Katarina Srebotnik (born 12 March 1981) is a Slovenian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20, on 7 August 2006. On 4 July 2011, she became the No. 1 of the WTA doubles rankings, holding this ranking for ten weeks.

Katarina Srebotnik
Srebotnik at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) Slovenia
ResidenceDubai, United Arab Emirates
Born (1981-03-12) 12 March 1981 (age 43)
Slovenj Gradec, Yugoslavia
(now Slovenia)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2022 (last match in 2020)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$8,183,702
Singles
Career record377–281
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 20 (7 August 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2003, 2007, 2008)
French Open4R (2002, 2008)
Wimbledon3R (2005, 2006, 2007)
US Open4R (2008)
Doubles
Career record754–421
Career titles39
Highest rankingNo. 1 (4 July 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2006, 2011, 2014)
French OpenF (2007, 2010)
WimbledonW (2011)
US OpenF (2006)
Mixed doubles
Career titles5
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (2011)
French OpenW (1999, 2006, 2010)
WimbledonF (2008)
US OpenW (2003)
Team competitions
Fed CupQF (2003), record 33–20

Srebotnik won four singles titles on the WTA Tour and was ranked inside the top 30 for several years. However, her best results have been in doubles draws, where she won 39 career titles, including one Grand Slam title, at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships alongside Květa Peschke. She also won five major titles in mixed doubles, at the French Open in 1999, 2006 and 2010, the US Open in 2003 and the Australian Open in 2011.

In September 2021, Srebotnik was recognized by the Guinness World Records as the first (and youngest) tennis player – men or women – to win their first tournament across all three disciplines – singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Srebotnik won her debut in singles (1999 Oeiras), in doubles (1998 Makarska, with Tina Križan) and mixed doubles (1999 Roland Garros, with Piet Norval).[1]

Career

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Srebotnik, 2013

As a junior, she won the 1998 Wimbledon singles title and was runner-up at the US Open. Srebotnik was ranked No. 2 in the junior rankings in 1997 and 1998. She was mentored by Gabriela Sabatini.[2]

1995–1999: WTA Tour debut and historic Guinness world record

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Srebotnik made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in 1995, winning the singles tournaments in Ismailia in 1996, Zadar in 1997 and Šibenik in 1998.

In 1998, Srebotnik won the doubles title on her WTA Tour debut at the Makarska Open (with Tina Križan), and later that year reached the doubles final at the Austrian Open, also with Križan.

In 1999, her win at the ITF tournament in Dubai gave her direct entry into her first tour-level singles event in Estoril, where she became the fourth player to win on her tour debut, defeating Rita Kuti Kis in the final. She broke into the top 100 on April 12, 1999 at No. 88.

In May 1999, Srebotnik played in her first Grand Slam singles main draw at Roland Garros, losing to Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the second round. She won her first Grand Slam title in the mixed doubles with Piet Norval, becoming the first woman ever to win her first tour event in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.[3] Only Mirjana Lučić had previously won on debut in both singles and doubles.

2000–2004

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Srebotnik reached her first Tier-I semifinal in Tokyo at the Pan Pacific Open, which she lost to Sandrine Testud. On 7 February 2000, Srebotnik broke into the top 50 at No. 49. She won her fourth career doubles title at Estoril (with Tina Križan).

Srebotnik and Križan won their only doubles title of 2001 at Hawaii. They reached their biggest doubles final of their career in Toronto at the Canadian Open by defeating Martina Navratilova and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the semifinals, and they were doubles finalists at Estoril. They qualified for their debut doubles season-ending championships. Srebotnik reached a doubles ranking of No. 19 on 8 October.

In 2002, Srebotnik reached the finals at Bogotá (losing to Fabiola Zuluaga) and Acapulco (defeating Paola Suárez) in the final. She reached the fourth round at Roland Garros, which is her career-best Grand Slam performance. Srebotnik later achieved her then-best win at Los Angeles by defeating world No. 6, Kim Clijsters. She reached the semifinals in Luxembourg. She achieved her second appearance at the doubles season-ending championships with Križan.

2003 saw Srebotnik reaching her fourth tour final at Palermo. She won the Bogotá doubles title with Asa Svensson, and reached her second Tier I quarterfinals in Toronto at the Canadian Open. She won her second Grand Slam mixed-doubles title at the US Open, this time with Bob Bryan.

