Sandra Wasserman (born 10 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Antwerp, Belgium.
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Born | (1970-03-10) 10 March 1970 (age 52) Antwerp, Belgium |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $287,310 |
Singles | |
Career record | 133–138 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 48 (14 August 1989) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1990) |
French Open | 3R (1987 1992) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1993) |
US Open | 3R (1988 1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 36–57 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 75 (30 January 1989) |
Wasserman became Belgium's youngest Fed Cup player when she lost to Csilla Bartos of Hungary in October 1985 in Japan.[1] She also lost the longest tie-break played by the Belgian Fed Cup team, losing 13–11 to Jennifer Capriati of the United States in 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia after losing the first set 6–0.
Wasserman won her only doubles title at the Spanish Open in Barcelona, Spain on 25 April 1988, partnering Iva Budařová and beating Anna-Karin Olsson and María José Llorca in the final in three sets.
She reached the finals of the singles event at the Clarins Open in Paris, France during its first two years. In 1988, she lost to Sabrina Goleš, and in 1989, she was defeated by Petra Langrová.
Her five 3rd round defeats in Grand Slam tournaments were:
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1987 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1988 | Paris, France | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(0), 2–6 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 1988 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
$75,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 7 February 1987 | Rungsted, Denmark | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 17 August 1992 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 6–7(6) |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Career SR |
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 |
French Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 3 |
U.S. Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 4 |
SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 19 |
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