Sandra Načuk Explained

Sandra Naćuk
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Birth Date:17 August 1980
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia
Turnedpro:1996
Retired:2004
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$305,150
Singlesrecord:139–106
Singlestitles:0 WTA, 4 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 81 (16 August 1999)
Australianopenresult:2R (2000, 2001)
Frenchopenresult:1R (1999, 2000)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2000)
Usopenresult:1R (1998, 1999, 2000)
Doublesrecord:59–61
Doublestitles:1 WTA, 5 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 74 (4 December 2000)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2000, 2001)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2000, 2001)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2000, 2001)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (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
bgcolor=#FFCCCC Tier I (0–0)
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bgcolor=#CCFFCC Tier III (0–0)
bgcolor=#66CCFF Tier IV (1–2)
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Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeDatewidth=100 TournamentSurfacewidth=170 Partnerwidth=180 Opponentswidth=110 Score
WinnerApr 1999Budapest, HungaryClay Evgenia Kulikovskaya Laura Montalvo
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 6–4
Runner-upAug 1999Knokke-Heist, BelgiumClay Evgenia Kulikovskaya Eva Martincová
Elena Pampoulova
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-upApr 2000Budapest, HungaryClay Jelena Kostanić Lubomira Bacheva
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)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.11 August 1996Rebecq, BelgiumClay Virginie Massart6–1, 2–6, 6–0
Winner2.15 September 1996Albena, BulgariaClay Alina Tecsor7–5, 7–6
Runner-up1.2 November 1997Edinburgh, ScotlandHard (i) Barbara Schwartz6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner3.21 February 1998Redbridge, EnglandHard (i) Lorna Woodroffe6–4, 6–3
Winner4.1 November 1998Poitiers, FranceHard (i) Elena Makarova6–0, 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)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.20 April 1997Bari, ItalyClay Dragana Zarić Tzipi Obziler
Anna Smashnova
6–4, 6–2
Winner2.31 August 1997Athens, GreeceClay Evgenia Kulikovskaya Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Marina Escobar
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up1.21 September 1997Sofia, BulgariaClay Dragana Zarić Sandra Klösel
Karin Kschwendt
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.19 October 1997Southampton, EnglandCarpet (i) Lenka Cenková Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 1–6
Winner3.16 September 2001Bordeaux, FranceClay Dragana Zarić Conchita Martínez Granados
Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Runner-up3.4 November 2001Bolton, EnglandHard (i) Dragana Zarić Maria Goloviznina
Bahia Mouhtassine
4–6, 3–6
Winner4.2 June 2002Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Tina Hergold Katarina Dašković
Katalin Marosi
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up4.16 June 2002Grado, ItalyClay Natacha Randriantefy Gloria Pizzichini
Hana Šromová
3–6, 5–7
Winner5.23 June 2002Gorizia, ItalyClay Tina Hergold Arantxa Parra Santonja
Carla Tiene
6–4, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-109637998 Sandra Nacuk biography
  2. http://wn.com/mobile/budapest_grand_prix?upload_time=all_time&orderby=viewCount Budapest Grand Prix: Sandra Nacuk
  3. http://www.pageinsider.com/itfpoitiers.over-blog.org ITF Poitiers result