Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor (born 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.

Sarah Pitkowski-Malcor

Country (sports)	France
Residence	Paris, France
Born	(1975-11-13) 13 November 1975 Seclin, France
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)
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)

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 finals

Singles (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend (Singles) Grand Slam (0) WTA Championship (0) Tier I (0) Tier II (0) Tier III (0) Tier IV (1–1)

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

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	19 April 1999	Westel 900 Open, Budapest, Hungary	Clay	Cristina Torrens Valero	6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	10 May 1999	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 Finals

Singles Finals: 14 (10-4)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	10 February 1992	Swindon, United Kingdom	Carpet	Caroline Wuillot	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	2.	17 February 1992	Reims, France	Carpet	Caroline Wuillot	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	27 April 1992	Lerida, Spain	Clay	Paola Suárez	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	26 October 1992	Madeira, Portugal	Hard	Angelique Olivier	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up	5.	30 November 1992	Le Havre, France	Clay	Ruxandra Dragomir	6–7, 5–7
Runner-up	6.	1 March 1993	Cascais, Portugal	Clay	Ginevra Mugnaini	2–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	7 June 1993	Caserta, Italy	Clay	Rossana de los Ríos	7–5, 6–3
Winner	8.	28 February 1994	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Ángeles Montolio	6–4, 6–3
Winner	9.	28 March 1994	Moulins, France	Hard	Angelique Olivier	7–5, 6–4
Winner	10.	14 August 1995	Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Magüi Serna	6–1, 6–3
Winner	11.	4 December 1995	Cergy-Pontoise, France	Hard	Dally Randriantefy	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Winner	12.	23 March 1997	Reims, France	Clay	Svetlana Krivencheva	7–5, 6–1
Winner	13.	23 August 1998	Bronx, United States	Hard	Cara Black	6–3, 7–5
Winner	14.	6 December 1998	Cergy-Pontoise, France	Hard (i)	Nathalie Dechy	7–5, 3–6, 7–6^(7–4)

Doubles Finals: 2 (1–1)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	23 August 1998	Bronx, United States	Hard	Christína Papadáki	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	3–6, 1–6
Winner	2.	30 July 2001	Saint-Gaudens, France	Clay	Irina Selyutina	Lourdes Domínguez Lino Gisela Riera	6–2, 6–3

External links

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