Saša Tuksar (born 12 May 1983) is a former professional

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player from

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. Tuksar made the second round of the

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in 2003, beating

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, who retired hurt after losing the first set.ATP World Tour Profile
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. The Croatian played in two

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s during his career. He lost to 12th seed

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in the first round of the

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. The following year he returned to Roland Garros and was drawn up against another Russian,

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, who beat him in four sets. He appeared in two

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ties for the Croatian team. In 2004 he played in Croatia's World Group play-off with

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. He took part in a singles rubber, which he lost to

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, although Croatia would go on to win the tie. Two years later, with

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and Croatia locked at 2-2 in their World Group quarter-final, Tuksar played the deciding rubber against

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, filling in for

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who had a back injury. He lost in four sets. In September 2010, Tuksar was involved in a traffic accident in which the other passenger, a young tennis player whom Tuksar had coached, sustained fatal injuries. In November 2011, charges were brought against Tuksar at which time he invoked his

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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuksar, Sasa 1983 births Living people Croatian male tennis players Sportspeople from Čakovec