Sandra Roma

Sandra Roma

Country (sports)	Sweden
Born	(1990-03-31) 31 March 1990 (age 31) 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

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

In her career, she won three singles titles 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[]

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 girls' competition in doubles, as the third seeds, and 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 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 of the main draw. The following week she again qualified by winning four matches.

Fed Cup[]

Roma has represented Sweden in the Fed Cup twice, playing in a doubles match partnering Ellen Allgurin against Romania in 2009, and another doubles match partnering Anna Brazhnikova against Switzerland in 2011. She won both matches.

ITF finals[]

Singles (3–2)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	23 May 2009	Antalya, Turkey	Clay	Amanda Carreras	6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–2), 4–6
Winner	1.	2 August 2009	Tampere, Finland	Clay	Anna Orlik	6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Runner-up	2.	7 July 2012	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard	Melis Sezer	6–7(5–7), 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)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	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(5–7), 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(4–7), [10–6]
Winner	5.	23 March 2013	Sunderland, Great Britain	Hard (i)	Hilda Melander	Amy Bowtell Lucy Brown	6–0, 6–3

References[]

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