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Sandra Klemenschits

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Sandra Klemenschits
Country (sports) Austria
Born (1982-11-13) 13 November 1982 (age 41)
Salzburg, Austria
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1999
RetiredOctober 2016
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$265,950
Singles
Career record151–102
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 318 (11 June 2001)
Doubles
Career record442–348
Career titles1 WTA, 40 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 55 (17 March 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2014)
French Open1R (2011, 2014)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
US Open2R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup11–10

Sandra Klemenschits (born 13 November 1982) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour (with Andreja Klepač) and 40 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1][2]

Klemenschits announced that the 2016 Generali Ladies Linz would be her last tournament before her retirement from professional tennis.[3]

Career

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2013

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Klemenschits has had the best season of her career in 2013. She made a main-draw appearance in a major doubles event for the first time in over two years. Partnering with Romina Oprandi, she 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

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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. Sandra 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.[4]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Winner — Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 21 May 2005 İstanbul Cup, Turkey Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Spain Marta Marrero
Italy Antonella Serra Zanetti
4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 2. 24 April 2011 Fes Grand Prix, Morocco Clay Russia Nina Bratchikova Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
3–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 21 July 2013 Gastein Ladies, Austria Clay Slovenia Andreja Klepač Germany Kristina Barrois
Greece Eleni Daniilidou
6–1, 6–4

ITF finals

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (5–3)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 31 July 2000 Rabat, Morocco Clay Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina 7–5, 6–1
Winner 2. 2 October 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Slovakia Zuzana Kučová 1–4, 2–4, 4–1, 5–4(4), 5–3
Winner 3. 23 April 2001 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Soviet Union Natalia Egorova 4–6, 6–2, 6–0
Winner 4. 15 October 2001 Giza, Egypt Clay Russia Goulnara Fattakhetdinova 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 15 April 2002 Hvar, Croatia Clay Romania Edina Gallovits 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 28 July 2003 Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Italy Alice Canepa 6–2, 6–3
Winner 5. 12 January 2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Hungary Kyra Nagy 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 26 June 2006 Anif, Austria Clay Hungary Katalin Marosi w/o

Doubles: 83 (40–43)

