Sandra Načuk

Sandra Naćuk
Country (sports) Yugoslavia
 Serbia and Montenegro
Born (1980-08-17) 17 August 1980 (age 44)
Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$305,150
Singles
Career record139–106
Career titles0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 81 (16 August 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000, 2001)
French Open1R (1999, 2000)
Wimbledon3R (2000)
US Open1R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Doubles
Career record59–61
Career titles1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 74 (4 December 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2000, 2001)
French Open1R (2000, 2001)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001)
US Open1R (2000)

Sandra Naćuk (born 17 August 1980) is a former professional tennis player who played for Serbia and Montenegro. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 81 in August 1999.

Naćuk's career highlight was reaching the third round of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships singles tournament, defeating Jelena Kostanić and Lucie Ahl.[1] She won one WTA Tour doubles title in her career, at Budapest in 1999, partnering with Eugenia Kulikovskaya.[2] She also won her biggest ITF Women's Circuit singles title in 1998 at Poitiers.[3]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

Winner — Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (1–2)
Tier V (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner Apr 1999 Budapest, Hungary Clay Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya Argentina Laura Montalvo
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up Aug 1999 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya Czech Republic Eva Martincová
Germany Elena Pampoulova
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up Apr 2000 Budapest, Hungary Clay Croatia Jelena Kostanić Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Spain Cristina Torrens Valero
0–6, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (4–1)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 11 August 1996 Rebecq, Belgium Clay France Virginie Massart 6–1, 2–6, 6–0
Winner 2. 15 September 1996 Albena, Bulgaria Clay Romania Alina Tecsor 7–5, 7–6
Runner-up 1. 2 November 1997 Edinburgh, Scotland Hard (i) Austria Barbara Schwartz 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 21 February 1998 Redbridge, England Hard (i) United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe 6–4, 6–3
Winner 4. 1 November 1998 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Russia Elena Makarova 6–0, 5–7, 6–1

Doubles (5–4)

Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 20 April 1997 Bari, Italy Clay Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić Israel Tzipi Obziler
Israel Anna Smashnova
6–4, 6–2
Winner 2. 31 August 1997 Athens, Greece Clay Russia Evgenia Kulikovskaya Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Spain Marina Escobar
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 21 September 1997 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić Germany Sandra Klösel
Austria Karin Kschwendt
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 19 October 1997 Southampton, England Carpet (i) Czech Republic Lenka Cenková United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 16 September 2001 Bordeaux, France Clay Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić Spain Conchita Martínez Granados
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up 3. 4 November 2001 Bolton, England Hard (i) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić Russia Maria Goloviznina
Morocco Bahia Mouhtassine
4–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 2 June 2002 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Slovenia Tina Hergold Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Katarina Dašković
Hungary Katalin Marosi
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 16 June 2002 Grado, Italy Clay Madagascar Natacha Randriantefy Italy Gloria Pizzichini
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
3–6, 5–7
Winner 5. 23 June 2002 Gorizia, Italy Clay Slovenia Tina Hergold Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
Brazil Carla Tiene
6–4, 6–3

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