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Sabrina Goleš (born 3 June 1965) is a Croatian former tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia.
Biography
Sabrina Goleš was ranked 3rd junior in the world in 1983 (she won Italian Open juniors,Rolex Port Washington and semifinals Roland Garros and Orange Bowl,qf US Open) Goleš competed for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. There she made it through to the finals, losing 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 to 15-year-old Steffi Graf. The same year, Goleš reached the Federation Cup semifinals as part of the Yugoslav team, losing to eventual champions Czechoslovakia.
In 1987, Goleš won the prestigious WTA tournament in Paris; and four titles in doubles. She also competed in 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul where she beat Arantxa Sánchez Vicario before losing to Sabatini. Goleš has career wins over top 10 players Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Bettina Bunge, Kathy Rinaldi, Lisa Bonder, Katerina Maleeva, Hana Mandlíková, Andrea Temesvári, and Virginia Wade.
Goleš was the captain of the Federation Cup team of Yugoslavia and went on to coach the Federation Cup team of Croatia between 1992 and 1994.
WTA Tour finals
Singles 4 (1–3)
| Legend | |
| Grand Slam | 0 |
| WTA Championships | 0 |
| Tier I | 0 |
| Tier II | 0 |
| Tier III | 0 |
| Tier IV & V | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 0 |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 23 April 1984 | Taranto, Italy | Clay |  Sandra Cecchini | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 August 1984 | Los Angeles Olympics, California, USA | Hard |  Steffi Graf | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 16 November 1986 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Hard | Raffaella Reggi | 6–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 4 October 1987 | Paris, France | Clay |  Sandra Wasserman | 7–5, 6–1 |
Doubles 8 (3–5)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 November 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Carpet | Sandra Cecchini |  Marcella Mesker Catherine Tanvier | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 27 April 1986 | Wild Dunes, South Carolina | Clay | Sandra Cecchini |  Laura Gildemeister Marcela Skuherska | 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 4 October 1987 | Paris, France | Clay | Sandra Cecchini | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat | 6–1, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 7 August 1988 | Athens, Greece | Clay |  Judith Wiesner | Silke Frankl Sabine Hack | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 14 August 1988 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Hard |  Katerina Maleeva |  Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 7 May 1989 | Taranto, Italy | Clay |  Mercedes Paz | Sophie Amiach Emmanuelle Derly | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 30 July 1989 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Katerina Maleeva | Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 29 April 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Patricia Tarabini | Mercedes Paz Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 7–6, 2–6, 1–6 |