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Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 31 July 2000 Rabat, Morocco Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Austria Bianca Kamper
Russia Ekaterina Kozhokina
7–6(4), 6–0
Runner-up 1. 21 August 2000 Kastoria, Greece Carpet Austria Daniela Klemenschits Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Greece Evagelia Roussi
6–3, 6–4
Winner 2. 2 October 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Slovakia Andrea Masaryková
Switzerland Aliénor Tricerri
4–1, 4–1, 4–2
Winner 3. 9 October 2000 Cairo, Egypt Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Slovakia Barbora Blahutiaková
Slovakia Zuzana Kučová
4–0, 4–0, 4–0
Winner 4. 18 November 2000 Beersheba, Israel Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Italy Giulia Meruzzi
Netherlands Leonne Muller van Moppe
4–0, 4–0, 5–3
Runner-up 2. 27 November 2000 Arad, Israel Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Italy Giulia Meruzzi
Netherlands Leonne Muller van Moppe
5–4(4), 4–1, 4–2
Runner-up 3. 12 February 2001 Faro, Portugal Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
6–0, 6–2
Winner 5. 5 March 2001 Buchen, Germany Carpet (i) Austria Daniela Klemenschits Hungary Adrienn Hegedűs
Hungary Eszter Molnár
7–6(5), 7–6(8)
Winner 6. 2 April 2001 Athens, Greece Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Croatia Marijana Kovačević
Bulgaria Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
6–3, 7–5
Winner 7. 16 April 2001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Ilić
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ana Timotić
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 23 April 2001 Bournemouth, UK Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Japan Maki Arai
United Kingdom Julia Smith
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3
Winner 8. 7 May 2001 Tortosa, Spain Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits France Severine Beltrame
France Capucine Rousseau
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 28 May 2001 Biella, Italy Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Brazil Joana Cortez
Brazil Vanessa Menga
7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 23 June 2001 Båstad, Sweden Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits New Zealand Leanne Baker
India Manisha Malhotra
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 6 August 2001 Hechingen, Germany Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Germany Magdalena Kučerová
Germany Lydia Steinbach
5–7, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 8. 1 October 2001 Plzeň, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková
Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
6–2, 6–3
Winner 9. 15 October 2001 Giza, Egypt Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Ukraine Olena Antypina
Ukraine Yuliana Fedak
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 9. 22 October 2001 Cairo, Egypt Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Russia Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Belarus Elena Yaryshka
7–6(2), 6–3
Winner 10. 19 November 2001 Mallorca, Spain Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Italy Silvia Disderi
Italy Anna Floris
7–5, 6–4
Winner 11. 26 November 2001 Mallorca, Spain Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Italy Silvia Disderi
Italy Anna Floris
6–3, 6–4
Winner 12. 15 April 2002 Hvar, Croatia Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Ukraine Olena Antypina
Slovakia Lenka Tvarošková
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 10. 22 April 2002 Cavtat, Croatia Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Netherlands Susanne Trik
Netherlands Suzanne van Hartingsveldt
6–1, 6–3
Winner 13. 6 May 2002 Zadar, Croatia Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Slovenia Tina Hergold
Croatia Sanda Mamić
6–4, 6–4
Winner 14. 17 June 2002 Velp, Netherlands Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Sweden Helena Ejeson
Netherlands Kika Hogendoorn
6–2, 6–1
Winner 15. 23 September 2002 Sopron, Hungary Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Milena Nekvapilová
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
6–7(2), 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 11. 7 April 2003 Antalya, Turkey Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Zuzana Černá
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–3, 6–2
Winner 16. 28 April 2003 Pula, Croatia Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Jana Macurová
Slovakia Zuzana Zemenová
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 12. 26 May 2003 Zadar, Croatia Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Croatia Darija Jurak
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 13. 28 July 2003 Gardone Val Trompia, Italy Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits France Kildine Chevalier
Italy Silvia Disderi
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 14. 4 August 2003 Hechingen, Germany Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Germany Angelika Bachmann
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 15. 15 September 2003 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Bulgaria Dessislava Topalova
Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 16. 12 January 2004 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Russia Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Czech Republic Hana Šromová
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 17. 8 March 2004 Rome, Italy Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Italy Alice Canepa
Italy Emily Stellato
6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up 18. 29 March 2004 Rabat, Morocco Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Brazil Maria Fernanda Alves
Brazil Carla Tiene
6–1, 7–6(5)
Winner 17. 26 April 2004 Taranto, Italy Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Austria Stefanie Haidner
Austria Patricia Wartusch
6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 19. 16 August 2004 Enschede, Netherlands Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Netherlands Susanne Trik
Netherlands Tessy van de Ven
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Runner-up 20. 23 August 2004 Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Belgium Leslie Butkiewicz
Belgium Eveline Vanhyfte
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 21. 4 October 2004 Girona, Spain Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Argentina Erica Krauth
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 18. 13 December 2004 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic Hard (i) Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
w/o
Winner 19. 12 January 2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Russia Kristina Grigorian
Ukraine Oxana Lyubtsova
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 22. 24 January 2005 Belfort, France Hard (i) Austria Daniela Klemenschits Netherlands Michelle Gerards
Netherlands Anousjka van Exel
6–1, 4–2 ret.
Runner-up 23. 15 March 2005 Morelia, Mexico Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Argentina Veronica Spiegel
