Sabrina Goleš

Sabrina Goleš

Country (sports)	Yugoslavia
Born	3 June 1965 Stari Mikanovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Prize money	US$277,281
Singles
Career record	102–109
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 27 (2 February 1987)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (1990)
French Open	4R (1984)
Wimbledon	2R (1987)
US Open	3R (1989)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	F (1984, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record	87–91
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 55 (19 January 1987)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1990)
French Open	3R (1984)
Wimbledon	1R (1984, 1985, 1989, 1990)
US Open	3R (1986)
Medal record Competitor for  Yugoslavia Universiade 1987 Zagreb Mixed Doubles 1987 Zagreb Singles

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

Biography

Sabrina Goleš was ranked 3rd junior in the world in 1983 (she won Italian Open juniors,Rolex Port Washington and semifinals Roland Garros and Orange Bowl,qf US Open) Goleš competed for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. There she made it through to the finals, losing 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 to 15-year-old Steffi Graf. The same year, Goleš reached the Federation Cup semifinals as part of the Yugoslav team, losing to eventual champions Czechoslovakia.

In 1987, Goleš won the prestigious 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, Hana Mandlíková, Andrea Temesvári, and Virginia Wade.

Goleš was the captain of the Federation Cup team of Yugoslavia and went on to coach the Federation Cup team of Croatia between 1992 and 1994.^[1]

WTA Tour finals

Singles 4 (1–3)

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Olympic Games	0

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 Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 2 Olympic Games 0

Titles by Surface Hard 0 Clay 2 Grass 0 Carpet 1

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 Skuherska	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

References

1. "Sabrina Goleš". WWW.HR (in Croatian). CARNet/FER. 4 February 2009. Hrvatska ukratko > Sport > Sportaši > Tenis. Retrieved 8 March 2012.

External links

• Sabrina Goleš at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sabrina Goleš at the Fed Cup