Sandra Klemenschits


Sandra Klemenschits is an Austrian former professional tennis player. She has won one WTA doubles title and 40 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit as of March 2016.
Klemenschits announced that the 2016 Generali Ladies Linz would be her last tournament, her retirement from professional tennis.

Career

2013

Klemenschits has had the best season of her career in 2013. She made a main draw appearance in a Grand Slam doubles event for the first time in over two years. Partnering with Romina Oprandi, Klemenschits made it to the second round of Wimbledon, her farthest appearance in a Grand Slam tournament. After Wimbledon, Klemenschits had great success on the European clay with her regular partner of that year, Andreja Klepač. The team made the semifinals in Budapest and the week after won its first WTA title at Klemenschits' home tournament, Gastein Ladies, in Bad Gastein, Austria.

Personal life

In January 2007 Klemenschits and her twin sister Daniela with whom she was regularly playing doubles were diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, forcing them to retire. Her sister died of the cancer on 9 April 2008. Klemenschits returned to the doubles tour in July 2008, and has since won more ITF doubles titles as well as her first WTA doubles title in July 2013.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.21 May 2005İstanbul Cup, Istanbul, TurkeyHard Daniela Klemenschits Marta Marrero
Antonella Serra Zanetti
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up2.24 April 2011Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem, Fes, MoroccoClay Nina Bratchikova Andrea Hlaváčková
Renata Voráčová
3–6, 4–6
Winner1.21 July 2013Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, AustriaClay Andreja Klepač Kristina Barrois
Eleni Daniilidou
6–1, 6–4

ITF Career Finals

Singles: 8 (5–3)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.31 July 2000Rabat, MoroccoClay Ekaterina Kozhokina7–5, 6–1
Winner2.2 October 2000Cairo, EgyptClay Zuzana Kučová1–4, 2–4, 4–1, 5–4, 5–3
Winner3.23 April 2001Bournemouth, Great BritainClay Natalia Egorova4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Winner4.15 October 2001Giza, EgyptClay Goulnara Fattakhetdinova6–3, 6–3
Runner-up1.15 April 2002Hvar, CroatiaClay Edina Gallovits6–2, 6–1
Runner-up2.28 July 2003Gardone Val Trompia, ItalyClay Alice Canepa6–2, 6–3
Winner5.12 January 2005Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Kyra Nagy6–4, 6–1
Runner-up3.26 June 2006Anif, AustriaClay Katalin Marosiwalkover

