Valentina Sassi (born 12 July 1980) is an Italian tennis coach and an instructor of the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). She is a former professional tennis player^[1] and a doubles bronze medalist for Italy at the 2001 Mediterranean Games.

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Valentina Sassi

Full name	Valentina Sassi
Country (sports)	Italy
Born	(1980-07-12) 12 July 1980 (age 43) Seravezza, Italy
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$175,976
Singles
Career titles	6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 144 (8 April 2002)
Doubles
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 153 (11 September 2006)

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Born in Seravezza, Sassi made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the Madrid Open in 2001, as a qualifier. In 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of 144, making main-draw appearances at Oporto and Casablanca that year. Sassi, a right-handed player, won six singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, before retiring in 2008.

Sassi started playing tennis when she was six years old before developing into a professional tennis player. She made her WTA Tour debut at the Madrid Open in 2000,^[1] and competed in the majors of Roland Garros, Wimbledon and Australian Open, and the Internazionali di tennis in Rome. In 2004, she won the Italian Absolute Championships. At the peak of her career, Sassi played in doubles with players such as Jelena Janković, Kim Clijsters, Miroslava Vavrinec, Jelena Dokic and Daniela Hantuchová. She played 488 games with 60 per cent winning rate before quitting in 2006.^[1][2]