Sabrina Goleš

Sabrina Goleš

Country (sports)	Yugoslavia
Born	(1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 Stari Mikanovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Turned pro	1983
Retired	1990
Prize money	US$353,941
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) 1988 Seoul won against Aranxta Sanchez, lost to Sabatini
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 Representing Yugoslavia Universiade 1987 Zagreb Mixed Doubles 1987 Zagreb Singles

Sabrina Goleš (born 3 June 1965) is a former Yugoslav tennis player.

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 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.

Goleš has career wins over top 10 players Kathleen Horvath, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Bettina Bunge, Kathy Rinaldi, Lisa Bonder, Katerina Maleeva, Manuela Maleeva, Carling Bassett, Hana Mandlíková, Andrea Temesvári, Nathalie Tauziat, 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 Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	0
Tier IV & V	0
Olympic Games	0

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	Apr 1984	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Sandra Cecchini	3–6, 5–7
Loss	2.	Aug 1984	Los Angeles Olympics, US	Hard	Steffi Graf	6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	Nov 1986	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Hard	Raffaella Reggi	6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win	4.	Oct 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

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Nov 1985	Hilversum, Netherlands	Carpet	Sandra Cecchini	Marcella Mesker Catherine Tanvier	2–6, 2–6
Win	2.	Apr 1986	Wild Dunes, South Carolina	Clay	Sandra Cecchini	Laura Gildemeister Marcela Skuherská	4–6, 6–0, 6–3
Loss	3.	Oct 1987	Paris, France	Clay	Sandra Cecchini	Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat	6–1, 3–6, 3–6
Win	4.	Aug 1988	Athens, Greece	Clay	Judith Wiesner	Silke Frankl Sabine Hack	7–5, 6–0
Loss	5.	Aug 1988	Sofia, Bulgaria	Hard	Katerina Maleeva	Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus	6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Win	6.	May 1989	Taranto, Italy	Clay	Mercedes Paz	Sophie Amiach Emmanuelle Derly	6–2, 6–2
Loss	7.	Jul 1989	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Katerina Maleeva	Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen	2–6, 5–7
Loss	8.	Apr 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	5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	18 April 1983	Bari, Italy	Clay	Renata Šašak	Elizabeth Minter Anne Minter	4–6, 2–6

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	Career 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

External links

• Sabrina Goleš at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sabrina Goleš at the International Tennis Federation
• Sabrina Goleš at the Billie Jean King Cup