Her 2004 season was highlighted by reaching the semifinals at Palermo, and the quarterfinals at Strasbourg and Forest Hills.

Srebotnik won her seventh doubles title in Tokyo at the Japan Open (with Shinobu Asagoe).

2005

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Her best season to date was highlighted by two singles and four doubles titles as well as a career-best victory over Amélie Mauresmo.

Srebotnik captured her third and fourth career WTA Tour singles titles at Auckland (defeating Shinobu Asagoe in the final, and she teamed with Asagoe for the doubles title) and in Stockholm (defeating world No. 14 Anastasia Myskina in the final and teaming with Émilie Loit for the doubles title).

She was the only player in 2005 to sweep singles and doubles titles twice. She also finished runner-up at Portorož, losing to Klára Zakopalová (now Koukalová) in three sets in the final. She also became runner-up in doubles with Jelena Kostanić.

Srebotnik reached the quarterfinals five times: at Tier II at Antwerp (lost to Anastasia Myskina), Tier I Charleston (losing to Elena Dementieva in three sets), Budapest (losing to Laura Pous Tió in a third set tie-break), Tier I Zurich (losing to Ana Ivanovic), and Hasselt (losing to Dinara Safina in a third set tie-break).

Her best finish in a major was a third-round loss at Wimbledon to Maria Sharapova.

A new career-high singles ranking of No. 28 came on 7 November.

In addition to Auckland and Stockholm, Srebotnik won doubles titles at Budapest and Hasselt (both with Émilie Loit). She reached the US Open mixed-doubles final (with Nenad Zimonjić, losing to Daniela Hantuchová and Mahesh Bhupathi).

2006

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Srebotnik opened the 2006 season with an early exit at the Auckland Open. Two weeks later at the Australian Open, with partner Shinobu Asagoe, she made it to the semifinals in doubles, losing to Yan Zi and Zheng Jie.[4] She won doubles titles in Antwerp[5] (with Dinara Safina) and Amelia Island (with Shinobu Asagoe).[6] At the French Open, she won the mixed doubles championship with Nenad Zimonjić.

At the US Open, she reached the doubles final partnering Dinara Safina. In Stuttgart, she reached the semifinals in doubles with Dinara Safina. At the Zurich Open, Srebotnik reached the semifinals of a Tier I tournament for the first time in six years (Pan Pacific Open, Japan). Also, Srebotnik and Liezel Huber reached the doubles final. In her final event of the season at the Linz Open, Srebotnik reached the doubles final with Corina Morariu.

2008

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At the French Open, Srebotnik caused an upset when she defeated Serena Williams, whom she had never beaten in four previous attempts, in the third round.[7] At the US Open in the same year, she upset former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round.[8] On both occasions, she lost to Patty Schnyder in the next round.

2010

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In that year, Srebotnik teamed with Květa Peschke, and won the WTA tournaments of Indian Wells (defeating Nadia Petrova and Sam Stosur in the final) and New Haven (defeating Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy), and reached the final of the WTA Championships in Doha.

Srebotnik had an excellent doubles outing at the French Open. In the ladies' doubles, she and Peschke defeated the second seeds Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez in the semifinals, but lost to Serena and Venus Williams in the final. She also partnered with Nenad Zimonjić to win the mixed doubles title with a thrilling tiebreak win against Yaroslava Shvedova and Julian Knowle.

Srebotnik and Peschke reached the final at the Rogers Cup. It was the second time this year that Srebotnik and Peschke reached a final of a Premier-5 tournament after Dubai in February.

At the end of the 2010 season, Srebotnik announced that she would focus on doubles for the remainder of her career.

2022: Retirement

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Although she played her last match at Roland Garos in 2020, she was officially honored for her career in Portorož in September 2022.[9]

