Eva Birnerová


Eva Birnerová is a retired professional Czech tennis player.
Birnerová 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 had a win–loss record of 0–2.

Career

Birnerová was an all-court player who preferred playing on grass.
In juniors, Birnerová was the 2002 European Champion and No. 1 in World Ranking 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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.17 September 2011Tashkent Open, Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Ksenia Pervak3–6, 1–6

Doubles (3–6)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.8 August 2005Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm, SwedenHard Mara Santangelo Émilie Loit
Katarina Srebotnik
4–6, 3–6
Winner1.7 August 2006Nordea Nordic Light Open, Stockholm, SwedenHard Jarmila Gajdošová Yan Zi
Zheng Jie
0–6, 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.18 September 2006Banka Koper Slovenia Open, Portorož, SloveniaHard Émilie Loit Lucie Hradecká
Renata Voráčová
w/o
Winner2.17 July 2011Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, AustriaClay Lucie Hradecká Julia Görges
Jarmila Gajdošová
4–6, 6–2,
Winner3.18 February 2012Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, ColombiaClay Alexandra Panova Mandy Minella
Stefanie Vögele
6–2, 6–2
Runner-up3.5 May 2012Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, HungaryClay Michaëlla Krajicek Janette Husárová
Magdaléna Rybáriková
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up4.28 July 2012Baku Cup, Baku, AzerbaijanHard Alberta Brianti Irina Buryachok
Valeria Solovieva
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up5.23 February 2013Copa Colsanitas, Bogotá, ColombiaClay Alexandra Panova Tímea Babos
Mandy Minella
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up6.7 April 2013Monterrey Open, Monterrey, MexicoHard Tamarine Tanasugarn Tímea Babos
Kimiko Date-Krumm
1–6, 4–6

ITF finals (19–13)

Singles (8–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.17 September 2001Glasgow, United KingdomHard Sophie Erre3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner2.25 February 2002New Delhi, IndiaHard Peng Shuai6–4, 7–5
Winner3.17 June 2002Lenzerheide, SwitzerlandClay Chanelle Scheepers7–5, 6–4
Winner4.7 April 2003Dinan, FranceClay Zuzana Ondrášková1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner5.7 July 2003Vittel, FranceClay Tatiana Poutchek6–4, 6–4
Winner6.17 November 2003Deauville, FranceClay Camille Pin6–4, 6–3
Winner7.30 January 2006Urtijëi, ItalyCarpet Marta Domachowska4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Runner-up1.6 September 2010Katowice, PolandClay Magda Linette6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Winner8.20 September 2010Shrewsbury, United KingdomHard Anne Kremer7–6, 3–6, 6–0
Runner-up2.25 July 2011Olomouc, Czech RepublicClay Nastassja Burnett1–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.22 October 2012Ismaning, GermanyCarpet Annika Beck3–6, 6–7
Runner-up4.4 November 2013Istanbul, TurkeyHard Ksenia Pervak4–6, 6–7
Runner-up5.9 December 2013Madrid, SpainHard Amandine Hesse6–4, 0–6, 2–6

Doubles (11–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.12 October 1998Nicosia, CyprusClay Annette Zweck Galina Misiuriova
Liina Suurvarik
6–3, 6–4
Winner2.30 October 2000Minsk, BelarusCarpet Alexandra Zerkalova Raissa Gourevitch
Liudmila Nikoyan
2–4, 3–5, 5–3, 4–2, 4–0
Runner-up1.25 February 2002New Delhi, IndiaHard Jana Hlaváčková Choi Young-ja
Kim Eun-ha
7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up2.8 July 2002Darmstadt, GermanyClay Dominika Luzarová Kirstin Freye
Andrea Glass
5–7, 2–6
Winner3.16 September 2002Tbilisi, GeorgiaClay Gabriela Chmelinová Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Maria Kondratieva
6–4, 6–0
Runner-up3.7 July 2003Vittel, FranceClay Libuše Průšová Yuliya Beygelzimer
Tatiana Poutchek
3–6, 2–6
Winner4.26 April 2004Cagnes-sur-Mer, FranceClay Lubomira Bacheva Ruxandra Dragomir
Antonia Matic
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Runner-up4.26 July 2004Modena, ItalyClay Lubomira Bacheva Gabriela Chmelinová
Michaela Paštiková
2–6, 3–6
Winner5.13 October 2008Saint-Raphaël, FranceHard Lucie Hradecká Gracia Radovanovic
Renata Voráčová
6–4, 6–3
Winner6.12 April 2010Cairo, EgyptClay Renata Voráčová Ksenia Milevskaya
Lenka Wienerová
7–6, 6–4
Winner7.7 June 2010Zlín, Czech RepublicClay Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Tereza Hladíková
Michaela Pochabová
7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Winner8.28 June 2010Cuneo, ItalyClay Lucie Hradecká Sorana Cîrstea
Andreja Klepač
3–6, 6–4,
Runner-up5.13 September 2010Mestre, ItalyClay Andreja Klepač Claudia Giovine
Karin Knapp
7–6, 5–7,
Runner-up6.4 October 2010Jounieh, LebanonClay Andreja Klepač Petra Cetkovská
Renata Voráčová
5–7, 2–6
Winner9.6 June 2011Nottingham, United KingdomGrass Petra Cetkovská Regina Kulikova
Evgeniya Rodina
6–3, 6–2
Runner-up7.27 June 2011Cuneo, ItalyClay Vesna Dolonts Mandy Minella
Stefanie Vögele
3–6, 2–6
Winner10.24 October 2011Barnstaple, United KingdomHard Anne Keothavong Sandra Klemenschits
Tatjana Malek
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up8.12 March 2012Nassau, BahamasHard Anne Keothavong Janette Husárová
Katalin Marosi
1–6, 6–3,
Winner11.17 February 2014Kreuzlingen, SwitzerlandCarpet Michaëlla Krajicek Aleksandra Krunić
Amra Sadiković
6–1, 4–6,

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles