a best singles ranking of 74 in the world.

Her best performance in singles on the WTA Tour was a semi-final appearance at the 1989 Vitosha New Otani Open in Sofia and she twice reached the second round of the French Open.

As a doubles player she was runner-up in two WTA Tour tournaments, both in her home country: the 1985 Italian Open and 1990 Torneo Internazionale.

## WTA Tour finals

### Doubles (0-2)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | May, 1985 | Taranto, Italy | $50,000 | Clay | Patrizia Murgo | Sandra Cecchini Raffaella Reggi | 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | July, 1990 | Palermo, Italy | $75,000 | Clay | Florencia Labat | Laura Garrone Karin Kschwendt | 2–6, 4–6 |

## ITF finals

### Singles (9-1)

* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | May 6, 1985 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Hard | Dianne Van Rensburg | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | July 15, 1985 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | July 22, 1985 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Mariana Pérez Roldán | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 4. | July 29, 1985 | Neumünster, West Germany | Clay | Hellas ter Riet | 6–3, 0–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5. | July 28, 1986 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Laura Golarsa | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | September 29, 1986 | Sibenik, Yugoslavia | Clay | Radka Zrubáková | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | June 22, 1987 | Francaville, Italy | Clay | Federica Bonsignori | 6–1, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 8. | March 28, 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Stefania Dalla Valle | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9. | June 10, 1991 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Janette Husárová | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 10. | August 26, 1991 | Ronchis, Italy | Clay | Maja Palaveršić | 6–2, 6–1 |

### Doubles (9-3)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Win | 1. | July 2, 1984 | Carpi, Italy | Clay | Antonella Canapi | Elizabeth Lazzeri Andrea Meister | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | July 30, 1984 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo | Antonella Canapi Isabelle Villaverde | 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | August 6, 1984 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo | Hana Fukárková Lea Plchová | 4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 4. | April 15, 1985 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo | Gabriela Dinu Sabina Simmonds | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 5. | April 22, 1985 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo | Mariana Pérez Roldán Patricia Tarabini | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 6. | July 15, 1985 | Subiaco, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo | Mariana Pérez Roldán Patricia Tarabini | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 7. | July 22, 1985 | Sezze, Italy | Clay | Patrizia Murgo | Mariana Pérez Roldán Patricia Tarabini | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8. | September 22, 1986 | Bol, Yugoslavia | Clay | Silvia La Fratta | Denisa Krajčovičová Alice Noháčová | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | July 6, 1987 | Paliano, Italy | Clay | Laura Lapi | Yayuk Basuki Suzanna Wibowo | 4–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
| Win | 10. | September 5, 1988 | Agliana, Italy | Clay | Marzia Grossi | Anne Aallonen Nanne Dahlman | 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | April 10, 1989 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Marzia Grossi | Rachel McQuillan Kristine Kunce | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | August 26, 1991 | Ronchis, Italy | Clay | Marzia Grossi | Maja Palaveršić Monika Kratochvílová | 6–4, 7–5 |
