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 13 months later on the ITF Women's Circuit again.[2] 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.

Amra Sadiković
Sadiković during the 2016 Wimbledon qualifying
Country (sports) Switzerland
ResidenceBirr, Switzerland
Born (1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 35)
Prilep, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2009
RetiredApril 2019 (short comeback 2022)
CoachJean-Claude Scherrer
Prize money$302,604
Singles
Career record317–237
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 126 (18 July 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2017)
French OpenQ2 (2016)
Wimbledon1R (2016)
US OpenQ2 (2013)
Doubles
Career record168–119
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 135 (10 October 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–6

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 10 October 2016, she peaked at No. 135 in the WTA doubles rankings.

In 2016, Sadiković made her major 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.

ITF finals

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Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (3–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 16 June 2008 ITF Davos, Switzerland Clay   Michaela Pochabová 7–6(5), 7–6(3)
Runner-up 1. 15 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Michelle Gerards 2–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 15 March 2010 ITF Wetzikon, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Nina Zander 7–5, 7–5
Winner 3. 16 August 2010 ITF Innsbruck, Austria Clay   Ellen Barry 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 14 February 2011 ITF Albufeira, Portugal Hard   Lesley Kerkhove 6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 20 June 2011 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Ani Mijačika 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner 4. 31 October 2011 Toronto Challenger, Canada Hard (i)   Gabriela Dabrowski 6–4, 6–2
Winner 5. 28 November 2011 ITF Vendryně,
Czech Republic
Hard (i)   Karolína Plíšková 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(5)
Winner 6. 26 March 2012 ITF Fällanden, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Sarah-Rebecca Sekulic 6–3, 6–2
Winner 7. 30 April 2012 Chiasso Open, Switzerland Clay   Tereza Mrdeža 6–3, 6–3
Winner 8. 12 November 2012 ITF Helsinki, Finland Carpet (i)   Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 4. 19 October 2015 Challenger de Saguenay, Canada Hard (i)   Jovana Jakšić 3–6, 7–6(5), 1–6
Runner-up 5. 22 February 2016 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Kristýna Plíšková 6–7(4), 6–7(3)

Doubles: 34 (15 titles, 19 runner-ups)

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Legend
$75/80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–7)
Clay (6–10)
Carpet (6–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 26 September 2006 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece Clay   Stefanie Vögele   Nicole Clerico
  Alexandra Panova
4–6, 6–7(8)
Runner-up 2. 11 June 2007 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Paola Sprovieri   Eva-Maria Hoch
  Laura Siegemund
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 10 September 2007 ITF Innsbruck, Austria Clay   Karin Hechenberger   Astrid Besser
  Monika Kochanová
5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 1 October 2007 ITF Castel Gandolfo, Italy Clay   Stefanie Haidner   Stefania Chieppa
  Giulia Gatto-Monticone
2–3 ret.
Winner 1. 14 April 2008 ITF Bol, Croatia Clay   Naomi Broady   Tina Obrez
  Anja Prislan
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 5. 14 September 2008 ITF Casale Monferrato, Italy Clay   Nicole Riner   Catarina Ferreira
  Oksana Kalashnikova
5–7, 6–7(5)
Runner-up 6. 15 June 2009 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Xenia Knoll   Michelle Gerards
  Marcella Koek
3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 22 June 2009 ITF Davos, Switzerland Clay   Xenia Knoll   Marcella Koek
  Lisa Sabino
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 7. 20 July 2009 ITF Horb, Germany Clay   Anja Prislan   Michelle Gerards
  Marcella Koek
6–7(6), 1–6
Winner 3. 8 March 2010 ITF Buchen, Germany Carpet (i)   Irina Buryachok   Simona Dobrá
  Tereza Hladíková
7–5, 6–3
Winner 4. 15 March 2010 ITF Wetzikon, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Xenia Knoll   Simona Dobrá
  Tereza Hladíková
6–4, 7–6(5)
Runner-up 8. 21 June 2010 ITF Davos, Switzerland Clay   Sarah Moundir   Amanda Elliott
  Emelyn Starr
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. 16 August 2010 ITF Innsbruck, Austria Clay   Xenia Knoll   Victoria Larrière
  Elixane Lechemia
w/o
Winner 5. 21 February 2011 ITF Portimão, Portugal Hard   Ani Mijačika   Ksenia Gospodinova
  Dejana Raickovic
6–1, 7–6(4)
Winner 6. 14 March 2011 ITF Fällanden, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Xenia Knoll   Dalila Jakupović
  Anja Prislan
6–3, 6–3
Winner 7. 4 April 2011 ITF Šibenik, Croatia Clay   Mateja Kraljevic   Simona Dobrá
  Tereza Hladíková
7–5, 6–3
Winner 8. 20 June 2011 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Ani Mijačika   Nikola Hofmanova
  Romana Tabak
4–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Winner 9. 26 March 2012 ITF Fällanden, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Xenia Knoll   Lara Michel
  Emily Webley-Smith
6–7(3), 6–4, [12–10]
Winner 10. 22 October 2012 Ismaning Open, Germany Carpet (i)   Romina Oprandi   Jill Craybas
  Eva Hrdinová
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Runner-up 10. 5 November 2012 ITF Équeurdreville, France Hard (i)   Ana Vrljić   Magda Linette
  Katarzyna Piter
4–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 11. 21 January 2013 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i)   Ana Vrljić   Margarita Gasparyan
  Olga Savchuk
5–7, 7–5, [10–4]
Runner-up 11. 4 March 2013 ITF Irapuato, Mexico Hard   Aleksandra Krunić   Alla Kudryavtseva
  Olga Savchuk
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Runner-up 12. 17 February 2014 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Aleksandra Krunić   Eva Birnerová
  Michaëlla Krajicek
1–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Runner-up 13. 31 March 2014 ITF Edgbaston, England Hard (i)   Magda Linette   Jocelyn Rae
  Anna Smith
6–3, 5–7, [4–10]
Runner-up 14. 24 August 2015 ITF Mamaia, Romania Clay   Xenia Knoll   Anastasiya Komardina
  Sofia Shapatava
3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Runner-up 15. 1 February 2016 Open de l'Isère, France Hard (i)   Lidziya Marozava   Manon Arcangioli
  Alizé Lim
5–7, 2–6
Winner 12. 22 February 2016 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Antonia Lottner   Tena Lukas
  Bernarda Pera
5–7, 6–2, [10–5]
Winner 13. 24 June 2017 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay   Nina Stadler   Gabriela Cé
  Catalina Pella
2–6, 6–4, [10–1]
Winner 14. 20 August 2017 Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland Clay   Xenia Knoll   Michaela Hončová
  Isabella Shinikova
6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 16. 24 September 2017 ITF Albuquerque, United States Hard   Viktorija Golubic   Conny Perrin
  Tara Moore
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 17. 1 October 2017 Templeton Pro Open, United States Hard   Viktorija Golubic   Kaitlyn Christian
  Giuliana Olmos
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 18. 21 October 2017 ITF Florence, United States Hard   Tara Moore   Maria Sanchez
  Taylor Townsend
1–6, 2–6
Winner 15. 9 February 2018 Open de l'Isère, France Hard (i)   Eva Wacanno   Estelle Cascino
  Elixane Lechemia
4–6, 6–1, [10–6]
Runner-up 19. 13 May 2018 Fukuoka International, Japan Carpet   Tara Moore   Naomi Broady
  Asia Muhammad
2–6, 0–6

References

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  1. ^ a b "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). Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. 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.
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