Renata Šašak

Renata Šašak was a Croatian tennis player who played professionally from 1979 to 1987 representing Yugoslavia. Šašak achieved a career-best singles ranking of #294 in the world in March 1987, and a doubles ranking of #210 in the world in December 1986.

Šašak played on Yugoslavia’s Fed Cup team throughout her career from 1979 to 1987, which included reaching the semi-finals of the tournament in 1984. She won two gold medals at the Mediterranean Games, the first coming in 1979 in the doubles with Mima Jaušovec, and the second in the singles in 1983 with victory against Italy’s Laura Golarsa. In 1983 Šašak was named as the Croatian Sportswoman of the Year. Šašak competed in the singles at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics when tennis was a demonstration sport. She beat Laura Arraya in the first round before losing to Lilian Drescher in the next round.