Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor
Country (sports) |
France |
Residence |
Paris, France |
Born |
(1975-11-13) 13 November 1975 (age 48)
Seclin, France |
Height |
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Turned pro |
1993 |
Retired |
2001 |
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money |
US$823,787 |
Singles |
Career record |
278–198 (58.40%) |
Career titles |
1 WTA, 10 ITF |
Highest ranking |
No. 29 (1 November 1999) |
Grand Slam Singles results |
Australian Open |
2R (1995, 2001) |
French Open |
3R (1996) |
Wimbledon |
3R (1999, 2000) |
US Open |
3R (1998) |
Doubles |
Career record |
52–101 (33.99%) |
Career titles |
1 ITF |
Highest ranking |
No. 101 (5 August 1996) |
Grand Slam Doubles results |
Australian Open |
1R (1996, 1997) |
French Open |
2R (1996, 1998) |
Wimbledon |
1R (1996) |
US Open |
2R (1996) |
Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor (born on 13 November 1975) is a former professional female tennis player from France. Her career high singles ranking is World No. 29, which she achieved on 1 November 1999.
Pitkowski won her only career WTA Tour singles final in Budapest in the spring of 1999, where she beat Cristina Torrens Valero of Spain in the final. She was also the singles runner-up at the WTA Tour tournament in Antwerp in the same year, where she lost to Justine Henin of Belgium. She has won a total of 10 singles titles on the minor International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women's Circuit. She has never advanced beyond the third round of any Grand Slam event in singles competition. She represented France in the first round of the Fed Cup in 1998 as a rookie; she saved the defending champions from losing to Belgium by defeating Sabine Appelmans 4–6, 6–4, 6–1.
Pitkowski married a French professional tennis player, Olivier Malcor, who has served as a coach for Nicolas Mahut, on 7 July 2001. The couple have a son.
WTA Tour singles finals
Career finals (2)
Wins (1)
Legend (Singles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
WTA Championship (0) |
Tier I (0) |
Tier II (0) |
Tier III (0) |
Tier IV (1) |
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Titles by Surface |
Hard (0) |
Clay (1) |
Grass (0) |
Carpet (0) |
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Runners-up (1)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1. |
18 August 1997 |
Flanders Open, Antwerp, Belgium |
Clay |
Justine Henin |
1–6, 2–6 |
Single performance timeline
ITF titles
Singles (10)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
1 |
1992 |
Swindon, England |
Carpet |
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2 |
1992 |
Madeira, Portugal |
Hard |
Angelique Olivier |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
3 |
1993 |
Caserta, Italy |
Clay |
Rossana de los Ríos |
7–5, 6–3 |
4 |
1993 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Ángeles Montolio |
6–4, 6–3 |
5 |
1994 |
Moulins, France |
Hard |
Angelique Olivier |
7–5, 6–4 |
6 |
1995 |
Koksijde, Belgium |
Clay |
Magüi Serna |
6–1, 6–3 |
7 |
1995 |
Cergy-Pontoise, France |
Hard |
Dally Randriantefy |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
8 |
1997 |
Reims, France |
Clay |
Svetlana Krivencheva |
7–5, 6–1 |
9 |
1998 |
Bronx, NY, United States |
Hard |
Cara Black |
6–3, 7–5 |
10 |
1998 |
Cergy-Pontoise, France |
Hard |
Nathalie Dechy |
7–5, 3–6, 7–64 |
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