# Sandra Klemenschits

Sandra Klemenschits (born 13 November 1982) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. She won one doubles title on the WTA Tour (with Andreja Klepač) and 40 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Klemenschits announced that the 2016 Generali Ladies Linz would be her last tournament before her retirement from professional tennis.

## Career
### 2013

Klemenschits has had the best season of her career in 2013. She made a main-draw appearance in a major doubles event for the first time in over two years. Partnering with Romina Oprandi, she made it to the second round of Wimbledon, her farthest appearance in a Grand Slam tournament. After Wimbledon, Klemenschits had great success on the European clay with her regular partner of that year, Andreja Klepač. The team made the semifinals in Budapest and the week after won its first WTA title at Klemenschits' home tournament, Gastein Ladies, in Bad Gastein, Austria.

## Personal life

In January 2007 Klemenschits and her twin sister Daniela with whom she was regularly playing doubles were diagnosed with a rare form of abdominal cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, forcing them to retire. Her sister died of the cancer on 9 April 2008. Sandra returned to the doubles tour in July 2008, and has since won more ITF doubles titles as well as her first WTA doubles title in July 2013.

## WTA career finals
### Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

* Winner — Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier
* International (1–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 May 2005 | İstanbul Cup, Turkey | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Marta Marrero Antonella Serra Zanetti | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 April 2011 | Fes Grand Prix, Morocco | Clay | Nina Bratchikova | Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 21 July 2013 | Gastein Ladies, Austria | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Kristina Barrois Eleni Daniilidou | 6–1, 6–4 |

## ITF finals

* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 8 (5–3)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 31 July 2000 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Ekaterina Kozhokina | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 October 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Zuzana Kučová | 1–4, 2–4, 4–1, 5–4$^{(4)}$, 5–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 23 April 2001 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | Clay | Natalia Egorova | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 15 October 2001 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Goulnara Fattakhetdinova | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 April 2002 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Edina Gallovits | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 July 2003 | Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | Clay | Alice Canepa | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 12 January 2005 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Kyra Nagy | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 26 June 2006 | Anif, Austria | Clay | Katalin Marosi | w/o |