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 24. 29 March 2005 Poza Rica, Mexico Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Netherlands Seda Noorlander
Italy Mara Santangelo
6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up 25. 30 May 2005 Raanana, Israel Hard Austria Daniela Klemenschits Israel Tzipora Obziler
Israel Shahar Pe'er
7–6(2), 1–6, 6–2
Runner-up 26. 6 June 2005 Zagreb, Croatia Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 27. 24 April 2006 Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits France Sophie Lefèvre
France Aurélie Védy
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(1)
Runner-up 28. 21 June 2006 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 29. 26 June 2006 Anif, Austria Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Hungary Katalin Marosi
Brazil Marina Tavares
3–6, 7–6(2), 6–3
Runner-up 30. 18 July 2006 Darmstadt, Germany Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Romania Monica Niculescu
Israel Yevgenia Savransky
1–6, 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up 31. 22 August 2006 Bielefeld, Germany Clay Austria Daniela Klemenschits Germany Carmen Klaschka
Germany Justine Ozga
6–7(1), 6–3, 6–3
Winner 20. 31 October 2006 Erding, Germany Carpet (i) Austria Daniela Klemenschits Germany Carmen Klaschka
Germany Annette Kolb
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 21. 26 August 2008 Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria Clay Austria Barbara Hellwig Slovenia Dalila Jakupović
Ukraine Sofiya Kovalets
2–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Winner 22. 14 January 2009 Glasgow, United Kingdom Hard (i) Luxembourg Claudine Schaul Netherlands Nicolette van Uitert
Belarus Viktoria Yemialyanava
6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
Winner 23. 24 February 2009 Biberach, Germany Hard (i) Austria Melanie Klaffner Germany Kristina Barrois
Austria Yvonne Meusburger
3–6, 6–4, [17–15]
Runner-up 32. 6 April 2009 Tourhout, Belgium Hard (i) Germany Julia Görges Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 33. 4 May 2009 Bucharest, Romania Clay Germany Julia Görges Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Simona Halep
2–6, 6–0, [12–10]
Winner 24. 26 May 2009 Grado, Italy Clay Hungary Anikó Kapros Argentina Jorgelina Cravero
Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
6–3, 6–0
Winner 25. 15 June 2009 Padova, Italy Clay Hungary Anikó Kapros Italy Elena Pioppo
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
7–6(4), 6–1
Winner 26. 3 August 2009 Monteroni, Italy Clay Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Georgia (country) Margalita Chakhnashvili
Italy Nicole Clerico
6–3, 6–4
Winner 27. 11 August 2009 Trnava, Slovak Republic Clay Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
Czech Republic Darina Šeděnková
6–4, 6–2
Winner 28. 8 September 2009 Biella, Italy Clay Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová Belarus Darya Kustova
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Winner 29. 14 September 2009 Mestre, Italy Clay Italy Romina Oprandi Germany Kristina Barrois
Austria Yvonne Meusburger
6–4, 6–1
Winner 30. 2 December 2009 Přerov, Czech Republic Hard (i) Slovenia Andreja Klepač Croatia Darija Jurak
Hungary Katalin Marosi
7–6(3), 3–6, [10–7]
Winner 31. 14 June 2010 Padova, Italy Clay Slovenia Andreja Klepač Italy Claudia Giovine
Italy Valentina Sulpizio
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Winner 32. 21 June 2010 Getxo, Spain Clay Slovenia Andreja Klepač China Lu Jingjing
Germany Laura Siegemund
6–0, 6–0
Winner 33. 17 August 2010 Olomouc, Czech Republic Clay Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová
Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 34. 13 September 2010 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Germany Tatjana Maria Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Germany Jasmin Wöhr
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 35. 6 October 2010 Barnstaple, UK Hard (i) Germany Tatjana Maria Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
7–6(4), 6–2
Winner 34. 18 October 2010 Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i) Germany Tatjana Maria Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Spain Laura Pous Tió
6–2, 6–4
Winner 35. 12 April 2011 Casablanca, Morocco Clay France Kristina Mladenovic Poland Magda Linette
Poland Katarzyna Piter
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Winner 36. 2 August 2011 Hechingen, Germany Clay Germany Tatjana Maria Germany Korina Perkovic
Germany Laura Siegemund
4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Runner-up 36. 24 August 2011 Istanbul, Turkey Hard France Irena Pavlovic France Julie Coin
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 37. 25 October 2011 Barnstaple, UK Hard (i) Germany Tatjana Maria Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
United Kingdom Anne Keothavong
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 38. 19 March 2012 La Marsa, Tunisia Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova
6–3, 6–4
Winner 37. 26 June 2012 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Germany Tatjana Maria Slovakia Lenka Juríková
Slovakia Zuzana Luknárová
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 39. 2 July 2012 Biella, Italy Clay Germany Tatjana Maria Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Runner-up 40. 31 July 2012 Trnava, Slovak Republic Clay Poland Marta Domachowska Romania Elena Bogdan
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
7–6(2), 6–4
Winner 38. 7 August 2012 Hechingen, Germany Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić Russia Natela Dzalamidze
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 41. 13 November 2012 Zawada, Poland Carpet (i) Germany Kristina Barrois Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková
6–3, 6–1
Winner 39. 4 June 2013 Marseille, France Clay Slovenia Andreja Klepač United States Asia Muhammad
United States Allie Will
1–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Winner 40. 2 August 2014 Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Belarus Lidziya Marozava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 42. 16 February 2015 Altenkirchen, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Tatjana Maria Germany Antonia Lottner
Croatia Ana Vrljić
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Runner-up 43. 16 March 2015 Seville, Spain Clay Germany Dinah Pfizenmaier Russia Victoria Kan
Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
3–6, 2–6

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 W–L
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 0–1
French Open A A 1R A A 1R 0–2
Wimbledon A A 1R Q1 2R 1R 1–3
US Open 1R A A A 2R A 1–2

References

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  1. ^ Sandra Klemenschits WTA profile.
  2. ^ Sandra Klemenschits ITF profile.
  3. ^ "WTA-Tour Sandra Klemenschits nimmt bei den Generali Ladies Linz Abschied - de.tennisnet.com". de.tennisnet.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "(Dead link with unknown title)". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.
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