Sabrina Goleš

Sabrina Goleš (born 3 June 1965) is a former Croatian tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia.

Sabrina Goleš
Country (sports) Yugoslavia
Born (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965
Stari Mikanovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro1983
Retired1990
Prize moneyUS$353,941
Singles
Career record102–109
Career titles1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 27 (2 February 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1990)
French Open4R (1984)
Wimbledon2R (1987)
US Open3R (1989)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesF (1984, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record87–91
Career titles3 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 55 (19 January 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open3R (1990)
French Open3R (1984)
Wimbledon1R (1984, 1985, 1989, 1990)
US Open3R (1986)

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 15-year-old 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 before losing to Sabatini.

Goleš has career wins over top 10 players Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Bettina Bunge, Kathy Rinaldi, Lisa Bonder, Katerina Maleeva, Manuela Maleeva, Carling Bassett, Hana Mandlíková, Andrea Temesvári, 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 Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V0
Olympic Games0
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 23 April 1984 Taranto, Italy Clay Sandra Cecchini 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 11 August 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, California, USA Hard Steffi Graf 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 16 November 1986 San Juan, Puerto Rico Hard Raffaella Reggi 6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Winner 4. 4 October 1987 Paris, France Clay Sandra Wasserman 7–5, 6–1

Doubles 8 (3–5)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III0
Tier IV & V2
Olympic Games0
Titles by Surface
Hard0
Clay2
Grass0
Carpet1
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 11 November 1985 Hilversum, Netherlands Carpet Sandra Cecchini Marcella Mesker
Catherine Tanvier
2–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 27 April 1986 Wild Dunes, South Carolina Clay Sandra Cecchini Laura Gildemeister
Marcela Skuherská
4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 4 October 1987 Paris, France Clay Sandra Cecchini Isabelle Demongeot
Nathalie Tauziat
6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 7 August 1988 Athens, Greece Clay Judith Wiesner Silke Frankl
Sabine Hack
7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 5. 14 August 1988 Sofia, Bulgaria Hard Katerina Maleeva Conchita Martínez
Barbara Paulus
6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Winner 6. 7 May 1989 Taranto, Italy Clay Mercedes Paz Sophie Amiach
Emmanuelle Derly
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 7. 30 July 1989 Båstad, Sweden Clay Katerina Maleeva Mercedes Paz
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 29 April 1990 Barcelona, Spain Clay Patricia Tarabini Mercedes Paz
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
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
Runner-up 1. 28 March 1983 Taranto, Italy Clay Sandra Cecchini 7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 4 April 1983 Caserta, Italy Clay Sandra Cecchini 6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Winner 3. 18 April 1983 Bari, Italy Clay Elizabeth Minter 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 Renata Šašak Elizabeth Minter
Bernadette Randall-Marshall
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 18 April 1983 Bari, Italy Clay Renata Šašak Elizabeth Minter
Anne Harris
4–6, 2–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament19831984198519861987198819891990Career SR
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

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