### Doubles: 83 (40–43)

| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 31 July 2000 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Bianca Kamper Ekaterina Kozhokina | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 August 2000 | Kastoria, Greece | Carpet | Daniela Klemenschits | Eleni Daniilidou Evagelia Roussi | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 October 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Andrea Masaryková Aliénor Tricerri | 4–1, 4–1, 4–2 |
| Winner | 3. | 9 October 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Barbora Blahutiaková Zuzana Kučová | 4–0, 4–0, 4–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 18 November 2000 | Beersheba, Israel | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Giulia Meruzzi Leonne Muller van Moppe | 4–0, 4–0, 5–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 November 2000 | Arad, Israel | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Giulia Meruzzi Leonne Muller van Moppe | 5–4$^{(4)}$, 4–1, 4–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 February 2001 | Faro, Portugal | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Navrátilová | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 5 March 2001 | Buchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Daniela Klemenschits | Adrienn Hegedűs Eszter Molnár | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 7–6$^{(8)}$ |
| Winner | 6. | 2 April 2001 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Marijana Kovačević Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Winner | 7. | 16 April 2001 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Dragana Ilić Ana Timotić | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 23 April 2001 | Bournemouth, UK | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Maki Arai Julia Smith | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 7 May 2001 | Tortosa, Spain | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Severine Beltrame Capucine Rousseau | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 28 May 2001 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Joana Cortez Vanessa Menga | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 23 June 2001 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Leanne Baker Manisha Malhotra | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 6 August 2001 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Magdalena Kučerová Lydia Steinbach | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1 October 2001 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Daniela Klemenschits | Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Navrátilová | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 15 October 2001 | Giza, Egypt | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Olena Antypina Yuliana Fedak | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 22 October 2001 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Elena Yaryshka | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–3 |
| Winner | 10. | 19 November 2001 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Silvia Disderi Anna Floris | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 11. | 26 November 2001 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Silvia Disderi Anna Floris | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 12. | 15 April 2002 | Hvar, Croatia | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Olena Antypina Lenka Tvarošková | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 22 April 2002 | Cavtat, Croatia | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Susanne Trik Suzanne van Hartingsveldt | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner | 13. | 6 May 2002 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Tina Hergold Sanda Mamić | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 14. | 17 June 2002 | Velp, Netherlands | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Helena Ejeson Kika Hogendoorn | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner | 15. | 23 September 2002 | Sopron, Hungary | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Milena Nekvapilová Hana Šromová | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 7 April 2003 | Antalya, Turkey | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Zuzana Černá Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 16. | 28 April 2003 | Pula, Croatia | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Jana Macurová Zuzana Zemenová | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 26 May 2003 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 28 July 2003 | Gardone Val Trompia, Italy | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Kildine Chevalier Silvia Disderi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 4 August 2003 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Angelika Bachmann Jasmin Wöhr | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 15 September 2003 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Dessislava Topalova Dragana Zarić | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 12 January 2004 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Hana Šromová | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 8 March 2004 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Alice Canepa Emily Stellato | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 29 March 2004 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Maria Fernanda Alves Carla Tiene | 6–1, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Winner | 17. | 26 April 2004 | Taranto, Italy | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Stefanie Haidner Patricia Wartusch | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 16 August 2004 | Enschede, Netherlands | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Susanne Trik Tessy van de Ven | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 23 August 2004 | Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Leslie Butkiewicz Eveline Vanhyfte | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 4 October 2004 | Girona, Spain | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Erica Krauth Jasmin Wöhr | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 18. | 13 December 2004 | Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Daniela Klemenschits | Lucie Hradecká Eva Hrdinová | w/o |
| Winner | 19. | 12 January 2005 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Kristina Grigorian Oxana Lyubtsova | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 24 January 2005 | Belfort, France | Hard (i) | Daniela Klemenschits | Michelle Gerards Anousjka van Exel | 6–1, 4–2 ret. |
| Runner-up | 23. | 15 March 2005 | Morelia, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Jorgelina Cravero Veronica Spiegel | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 24. | 29 March 2005 | Poza Rica, Mexico | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Seda Noorlander Mara Santangelo | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 30 May 2005 | Raanana, Israel | Hard | Daniela Klemenschits | Tzipora Obziler Shahar Pe'er | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 26. | 6 June 2005 | Zagreb, Croatia | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Lucie Hradecká Vladimíra Uhlířová | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 24 April 2006 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Sophie Lefèvre Aurélie Védy | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(1)}$ |
| Runner-up | 28. | 21 June 2006 | Fontanafredda, Italy | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Andrea Hlaváčková Renata Voráčová | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 29. | 26 June 2006 | Anif, Austria | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Katalin Marosi Marina Tavares | 3–6, 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 30. | 18 July 2006 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Monica Niculescu Yevgenia Savransky | 1–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 31. | 22 August 2006 | Bielefeld, Germany | Clay | Daniela Klemenschits | Carmen Klaschka Justine Ozga | 6–7$^{(1)}$, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 20. | 31 October 2006 | Erding, Germany | Carpet (i) | Daniela Klemenschits | Carmen Klaschka Annette Kolb | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 21. | 26 August 2008 | Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria | Clay | Barbara Hellwig | Dalila Jakupović Sofiya Kovalets | 2–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Winner | 22. | 14 January 2009 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Claudine Schaul | Nicolette van Uitert Viktoria Yemialyanava | 6–3, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Winner | 23. | 24 February 2009 | Biberach, Germany | Hard (i) | Melanie Klaffner | Kristina Barrois Yvonne Meusburger | 3–6, 6–4, [17–15] |
| Runner-up | 32. | 6 April 2009 | Tourhout, Belgium | Hard (i) | Julia Görges | Michaëlla Krajicek Yanina Wickmayer | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 33. | 4 May 2009 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Julia Görges | Irina-Camelia Begu Simona Halep | 2–6, 6–0, [12–10] |
| Winner | 24. | 26 May 2009 | Grado, Italy | Clay | Anikó Kapros | Jorgelina Cravero Anna Tatishvili | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Winner | 25. | 15 June 2009 | Padova, Italy | Clay | Anikó Kapros | Elena Pioppo Valentina Sulpizio | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–1 |
| Winner | 26. | 3 August 2009 | Monteroni, Italy | Clay | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Margalita Chakhnashvili Nicole Clerico | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 27. | 11 August 2009 | Trnava, Slovak Republic | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Michaela Paštiková Darina Šeděnková | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 28. | 8 September 2009 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Vladimíra Uhlířová | Darya Kustova Renata Voráčová | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Winner | 29. | 14 September 2009 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Romina Oprandi | Kristina Barrois Yvonne Meusburger | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 30. | 2 December 2009 | Přerov, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Andreja Klepač | Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Winner | 31. | 14 June 2010 | Padova, Italy | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Claudia Giovine Valentina Sulpizio | 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Winner | 32. | 21 June 2010 | Getxo, Spain | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Lu Jingjing Laura Siegemund | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Winner | 33. | 17 August 2010 | Olomouc, Czech Republic | Clay | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | Iveta Gerlová Lucie Kriegsmannová | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 34. | 13 September 2010 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Tatjana Maria | Eleni Daniilidou Jasmin Wöhr | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 35. | 6 October 2010 | Barnstaple, UK | Hard (i) | Tatjana Maria | Andrea Hlaváčková Michaëlla Krajicek | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–2 |
| Winner | 34. | 18 October 2010 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | Tatjana Maria | Estrella Cabeza Candela Laura Pous Tió | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 35. | 12 April 2011 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Magda Linette Katarzyna Piter | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Winner | 36. | 2 August 2011 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Tatjana Maria | Korina Perkovic Laura Siegemund | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Runner-up | 36. | 24 August 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Irena Pavlovic | Julie Coin Eva Hrdinová | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 37. | 25 October 2011 | Barnstaple, UK | Hard (i) | Tatjana Maria | Eva Birnerová Anne Keothavong | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 38. | 19 March 2012 | La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Ulrikke Eikeri Isabella Shinikova | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 37. | 26 June 2012 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Tatjana Maria | Lenka Juríková Zuzana Luknárová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 39. | 2 July 2012 | Biella, Italy | Clay | Tatjana Maria | Eva Hrdinová Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Runner-up | 40. | 31 July 2012 | Trnava, Slovak Republic | Clay | Marta Domachowska | Elena Bogdan Renata Voráčová | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–4 |
| Winner | 38. | 7 August 2012 | Hechingen, Germany | Clay | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | Natela Dzalamidze Renata Voráčová | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 41. | 13 November 2012 | Zawada, Poland | Carpet (i) | Kristina Barrois | Karolína Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 39. | 4 June 2013 | Marseille, France | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Asia Muhammad Allie Will | 1–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Winner | 40. | 2 August 2014 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Lidziya Marozava Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 42. | 16 February 2015 | Altenkirchen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Tatjana Maria | Antonia Lottner Ana Vrljić | 4–6, 6–3, [9–11] |
| Runner-up | 43. | 16 March 2015 | Seville, Spain | Clay | Dinah Pfizenmaier | Victoria Kan Ekaterine Gorgodze | 3–6, 2–6 |

## Grand Slam doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1–3 |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1–2 |