Eva Birnerová
Quick Facts
Biography
Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984) is a professional Czech tennis player.
Birnerová has won three doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as eight singles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 29 January 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 59. On 21 May 2012, she peaked at world number 52 in the doubles rankings.
Playing for the Czech Republic at the Fed Cup, Birnerová has a win–loss record of 0–2.
Career
Coached by Tim Sommer since October 2005, Birnerová is an all-court player who prefers playing on grass.
In juniors, Birnerová was the 2002 European Champion in 18-and-unders.
In 2006, Birnerová won her first WTA Tour doubles title in Stockholm alongside Jarmila Gajdošová.
In 2011, Birnerová reached her first WTA singles final in Tashkent, losing to top seed Ksenia Pervak in straight sets.
WTA finals
Singles (0–1)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 September 2011 | Tashkent Open, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Hard | Ksenia Pervak | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (3–6)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 8 August 2005 | Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Mara Santangelo | Émilie Loit Katarina Srebotnik | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 7 August 2006 | Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Jarmila Gajdošová | Yan Zi Zheng Jie | 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 September 2006 | Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | Émilie Loit | Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová | w/o |
Winner | 2. | 17 July 2011 | Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Julia Görges Jarmila Gajdošová | 4–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
Winner | 3. | 18 February 2012 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Mandy Minella Stefanie Vögele | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 May 2012 | Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Michaëlla Krajicek | Janette Husárová Magdaléna Rybáriková | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 July 2012 | Baku Cup, Baku, Azerbaijan | Hard | Alberta Brianti | Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovieva | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 23 February 2013 | Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Alexandra Panova | Tímea Babos Mandy Minella | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 April 2013 | Monterrey Open, Monterrey, Mexico | Hard | Tamarine Tanasugarn | Tímea Babos Kimiko Date-Krumm | 1–6, 4–6 |
ITF finals (19–13)
Singles (8–5)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 17 September 2001 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Sophie Erre | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 25 February 2002 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Peng Shuai | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 17 June 2002 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Clay | Chanelle Scheepers | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 7 April 2003 | Dinan, France | Clay (i) | Zuzana Ondrášková | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 7 July 2003 | Vittel, France | Clay | Tatiana Poutchek | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 17 November 2003 | Deauville, France | Clay (i) | Camille Pin | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 30 January 2006 | Urtijëi, Italy | Carpet (i) | Marta Domachowska | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 September 2010 | Katowice, Poland | Clay | Magda Linette | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 20 September 2010 | Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Anne Kremer | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 2. | 25 July 2011 | Olomouc, Czech Republic | Clay | Nastassja Burnett | 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 22 October 2012 | Ismaning, Germany | Carpet (i) | Annika Beck | 3–6, 6–7(8–10) |
Runner-up | 4. | 4 November 2013 | Istanbul, Turkey | Hard (i) | Ksenia Pervak | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Runner-up | 5. | 9 December 2013 | Madrid, Spain | Hard | Amandine Hesse | 6–4, 0–6, 2–6 |
Doubles (11–8)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 12 October 1998 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | Annette Zweck | Galina Misiuriova Liina Suurvarik | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 30 October 2000 | Minsk, Belarus | Carpet (i) | Alexandra Zerkalova | Raissa Gourevitch Liudmila Nikoyan | 2–4, 3–5, 5–3, 4–2, 4–0 |
Runner-up | 1. | 25 February 2002 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Jana Hlaváčková | Choi Young-ja Kim Eun-ha | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 8 July 2002 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Dominika Luzarová | Kirstin Freye Andrea Glass | 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 16 September 2002 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Clay | Gabriela Chmelinová | Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva | 6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 7 July 2003 | Vittel, France | Clay | Libuše Průšová | Yuliya Beygelzimer Tatiana Poutchek | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 26 April 2004 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | Ruxandra Dragomir Antonia Matic | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 July 2004 | Modena, Italy | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | Gabriela Chmelinová Michaela Paštiková | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 13 October 2008 | Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | Lucie Hradecká | Gracia Radovanovic Renata Voráčová | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 12 April 2010 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Renata Voráčová | Ksenia Milevskaya Lenka Wienerová | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 7 June 2010 | Zlín, Czech Republic | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | Tereza Hladíková Michaela Pochabová | 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 8. | 28 June 2010 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Sorana Cîrstea Andreja Klepač | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Runner-up | 5. | 13 September 2010 | Mestre, Italy | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Claudia Giovine Karin Knapp | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [11–13] |
Runner-up | 6. | 4 October 2010 | Jounieh, Lebanon | Clay | Andreja Klepač | Petra Cetkovská Renata Voráčová | 5–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 9. | 6 June 2011 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Petra Cetkovská | Regina Kulikova Evgeniya Rodina | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 27 June 2011 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | Vesna Dolonts | Mandy Minella Stefanie Vögele | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 10. | 24 October 2011 | Barnstaple, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Anne Keothavong | Sandra Klemenschits Tatjana Malek | 7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 8. | 12 March 2012 | Nassau, Bahamas | Hard | Anne Keothavong | Janette Husárová Katalin Marosi | 1–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Winner | 11. | 17 February 2014 | Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Michaëlla Krajicek | Aleksandra Krunić Amra Sadiković | 6–1, 4–6, [10–6] |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W-L | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | 2–4 | ||||
French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | LQ | 1R | LQ | 1–6 | ||||
Wimbledon | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | 3R | 3–5 | ||||
US Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ | LQ | 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 | 9–18 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | |||||||||
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Australian Open | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3–5 | |||||||||||
French Open | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2–5 | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–5 | |||||||||||
US Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4–6 | ||||||||||
Win–Loss | 1–2 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 9–19 |