Sanja Ančić
| Country |
 Croatia |
| Residence |
Split, Croatia |
| Born |
July 18, 1988 (1988-07-18) (age 23)
Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Height |
1.78 m [1] |
| Weight |
134 lbs. (61 kg) |
| Turned pro |
n/a |
| Retired |
Active |
| Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$64,537 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
90–40 |
| Career titles |
0 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 159 (September 11, 2006) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
- |
| French Open |
- |
| Wimbledon |
- |
| US Open |
- |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
19–19 |
| Career titles |
0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking |
No. 240 (March 5, 2007) |
| Last updated on: January 8, 2009. |
Sanja Ančić (born 18 July 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player born in Split to Stipe and Nilda Ančić. Ančić plays right-handed, has a two-handed backhand and is the sister of professional tennis players Ivica and Mario Ančić.
She has not won any WTA Tour tournaments yet, but managed to win a total of eight ITF tournaments in singles and one in doubles. She played alongside her brother in the 2007 Hopman Cup. Her highest singles ranking is 159th which she reached on 11 September 2006, while on 18 December 2006 she reached her highest doubles ranking, position 250.
[edit] Professional titles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
Legend (Doubles) |
| Tier I (0) |
Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV (0) |
Tier IV (0) |
| Grand Slam Title (0) |
Grand Slam Title (0) |
| WTA Tour Championship (0) |
WTA Tour Championship (0) |
| ITF Circuit (8) |
ITF Circuit (1) |
[edit] Singles (8)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
July 25, 2004 |
Ancona, Italy |
Clay |
 Ekaterina Ivanova |
6–2 6–1 |
| 2. |
October 10, 2004 |
Dubrovnik, Croatia |
Clay |
 Lenka Dlhopolcova |
6–4 6–2 |
| 3. |
April 10, 2005 |
Makarska, Croatia |
Clay |
 Emilie Bacquet |
6–4 6–3 |
| 4. |
April 17, 2005 |
Hvar, Croatia |
Clay |
 Maša Zec Peškirič |
6–3 6–1 |
| 5. |
April 24, 2005 |
Bol, Croatia |
Clay |
Ivana Lisjak |
6–3 6–1 |
| 6. |
June 11, 2006 |
Grado, Italy |
Clay |
Ana Vrljić |
6–4 3–6 6–4 |
| 7. |
August 20, 2006 |
Rimini, Italy |
Clay |
Dominika Cibulková |
7–6 3–6 6–3 |
| 8. |
10 September 2006 |
Mestre, Italy |
Clay |
 Sandra Klosel |
6–1 6–2 |
[edit] Doubles (1)
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Ancic, Sanja |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Tennis player |
| Date of birth |
July 18, 1988 |
| Place of birth |
Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Croatia
Ekaterina Ivanova
Lenka Dlhopolcova
Emilie Bacquet
Maša Zec Peškirič
Sandra Klosel
Tamira Paszek
Joana Cortez
Karolina Kosińska
