Australian Open 1R (1990) Prize money $277,281 Name Sabrina Goles | Career record 102–109 Role Tennis player Career titles 1 Turned pro 1983 | |
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Highest ranking No. 27 (2 February 1987) | ||
Sabrina Goleš (born 3 June 1965) is a Croatian former tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia.
Biography
Sabrina Goleš was ranked 3rd junior in the world in 1983 (she won Italian Open juniors,Rolex Port Washington and semifinals Roland Garros and Orange Bowl,qf US Open) Goleš competed for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. There she made it through to the finals, losing 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 to 15-year-old Steffi Graf. The same year, Goleš reached the Federation Cup semifinals as part of the Yugoslav team, losing to eventual champions Czechoslovakia.
In 1987, Goleš won the prestigious WTA tournament in Paris; and four titles in doubles. She also competed in 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul where she beat Arantxa Sánchez Vicario before losing to Sabatini. Goleš has career wins over top 10 players Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Bettina Bunge, Kathy Rinaldi, Lisa Bonder, Katerina Maleeva, Hana Mandlíková, Andrea Temesvári, and Virginia Wade.
Goleš was the captain of the Federation Cup team of Yugoslavia and went on to coach the Federation Cup team of Croatia between 1992 and 1994.