Susan Bandecchi (born 1 July 1998) is a Swiss professional tennis player.[1] She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 164 on 7 March 2022 and her best doubles ranking of No. 141 on 11 July 2022.

Susan Bandecchi
Bandecchi at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Switzerland
Born (1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 27)
Lugano, Switzerland
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 456,177
Singles
Career record320–232
Career titles0
7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 164 (7 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 215 (31 May 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022, 2025)
French Open2R (2026)
WimbledonQ1 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025)
US OpenQ2 (2021)
Doubles
Career record50–59
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 141 (11 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 517 (17 November 2025)
Last updated on: 24 November 2025.

Career

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2013–2017: Professional debut

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Bandecchi, born in Lugano,[2] started playing tennis at the age of five. Since 2013, she has played on the professional tour, mainly at ITF Circuit tournaments. In 2017, she won her first ITF doubles tournament in Caslano, Switzerland, partnering her compatriot Lisa Sabino.

2019–2020: WTA Tour debut

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In November 2019, Bandecchi made her WTA Tour debut at the Taipei tournament, where she participated in both singles and doubles.[citation needed]

In 2020, Bandecchi won the ITF Circuit tournament in Lousada, Portugal, in singles, beating Dutch player Arianne Hartono in the final.[citation needed] Together with Lara Salden from Belgium, she also won the doubles title in Lousada.[3][4]

2021: First WTA Tour title in doubles

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She won her first doubles title at the Ladies Open Lausanne, partnered with Simona Waltert.[5]

2026: Grand slam debut

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In May 2026, Bandecchi qualified for the French Open for her Grand Slam main-draw debut, following wins in the qualifying rounds against Dominika Salkova, Chloé Paquet and Viktoria Hruncakova.[6][7] In the first round of the main draw, Bandecchi defeated the 31st seed Cristina Bucsa of Spain in three sets.[8][9] She lost to Daria Kasatkina in the second round.[10]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

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Current through the 2023 Rosmalen Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 A 0–0
French Open Q3 Q2 Q1 2R 0–0
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q1 0–0
US Open Q2 A 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
WTA 1000
Italian Open A Q2 A 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 1 Career total: 3
Overall win-loss 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–3

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (title)

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Legend
Grand Slam (–)
WTA 1000 (–)
WTA 500 (–)
WTA 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (–)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (–)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2021 Ladies Open Lausanne, Switzerland WTA 250 Clay Switzerland Simona Waltert Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
6–3, 6–7(3), [10–5]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2017 ITF Sion, Switzerland 15,000 Clay Switzerland Kristina Milenkovic 6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Dec 2017 ITF Jablonec Nad Nisou,
Czech Republic
15,000 Carpet (i) Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jun 2019 ITF Akko, Israel W25 Hard Israel Julia Glushko 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Sep 2019 ITF Trieste, Italy W25 Clay Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 3–6, 1–6
Win 3–2 Nov 2020 ITF Lousada, Portugal W15 Hard (i) Netherlands Arianne Hartono 7–6(6), 2–6, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Nov 2020 ITF Lousada, Portugal W15 Hard (i) Belgium Lara Salden 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Apr 2021 ITF Calvi, France W25+H Hard Russia Valeria Savinykh 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 May 2021 ITF Salinas, Ecuador W25 Hard Italy Lucrezia Stefanini 1–6, 3–6
Win 4–5 Nov 2021 ITF Ortisei, Italy W25 Hard (i) India Karman Thandi 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–6 Jun 2024 ITF Troisdorf, Germany W50 Clay Turkey Berfu Cengiz 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 5–6 Sep 2024 ITF Baza, Spain W35 Hard Spain Ariana Geerlings 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–6 Oct 2024 GB Pro-Series Loughborough,
United Kingdom
W35 Hard (i) United Kingdom Ranah Stoiber 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Win 7–6 Nov 2024 Ismaning Open, Germany W75 Carpet (i) Ukraine Daria Snigur 6–7(8), 6–2, 7–5
Loss 7–7 Nov 2024 ITF Lousada, Portugal W35 Hard (i) Belgium Hanne Vandewinkel 4–6, 2–6
Loss 7–8 Oct 2025 GB Pro-Series Glasgow,
United Kingdom
W75 Hard (i) Ukraine Daria Snigur 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments
W60 tournaments
W25 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2017 ITF Caslano, Switzerland W15 Clay Switzerland Lisa Sabino Italy Chiara Giaquinta
Italy Maria Aurelia Scotti
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2019 ITF İstanbul, Turkey W25 Hard (i) Poland Katarzyna Piter Netherlands Richèl Hogenkamp
Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
2–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Oct 2020 ITF Lousada, Portugal W15 Hard (i) Belgium Lara Salden Italy Claudia Giovine
Italy Angelica Moratelli
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Oct 2021 ITF Les Franqueses
del Vallès
, Spain
W80+H Hard United Kingdom Eden Silva Russia Irina Khromacheva
Australia Arina Rodionova
6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–3 Nov 2021 ITF Ortisei, Italy W25 Hard (i) Switzerland Ylena In-Albon Japan Moyuka Uchijima
Hong Kong Eudice Chong
2–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Loss 2–4 Feb 2022 AK Ladies Open, Germany W60 Carpet (i) Switzerland Simona Waltert Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze
United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan
3–6, 5–7

References

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  1. "Susan Bandecchi - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com.
  2. "Bandecchi è ai quarti a Chiasso. 'Qui mi sento a casa'" (in Italian). La Regione. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  3. "Hartono wint dubbeltoernooi in Lousada". RTV Drenthe. 7 November 2020.
  4. "Lara Salden wint dubbeltitel op ITF-toernooi in Portugal". De Standaard Mobile.
  5. "Zidansek battles past Burel in Lausanne to win first title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. "Susan Bandecchi qualifies for the French Open". Blue News. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  7. "Fruhvirtova, Liu, Quevedo advance to Roland-Garros main draw". WTA Tennis. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
  8. "Bucsa unexpectedly crashes out at Roland Garros 2026". Puntodebreak. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. Eggert, Michael (26 May 2026). "French Open: Amanda Anisimova returns, wins first-round match". Detroit News. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  10. "The dream journey of Susan Bandecchi from Ticino comes to an end". Blue News. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
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