Amra Sadiković

Amra Sadiković (Macedonian: Амра Садиковиќ; Bosnian pronunciation: [sadǐːkoʋitɕ] born 6 May 1989) is a Swiss tennis player. She announced her retirement in May 2014, a few days after her 25th birthday,[1] only to begin playing on the ITF Women's Circuit again 13 months later.[2]

Amra Sadiković

Sadiković at the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying tournament
Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Birr, Switzerland
Born	6 May 1989 Prilep, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	2009
Retired	April 2019
Coach	Jean-Claude Scherrer
Prize money	$301,943
Singles
Career record	314–235
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 126 (18 July 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2017)
French Open	Q2 (2016)
Wimbledon	1R (2016)
US Open	Q2 (2013)
Doubles
Career record	168–119
Career titles	15 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 133 (2 January 2017)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	7–6

In her career, Sadiković won eight singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.[1] On 18 July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 126. On 2 January 2017, she peaked at No. 133 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In 2016, Sadiković made her Grand Slam main-draw debut at Wimbledon.[3] She won three rounds of qualifying before facing defending (and eventual) champion Serena Williams in the first round, where she lost in straight sets.[4]

Sadiković has a win–loss record of 7–6 for Switzerland in Fed Cup competition.

In April 2019, Sadiković announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis.

ITF finals

Singles (8–5)

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Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (3–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (3–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	16 June 2008	Davos, Switzerland	Clay	Michaela Pochabová	7–6^(5), 7–6^(3)
Runner-up	1.	15 June 2009	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Michelle Gerards	2–6, 5–7
Winner	2.	15 March 2010	Wetzikon, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Nina Zander	7–5, 7–5
Winner	3.	16 August 2010	Innsbruck, Austria	Clay	Ellen Barry	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	14 February 2011	Albufeira, Portugal	Hard	Lesley Kerkhove	6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	20 June 2011	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Ani Mijačika	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner	4.	31 October 2011	Toronto, Canada	Hard (i)	Gabriela Dabrowski	6–4, 6–2
Winner	5.	28 November 2011	Vendryně, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	Karolína Plíšková	5–7, 6–1, 7–6^(5)
Winner	6.	26 March 2012	Fällanden, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic	6–3, 6–2
Winner	7.	30 April 2012	Chiasso, Switzerland	Clay	Tereza Mrdeža	6–3, 6–3
Winner	8.	12 November 2012	Helsinki, Finland	Carpet (i)	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	6–4, 6–0
Runner-up	4.	19 October 2015	Saguenay, Canada	Hard (i)	Jovana Jakšić	3–6, 7–6^(5), 1–6
Runner-up	5.	22 February 2016	Kreuzlingen, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Kristýna Plíšková	6–7^(4), 6–7^(3)

Doubles (15–19)

