Sandra Načuk


Sandra Načuk is a former professional tennis player who played for Serbia and Montenegro. She reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 81 in August 1999.
Načuk's career highlight was reaching the third round of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships singles tournament, defeating Jelena Kostanić and Lucie Ahl. She won one WTA Tour doubles title in her career, at Budapest in 1999, partnering with Eugenia Kulikovskaya. She also won her biggest ITF Women's Circuit singles title in 1998 at Poitiers.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

OutcomeDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner25 April 1999Budapest, HungaryClay Evgenia Kulikovskaya Laura Montalvo
Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up8 August 1999Knokke-Heist, BelgiumClay Evgenia Kulikovskaya Eva Martincová
Elena Pampoulova
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up23 April 2000Budapest, HungaryClay Jelena Kostanić Lubomira Bacheva
Cristina Torrens Valero
0–6, 2–6

ITF finals

Singles (4–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.11 August 1996Rebecq, BelgiumClay Virginie Massart6–1, 2–6, 6–0
Winner2.15 September 1996Albena, BulgariaClay Alina Tecsor7–5, 7–6
Runner-up1.2 November 1997Edinburgh, ScotlandHard Barbara Schwartz6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner3.21 February 1998Redbridge, EnglandHard Lorna Woodroffe6–4, 6–3
Winner4.1 November 1998Poitiers, FranceHard Elena Makarova6–0, 5–7, 6–1

Doubles (5–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.20 April 1997Bari, ItalyClay Dragana Zarić Tzipi Obziler
Anna Smashnova
6–4, 6–2
Winner2.31 August 1997Athens, GreeceClay Evgenia Kulikovskaya Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Marina Escobar
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up1.21 September 1997Sofia, BulgariaClay Dragana Zarić Sandra Klösel
Karin Kschwendt
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up2.19 October 1997Southampton, EnglandCarpet Lenka Cenková Julie Pullin
Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 1–6
Winner3.16 September 2001Bordeaux, FranceClay Dragana Zarić Conchita Martínez Granados
Antonella Serra Zanetti
6–2, 7–6
Runner-up3.4 November 2001Bolton, EnglandHard Dragana Zarić Maria Goloviznina
Bahia Mouhtassine
4–6, 3–6
Winner4.2 June 2002Mostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Tina Hergold Katarina Dašković
Katalin Marosi
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up4.16 June 2002Grado, ItalyClay Natacha Randriantefy Gloria Pizzichini
Hana Šromová
3–6, 5–7
Winner5.23 June 2002Gorizia, ItalyClay Tina Hergold Arantxa Parra Santonja
Carla Tiene
6–4, 6–3