Croatian tennis player
Saša Tuksar (born 12 May 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia.[1]
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
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| ATP Challenger (0–2)
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| ITF Futures (1–2)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (1–3)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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May 2003
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Algeria F3, Algiers
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Futures
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Clay
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 Lamine Ouahab
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4–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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0–2
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Jun 2003
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Slovenia F3, Koper
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Futures
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Clay
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 Ladislav Svarc
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2–6, 4–6
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| Win
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1–2
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Aug 2004
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Croatia F4, Čakovec
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Futures
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Clay
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 Ferran Ventura-Martell
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6–1, 6–4
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| Loss
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1–3
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Sep 2004
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Donetsk, Ukraine
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Challenger
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Hard
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 Marco Chiudinelli
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3–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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1–4
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Aug 2005
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San Marino, San Marino
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Challenger
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Clay
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 Juan-Antonio Marin
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2–6, 4–6
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