Sandra Klemenschits

Sandra Klemenschits
	Klemenschits at the 2015 Nürnberger Versicherungscup
Country (sports)	Austria
Born	13 November 1982 (age 41); Salzburg, Austria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	October 2016
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$265,950
Singles
Career record	151–102
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 318 (11 June 2001)
Doubles
Career record	442–348
Career titles	1 WTA, 40 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 55 (17 March 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2014)
French Open	1R (2011, 2014)
Wimbledon	2R (2013)
US Open	2R (2013)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	11–10

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

2013

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

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

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

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	Daniela Klemenschits	Marta Marrero Antonella Serra Zanetti	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	2.	24 April 2011	Fes Grand Prix, Morocco	Clay	Nina Bratchikova	Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová	3–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	21 July 2013	Gastein Ladies, Austria	Clay	Andreja Klepač	Kristina Barrois Eleni Daniilidou	6–1, 6–4

ITF finals

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

Singles: 8 (5–3)

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

Doubles: 83 (40–43)

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

Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

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

^ Sandra Klemenschits WTA profile.
^ Sandra Klemenschits ITF profile.
^ "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.
^ "(Dead link with unknown title)". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.

External links

Sandra Klemenschits at the Women's Tennis Association
Sandra Klemenschits at the International Tennis Federation
Sandra Klemenschits at the Billie Jean King Cup

[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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