| Saara Orav | |
| Birth Date: | 30 December 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Viljandi, Estonia |
| Plays: | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| College: | Rice (2021–) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $2,271 |
| Singlesrecord: | 6–7 |
| Doublesrecord: | 10–6 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 942 (24 September 2018) |
| Team: | yes |
| Fedcupresult: | 3–4 |
| Updated: | 10 March 2024 |
Saara Orav (born 30 December 2001) is an inactive Estonian tennis player.
She currently attends Rice University.[1] She is at Baker college pursuing a B.S. degree of mechanical engineering.
Playing for Estonia Fed Cup team, Orav has a win–loss record of 3–4.
She has been playing only two matches (first-round losses) on the ITF Circuit since February 2020.
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 1. | Apr 2018 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | Clay | Tena Lukas |  Nefisa Berberović Veronika Erjavec | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | 1. | Jul 2018 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | Clay |  Katriin Saar |  Adelina Baravi Elina Vikhrianova | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2019 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | Clay | Katriin Saar |  Anastasia Kulikova Elena Malõgina | 3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Orav made her Fed Cup debut for Estonia in 2018, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
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| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score | |
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| 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | Play-offs | 10 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Croatia | Hard (i) | Ana Biškić | W | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | Pool B | 8 February 2019 | Zielona Góra, Poland |  Ukraine | Hard (i) | Marta Kostyuk | L | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score | |
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| 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | Pool B | 8 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Portugal | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Francisca Jorge Maria João Koehler | W | 7–6(7–0), 7–6(8–6) | |
| 9 February 2018 |  Great Britain | Elena Malõgina | Katie Boulter Anna Smith | L | 1–6, 1–6 | |||||
| Play-offs | 10 February 2018 | Croatia | Ana Biškić Tena Lukas | W | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | |||||
| 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | Pool B | 7 February 2019 | Zielona Góra, Poland |  Sweden | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Johanna Larsson Rebecca Peterson | L | 6–2, 0–6, 1–6 | |
| 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | Pool B | 7 February 2020 | Tallinn, Estonia[2] |  Austria | Hard (i) | Valeria Gorlats | Melanie Klaffner Sinja Kraus | L | 2–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Orav has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 248, achieved on 28 October 2019.[3]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 6 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Dariya Radulova | 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay |  Emeline De Witte | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1 July 2018 | Aarhus, Denmark | G5 | Clay |  Cristina Mayorova Bakhtina | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Winner | 2. | 7 July 2019 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | Nicole Rivkin | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 26 August 2017 | Riga, Latvia | G4 | Clay | Katriin Saar |  Viktoryia Kanapatskaya Diana Khodan | 0–6, 7–5, [8–10] | |
| Winner | 1. | 6 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Julie Sappl | Pia Lovrič Laura Mašić | ||
| Winner | 2. | 8 July 2018 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay |  Tayla Whitehouse | Nina Geissler Lea Magun | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 November 2018 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | G3 | Clay |  Tara Malik | Alexandra Anttila Metka Komac | 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] | |
| Winner | 3. | 7 July 2019 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz | Amelie Van Impe Hanne van de Winkel | 6–4, 6–3 |