Grand Slam tournament finals

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Women's doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2006 US Open Hard   Dinara Safina   Nathalie Dechy
  Vera Zvonareva
6–7, 5–7
Loss 2007 French Open Clay   Ai Sugiyama   Alicia Molik
  Mara Santangelo
6–7, 4–6
Loss 2007 Wimbledon Grass   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2010 French Open (2) Clay   Květa Peschke   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
2–6, 3–6
Win 2011 Wimbledon Grass   Květa Peschke   Sabine Lisicki
  Samantha Stosur
6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1999 French Open Clay   Piet Norval   Larisa Neiland
  Rick Leach
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 2002 US Open Hard   Bob Bryan   Lisa Raymond
  Mike Bryan
6–7, 6–7
Win 2003 US Open Hard   Bob Bryan   Lina Krasnoroutskaya
  Daniel Nestor
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 2005 US Open Hard   Nenad Zimonjić   Daniela Hantuchová
  Mahesh Bhupathi
4–6, 2–6
Win 2006 French Open (2) Clay   Nenad Zimonjić   Elena Likhovtseva
  Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2007 French Open Clay   Nenad Zimonjić   Nathalie Dechy
  Andy Ram
5–7, 3–6
Loss 2008 French Open Clay   Nenad Zimonjić   Victoria Azarenka
  Bob Bryan
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 2008 Wimbledon Grass   Mike Bryan   Samantha Stosur
  Bob Bryan
5–7, 4–6
Win 2010 French Open (3) Clay   Nenad Zimonjić   Yaroslava Shvedova
  Julian Knowle
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Win 2011 Australian Open Hard   Daniel Nestor   Chan Yung-jan
  Paul Hanley
6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 2011 French Open Clay   Nenad Zimonjić   Casey Dellacqua
  Scott Lipsky
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10]

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Tier I / Premier M & Premier 5
Tier II / Premier
Tier III, IV & V / International (4–6)
Result W-L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1999 Portugal Open, Estoril Clay   Rita Kuti-Kis 6–3, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Feb 2002 Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá Clay   Fabiola Zuluaga 1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2002 Abierto Mexicano, Acapulco Clay   Paola Suárez 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Jul 2003 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay   Dinara Safina 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Jan 2005 Auckland Open, New Zealand Hard   Shinobu Asagoe 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Win 4–2 Aug 2005 Nordic Light Open, Stockholm Hard   Anastasia Myskina 7–5, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Sep 2005 Slovenia Open, Portorož Hard   Klára Koukalová 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 4–4 Jul 2006 Cincinnati Open, US Hard   Vera Zvonareva 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–5 Sep 2007 Slovenia Open, Portorož Hard   Tatiana Golovin 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–6 May 2008 Internationaux de Strasbourg, France Clay   Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 0–6

Doubles: 82 (39 titles, 43 runner-ups)

