

Saara Orav
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
30 December 2001(Viljandi, Estonia)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Saara Orav (born 30 December 2001) is an Estonian tennis player.
Playing for Estonia at the Fed Cup, Orav has a win–loss record of 3–3.
Junior career
Orav has a career high ITF juniors ranking of 253 achieved on 12 August 2019.
ITF Junior finals
| Grand Slam |
| Category GA |
| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
| Category G3 |
| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
Singles (2–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | 6 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Dariya Radulova | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Emeline De Witte | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 1 July 2018 | Aarhus, Denmark | G5 | Clay | Cristina Mayorova Bakhtina | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 July 2019 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | Nicole Rivkin | 6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles (3–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | 26 August 2017 | Riga, Latvia | G4 | Clay | Katriin Saar | Viktoryia Kanapatskaya Diana Khodan |
0–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Winner | 1. | 6 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | Julie Sappl | Pia Lovric Laura Mašić |
w/o |
| Winner | 2. | 8 July 2018 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | Tayla Whitehouse | Nina Geissler Lea Magun |
6–0, 6–0 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 23 November 2018 | Santa Cruz, Bolivia | G3 | Clay | Tara Malik | Alexandra Anttila Metka Komac |
1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Winner | 3. | 7 July 2019 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz | Amelie Van Impe Hanne Van De Winkel |
6–4, 6–3 |
Professional career
ITF finals
Doubles: 3 (1–2)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $80,000 tournaments |
| $60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 28 April 2018 | Tučepi, Croatia | Clay | Tena Lukas | Nefisa Berberović Veronika Erjavec |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 20 July 2018 | Pärnu, Estonia | Clay | Katriin Saar | Adelina Baravi Elina Vikhrianova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 July 2019 | Pärnu, Estonia | Clay | Katriin Saar | Anastasia Kulikova Elena Malõgina |
3–6, 6–2, [5–10] |
National representation
Fed Cup
Orav made her Fed Cup debut for Estonia in 2018, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
Fed Cup (3–3)
| Matches by setting |
|---|
| Group membership |
| World Group (0–0) |
| World Group Play-off (0–0) |
| World Group II (0–0) |
| World Group II Play-off (0–0) |
| Europe/Africa Group (3–3) |
| Matches by surface |
| Hard (3–3) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Matches by type |
| Singles (1–1) |
| Doubles (2–2) |
| Matches by setting |
| Indoors (3–3) |
| Outdoors (0–0) |
| World Group (0–0) |
| World Group Play-off (0–0) |
| World Group II (0–0) |
| World Group II Play-off (0–0) |
| Europe/Africa Group (3–3) |
| Hard (3–3) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Singles (1–1) |
| Doubles (2–2) |
| Indoors (3–3) |
| Outdoors (0–0) |
Singles (1–1)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Play-offs | 10 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Croatia | 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 | Hard (i) | Marta Kostyuk | L | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (2–2)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I |
Pool B | 8 February 2018 | Tallinn, Estonia | Portugal | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Francisca Jorge Maria João Koehler |
W | 7–6, 7–6 |
| 9 February 2018 | Great Britain | Elena Malõgina | Katie Boulter Anna Smith |
L | 1–6, 1–6 | ||||
| Play-offs | 10 February 2018 | Croatia | 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 | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Johanna Larsson Rebecca Peterson |
L | 6–2, 0–6, 1–6 |