Lina Stančiūtė
Stančiūtė at the 2009 Warsaw Open
Country (sports) Lithuania
Born (1986-02-07) 7 February 1986
Vilnius, Lithuania
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$150,736
Singles
Career record297–220 (57.4%)
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 197 (28 September 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
WimbledonQ1 (2009)
US OpenQ2 (2009)
Doubles
Career record81–96 (45.8%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 138 (15 May 2006)
Team competitions
Fed Cup37–31

Lina Stančiūtė (born 7 February 1986) is a Lithuanian former tennis player.

In her career, she won four singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 28 September 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 197. On 15 May 2006, she peaked at No. 138 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Lithuania Fed Cup team, Stančiūtė has a win–loss record of 37–31.

Personal life

Lina Stančiūtė was born on 7 February 1986 in Vilnius, Lithuania. She started playing tennis at age eight, her favourite surface is clay. In June 2016, she married Lithuanian professional Basketball player Martynas Gecevičius.[1]

Career

Stančiūtė had a successful junior career, winning one ITF singles and doubles titles. Her career-high world ranking as a junior was world No. 63, and she finished her junior career with a record of 72–49.

In 2003, she reached her first ITF Circuit singles final, winning in Italy. She also reached two ITF doubles finals. In 2004, she won the tournament in Lafayette, United States, endowed with $25k, by beating Karolina Kosińska in three sets.

In July 2015, Stančiūtė announced her retirement from professional tennis.[2]

ITF finals

Singles (4–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 17 August 2003 Martina Franca, Italy Clay Croatia Darija Jurak 6–3, 6–1
Winner 2. 10 October 2004 Lafayette, United States Clay Poland Karolina Kosińska 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Winner 3. 23 July 2006 Zwevegem, Belgium Clay Slovakia Lenka Wienerová 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 4 October 2008 Helsinki, Finland Hard (i) Estonia Margit Rüütel 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–7(7)
Winner 5. 18 June 2011 Kharkiv, Ukraine Clay Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava 6–2, 6–1

Doubles (3–4)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–3)
Outcome No. Date Tier Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 15 March 2003 25,000 Kaunas, Lithuania Hard (i) Lithuania Aurelija Misevičiūtė Belarus Darya Kustova
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova		 1–6, 6–7(8)
Runner-up 2. 21 June 2003 25,000 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Clay Germany Claudia Kuleszka Ukraine Mariya Koryttseva
Bulgaria Dimana Krastevitch		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 1 October 2005 25,000 Porto, Portugal Clay Romania Simona Matei Netherlands Kelly de Beer
Netherlands Eva Pera		 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner 2. 4 March 2006 25,000 Clearwater, United States Hard Republic of Ireland Kelly Liggan South Africa Natalie Grandin
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers		 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 28 July 2006 50,000+H Pétange, Luxembourg Clay Luxembourg Claudine Schaul Argentina Erica Krauth
Portugal Frederica Piedade		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 17 June 2011 25,000 Kharkiv, Ukraine Clay Austria Melanie Klaffner Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 21 June 2013 25,000 Ystad, Sweden Clay Germany Kristina Barrois Australia Monique Adamczak
Turkey Pemra Özgen		 6–4, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ "Vilniuje susituokė tenisininkė Lina Stančiūtė ir krepšininkas Martynas Gecevičius".
  2. ↑ "Karjerą baigianti Lina Stančiūtė: "Tikrai nesigailiu susiejusi savo gyvenimą su tenisu"".


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