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Legend (pre/post 2009)
Grand Slam tournaments (1–4)
Tour Championships (0–3)
Tier I / Premier M & Premier 5 (9–12)
Tier II / Premier (14–12)
Tier III, IV & V / International (15–12)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Apr 1998 Makarska Open, Croatia Clay   Tina Križan   Karin Kschwendt
  Evgenia Kulikovskaya
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 1. Jul 1998 Austrian Open Clay   Tina Križan   Laura Montalvo
  Paola Suárez
1–6, 2–6
Win 2. May 1999 Belgian Open, Antwerp Clay   Laura Golarsa   Louise Pleming
  Meghann Shaughnessy
6–4, 6–2
Win 3. Jul 1999 Palermo Ladies Open, Italy Clay   Tina Križan   Åsa Carlsson
  Sonya Jeyaseelan
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 2. Sep 1999 Luxembourg Open Hard   Tina Križan   Irina Spîrlea
  Caroline Vis
1–6, 2–6
Win 4. Apr 2000 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay   Tina Križan   Amanda Hopmans
  Cristina Torrens Valero
6–0, 7–6(11–9)
Loss 3. May 2000 Bol Ladies Open, Croatia Clay   Tina Križan   Julie Halard-Decugis
  Corina Morariu
2–6, 2–6
Loss 4. Oct 2000 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard   Tina Križan   Julie Halard-Decugis
  Corina Morariu
1–6, 2–6
Loss 5. Nov 2000 Pattaya Open, Thailand Hard   Tina Križan   Yayuk Basuki
  Caroline Vis
3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. Apr 2001 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay   Tina Križan   Květa Hrdličková
  Barbara Rittner
6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 7. Aug 2001 Canadian Open, Toronto Hard   Tina Križan   Kimberly Po-Messerli
  Nicole Pratt
3–6, 1–6
Win 5. Sep 2001 Waikoloa Championships, Hawaii Hard   Tina Križan   Els Callens
  Nicole Pratt
6–2, 6–3
Loss 8. Feb 2002 Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá Clay   Tina Križan   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
2–6, 1–6
Loss 9. Mar 2002 Mexican Open, Acapulco Clay   Tina Križan   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
5–7, 1–6
Win 6. Feb 2003 Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá Clay   Åsa Svensson   Tina Križan
  Tatiana Perebiynis
6–2, 6–1
Loss 10. Apr 2004 Morocco Open, Casablanca Clay   Els Callens   Marion Bartoli
  Émilie Loit
4–6, 2–6
Loss 11. May 2004 Internationaux de Strasbourg Clay   Tina Križan   Lisa McShea
  Milagros Sequera
4–6, 1–6
Win 7. Oct 2004 Japan Open, Tokyo Hard   Shinobu Asagoe   Jennifer Hopkins
  Mashona Washington
6–1, 6–4
Win 8. Jan 2005 Auckland Open Hard   Shinobu Asagoe   Leanne Baker
  Francesca Lubiani
6–3, 6–3
Win 9. Jul 2005 Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary Clay   Émilie Loit   Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  Marta Marrero
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Win 10. Aug 2005 Nordic Light Open, Stockholm Hard   Émilie Loit   Eva Birnerová
  Mara Santangelo
6–4, 6–3
Loss 12. Sep 2005 Slovenia Open, Portorož Hard   Jelena Kostanić   Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Roberta Vinci
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win 11. Oct 2005 Gaz de France Stars, Hasselt Hard (i)   Émilie Loit   Michaëlla Krajicek
  Ágnes Szávay
6–3, 6–4
Win 12. Feb 2006 Diamond Games Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i)   Dinara Safina   Stéphanie Foretz
  Michaëlla Krajicek
6–1, 6–1
Win 13. Apr 2006 Amelia Island Championships, US Clay   Shinobu Asagoe   Liezel Huber
  Sania Mirza
6–2, 6–4
Loss 13. May 2006 Warsaw Open, Poland Clay   Anabel Medina Garrigues   Elena Likhovtseva
  Anastasia Myskina
3–6, 4–6
Loss 14. Sep 2006 US Open, New York Hard   Dinara Safina   Nathalie Dechy
  Vera Zvonareva
6–7, 5–7
Loss 15. Oct 2006 Zurich Open, Switzerland Hard   Liezel Huber   Cara Black
  Rennae Stubbs
5–7, 5–7
Loss 16. Oct 2006 Generali Ladies Linz, Austria Hard   Corina Morariu   Lisa Raymond
  Samantha Stosur
3–6, 0–6
Win 14. Jan 2007 Brisbane International, Adelaide Hard   Dinara Safina   Iveta Benešová
  Galina Voskoboeva
6–3, 6–4
Win 15. Apr 2007 Amelia Island Championships, US Clay   Mara Santangelo   Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Virginia Ruano Pascual
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 17. May 2007 French Open, Paris Clay   Ai Sugiyama   Alicia Molik
  Mara Santangelo
6–7, 4–6
Loss 18. Jun 2007 Wimbledon, UK Grass   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 16. Aug 2007 Canada Masters, Toronto Hard   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 19. Oct 2007 Generali Ladies Linz Hard   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
2–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 20. Nov 2007 WTA Tour Championships, Madrid Hard   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 17. Apr 2008 Miami Open, US Hard   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
7–5, 4–6, [10–3]
Win 18. Apr 2008 Family Circle Cup, Charleston Clay   Ai Sugiyama   Edina Gallovits
  Olga Govortsova
6–2, 6–2
Win 19. Oct 2008 Kremlin Cup, Moscow Carpet (i)   Nadia Petrova   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
6–4, 6–4
Win 20. Oct 2008 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i)   Ai Sugiyama   Cara Black
  Liezel Huber
6–4, 7–5
Win 21. Oct 2009 Generali Ladies Linz Hard   Anna-Lena Grönefeld   Klaudia Jans
  Alicja Rosolska
6–1, 6–4
