Sandra Wasserman
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Country | Belgium | |
Residence | ||
Date of birth | March 10, 1970 | |
Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | |
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Weight | ||
Turned pro | ||
Plays | ||
Career prize money | $287,310 | |
Singles | ||
Career record: | 133-138 | |
Career titles: | 0 | |
Highest ranking: | No. 48 (August 14 1989) | |
Grand Slam results | ||
Australian Open | 3rd round 1990 | |
French Open | 3rd round 1987 1992 | |
Wimbledon | 2nd round 1993 | |
US Open | 3rd round 1988 1989 | |
Doubles | ||
Career record: | 36-57 | |
Career titles: | 1 | |
Highest ranking: | No. 75 (January 30 1989) |
Sandra Wasserman (born March 10, 1970) is a former professional Belgian tennis player from Antwerp. She is most famous for being the youngest Belgian Fed Cup player.
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[edit] Fed Cup
Wasserman became Belgium's youngest Fed Cup player when she lost 6-3 7-6 (9-7) to Csilla Bartos of Hungary in October 1985 in Japan.[1] She also lost the longest tie-break played by the Belgian Fed Cup team, losing 13-11 to Jennifer Capriati of the United States in 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia after losing the first set 6-0.
[edit] Results
Wasserman won her only doubles title at Barcelona, Spain on April 25 1988, partnering Iva Budařová and beating Anna-Karin Olsson and Maria Jose Llorca 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the final.
She reached the finals of the singles of the Clarins Open in its first two years, 1998, when she lost 7-5, 6-1 to Sabrina Goleš, and 1989, when she lost 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 to Petra Langrová.
Her five 3rd round defeats in Grand Slam tournaments were:
- Australian Open 1990 lost to Dianne Van Rensburg
- French Open 1987 lost to Manuela Maleeva and 1992 lost to Nathalie Tauziat after qualifying both times
- US Open 1988 lost to Katerina Maleeva and 1989 lost to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
[edit] Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 |
French Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 |
U.S. Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 19 |
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to
the number of those tournaments played.
[edit] External links
- Sandra Wasserman profile on the WTA Tour's official website
- ITF Profile for Sandra Wasserman
- Fed Cup profile for Sandra Wasserman
[edit] References
- ^ World Group 1985 1st Round Hungary defeated Belgium 3-0 in Japan. Fed Cup Official Website. ITF. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.