Sandra Martinović

Sandra Martinović (born 4 October 1979) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian former tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is No. 187, achieved on 28 July 2008, and her best doubles ranking world No. 199, achieved on 28 April 2008.

Career Martinović is the daughter of Ivo and Mara Martinović, and she began playing tennis at the age of nine. Her family moved from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Austria when she was 12, where she practiced in Hermagor. At the age of 17, she won her first WTA ranking points, and after finishing school, she moved to Germany to become a professional tennis player.

She improved her ranking to 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 won 13 ITF singles and 11 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, Martinović ended her career. She had won over $130,000, and is now working as coach at the Swiss Tennis Academy in Biel, Switzerland.

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Singles: 17 (13–4) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 1 November 1999 ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt Clay Bahia Mouhtassine 6–1, 4–6, 0–6Runner-up 2. 25 Aug 2003 ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands Clay Tessy van de Ven 3–6, 5–7Runner-up 3. 19 April 2004 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay Tereza Veverková 4–6, 3–6Winner 1. 28 June 2004 ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands Clay Aleksandra Srndovic 6–2, 6–1Winner 2. 28 June 2005 ITF Padova, Italy Clay Agnese Zucchini 6–4, 6–2Winner 3. 27 September 2005 ITF Benevento, Italy Hard Anna Korzeniak 6–4, 6–1Runner-up 4. 15 November 2005 ITF Mallorca, Spain Clay Julia Parasyuk 7–6, 4–6, 0–6Winner 4. 12 June 2006 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Stefania Boffa 6–4, 6–3Winner 5. 20 June 2006 ITF Davos, Switzerland Clay Tatjana Maria 1–6, 6–4, 6–2Winner 6. 11 July 2006 ITF Garching, Germany Clay Anastasija Sevastova 6–7, 6–3, 6–2Winner 7. 24 July 2006 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Lydia Steinbach 3–6, 6–1, 6–4Winner 8. 28 August 2006 ITF Vienna, Austria Clay Lenka Wienerová w/oWinner 9. 8 October 2007 ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy Clay Marta Marrero 4–6, 7–5, 6–4Winner 10. 22 June 2009 ITF Davos, Switzerland Clay Anna-Giulia Remondina 6–1, 6–3Winner 11. 17 August 2009 ITF Wahlstedt, Germany Clay Sarah Gronert 2–6, 6–1, 6–4Winner 12. 8 October 2007 ITF Ciampino, Italy Clay Federica Quercia 6–4, 6–2Winner 13. 22 August 2011 ITF Enschede, Netherlands Clay Lesley Kerkhove 2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 21 (11–10) OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinner 1. 4 August 1997 ITF Périgueux, France Clay Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Geraldine Bimes Victoria Courmes 6–4, 6–3Runner-up 1. 19 April 2004 ITF Hvar, Croatia Clay Daniela Kix Tereza Veverková Zuzana Černá 6–4, 4–6, 6–7Runner-up 2. 20 June 2005 ITF Davos, Switzerland Clay Petra Cetkovská Zuzana Hejdová Andrea Petkovic 3–6, 2–6Runner-up 3. 2 August 2005 Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Darija Jurak Ivanna Israilova Elena Chalova 4–6, 6–4, 4–6Winner 2. 28 August 2006 Vienna, Austria Clay Martina Babáková Franziska Klotz Marlena Metzinger 6–2, 6–0Runner-up 4. 14 February 2007 Biberach, Germany Hard (i) Darija Jurak Nina Bratchikova Urszula Radwańska 2–6, 0–6Winner 3. 7 May 2007 Warsaw, Poland Clay Josipa Bek Karolina Kosińska Arina Rodionova 6–3, 2–6, 6–3Winner 4. 14 July 2007 Toruń, Poland Clay Stefanie Vögele Magdalena Kiszczyńska Natalia Kołat 2–6, 6–4, 6–3Runner-up 5. 6 August 2007 Hechingen, Germany Clay Darija Jurak Michaela Paštiková Kathrin Wörle 6–4, 6–4Winner 5. 24 September 2007 Podgorica, Montenegro Clay Danica Krstajić Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović 6–1, 6–2Runner-up 6. 8 October 2007 Reggio Calabria, Italy Clay Stefanie Haidner Marta Marrero María José Martínez Sánchez 1–6, 2–6Runner-up 7. 24 March 2008 Latina, Italy Clay Kathrin Wörle Elisa Balsamo Valentina Sulpizio 6–0, 6–7(6), [7–10]Winner 6. 22 September 2008 Podgorica, Montenegro Clay Neda Kozić Erica Krauth Hanna Nooni 7–6, 6–2Winner 7. 27 October 2008 Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) Melanie Klaffner Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen 6–4, 6–7(5), [10–6]Winner 8. 2 March 2009 Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) Romina Oprandi Kateryna Herth Anastasia Poltoratskaya 5–7, 7–5, [10–8]Winner 9. 28 September 2009 Ciampino, Italy Clay Marina Shamayko Stefania Chieppa Valentina Sulpizio 7–6, 6–4Runner-up 8. 8 February 2010 Vale do Lobo, Portugal Hard Lisa Sabino Julia Mayr Evelyn Mayr 2–6, 1–6Winner 10. 30 July 2011 Bad Waltersdorf, Austria Clay Kateřina Vaňková Pia König Yvonne Neuwirth 6–3, 3–6, [10–8]Runner-up 9. 1 August 2011 ITF Vienna, Austria Clay Janina Toljan Simona Dobrá Lucie Kriegsmannová 4–6, 1–6Runner-up 10. 12 March 2012 ITF Madrid, Spain Clay Jana Orlová Pilar Dominguez-Lopez Isabel Rapisarda-Calvo 6–7, 6–2, [8–10]Winner 11. 19 March 2012 ITF Madrid, Spain Clay Jana Orlová Clelia Melena Giulia Sussarello 6–3, 6–3