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Born | Stari Mikanovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | 3 June 1965||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$353,941 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 102–109 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 27 (2 February 1987) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R (1990) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 4R (1984) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R (1987) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1989) | ||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | F (1984, demonstration) 1988 Seoul won against Aranxta Sanchez, lost to Sabatini | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 87–91 | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 55 (19 January 1987) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (1990) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 3R (1984) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (1984, 1985, 1989, 1990) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 3R (1986) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sabrina Goleš (born 3 June 1965) is a former Yugoslav tennis player.[1]
Biography
Sabrina Goleš was ranked no. 3 among juniors in the world in 1983 (in the juniors, she won the Italian Open and Rolex Port Washington, reached the semifinals at Roland Garros and the Orange Bowl, and the quarterfinals at the US Open).
Goleš competed for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, where she made it to the finals, losing 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 to Steffi Graf. The same year, Goleš was part of the Yugoslav team that reached the Federation Cup semifinals.
In 1987, Goleš won the WTA tournament in Paris and four titles in doubles. She also competed in 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul where she beat Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Goleš has career wins over top 10 players Kathleen Horvath, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Bettina Bunge, Kathy Rinaldi, Lisa Bonder, Katerina Maleeva, Manuela Maleeva, Carling Bassett, Hana Mandlíková, Andrea Temesvári, Nathalie Tauziat, and Virginia Wade.
Goleš was the captain of the Fed Cup team of Yugoslavia and coached the Fed Cup team of Croatia from 1992 to 1994.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 4 (1–3)
Legend | |
Grand Slam | 0 |
WTA Championships | 0 |
Tier I | 0 |
Tier II | 0 |
Tier III | 0 |
Tier IV & V | 0 |
Olympic Games | 0 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Apr 1984 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2. | Aug 1984 | Los Angeles Olympics, US | Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | Nov 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | ![]() |
6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Oct 1987 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles 8 (3–5)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Nov 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | Apr 1986 | Wild Dunes, South Carolina | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 1987 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | Aug 1988 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 5. | Aug 1988 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | May 1989 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | Jul 1989 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 8. | Apr 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (1–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 28 March 1983 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
7–6, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 April 1983 | Caserta, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 18 April 1983 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Doubles (0–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 28 March 1983 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 April 1983 | Bari, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 |
French Open | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 |
US Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 7 |
SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 22 |
Year-end ranking | 110 | 55 | 54 | 30 | 64 | 59 | 105 | 203 |
References
- ↑ "Sabrina Goles-Babic | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 26 May 2021.