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Finals by surface Hard (3–7) Clay (6–10) Grass (0–0) Carpet (6–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	26 September 2006	Thessaloniki, Greece	Clay	Stefanie Vögele	Nicole Clerico Alexandra Panova	4–6, 6–7^(80)
Runner-up	2.	11 June 2007	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Paola Sprovieri	Eva-Maria Hoch Laura Siegemund	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	10 September 2007	Innsbruck, Austria	Clay	Karin Hechenberger	Astrid Besser Monika Kochanová	5–7, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	1 October 2007	Castel Gandolfo, Italy	Clay	Stefanie Haidner	Stefania Chieppa Giulia Gatto-Monticone	2–3 ret.
Winner	1.	14 April 2008	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Naomi Broady	Tina Obrez Anja Prislan	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	14 September 2008	Casale Monferrato, Italy	Clay	Nicole Riner	Catarina Ferreira Oksana Kalashnikova	5–7, 6–7^(5)
Runner-up	6.	15 June 2009	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Xenia Knoll	Michelle Gerards Marcella Koek	3–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	22 June 2009	Davos, Switzerland	Clay	Xenia Knoll	Marcella Koek Lisa Sabino	7–5, 6–1
Runner-up	7.	20 July 2009	Horb, Germany	Clay	Anja Prislan	Michelle Gerards Marcella Koek	6–7^(6), 1–6
Winner	3.	8 March 2010	Buchen, Germany	Carpet (i)	Irina Buryachok	Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková	7–5, 6–3
Winner	4.	15 March 2010	Wetzikon, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Xenia Knoll	Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková	6–4, 7–6^(5)
Runner-up	8.	21 June 2010	Davos, Switzerland	Clay	Sarah Moundir	Amanda Elliott Emelyn Starr	1–6, 2–6
Runner-up	9.	16 August 2010	Innsbruck, Austria	Clay	Xenia Knoll	Victoria Larrière Elixane Lechemia	w/o
Winner	5.	21 February 2011	Portimão, Portugal	Hard	Ani Mijačika	Ksenia Gospodinova Dejana Raickovic	6–1, 7–6^(4)
Winner	6.	14 March 2011	Fällanden, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Xenia Knoll	Dalila Jakupović Anja Prislan	6–3, 6–3
Winner	7.	4 April 2011	Šibenik, Croatia	Clay	Mateja Kraljevic	Simona Dobrá Tereza Hladíková	7–5, 6–3
Winner	8.	20 June 2011	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Ani Mijačika	Nikola Hofmanova Romana Tabak	4–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Winner	9.	26 March 2012	Fällanden, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Xenia Knoll	Lara Michel Emily Webley-Smith	6–7^(3), 6–4, [12–10]
Winner	10.	22 October 2012	Ismaning, Germany	Carpet (i)	Romina Oprandi	Jill Craybas Eva Hrdinová	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Runner-up	10.	5 November 2012	Équeurdreville, France	Hard (i)	Ana Vrljić	Magda Linette Katarzyna Piter	4–6, 6–7^(4)
Winner	11.	21 January 2013	Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	Hard (i)	Ana Vrljić	Margarita Gasparyan Olga Savchuk	5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Runner-up	11.	4 March 2013	Irapuato, Mexico	Hard	Aleksandra Krunić	Alla Kudryavtseva Olga Savchuk	6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Runner-up	12.	17 February 2014	Kreuzlingen, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Aleksandra Krunić	Eva Birnerová Michaëlla Krajicek	1–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Runner-up	13.	31 March 2014	Edgbaston, England	Hard (i)	Magda Linette	Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith	6–3, 5–7, [4–10]
Runner-up	14.	24 August 2015	Mamaia, Romania	Clay	Xenia Knoll	Anastasiya Komardina Sofia Shapatava	3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Runner-up	15.	1 February 2016	Grenoble, France	Hard (i)	Lidziya Marozava	Manon Arcangioli Alizé Lim	5–7, 2–6
Winner	12.	22 February 2016	Kreuzlingen, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Antonia Lottner	Tena Lukas Bernarda Pera	5–7, 6–2, [10–5]
Winner	13.	24 June 2017	Lenzerheide, Switzerland	Clay	Nina Stadler	Gabriela Cé Catalina Pella	2–6, 6–4, [10–1]
Winner	14.	20 August 2017	Montreux, Switzerland	Clay	Xenia Knoll	Michaela Hončová Isabella Shinikova	6–2, 7–5
Runner-up	16.	24 September 2017	Albuquerque, United States	Hard	Viktorija Golubic	Conny Perrin Tara Moore	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	17.	1 October 2017	Templeton, United States	Hard	Viktorija Golubic	Kaitlyn Christian Giuliana Olmos	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	18.	21 October 2017	Florence, United States	Hard	Tara Moore	Maria Sanchez Taylor Townsend	1–6, 2–6
Winner	15.	9 February 2018	Grenoble, France	Hard (i)	Eva Wacanno	Estelle Cascino Elixane Lechemia	4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Runner-up	19.	13 May 2018	Fukuoka, Japan	Carpet	Tara Moore	Naomi Broady Asia Muhammad	2–6, 0–6

References

1. "Amra Sadikovic tritt zurück". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 14 May 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
2. Baranzini, Fabio (21 June 2015). "Rücktritt vom Rücktritt nach nur einem Jahr - Amra Sadikovic ist zurück". Aargauer Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 27 August 2015.
3. Rothenburg, Ben (27 June 2016). "Amra Sadikovic Faces Serena Williams at Wimbledon Two Years After She Walked Away". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
4. "Wimbledon 2016: Serena Williams defeats Amra Sadikovic in two sets". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

External links

• Amra Sadiković at the Women's Tennis Association
• Amra Sadiković at the International Tennis Federation
• Amra Sadiković at the Billie Jean King Cup
• Official website (in German)