Doubles: 83 (40–43)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Winner1.31 July 2000Rabat, MoroccoClay Daniela Klemenschits Bianca Kamper
Ekaterina Kozhokina
7–6, 6–0
Runner-up1.21 August 2000Kastoria, GreeceCarpet Daniela Klemenschits Eleni Daniilidou
Evagelia Roussi
6–3, 6–4
Winner2.2 October 2000Cairo, EgyptClay Daniela Klemenschits Andrea Masaryková
Aliénor Tricerri
4–1, 4–1, 4–2
Winner3.9 October 2000Cairo, EgyptClay Daniela Klemenschits Barbora Blahutiaková
Zuzana Kučová
4–0, 4–0, 4–0
Winner4.18 November 2000Beersheba, IsraelHard Daniela Klemenschits Giulia Meruzzi
Leonne Muller Van Moppe
4–0, 4–0, 5–3
Runner-up2.27 November 2000Arad, IsraelHard Daniela Klemenschits Giulia Meruzzi
Leonne Muller Van Moppe
5–4, 4–1, 4–2
Runner-up3.12 February 2001Faro, PortugalHard Daniela Klemenschits Olga Vymetálková
Gabriela Navrátilová
6–0, 6–2
Winner5.5 March 2001Buchen, GermanyCarpet Daniela Klemenschits Adrienn Hegedűs
Eszter Molnár
7–6, 7–6
Winner6.2 April 2001Athens, GreeceClay Daniela Klemenschits Marijana Kovačević
Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
6–3, 7–5
Winner7.16 April 2001Belgrade, YugoslaviaClay Daniela Klemenschits Dragana Ilić
Ana Timotić
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up4.23 April 2001Bournemouth, United KingdomClay Daniela Klemenschits Maki Arai
Julia Smith
6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner8.7 May 2001Tortosa, SpainClay Daniela Klemenschits Severine Beltrame
Capucine Rousseau
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up5.28 May 2001Biella, ItalyClay Daniela Klemenschits Joana Cortez
Vanessa Menga
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up6.23 June 2001Båstad, SwedenClay Daniela Klemenschits Leanne Baker
Manisha Malhotra
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up7.6 August 2001Hechingen, GermanyClay Daniela Klemenschits Magdalena Kučerová
Lydia Steinbach
5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up8.1 October 2001Plzeň, Czech RepublicCarpet Daniela Klemenschits Olga Vymetálková
Gabriela Navrátilová
6–2, 6–3
Winner9.15 October 2001Giza, EgyptClay Daniela Klemenschits Olena Antypina
Yuliana Fedak
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up9.22 October 2001Cairo, EgyptClay Daniela Klemenschits Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Elena Yaryshka
7–6, 6–3
Winner10.19 November 2001Mallorca, SpainClay Daniela Klemenschits Silvia Disderi
Anna Floris
7–5, 6–4
Winner11.26 November 2001Mallorca, SpainClay Daniela Klemenschits Silvia Disderi
Anna Floris
6–3, 6–4
Winner12.15 April 2002Hvar, CroatiaClay Daniela Klemenschits Olena Antypina
Lenka Tvarošková
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up10.22 April 2002Cavtat, CroatiaClay Daniela Klemenschits Susanne Trik
Suzanne van Hartingsveldt
6–1, 6–3
Winner13.6 May 2002Zadar, CroatiaClay Daniela Klemenschits Tina Hergold
Sanda Mamić
6–4, 6–4
Winner14.17 June 2002Velp, NetherlandsClay Daniela Klemenschits Helena Ejeson
Kika Hogendoorn
6–2, 6–1
Winner15.23 September 2002Sopron, HungaryClay Daniela Klemenschits Milena Nekvapilová
Hana Šromová
6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up11.7 April 2003Antalya, TurkeyClay Daniela Klemenschits Zuzana Černá
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–3, 6–2
Winner16.28 April 2003Pula, CroatiaClay Daniela Klemenschits Jana Macurová
Zuzana Zemenová
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up12.26 May 2003Zadar, CroatiaClay Daniela Klemenschits Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Darija Jurak
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up13.28 July 2003Gardone Val Trompia, ItalyClay Daniela Klemenschits Kildine Chevalier
Silvia Disderi
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up14.4 August 2003Hechingen, GermanyClay Daniela Klemenschits Angelika Bachmann
Jasmin Wöhr
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up15.15 September 2003Sofia, BulgariaClay Daniela Klemenschits Dessislava Topalova
Dragana Zarić
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up16.12 January 2004Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Daniela Klemenschits Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Hana Šromová
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up17.8 March 2004Rome, ItalyClay Daniela Klemenschits Alice Canepa
Emily Stellato
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up18.29 March 2004Rabat, MoroccoClay Daniela Klemenschits Maria Fernanda Alves
Carla Tiene
6–1, 7–6
Winner17.26 April 2004Taranto, ItalyClay Daniela Klemenschits Stefanie Haidner
Patricia Wartusch
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up19.16 August 2004Enschede, NetherlandsClay Daniela Klemenschits Susanne Trik
Tessy van de Ven
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up20.23 August 2004Alphen aan den Rijn, NetherlandsClay Daniela Klemenschits Leslie Butkiewicz
Eveline Vanhyfte
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up21.4 October 2004Girona, SpainClay Daniela Klemenschits Erica Krauth
Jasmin Wöhr
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner18.13 December 2004Valašské Meziříčí, Czech RepublicHard Daniela Klemenschits Lucie Hradecká
Eva Hrdinová
walkover
Winner19.12 January 2005Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Daniela Klemenschits Kristina Grigorian
Oxana Lyubtsova