Loss 21. Feb 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships Hard   Květa Peschke   Nuria Llagostera Vives
  María José Martínez Sánchez
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 22. Mar 2010 Indian Wells Open Hard   Květa Peschke   Nadia Petrova
  Samantha Stosur
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 22. Apr 2010 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart Clay (i)   Květa Peschke   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 6–7, [5–10]
Loss 23. May 2010 French Open, Paris Clay   Květa Peschke   Serena Williams
  Venus Williams
2–6, 3–6
Loss 24. Jun 2010 Eastbourne International, UK Grass   Květa Peschke   Lisa Raymond
  Rennae Stubbs
6–2, 2–6, [11–13]
Loss 25. Aug 2010 Canadian Open, Montreal Hard   Květa Peschke   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
5–7, 6–3, [10–12]
Win 23. Aug 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven Hard   Květa Peschke   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Meghann Shaughnessy
7–5, 6–0
Loss 26. Oct 2010 Generali Ladies Linz Hard (i)   Květa Peschke   Renata Voráčová
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 27. Oct 2010 Tour Championships, Doha Hard   Květa Peschke   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
5–7, 4–6
Win 24. Jan 2011 Auckland Open Hard   Květa Peschke   Sofia Arvidsson
  Marina Erakovic
6–3, 6–0
Loss 28. Jan 2011 Sydney International Hard   Květa Peschke   Iveta Benešová
  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 29. Feb 2011 Dubai Championships Hard   Květa Peschke   Liezel Huber
  María José Martínez Sánchez
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 25. Feb 2011 Qatar Ladies Open, Doha Hard   Květa Peschke   Liezel Huber
  Nadia Petrova
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
Loss 30. May 2011 Madrid Open Clay   Květa Peschke   Victoria Azarenka
  Maria Kirilenko
4–6, 3–6
Win 26. Jun 2011 Eastbourne International, UK Grass   Květa Peschke   Liezel Huber
  Lisa Raymond
6–3, 6–0
Win 27. Jun 2011 Wimbledon, London Grass   Květa Peschke   Sabine Lisicki
  Samantha Stosur
6–3, 6–1
Win 28. Aug 2011 Carlsbad Open, US Hard   Květa Peschke   Raquel Kops-Jones
  Abigail Spears
6–0, 6–2
Win 29. Oct 2011 China Open, Beijing Hard   Květa Peschke   Gisela Dulko
  Flavia Pennetta
6–3, 6–4
Loss 31. Oct 2011 Tour Championships, Istanbul Hard (i)   Květa Peschke   Liezel Huber
  Lisa Raymond
4–6, 4–6
Win 30. Jan 2012 Sydney International Hard   Květa Peschke   Liezel Huber
  Lisa Raymond
6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Loss 32. Aug 2012 Canadian Open, Montreal Hard   Nadia Petrova   Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
  Kristina Mladenovic
5–7, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 33. Aug 2012 Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati Hard   Zheng Jie   Andrea Hlaváčková
  Lucie Hradecká
1–6, 3–6
Win 31. Jan 2013 Sydney International Hard   Nadia Petrova   Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
6–3, 6–4
Loss 34. Feb 2013 Qatar Open, Doha Hard   Nadia Petrova   Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
6–2, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 35. Feb 2013 Dubai Championships, UAE Hard   Nadia Petrova   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Sania Mirza
4–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 36. Mar 2013 Indian Wells Open Hard   Nadia Petrova   Ekaterina Makarova
  Elena Vesnina
0–6, 7–5, [6–10]
Win 32. Mar 2013 Miami Open Hard   Nadia Petrova   Lisa Raymond
  Laura Robson
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Win 33. Jun 2013 Eastbourne International Grass   Nadia Petrova   Monica Niculescu
  Klára Zakopalová
6–3, 6–3
Win 34. Aug 2013 Canadian Open, Toronto Hard   Jelena Janković   Anna-Lena Grönefeld
  Květa Peschke
5–7, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 37. Aug 2013 New Haven Open at Yale Hard   Anabel Medina Garrigues   Sania Mirza
  Zheng Jie
3–6, 4–6
Loss 38. Feb 2014 Qatar Open, Doha Hard   Květa Peschke   Hsieh Su-wei
  Peng Shuai
4–6, 0–6
Win 35. May 2014 Italian Open, Rome Clay   Květa Peschke   Sara Errani
  Roberta Vinci
4–0 ret.
Loss 39. Jan 2015 Brisbane International Hard   Caroline Garcia   Martina Hingis
  Sabine Lisicki
2–6, 5–7
Loss 40. Apr 2015 Porsche Grand Prix, Stuttgart Clay (i)   Caroline Garcia   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Lucie Šafářová
4–6, 3–6
Win 36. Jun 2015 Eastbourne International Grass   Caroline Garcia   Chan Yung-jan
  Zheng Jie
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 41. Aug 2015 Canadian Open, Toronto Hard   Caroline Garcia   Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Lucie Šafářová
1–6, 2–6
Win 37. Feb 2017 Qatar Open, Doha Hard   Abigail Spears   Olga Savchuk
  Yaroslava Shvedova
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 42. Apr 2017 Porsche Grand Prix, Stuttgart Clay (i)   Abigail Spears   Raquel Atawo
  Jeļena Ostapenko
4–6, 4–6
Loss 43. Feb 2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy, Russia Hard (i)   Alla Kudryavtseva   Timea Bacsinszky
  Vera Zvonareva
6–2, 1–6, [3–10]
Win 38. Apr 2018 Charleston Open, US Clay   Alla Kudryavtseva   Andreja Klepač
  María José Martínez Sánchez
6–3, 6–3
Win 39. May 2018 Nuremberg Cup, Germany Clay   Demi Schuurs   Kirsten Flipkens
  Johanna Larsson
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 9 (6–3)

