| Saša Tuksar | |
| Country: |  Croatia |
| Residence: | Mursko Središće, Croatia |
| Birth Date: | 1983 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Čakovec, Croatia |
| Turnedpro: | 2002 |
| Retired: | 2014 |
| Plays: | Right-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $158,262 |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–8 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 153 (15 August 2005) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q2 (2006) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (2005, 2006) |
| Usopenresult: | Q2 (2005) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–1 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 397 (15 January 2007) |
| Updated: | 6 September 2022 |
Saša Tuksar (born 12 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.[1]
Tuksar made the second round of the Croatia Open in 2003, beating Albert Montañés, who retired hurt after losing the first set.[2] It would be the only match he won on the ATP Tour.[3]
The Croatian played in two French Opens during his career.[2] He lost to 12th seed Nikolay Davydenko in the first round of the 2005 French Open.[2] The following year he returned to Roland Garros and was drawn up against another Russian, Mikhail Youzhny, who beat him in four sets.[2]
He appeared in two Davis Cup ties for the Croatian team. In 2004 he played in Croatia's World Group play-off with Belgium. He took part in a singles rubber, which he lost to Olivier Rochus, although Croatia would go on to win the tie. Two years later, with Argentina and Croatia locked at 2-2 in their World Group quarter-final, Tuksar played the deciding rubber against Juan Ignacio Chela, filling in for Mario Ančić who had a back injury. He lost in four sets.[4]
In September 2010, Tuksar was involved in a traffic accident in which the other passenger, a young tennis player whom Tuksar had coached, sustained fatal injuries.[5] In November 2011, charges were brought against Tuksar at which time he invoked his right to silence.[6]
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Algeria F3, Algiers | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Slovenia F3, Koper | Futures | Clay |  Ladislav Svarc | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–2 | Croatia F4, Čakovec | Futures | Clay |  Ferran Ventura-Martell | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Donetsk, Ukraine | Challenger | Hard | Marco Chiudinelli | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | San Marino, San Marino | Challenger | Clay | Juan-Antonio Marin | 2–6, 4–6 |