Yugoslavian tennis player
Renata Šašak-Ružir (born 14 June 1964) is a former Yugoslavian professional tennis player.
Biography
Born in Zagreb , Šašak debuted for the Yugoslavia Federation Cup team in 1979. One of her Federation Cup doubles teammates was Mima Jaušovec , who Šašak teamed up with to win a gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games . She won a further gold medal four years in Casablanca at the 1983 Mediterranean Games , beating Laura Golarsa to win the women's singles.
Šašak competed in the main draw of both the French Open and US Open during her career. Her best performance came at the 1983 French Open , where she made it to the second round, then took fifth seed Pam Shriver to a third set before being eliminated.[ 1] She was awarded the Croatian Sportswoman of the Year award from Sportske novosti in 1983.
At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Šašak represented Yugoslavia in the women's singles event, for what was then a demonstration sport. She fell in the second round, after beating third seed Laura Arraya .[ 2]
Šašak played Federation Cup tennis until 1987, in a total of 15 ties. This included Yugoslavia's run to the 1984 semi-finals , which they lost to eventual champions Czechoslovakia.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
Legend
$10,000 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1984
ITF Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
10,000
Clay
Isabelle Demongeot
6–7, 5–7
Loss
0–2
Jun 1986
ITF Rabac, Yugoslavia
10,000
Clay
Linda Ferrando
2–6, 3–6
Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
$25,000 tournaments (0–2)
$10,000 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Clay (3–4)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 1982
ITF Bad Hersfeld, West Germany
10,000
Clay
Beatriz Villaverde
Nataša Piskáčková Dorota Dziekońska
6–2, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Mar 1983
ITF Taranto, Italy
10,000
Clay
Sabrina Goleš
Elizabeth Minter Bernadette Randall
5–7, 1–6
Loss
1–2
Apr 1983
ITF Bari, Italy
10,000
Clay
Sabrina Goleš
Elizabeth Minter Anne Minter
4–6, 2–6
Win
2–2
Apr 1984
ITF Caserta, Italy
10,000
Clay
Larisa Neiland
Marie Pinterová Renáta Tomanová
6–1, 6–3
Win
3–2
Aug 1984
ITF Bad Hersfeld, West Germany
10,000
Clay
Beatriz Villaverde
Vicki Marler Miranda Yates
6–4, 7–6
Loss
3–3
Oct 1984
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Regina Maršíková
Alice Noháčová Regina Rajchrtová
2–6, 5–7
Loss
3–4
Sep 1986
ITF Zagreb, Yugoslavia
25,000
Clay
Karmen Škulj
Natalia Egorova Viktoria Milvidskaia
2–6, 3–6
References
https://issuu.com/hrvatskiolimpijskiodbor/docs/hrvatska_i_sportasice_na_olimpijski/106
External links
Yugoslav era (1952–90) Since independence (1991–present)