Saara Orav
| Country (sports) |  Estonia |
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| Born | 30 December 2001 Viljandi, Estonia |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Rice (2021– ) |
| Prize money | $2,271 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–7 |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 10–6 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 942 (24 September 2018) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 3–4 |
| Last updated on: 10 March 2024. | |
Saara Orav (born 30 December 2001) is an inactive Estonian tennis player.
She currently attends Rice University.[1] She is at Baker college pursuing a B.S. degree of mechanical engineering.
Playing for Estonia Fed Cup team, Orav has a win–loss record of 3–4.[2]
She has been playing only two matches (first-round losses) on the ITF Circuit since February 2020.
ITF Circuit finals
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Apr 2018 | ITF Tučepi, Croatia | Clay |  Tena Lukas
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 Nefisa Berberović  Veronika Erjavec
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1. | Jul 2018 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | Clay | Katriin Saar
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 Adelina Baravi Elina Vikhrianova
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2019 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | Clay | Katriin Saar
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 Anastasia Kulikova Elena Malõgina
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3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
Fed Cup participation
Orav made her Fed Cup debut for Estonia in 2018, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.[2]
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Singles (1–1)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Play-offs | 10 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Croatia
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Hard (i) | Ana Biškić | W | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool B | 8 February 2019 | Zielona Góra, Poland |  Ukraine
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Hard (i) | Marta Kostyuk | L | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (2–3)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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| 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool B | 8 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | .svg.png){kind=small} Portugal
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Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Francisca Jorge Maria João Koehler |
W | 7–6(7–0), 7–6(8–6) |
| 9 February 2018 |  Great Britain
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Elena Malõgina | Katie Boulter Anna Smith |
L | 1–6, 1–6 | ||||
| Play-offs | 10 February 2018 | Croatia
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Ana Biškić Tena Lukas |
W | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | ||||
| 2019 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool B | 7 February 2019 | Zielona Góra, Poland |  Sweden
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Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Johanna Larsson Rebecca Peterson |
L | 6–2, 0–6, 1–6 |
| 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool B | 7 February 2020 | Tallinn, Estonia[3] |  Austria
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Hard (i) | Valeria Gorlats | Melanie Klaffner Sinja Kraus |
L | 2–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Junior career
Orav has a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 248, achieved on 28 October 2019.[4]
ITF junior finals
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles (2–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 6 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay |  Dariya Radulova
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} Emeline De Witte
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1 July 2018 | Aarhus, Denmark | G5 | Clay |  Cristina Mayorova Bakhtina
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6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 July 2019 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay |  Nicole Rivkin
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6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles (3–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 26 August 2017 | Riga, Latvia | G4 | Clay | Katriin Saar
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 Viktoryia Kanapatskaya Diana Khodan
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0–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Winner | 1. | 6 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} Julie Sappl
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Pia Lovrič Laura Mašić
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w/o |
| Winner | 2. | 8 July 2018 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | .svg.png){kind=small} Tayla Whitehouse
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Nina Geissler Lea Magun
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6–0, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 23 November 2018 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | G3 | Clay |  Tara Malik
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Alexandra Anttila Metka Komac
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1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Winner | 3. | 7 July 2019 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz
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Amelie Van Impe Hanne van de Winkel
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6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ^ "Saara Orav - Women's Tennis". Rice Owls.
- ^ a b Saara Orav at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- ^ "Estonia v Austria". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Saara Orav Juniors Singles Overview". itftennis.com. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
External links
- Saara Orav at the Women's Tennis Association
- Saara Orav at the International Tennis Federation
- Saara Orav at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
- Saara Orav at ESPN.com