Sanja Ančić (;
born 18 July 1988) is a former
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player from Croatia. She won a total of eight
ITF tournaments in singles and one title in doubles. Her highest singles ranking was world No. 159, which she reached on 11 September 2006, and her best doubles ranking 240, reached in March 2007. She retired in 2007.
Biography
Ančić was born in
Split
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Places
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Arts, enterta ...
to Stipe and Nilda Ančić. She plays right-handed, has a two-handed backhand and is the sister of professional tennis players
Ivica
Ivica is a Slavic masculine given name, a diminutive form of Ivan. The direct English equivalent of the name is Johnny, while the equivalent of its augmentative Ivan is John.
It is one of the frequent male given names in Croatia, and is also pres ...
and
Mario Ančić
Mario Ančić (; born 30 March 1984) is a Croatian former professional tennis player who currently works as a private equity vice president in New York City. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking c ...
. She played with her brother in the
2007 Hopman Cup.
ITF finals
Singles: 9 (8–1)
Doubles: 2 (1-1)
References
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1988 births
Living people
Tennis players from Split, Croatia
Croatian female tennis players
Hopman Cup competitors