Sandra Martinović

Sandra Martinović

Martinović at the 2011 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Residence	Biel, Switzerland
Born	(1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 Brčko, SFR Yugoslavia
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	Q3 (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)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	01 November 1999	Ain Sukhna, Egypt	Clay	Bahia Mouhtassine	6-1 4-6 0-6
Runner-up	2.	25 Aug 2003	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands	Clay	Tessy Van De Ven	3-6 5-7
Runner-up	3.	19 April 2004	Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Tereza Veverkova	4-6 3-6
Winner	4.	28 June 2004	Heerhugowaard, Netherlands	Clay	Aleksandra Srndovic	6-2 6-1
Winner	5.	28 June 2005	Padova, Italy	Clay	Agnese Zucchini	6-4 6-2
Winner	6.	27 September 2005	Benevento, Italy	Hard	Anna Korzeniak	6-4 6-1
Runner-up	7.	15 November 2005	Mallorca, Spain	Clay	Julia Parasyuk	7-6 4-6 0-6
Winner	8.	12 June 2006	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Stefania Boffa	6-4 6-3
Winner	9.	20 June 2006	Davos, Switzerland	Clay	Tatjana Maria	1-6 6-4 6-2
Winner	10.	11 July 2006	Garching, Germany	Clay	Anastasija Sevastova	6-7 6-3 6-2
Winner	11.	24 July 2006	Horb, Germany	Clay	Lydia Steinbach	3-6 6-1 6-4
Winner	12.	28 August 2006	Vienna, Austria	Clay	Lenka Wienerová	Walkover
Winner	13.	08 October 2007	Reggio Calabria, Italy	Clay	Marta Marrero	4-6 7-5 6-4
Winner	14.	22 June 2009	Davos, Switzerland	Clay	Anna Remondina	6-1 6-3
Winner	15.	17 August 2009	Wahlstedt, Germany	Clay	Sarah Gronert	2-6 6-1 6-4
Winner	16.	08 October 2007	Ciampino, Italy	Clay	Federica Quercia	6-4 6-2
Winner	17.	22 August 2011	Enschede, Netherlands	Clay	Lesley Kerkhove	2-6 6-4 6-4

Doubles: 21 (11–10)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winners	1.	4 August 1997	Perigueux, France	Clay	Rosa Maria Andres Rodriguez	Geraldine Bimes Victoria Courmes	6-4 6-3
Runner-up	2.	19 April 2004	Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Daniela Kix	Tereza Veverkova Zuzana Cerna	6-4 4-6 6-7
Runner-up	3.	20 June 2005	Davos, Switzerland	Clay	Petra Cetkovska	Zuzana Hejdova Andrea Petkovic	3-6 2-6
Runner-up	4.	2 August 2005	Bad Saulgau, Germany	Clay	Darija Jurak	Ivanna Israilova Elena Chalova	4-6 6-4 4-6
Winners	5.	28 August 2006	Vienna, Austria	Clay	Martina Babakova	Franziska Klotz Marlena Metzinger	6-2 6-0
Runner-up	6.	14 February 2007	Biberach, Germany	Hard (i)	Darija Jurak	Nina Bratchikova Urszula Radwanska	2–6 0–6
Winners	7.	07 May 2007	Warsaw, Poland	Clay	Josipa Bek	Karolina Kosinska Arina Rodionova	6-3 2-6 6-3
Winner	8.	14 July 2007	Toruń, Poland	Clay	Stefanie Vögele	Magdalena Kiszczyńska Natalia Kołat	2-6 6-4 6-3
Runner-up	9.	6 August 2007	Hechingen, Germany	Clay	Darija Jurak	Michaela Paštiková Kathrin Wörle-Scheller	6–4, 6–4
Winner	10.	24 September 2007	Podgorica, Montenegro	Clay	Danica Krstajić	Ivana Abramovic Maria Abramovic	6-1 6-2
Runner-up	11.	08 October 2007	Reggio Calabria, Italy	Clay	Stefanie Haidner	Marta Marrero Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez	1-6 2-6
Runner-up	12.	24 March 2008	Latina, Italy	Clay	Kathrin Wörle-Scheller	Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio	6–0, 6–7(6–8), [7–10]
Winner	13.	22 September 2008	Podgorica, Montenegro	Clay	Neda Kozic	Erica Krauth Hanna Nooni	7-6 6-2
Winner	14.	27 October 2008	Istanbul, Turkey	Hard (i)	Melanie Klaffner	Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 10–6
Winner	15.	02 March 2009	Buchen, Germany	Carpet (i)	Romina Oprandi	Kateryna Herth Anastasia Poltoratskaya	5-7 7-5 10-8
Winner	16.	28 September 2009	Ciampino, Italy	Clay	Marina Shamayko	Stefania Chieppa Valentina Sulpizio	7-6 6-4
Runner-up	17.	08 February 2010	Vale do Lobo, Portugal	Hard	Lisa Sabino	Julia Mayr Evelyn Mayr	2-6 1-6
Winner	18.	30 July 2011	Bad Waltersdorf, Austria	Clay	Kateřina Vaňková	Pia König Yvonne Neuwirth	6–3 3–6 10–8
Runner-up	19.	1 August 2011	Vienna, Austria	Clay	Janina Toljan	Simona Dobrá Lucie Kriegsmannová	4–6 1–6
Runner-up	20.	12 March 2012	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Jana Orlova	Pilar Dominguez-Lopez Isabel Rapisarda-Calvo	6-7 6-2 8-10
Winner	21.	19 March 2012	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Jana Orlova	Clelia Melena Giulia Sussarello	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