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 |  Nefisa Berberović  Veronika Erjavec | 3–6, 3–6 | 
| Win | 1. | Jul 2018 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | Clay |  Katriin Saar |  Adelina Baravi  Elina Vikhrianova | 6–4, 6–2 | 
| Loss | 2. | Jul 2019 | ITF Pärnu, Estonia | Clay |  Katriin Saar |  Anastasia Kulikova  Elena Malõgina | 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 | 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 (2–3)
| 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) Portugal | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | Francisca Jorge Maria João Koehler | W | 7–6(7–0), 7–6(8–6) | 
| 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 | 
| 2020 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I | Pool B | 7 February 2020 | Tallinn, Estonia[3] |  Austria | 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
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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 | 1–6, 1–6 | 
| Winner | 1. | 13 May 2018 | Skopje, Macedonia | G5 | Clay | .svg.png) 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 | 
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| 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 | .svg.png) Julie Sappl |  Pia Lovrič  Laura Mašić | w/o | 
| Winner | 2. | 8 July 2018 | Bruchköbel, Germany | G4 | Clay | .svg.png) Tayla Whitehouse | .svg.png) Nina Geissler .svg.png) 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 | .svg.png) Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz | .svg.png) Amelie Van Impe .svg.png) Hanne van de Winkel | 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