Sandra Martinović


Sandra Martinović is a former Bosnian-Herzegovinian tennis player. Her best WTA ranking is No. 187, achieved on 28 July 2008, and her best doubles ranking No. 199, achieved on 28 April 2008.

Career

Martinović is the daughter of Ivo and Mara Martinović and she first played tennis aged nine. Her family moved from Bosnia Herzegovina to Austria when she was 12, where she practised in Hermagor. 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.
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 has won 13 singles and eleven 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.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 17 (13–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.1 November 1999Ain Sukhna, EgyptClay Bahia Mouhtassine6–1, 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.25 Aug 2003Alphen aan den Rijn, NetherlandsClay Tessy van de Ven3–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.19 April 2004Hvar, CroatiaClay Tereza Veverková4–6, 3–6
Winner1.28 June 2004Heerhugowaard, NetherlandsClay Aleksandra Srndovic6–2, 6–1
Winner2.28 June 2005Padova, ItalyClay Agnese Zucchini6–4, 6–2
Winner3.27 September 2005Benevento, ItalyHard Anna Korzeniak6–4, 6–1
Runner-up4.15 November 2005Mallorca, SpainClay Julia Parasyuk7–6, 4–6, 0–6
Winner4.12 June 2006Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClay Stefania Boffa6–4, 6–3
Winner5.20 June 2006Davos, SwitzerlandClay Tatjana Maria1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Winner6.11 July 2006Garching, GermanyClay Anastasija Sevastova6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Winner7.24 July 2006Horb, GermanyClay Lydia Steinbach3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner8.28 August 2006Vienna, AustriaClay Lenka Wienerováw/o
Winner9.8 October 2007Reggio Calabria, ItalyClay Marta Marrero4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner10.22 June 2009Davos, SwitzerlandClay Anna-Giulia Remondina6–1, 6–3
Winner11.17 August 2009Wahlstedt, GermanyClay Sarah Gronert2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Winner12.8 October 2007Ciampino, ItalyClay Federica Quercia6–4, 6–2
Winner13.22 August 2011Enschede, NetherlandsClay Lesley Kerkhove2–6, 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 21 (11–10)