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 24 November 1996 Ismailia, Egypt Clay   Nina Schwarz 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 1. 21 September 1997 Biograd na Moru, Croatia Clay   Ľudmila Cervanová 4–6, 2–6
Win 2. 29 September 1997 Zadar, Croatia Clay   Jelena Kostanić Tošić 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2. 2 November 1997 Ramat HaSharon, Israel Hard   Adriana Serra Zanetti 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3. 12 April 1998 Dubrovnik, Croatia Clay   Nadia Petrova 4–6, 5–7
Win 3. 21 September 1998 Šibenik, Croatia Clay   Eszter Molnár 6–1, 6–2
Win 4. 1 March 1999 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Anne Kremer 6–1, 6–1
Win 5. 9 May 1999 Bratislava, Slovakia Clay   Kristie Boogert 6–3, 6–1
Win 6. 30 July 2001 Lexington Challenger, United States Hard   Sabine Klaschka 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 22 (19–3)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 17 November 1996 Cairo, Egypt Hard   Jessica Steck   Maaike Koutstaal
  Andrea van den Hurk
w/o
Win 1. 24 November 1996 Ismailia, Egypt Clay   Teodora Nedeva   Shiri Burstein
  Debby Haak
6–4, 6–4
Loss 2. 3 August 1997 Lexington, United States Hard   Kaoru Shibata   Elly Hakami
  Danielle Jones
2–6, 5–7
Win 2. 21 April 1997 Biograd na Moru, Croatia Clay   Jelena Kostanić Tošić   Katia Altilia
  Charlotte Aagaard
6–4, 6–2
Win 3. 29 April 1997 Zadar, Croatia Clay   Jelena Kostanić Tošić   Yvette Basting
  Susanne Trik
7–5, 7–5
Loss 3. 27 October 1997 Ramat Hasharon, Israel Hard   Petra Rampre   Kirstin Freye
  Hila Rosen
1–6, 1–6
Win 4. 15 February 1998 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia Hard (i)   Tina Križan   Tina Pisnik
  Miriam Schnitzer
6–0, 6–3
Win 5. 23 March 1998 Makarska, Croatia Clay   Jelena Kostanić Tošić   Ľudmila Cervanová
  Zuzana Váleková
6–3, 6–1
Win 6. 5 April 1998 Hvar, Croatia Clay   Jelena Kostanić Tošić   Helena Vildová
  Antoaneta Pandjerova
7–5, 6–3
Win 7. 10 May 1998 Cardiff, United Kingdom Clay   Liezel Horn   Petra Langrová
  Nancy Feber
6–4, 6–3
Win 8. 17 May 1998 Porto, Portugal Clay   Nancy Feber   Surina De Beer
  Rebecca Jensen
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win 9. 20 September 1998 Otočec, Slovenia Clay   Jasmin Wöhr   Nóra Köves
  Dragana Zarić
6–2, 6–3
Win 10. 27 September 1998 Šibenik, Croatia Hard (i)   Marijana Kovačević   Blanka Kumbárová
  Olga Vymetálková
6–3, 6–1
Win 11. 22 November 1998 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Seda Noorlander   Eva Bes
  María Fernanda Landa
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 12. 23 November 1998 Lima, Peru Clay   Zuzana Váleková   Alice Canepa
  Conchita Martínez Granados
6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–4
Win 13. 30 November 1998 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Zuzana Váleková   Mariana Mesa
  Fabiola Zuluaga
6–3, 6–4
Win 14. 30 November 1998 Cali, Colombia Clay   Zuzana Váleková   Laura Montalvo
  Alicia Ortuño
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 15. 11 January 1999 Miami, United States Hard   Zuzana Váleková   Olga Vymetálková
  Gabriela Chmelinová
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 16. 18 January 1999 Boca Raton, United States Hard   Zuzana Váleková   Dawn Buth
  Rebecca Jensen
4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 17. 25 January 1999 Clearwater, United States Hard   Zuzana Váleková   Karin Miller
  Jean Okada
6–2, 6–0
Win 18. 8 February 1999 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia Carpet (i)   Tina Križan   Eva Martincová
  Svetlana Krivencheva
7–5, 6–2
Win 19. 9 May 1999 Bratislava, Slovakia Clay   Tina Križan   Lenka Němečková
  Radka Zrubáková
6–1, 6–3

