Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Paris, France
Born	(1975-11-13) 13 November 1975 Seclin, France
Height
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)

Titles by Surface Hard (0) Clay (1) Grass (0) Carpet (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	19 April 1999	Westel 900 Open, Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Cristina Torrens Valero	6–2, 6–2

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

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Career W-L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	2–7
French Open	1R	A	2R	3R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	4–8
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	3R	3R	1R	5–6
US Open	A	A	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	A	5–6
Win-Loss	0–1	0–0	2–4	3–3	3–4	2–4	3–4	2–4	1–3	16–27

ITF titles

Singles (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1	1992	Swindon, England	Carpet
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

External links

• Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor at the Women's Tennis Association
• Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor at the Fed Cup