Saša Tuksar
Croatian tennis player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saša Tuksar (born 12 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.[1]
Country (sports) | Croatia |
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Residence | Mursko Središće, Croatia |
Born | (1983-05-12) 12 May 1983 (age 40) Čakovec, Croatia |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $158,262 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–8 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 153 (15 August 2005) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2006) |
French Open | 1R (2005, 2006) |
US Open | Q2 (2005) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 397 (15 January 2007) |
Last updated on: 6 September 2022. |
Tuksar made the second round of the Croatia Open in 2003, beating Albert Montañés, who retired hurt after losing the first set.[2] It would be the only match he won on the ATP Tour.[3]
The Croatian played in two French Opens during his career.[2] He lost to 12th seed Nikolay Davydenko in the first round of the 2005 French Open.[2] The following year he returned to Roland Garros and was drawn up against another Russian, Mikhail Youzhny, who beat him in four sets.[2]
He appeared in two Davis Cup ties for the Croatian team. In 2004 he played in Croatia's World Group play-off with Belgium. He took part in a singles rubber, which he lost to Olivier Rochus, although Croatia would go on to win the tie. Two years later, with Argentina and Croatia locked at 2-2 in their World Group quarter-final, Tuksar played the deciding rubber against Juan Ignacio Chela, filling in for Mario Ančić who had a back injury. He lost in four sets.[4]
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.[5] In November 2011, charges were brought against Tuksar at which time he invoked his right to silence.[6]