Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984) is a Czech former tennis player.
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Residence | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
Born | Duchcov, Czechoslovakia | 14 August 1984
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 9 November 2018 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,131,089 |
Singles | |
Career record | 333–306 |
Career titles | 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (29 January 2007) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
French Open | 2R (2005) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
US Open | 2R (2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 183–199 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 52 (21 May 2012) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2005) |
French Open | 3R (2005) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013) |
US Open | 2R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2012) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2006) |
During her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eight singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 29 January 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 59. On 21 May 2012, she peaked at No. 52 in the WTA doubles rankings.
Playing for the Czech Republic Fed Cup team, Birnerová has a win–loss record of 0–2.
Career
editBirnerová was an all-court player who preferred playing on grass.
On the junior tour, she was the 2002 European Champion and number one in the combined world ranking of 18-under.
In 2006, Birnerová won her first WTA Tour doubles title in Stockholm, alongside Jarmila Gajdošová.[1]
In 2011, she reached her first WTA Tour singles final in Tashkent, losing to top seed Ksenia Pervak in straight sets.[2]
In 2012, she won her third tour doubles title at the 2012 Copa Colsanitas alongside Alexandra Panova.[3]
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records
Singles
editTournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Australian Open | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | – |
French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | – |
Wimbledon | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | – |
US Open | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 18 | 9–18 | – |
Premier Mandatory & 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
Indian Wells Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | – |
Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Berlin / Madrid Open[b] | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Charleston Open (former) | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | NMS | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | – | |||||
Kremlin Cup (former) | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | A | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
Zurich Open (former) | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NMS/NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | Career total: 60 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win-loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–7 | 5–7 | 6–9 | 5–14 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–5 | 5–9 | 2–6 | 0–0 | 0 / 60 | 32–60 | – |
Doubles
editTournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 3–5 |
French Open | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2–5 |
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0–5 |
US Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4–6 |
Win–loss | 1–2 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 9–19 |
WTA Tour finals
editSingles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2011 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Ksenia Pervak | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2005 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Tier IV[c] | Hard | Mara Santangelo | Émilie Loit Katarina Srebotnik |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2006 | Nordic Light Open, Sweden | Tier IV | Hard | Jarmila Gajdošová | Yan Zi Zheng Jie |
0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2006 | Slovenia Open | Tier IV | Hard | Émilie Loit | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová |
walkover |
Win | 2–2 | Jul 2011 | Austrian Open | International | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Julia Görges Jarmila Gajdošová |
4–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 2012 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Mandy Minella Stefanie Vögele |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–3 | May 2012 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | International | Clay | Michaëlla Krajicek | Janette Husárová Magdaléna Rybáriková |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2012 | Baku Cup, Azerbaijan | International | Hard | Alberta Brianti | Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovieva |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Feb 2013 | Copa Colsanitas, Colombia | International | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Tímea Babos Mandy Minella |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Apr 2013 | Monterrey Open, Mexico | International | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Tímea Babos Kimiko Date-Krumm |
1–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2001 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Sophie Erre | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Feb 2002 | ITF New Delhi, India | 25,000 | Hard | Peng Shuai | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3–0 | Jun 2002 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Chanelle Scheepers | 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | Apr 2003 | ITF Dinan, France | 50,000 | Clay (i) | Zuzana Ondrášková | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 5–0 | Jul 2003 | ITF Vittel, France | 50,000 | Clay | Tatiana Poutchek | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 6–0 | Nov 2003 | ITF Deauville, France | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Camille Pin | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 7–0 | Feb 2006 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Marta Domachowska | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Katowice, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Magda Linette | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8–1 | Sep 2010 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Anne Kremer | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 8–2 | Jul 2011 | ITS Cup, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | Nastassja Burnett | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 8–3 | Oct 2012 | Ismaning Open, Germany | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Annika Beck | 3–6, 6–7(8–10) |
Loss | 8–4 | Nov 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Ksenia Pervak | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 8–5 | Dec 2013 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | Amandine Hesse | 6–4, 0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 19 (11 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1998 | ITF Nicosia, Cyprus | 10,000 | Clay | Annette Zweck | Galina Misiuriova Liina Suurvarik |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2000 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Alexandra Zerkalova | Raissa Gourevitch Liudmila Nikoyan |
2–4, 3–5, 5–3, 4–2, 4–0 |
Loss | 2–1 | Feb 2002 | ITF New Delhi, India | 25,000 | Hard | Jana Hlaváčková | Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-ha |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2002 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Dominika Luzarová | Kirstin Freye Andrea Glass |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Sep 2002 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | Gabriela Chmelinová | Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva |
6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2003 | ITF Vittel, France | 50,000 | Clay | Libuše Průšová | Yuliya Beygelzimer Tatiana Poutchek |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Apr 2004 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 75,000 | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | Ruxandra Dragomir Antonia Matic |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 4–4 | Jul 2004 | ITF Modena, Italy | 75,000 | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | Gabriela Chmelinová Michaela Paštiková |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–4 | Oct 2008 | Open Saint-Raphaël, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Lucie Hradecká | Gracia Radovanovic Renata Voráčová |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 6–4 | Apr 2010 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 25,000 | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Ksenia Milevskaya Lenka Wienerová |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Win | 7–4 | Jun 2010 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | Tereza Hladíková Michaela Pochabová |
7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 8–4 | Jun 2010 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Sorana Cîrstea Andreja Klepač |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 8–5 | Sep 2010 | Save Cup, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Claudia Giovine Karin Knapp |
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [11–13] |
Loss | 8–6 | Oct 2010 | ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon | 100,000 | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová |
5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 9–6 | Jun 2011 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | 100,000 | Grass | Petra Cetkovská | Regina Kulikova Evgeniya Rodina |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–7 | Jun 2011 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | 100,000 | Clay | Vesna Dolonc | Mandy Minella Stefanie Vögele |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 10–7 | Oct 2011 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Anne Keothavong | Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Malek |
7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 10–8 | Mar 2012 | The Bahamas Open | 100,000 | Hard | Anne Keothavong | Janette Husárová Katalin Marosi |
1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Win | 11–8 | Feb 2014 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Michaëlla Krajicek | Aleksandra Krunić Amra Sadiković |
6–1, 4–6, [10–6] |
Notes
edit- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ In 2009, the German Open was replaced by the Madrid Open. The Premier Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ Includes Premier and International tournaments. The WTA Tier II tournaments were reclassified as WTA Premier tournaments in 2009, while the Tier III, Tier III and WTA Tier V tournaments were reclassified as WTA International tournaments the same year.
References
edit- ^ CRI.com (14 August 2006). "Tennis: Zheng Jie Takes Crown in Stockholm". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Ksenia Pervak wins Tashkent Open". Australia: ESPN. Associated Press. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ The Information News (19 February 2012). "La española Lara Arruabarrena ganó la Copa Colsánitas de tenis en Bogotá (in Spanish)" [The Spanish Lara Arruabarrena won the Colsánitas Tennis Cup in Bogotá]. lainformacion.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
External links
edit- Eva Birnerová at the Women's Tennis Association
- Eva Birnerová at the International Tennis Federation
- Eva Birnerová at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Eva Birnerová Official Website