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R Q3 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R 3R 3R A A 0 / 8 8–8
French Open 2R 2R 2R 4R 2R 3R 1R 3R 3R 4R A 1R 0 / 11 16–11
Wimbledon 1R 1R Q1 1R 2R 2R 3R 3R 3R 1R A A 0 / 9 8–9
US Open 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 4R 1R A 0 / 11 11–11
Win–loss 1–3 1–4 2–2 5–4 5–4 4–4 3–4 7–4 7–4 8–4 0–1 0–1 0–39 43–39

Doubles

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Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R QF 1R 3R 3R SF 3R 2R A A SF 2R 3R SF 3R 2R 3R 3R QF 1R 0 / 19 36–19
French Open 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 2R 2R QF 1R F 2R A F QF QF SF QF 3R 3R 2R QF 2R 1R 0 / 22 42–22
Wimbledon 2R SF 1R 2R QF 2R 1R 3R 1R F 2R A QF W 2R QF 1R 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R NH 1 / 21 32–20
US Open 1R 2R 2R QF 1R 3R 2R 3R F QF SF 2R 3R QF 1R QF QF QF QF 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 22 40–22
Win–loss 2–3 7–3 2–4 5–4 6–4 4–4 4–4 9–4 9–4 15–4 7–4 1–1 10–3 16–4 5–4 12–4 10–4 8–4 6–4 3–4 7–4 4–4 0–2 1 / 84 149–83
Year-end championships
Tour Championships A A A QF QF A A A A F SF A F F A SF SF RR A A A A NH 0 / 9 5–10
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics not held 1R not held 1R not held A not held 2R not held A not held 0 / 3 1–3
Premier Mandatory tournaments
Indian Wells A A 1R 2R 2R 1R A 1R A A A A W 1R A F QF QF QF 1R QF 2R NH 1 / 14 20–13
Miami A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R SF 1R W A 2R 1R 1R W QF QF 1R 1R 2R 1R NH 2 / 19 21–17
Madrid not held A 1R F QF 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R NH 0 / 10 5–10
Beijing not held Tier IV Tier II A QF W SF 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R NH 1 / 10 11–9
Premier 5 tournaments
Dubai not held Tier II A F F Premier SF P QF P 1R P 0 / 5 12–5
Doha not held Tier III Tier II SF not held P A F F P 2R P 1R P 1R 0 / 6 9–6
Rome A A A A 1R SF A A SF 2R 2R A 2R SF 2R SF W SF QF QF QF 1R A 1 / 15 23–14
Montreal / Toronto A 2R A F 1R 2R A A SF W A A F 2R F W 2R F SF 1R QF 2R NH 2 / 16 32–14
Cincinnati not held Tier III A 2R SF F QF 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 10 8–10
Tokyo A A QF QF 1R SF 1R A 1R A 1R A QF A QF QF Premier 0 / 10 7–10
Wuhan not held 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R NH 0 / 6 2–6
Former Tier I
Charleston A A A A A A A QF SF QF W NMS 1 / 4 10–2
Moscow A A A A 1R A A A A A W NMS NH 1 / 2 4–1
Zurich A A A A 1R QF 1R SF F QF NH NMS NH NMS NH 0 / 6 7–6
San Diego NMS A A SF SF NMS NH 0 / 2 5–2
Career statistics 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total
Tournaments played 8 16 24 21 26 21 20 18 20 20 17 4 18 20 20 22 20 22 24 24 26 28 10 449
Titles 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 3 4 1 2 6 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 39
Finals 2 3 4 3 2 1 3 5 6 7 4 1 8 10 3 8 2 4 0 2 3 0 0 81
Overall win–loss 11–7 23–14 31–23 30–20 23–26 23–20 21–19 38–14 45–18 45–17 34–13 8–3 41–16 54–14 33–19 54–18 26–19 34–21 27–24 19–23 32–24 14–28 4–10 670-410
Year-end ranking 77 26 33 20 30 38 49 25 7 4 4 123 6 2 16 6 10 14 28 35 22 58 88

