Saša Tuksar
| Country (sports) |
 Croatia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Mursko Središće |
| Born |
12 May 1983 Čakovec, Croatia |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $158,054 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–8 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 153 (15 Aug 2005) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2005, 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 397 (15 Jan 2007) |
Saša Tuksar (SAH-shə /ˈsɑːʃə/; born Čakovec, 12 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.[1]
Tuksar made the second round of the Croatia Open in 2003, beating Albert Montañés, who retired hurt after losing the first set.[2] It would be the only match he won on the ATP Tour.[3]
The Croatian played in two French Opens during his career.[2] He lost to 12th seed Nikolay Davydenko in the first round of the 2005 French Open.[2] The following year he returned to Roland Garros and was drawn up against another Russian, Mikhail Youzhny, who beat him in four sets.[2]
He appeared in two Davis Cup ties for the Croatian team. In 2004 he played in Croatia's World Group play-off with Belgium. He took part in a singles rubber, which he lost to Olivier Rochus, although Croatia would go on to win the tie. Two years later, with Argentina and Croatia locked at 2-2 in their World Group quarter-final, Tuksar played the deciding rubber against Juan Ignacio Chela, filling in for Mario Ančić who had a back injury. He lost in four sets.[4]
In September 2010, Tuksar was involved in a traffic accident in which the other passenger, a young tennis player whom Tuksar had coached, sustained fatal injuries.[5] In November 2011, charges were brought against Tuksar at which time he invoked his right to silence.[6]
References
- ↑ Index.hr 2005 9 9 "Hravtski tenisači Roko Karanušić i Saša Tuksar su se zbog ekspresnog ispadanja iz Challenger turnira u ukrajinskom Donjecku našli pod sumnjom u kladioničarske namještaljke."
- 1 2 3 4 ATP World Tour Profile
- ↑ ITF Tennis Profile
- ↑ Davis Cup Profile
- ↑ Institucije istražuju tenisača S. Tuksara zbog prometne nesreće u Mađarskoj 29 Nov 2011
- ↑ "Bivši tenisač Saša Tuksar pod istragom: Kriv je za nesreću u kojoj je poginuo jedan od najtalentiranijih tenisača Europe?". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-03-12.