Sanja Ančić

Sanja Ančić

Full name	Sanja Ančić
Country (sports)	Croatia
Born	18 July 1988 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Retired	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$64,537
Singles
Career record	90–40
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	159 (11 September 2006)
Doubles
Career record	19–19
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	240 (5 March 2007)

Sanja Ančić (born 18 July 1988) is a Croatian tennis player. She has won a total of eight ITF tournaments in singles and one in doubles. Her highest singles ranking is world no. 159 which she reached on 11 September 2006, while on 5 March 2007 she reached her highest doubles ranking, world no. 240. Retired from 2007.

Biography

Ančić was born in Split to Stipe and Nilda Ančić. She plays right-handed, has a two-handed backhand and is the sister of professional tennis players Ivica and Mario Ančić. She played alongside her brother in the 2007 Hopman Cup.

ITF finals

Singles: 9 (8–1)

Finals by category $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $15,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (0/0) Clay (8/1) Grass (0/0) Carpet (0/0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	25 July 2004	Ancona, Italy	Clay	Ekaterina Lopes	6–2, 6–1
Winner	2.	10 October 2004	Dubrovnik, Croatia	Clay	Lenka Dlhopolcová	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	17 October 2004	Dubrovnik, Croatia	Clay	Barbara Pocza	4–6, 0–6
Winner	4.	10 April 2005	Makarska, Croatia	Clay	Émilie Bacquet	6–4, 6–3
Winner	5.	17 April 2005	Hvar, Croatia	Clay	Maša Zec Peškirič	6–3, 6–1
Winner	6.	24 April 2005	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Ivana Lisjak	6–3, 6–1
Winner	7.	11 June 2006	Grado, Italy	Clay	Ana Vrljić	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Winner	8.	20 August 2006	Rimini, Italy	Clay	Dominika Cibulková	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Winner	9.	10 September 2006	Mestre, Italy	Clay	Sandra Klösel	6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1-1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	24 April 2005	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Ivana Lisjak	Mari Andersson Kristina Andlovic	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	18 September 2005	Sofia, Bulgaria	Clay	Tamira Paszek	Joana Cortez Karolina Kosińska	6–7, 6–2, 6–4

External links

• Sanja Ančić at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sanja Ančić at the International Tennis Federation