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 SR W–L
Australian Open A A 1R QF 1R 1R 2R 1R A A A A W A 2R QF QF QF 1R A 1R A 1 / 13 14–12
French Open W 2R 1R SF QF QF 2R W F F A W F 2R QF QF SF 1R 2R SF A NH 3 / 19 47–16
Wimbledon 3R 1R 3R QF A A 3R QF A F A 3R 3R SF SF 2R QF QF 2R SF 2R NH 0 / 17 28–16
US Open 1R 1R 1R F W A F 2R A QF A 2R 2R 1R 2R QF 1R 1R A 2R A NH 1 / 16 21–15
Win–loss 8–2 0–3 2–4 11–4 7–2 2–2 7–4 8–3 4–1 9–3 0–0 7–2 10–2 4–3 7–4 6–4 7–4 3–4 1–3 7–3 0–2 0–0 5 / 65 110–59
  • At the 2002 US Open, Srebotnik and Bob Bryan received a second-round walkover, this is not counted as a win.
  • At the 2008 French Open, Srebotnik and Zimonjić received a semifinal walkover, this is not counted as a win.
  • At the 2011 Australian Open, Srebotnik and Nestor received a quarterfinal walkover, this is not counted as a win.
  • At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, Srebotnik and Zimonjić withdrew before their third-round match, this is not counted as a loss.
  • At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Srebotnik and Marcin Matkowski received a second-round walkover, this is not counted as a win.

Top 10 wins

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# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score
2002
1.   Kim Clijsters No. 6 LA Championships Hard 2R 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
2005
2.   Amélie Mauresmo No. 4 Zurich Open Hard (i) 2R 6–2, 6–0
2006
3.   Patty Schnyder No. 8 Cincinnati Open Hard SF 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
4.   Elena Dementieva No. 7 Zurich Open Hard (i) 2R 6–1, 6–4
2007
5.   Svetlana Kuznetsova No. 4 Sydney International Hard 2R 6–2, ret.
2008
6.   Anna Chakvetadze No. 6 Sydney International Hard 1R 7–5, 6–1
7.   Serena Williams No. 5 French Open Clay 3R 6–4, 6–4
8.   Svetlana Kuznetsova No. 4 US Open Hard 3R 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 6–3
9.   Elena Dementieva No. 4 Pan Pacific Open Hard QF 6–3, 6–4
10.   Agnieszka Radwańska No. 10 Zurich Open Hard (i) 2R 2–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3

Records

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  • In 2011, Srebotnik won seven titles (six in doubles, one in mixed doubles), more than any other player on the WTA Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "WTA All-time Record Book" (PDF). Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Gaby Sabatini."Ahora disfruto de todo lo que no hice cuando jugaba"". Archived from the original on 30 July 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Guinness World Records recognizes Srebotnik's historic accomplishment". WTA Tennis. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. ^ "2006 Australian Open Doubles draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  5. ^ "2006 Diamond Games draw sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. ^ "2006 Bausch & Lomb Championships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Serena dumped at Roland Garros". ABC News. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  8. ^ Kuznetsova Upset by Srebotnik at U.S. Open, Fox News
  9. ^ "'I enjoyed every second': Katarina Srebotnik honored for career in Portoroz".
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Awards
Preceded by WTA Doubles Team of the Year
(with   Květa Peschke)

2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by
  Gisela Dulko &
  Flavia Pennetta
ITF World Champion
(with   Květa Peschke)

2011
Succeeded by
  Sara Errani &
  Roberta Vinci