Amra Sadiković (; ; born 6 May 1989) is a Swiss
tennis
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player. She announced her retirement in May 2014, a few days after her 25th birthday,
only to begin playing 13 months later on the
ITF Women's Circuit
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History
It serves as a developmenta ...
again. In April 2019, Sadiković announced her second and permanent retirement from professional tennis. She had another comeback in October 2022 at Sharm El Sheik but only for two singles tournaments.
In her career, Sadiković won eight singles titles and 15 doubles titles on the
ITF Circuit.
On 18 July 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 126. On 10 October 2016, she peaked at No. 135 in the WTA doubles rankings.
In 2016, Sadiković made her
major
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main-draw debut at
Wimbledon. She won three rounds of qualifying before facing defending (and eventual) champion
Serena Williams
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in the first round, where she lost in straight sets.
Sadiković has a win–loss record of 7–6 for
Switzerland
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in
Fed Cup
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competition.
ITF finals
Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Doubles: 34 (15 titles, 19 runner-ups)
References
External links
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Official website
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1989 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Prilep
Swiss female tennis players
Macedonian emigrants to Switzerland
Swiss people of Macedonian descent
Swiss people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
21st-century Swiss sportswomen