Saša Tuksar

Saša Tuksar (born 12 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.[1]

Saša Tuksar
Country (sports) Croatia
ResidenceMursko Središće, Croatia
Born (1983-05-12) 12 May 1983
Čakovec, Croatia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$158,262
Singles
Career record1–8
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 153 (15 August 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2006)
French Open1R (2005, 2006)
US OpenQ2 (2005)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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]


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 5 (1–4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2003 Algeria F3, Algiers Futures Clay Algeria Lamine Ouahab 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2003 Slovenia F3, Koper Futures Clay Slovakia Ladislav Svarc 2–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2004 Croatia F4, Čakovec Futures Clay Spain Ferran Ventura-Martell 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–3 Sep 2004 Donetsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2005 San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Costa Rica Juan-Antonio Marin 2–6, 4–6


References
  1. Index.hr 2005 9 9 "Hravtski tenisači Roko Karanušić i Saša Tuksar su se zbog ekspresnog ispadanja iz Challenger turnira u ukrajinskom Donjecku našli pod sumnjom u kladioničarske namještaljke."
  2. ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ITF Tennis Profile
  4. Davis Cup Profile
  5. Institucije istražuju tenisača S. Tuksara zbog prometne nesreće u Mađarskoj 29 Nov 2011
  6. "Bivši tenisač Saša Tuksar pod istragom: Kriv je za nesreću u kojoj je poginuo jedan od najtalentiranijih tenisača Europe?". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
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