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up22.24 January 2005Belfort, FranceHard Daniela Klemenschits Michelle Gerards
Anousjka van Exel
6–1, 4–2 ret.
Runner-up23.15 March 2005Morelia, MexicoHard Daniela Klemenschits Jorgelina Cravero
Veronica Spiegel
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up24.29 March 2005Poza Rica, MexicoHard Daniela Klemenschits Seda Noorlander
Mara Santangelo
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up25.30 May 2005Raanana, IsraelHard Daniela Klemenschits Tzipora Obziler
Shahar Pe'er
7–6, 1–6, 6–2
Runner-up26.6 June 2005Zagreb, CroatiaClay Daniela Klemenschits Lucie Hradecká
Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up27.24 April 2006Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceClay Daniela Klemenschits Sophie Lefèvre
Aurélie Védy
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up28.21 June 2006Fontanafredda, ItalyClay Daniela Klemenschits Andrea Hlaváčková
Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up29.26 June 2006Anif, AustriaClay Daniela Klemenschits Katalin Marosi
Marina Tavares
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up30.18 July 2006Darmstadt, GermanyClay Daniela Klemenschits Monica Niculescu
Yevgenia Savransky
1–6, 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up31.22 August 2006Bielefeld, GermanyClay Daniela Klemenschits Carmen Klaschka
Justine Ozga
6–7, 6–3, 6–3
Winner20.31 October 2006Erding, GermanyCarpet Daniela Klemenschits Carmen Klaschka
Annette Kolb
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner21.26 August 2008Pörtschach am Wörthersee, AustriaClay Barbara Hellwig Dalila Jakupović
Sofiya Kovalets
2–6, 6–2,
Winner22.14 January 2009Glasgow, United KingdomHard Claudine Schaul Nicolette van Uitert
Viktoria Yemialyanava
6–3, 4–6,
Winner23.24 February 2009Biberach, GermanyHard Melanie Klaffner Kristina Barrois
Yvonne Meusburger
3–6, 6–4,
Runner-up32.6 April 2009Tourhout, BelgiumHard Julia Görges Michaëlla Krajicek
Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up33.4 May 2009Bucharest, RomaniaClay Julia Görges Irina-Camelia Begu
Simona Halep
2–6, 6–0,
Winner24.26 May 2009Grado, ItalyClay Anikó Kapros Jorgelina Cravero
Anna Tatishvili
6–3, 6–0
Winner25.15 June 2009Padova, ItalyClay Anikó Kapros Elena Pioppo
Valentina Sulpizio
7–6, 6–1
Winner26.3 August 2009Monteroni, ItalyClay Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Margalita Chakhnashvili
Nicole Clerico
6–3, 6–4
Winner27.11 August 2009Trnava, Slovak RepublicClay Vladimíra Uhlířová Michaela Paštiková
Darina Šeděnková
6–4, 6–2
Winner28.8 September 2009Biella, ItalyClay Vladimíra Uhlířová Darya Kustova
Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–3,
Winner29.14 September 2009Mestre, ItalyClay Romina Oprandi Kristina Barrois
Yvonne Meusburger
6–4, 6–1
Winner30.2 December 2009Přerov, Czech RepublicHard Andreja Klepač Darija Jurak
Katalin Marosi
7–6, 3–6,
Winner31.14 June 2010Padova, ItalyClay Andreja Klepač Claudia Giovine
Valentina Sulpizio
4–6, 6–4,
Winner32.21 June 2010Getxo, SpainClay Andreja Klepač Lu Jingjing
Laura Siegemund
6–0, 6–0
Winner33.17 August 2010Olomouc, Czech RepublicClay Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Iveta Gerlová
Lucie Kriegsmannová
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up34.13 September 2010Sofia, BulgariaClay Tatjana Maria Eleni Daniilidou
Jasmin Wöhr
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up35.6 October 2010Barnstaple, United KingdomHard Tatjana Maria Andrea Hlaváčková
Michaëlla Krajicek
7–6, 6–2
Winner34.18 October 2010Saint-Raphaël, FranceHard Tatjana Maria Estrella Cabeza Candela
Laura Pous Tió
6–2, 6–4
Winner35.12 April 2011Casablanca, MoroccoClay Kristina Mladenovic Magda Linette
Katarzyna Piter
6–3, 3–6,
Winner36.2 August 2011Hechingen, GermanyClay Tatjana Maria Korina Perkovic
Laura Siegemund
4–6, 6–2,
Runner-up36.24 August 2011Istanbul, TurkeyHard Irena Pavlovic Julie Coin
Eva Hrdinová
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up37.25 October 2011Barnstaple, United KingdomHard Tatjana Maria Eva Birnerová
Anne Keothavong
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up38.19 March 2012La Marsa, TunisiaClay Mervana Jugić-Salkić Ulrikke Eikeri
Isabella Shinikova
6–3, 6–4
Winner37.26 June 2012Stuttgart, GermanyClay Tatjana Maria Lenka Juríková
Zuzana Luknárová
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up39.2 July 2012Biella, ItalyClay Tatjana Maria Eva Hrdinová
Mervana Jugić-Salkić
1–6, 6–3,
Runner-up40.31 July 2012Trnava, Slovak RepublicClay Marta Domachowska Elena Bogdan
Renata Voráčová
7–6, 6–4
Winner38.7 August 2012Hechingen, GermanyClay Mervana Jugić-Salkić Natela Dzalamidze
Renata Voráčová
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up41.13 November 2012Zawada, PolandCarpet Kristina Barrois Karolína Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková
6–3, 6–1
Winner39.4 June 2013Marseille, FranceClay Andreja Klepač Asia Muhammad
Allie Will
1–6, 6–4,
Winner40.2 August 2014Plzeň, Czech RepublicClay Renata Voráčová Lidziya Marozava
Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up42.16 February 2015Altenkirchen, GermanyCarpet Tatjana Maria Antonia Lottner
Ana Vrljić
4–6, 6–3,
Runner-up43.16 March 2015Seville, SpainClay Dinah Pfizenmaier Victoria Kan
Ekaterine Gorgodze
3–6, 2–6

Women's doubles performance timeline