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Sanja Ancic

CRO Age 38 Plays: Right-Handed WTA Tour years active: 2006–2007

Sanja Ancic represented Croatia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 159. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 0–5 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

159 (Sep 11, 2006)

Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Singles record

0–5 (0.0%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$64,537

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Sanja Ancic's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Vasilisa Bardina #61	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 20, 2007*	R128	Miami Open	Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000	Hard
Victoria Azarenka #130	5-7 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2006*	R32	Tashkent	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Catalina Castano #44	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2006*	R32	Korea Open	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Tsvetana Pironkova #80	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 21, 2006*	R32	Portoroz	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Hard
Iveta Benesova #43	7-6(2) 1-6 6-7(2)	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 21, 2006*	R128	Miami Open	Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Sanja Ancic's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Vasilisa Bardina	1	1	Mar 20, 2007	H2H
Victoria Azarenka	1	1	Oct 5, 2006	H2H
Catalina Castano	1	1	Sep 28, 2006	H2H
Tsvetana Pironkova	1	1	Sep 21, 2006	H2H
Iveta Benesova	1	1	Mar 21, 2006	H2H

Career Results

Sanja Ancic career results by season
Season	Age	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2006	17	4	4	0.0%	321	176
2007	18	1	1	0.0%	176	726
Career		5	5	0.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Sanja Ancic career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2006	17	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
2007	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	5	5	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	5	5	0.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Sanja Ancic career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2006	17	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
2007	18	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%

Performance Stats

Sanja Ancic performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2007	18	1/1	0.0	3.0	61.0%	44.4%	39.1%	41.7%	33.3%	42.4%	41.5%
Career		1/5	0.0	3.0	61.0%	44.4%	39.1%	41.7%	33.3%	42.4%	41.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1/5 (20.0%) of Sanja Ancic's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Sanja Ancic advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
2006	17	1459	93.8	—	—	—	—	+8	—	—	11.1%	-3.33	0–1	1–1	—	-0.24
2007	18	1448	98.0	-3.78	-3.26	0.720	42.0%	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.01
Career		1500	95.6	-3.78	-3.26	0.720	42.0%	+8	—	—	9.1%	-3.36	0–1	1–1	—	-4.60

Tournament Results by Category

WTA 1000

Sanja Ancic WTA 1000 results by season
Season	Age	MIA	W-L Win %
2006	17	R128	0–1 (0%)
2007	18	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)

WTA 250

Sanja Ancic WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	KOR	POR	TAS	W-L Win %
2006	17	R32	R32	R32	0–3 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

159

Career-high date

Sep 11, 2006

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Sanja Ancic ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2004	15	—	—	—	—	—	929	943	687	689	530	535	533
2005	16	531	540	541	446	423	390	339	369	319	346	341	321
2006	17	300	310	314	339	338	254	275	202	177	180	174	176
2007	18	177	168	169	175	180	226	226	330	532	536	626	726
2008	19	766	982	995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Sanja Ancic's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Lauren Albanese	USA	#158	1,517	8	1	7	12.5%	$258,167	2006–2016	Rivalries	Match log
Natalie Grandin	RSA	#144	1,500	15	1	14	6.7%	$939,023	2001–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Eva Hrdinova	CZE	#168	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	$459,654	2005–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Suchanun Viratprasert	THA	#172	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	$144,002	2002–2010	Rivalries	Match log
Kelly Liggan	IRL	#181	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$238,274	2001–2007	Rivalries	Match log
Christina Wheeler	AUS	#147	1,523	15	2	13	13.3%	$357,140	2001–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Ye-Ra Lee	KOR	#178	1,500	7	1	6	14.3%	$138,070	2006–2013	Rivalries	Match log
Pemra Ozgen	TUR	#182	1,500	10	1	9	10.0%	$476,740	2005–2022	Rivalries	Match log
Ryoko Fuda	JPN	#143	1,500	12	2	10	16.7%	$185,680	2003–2011	Rivalries	Match log
Caroline Maes	BEL	#151	1,520	7	2	5	28.6%	$159,915	2004–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Kyra Nagy	HUN	#122	1,500	15	1	14	6.7%	$388,804	2000–2008	Rivalries	Match log
Maria Fernanda Alves	BRA	#132	1,500	8	1	7	12.5%	$405,862	2002–2016	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sanja Ancic?: Sanja Ancic is 38 years old, born on July 18, 1988.
Which country does Sanja Ancic represent?: Sanja Ancic represents Croatia in TennisDB's WTA records.
Is Sanja Ancic left-handed or right-handed?: Sanja Ancic plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Sanja Ancic won?: Sanja Ancic has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Sanja Ancic won?: TennisDB does not group any of Sanja Ancic's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Sanja Ancic's highest WTA ranking?: Sanja Ancic's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 159, first achieved on September 11, 2006.
What is Sanja Ancic's career win-loss record?: Sanja Ancic has a career WTA singles record of 0 wins and 5 losses (0.0%).
How much career prize money has Sanja Ancic earned?: Sanja Ancic has earned at least $64,537 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Sanja Ancic's career appear in TennisDB?: Sanja Ancic appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 2006 through 2007.
Who has Sanja Ancic faced most often?: Sanja Ancic's most frequent opponent is Vasilisa Bardina, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.