| Sandra Martinović | |
| Residence: | Biel, Switzerland |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Brčko, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.74 m |
| Turnedpro: | 1996 |
| Retired: | 2012 |
| Plays: | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $136,541 |
| Singlestitles: | 13 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 187 (28 July 2008) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q3 (2008) |
| Wimbledonresult: | Q1 (2008) |
| Usopenresult: | Q1 (2008) |
| Doublestitles: | 11 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 199 (28 April 2008) |
| Team: | yes |
| Fedcupresult: | 13–15 |
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.
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,[1] and is now working as coach at the Swiss Tennis Academy[2] in Biel, Switzerland.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| $100,000 tournaments | |
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 November 1999 | ITF Ain Sukhna, Egypt | Clay |  Bahia Mouhtassine | 6–1, 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 25 Aug 2003 | ITF Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Tessy van de Ven | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 19 April 2004 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay |  Tereza Veverková | 4–6, 3–6 | |
| Winner | 1. | 28 June 2004 | ITF Heerhugowaard, Netherlands | Clay |  Aleksandra Srndovic | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 2. | 28 June 2005 | ITF Padova, Italy | Clay |  Agnese Zucchini | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 3. | 27 September 2005 | ITF Benevento, Italy | Hard |  Anna Korzeniak | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 15 November 2005 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | Clay |  Julia Parasyuk | 7–6, 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Winner | 4. | 12 June 2006 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Stefania Boffa | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 5. | 20 June 2006 | ITF Davos, Switzerland | Clay | Tatjana Maria | 1–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 6. | 11 July 2006 | ITF Garching, Germany | Clay | Anastasija Sevastova | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 7. | 24 July 2006 | ITF Horb, Germany | Clay | Lydia Steinbach | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 8. | 28 August 2006 | ITF Vienna, Austria | Clay |  Lenka Wienerová | w/o | |
| Winner | 9. | 8 October 2007 | ITF Reggio Calabria, Italy | Clay |  Marta Marrero | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 10. | 22 June 2009 | ITF Davos, Switzerland | Clay | Anna-Giulia Remondina | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 11. | 17 August 2009 | ITF Wahlstedt, Germany | Clay | Sarah Gronert | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 12. | 8 October 2007 | ITF Ciampino, Italy | Clay | Federica Quercia | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 13. | 22 August 2011 | ITF Enschede, Netherlands | Clay | Lesley Kerkhove | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 4 August 1997 | ITF Périgueux, France | Clay | Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez |  Geraldine Bimes Victoria Courmes | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 1. | 19 April 2004 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | Clay |  Daniela Kix | Tereza Veverková Zuzana Černá | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 20 June 2005 | ITF Davos, Switzerland | Clay | Petra Cetkovská | Zuzana Hejdová Andrea Petkovic | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 August 2005 | Bad Saulgau, Germany | Clay | Darija Jurak |  Ivanna Israilova Elena Chalova | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
| Winner | 2. | 28 August 2006 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Martina Babáková | Franziska Klotz Marlena Metzinger | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 14 February 2007 | Biberach, Germany | Hard (i) | Darija Jurak | Nina Bratchikova Urszula Radwańska | 2–6, 0–6 | |
| Winner | 3. | 7 May 2007 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Josipa Bek | Karolina Kosińska  Arina Rodionova | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 4. | 14 July 2007 | Toruń, Poland | Clay | Stefanie Vögele | Magdalena Kiszczyńska Natalia Kołat | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 August 2007 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Darija Jurak | Michaela Paštiková Kathrin Wörle | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 5. | 24 September 2007 | Podgorica, Montenegro | Clay |  Danica Krstajić | Ivana Abramović Maria Abramović | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Runner-up | 6. | 8 October 2007 | Reggio Calabria, Italy | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | Marta Marrero María José Martínez Sánchez | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Runner-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, 6–2 | |
| Winner | 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, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 8. | 8 February 2010 | Vale do Lobo, Portugal | Hard | Julia Mayr Evelyn Mayr | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Winner | 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, 1–6 | |
| Runner-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 |