Lina Stančiūtė
Lina Stančiūtė is a retired Lithuanian 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 number 197. On 15 May 2006, she peaked at number 138 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for Lithuania at the Fed Cup, 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, Stančiūtė married Lithuanian professional Basketball player Martynas Gecevičius.Career
Stančiūtė had a successful junior career, winning one ITF singles and doubles titles. Her career-high world ranking as a junior was world number 63, and she finished her junior career with a record of 72–49.In 2003, she reached first ITF singles finals, winning in Italy. She also reached two ITF doubles finals. In 2004, she won the tournament Lafayette in United States endowed with $25,000 by beating Karolina Kosińska in three sets.
In July 2015, Stančiūtė announced her retirement from professional tennis.
ITF finals
Singles (4–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 17 August 2003 | Martina Franca, Italy | Clay | Darija Jurak | 6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 10 October 2004 | Lafayette, United States | Clay | Karolina Kosińska | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 23 July 2006 | Zwevegem, Belgium | Clay | Lenka Wienerová | 6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 4 October 2008 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard | Margit Rüütel | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 18 June 2011 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Sofia Shapatava | 6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles (3–4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 March 2003 | $25,000 | Kaunas, Lithuania | Hard | Aurelija Misevičiūtė | Darya Kustova Elena Tatarkova | 1–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 21 June 2003 | $25,000 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Claudia Kuleszka | Mariya Koryttseva Dimana Krastevitch | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1 October 2005 | $25,000 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Simona Matei | Kelly de Beer Eva Pera | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 4 March 2006 | $25,000 | Clearwater, United States | Hard | Kelly Liggan | Natalie Grandin Chanelle Scheepers | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 28 July 2006 | $50,000+H | Pétange, Luxembourg | Clay | Claudine Schaul | Erica Krauth Frederica Piedade | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 17 June 2011 | $25,000 | Kharkiv, Ukraine | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Valentyna Ivakhnenko Kateryna Kozlova | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 21 June 2013 | $25,000 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Kristina Barrois | Monique Adamczak Pemra Özgen | 6–4, 7–5 |