Sandra Martinović
Martinović at the 2011 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes | |
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Biel, Switzerland |
Born |
Brčko, SFR Yugoslavia | 4 October 1979
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2012 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $136,541 |
Singles | |
Career record | 325–258 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 13 ITF |
Highest ranking | 187 (28 July 2008) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | Q3 (2008) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2008) |
US Open | Q1 (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 122–124 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | 199 (28 April 2008) |
Last updated on: 16 April 2013. |
Sandra Martinović (born 4 October 1979 in Brčko) is a former Bosnian tennis player. Her best WTA ranking is no. 187 on 28 July 2008 and her best double ranking no. 199 on 28 April 2008
She has continuously improved her ranking up to no. 187 in 2008 when she reached the third round of qualifying for the French Open and also played qualifications at Wimbledon and the US Open the same year. In her career, she has won 13 singles and 10 doubles titles. In 2006 she was acknowledged as "one of the most successful players" on the European Circuit by Tennis Europe, the sanctioning body of European women's tournament of the ITF Women's Circuit.
At the end of 2012 she ended her career as a professional tennis player and is now working as coach at the Swiss Tennis Academy in Biel, Switzerland
Early life
Martinović is the daughter of Ivo and Mara Martinović and moved from Bosnia Herzegovina to Austria at the age of 12, where she practised in Hermagor, Austria. At the age of 17, she won her first WTA points, and after finishing school, she moved to Germany to become a professional tennis player.
Personal life
Martinović is interested in all aspects of psychology, reading, and kite surfing. Her favourite authors are Frank Schätzing, David Baldacci, and Gaby Hauptmann.
At the end of 2012 she ended her career and is now working as coach at the Swiss Tennis Academy in Biel, Switzerland
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 17 (13–4)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1 November 1999 | Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 25 Aug 2003 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 April 2004 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 28 June 2004 | Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 28 June 2005 | Padova, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 27 September 2005 | Benevento, Italy | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 7. | 15 November 2005 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 8. | 12 June 2006 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 20 June 2006 | Davos, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 11 July 2006 | Garching, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 24 July 2006 | Horb, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 12. | 28 August 2006 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
Walkover |
Winner | 13. | 8 October 2007 | Reggio Calabria, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 22 June 2009 | Davos, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | 17 August 2009 | Wahlstedt, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | 8 October 2007 | Ciampino, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 17. | 22 August 2011 | Enschede, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 21 (11–10)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winners | 1. | 4 August 1997 | Périgueux, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 19 April 2004 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 June 2005 | Davos, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 2 August 2005 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winners | 5. | 28 August 2006 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 6. | 14 February 2007 | Biberach, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Winners | 7. | 7 May 2007 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 14 July 2007 | Toruń, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 9. | 6 August 2007 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 24 September 2007 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 11. | 8 October 2007 | Reggio Calabria, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 24 March 2008 | Latina, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–7(6–8), [7–10] |
Winner | 13. | 22 September 2008 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 14. | 27 October 2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–6] |
Winner | 15. | 2 March 2009 | Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [10–8] |
Winner | 16. | 28 September 2009 | Ciampino, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 17. | 8 February 2010 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 18. | 30 July 2011 | Bad Waltersdorf, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 19. | 1 August 2011 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 12 March 2012 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–2, [8–10] |
Winner | 21. | 19 March 2012 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
External links
- Sandra Martinović at the Women's Tennis Association
- Sandra Martinović at the International Tennis Federation
- Sandra Martinović at the Fed Cup