Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984) is a Czech former tennis player.

Eva Birnerová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePlzeň, Czech Republic
Born (1984-08-14) 14 August 1984 (age 40)
Duchcov, Czechoslovakia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2002
Retired9 November 2018
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 1,131,089
Singles
Career record333–306
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 59 (29 January 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2007)
French Open2R (2005)
Wimbledon3R (2013)
US Open2R (2006)
Doubles
Career record183–199
Career titles3 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 52 (21 May 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2005)
French Open3R (2005)
Wimbledon1R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013)
US Open2R (2004, 2005, 2006, 2012)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (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

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Birnerová 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

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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.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour and Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records

Singles

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
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

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Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2011 2012 2013 W–L
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

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
Grand Slam
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier
International (3–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (4–2)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (6–6)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ In 2009, the German Open was replaced by the Madrid Open. The Premier Mandatory tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  3. ^ 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

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  1. ^ CRI.com (14 August 2006). "Tennis: Zheng Jie Takes Crown in Stockholm". China Internet Information Center. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Ksenia Pervak wins Tashkent Open". Australia: ESPN. Associated Press. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
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