Tina Križan
Tina Križan is a former Slovenian professional tennis player.
Known primarily for her achievements playing doubles, as the first Slovenian in the 90' she reached a career-high singles ranking of 95, including a win over Jana Novotna and a career-high doubles ranking of 19 in 2002, including wins over Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Ana Ivanović, Flavia Penetta... She has won 6 WTA doubles titles and has been Runner-up in more than 10 WTA doubles events, she has also won 10 ITF tournaments.
Tina represented Slovenia in doubles at the Olympics in 1992, 2000 and 2004. She qualified twice for the doubles season end Masters Championships in Munich and Los Angeles.
Tina Križan holds the record for FED CUP appearances for her country, representing Slovenia in 46 ties playing a record 72 matches.
She graduated from Maribor University in 2004.
WTA Tour finals
Doubles 20 (6–14)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 8 October 1995 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard | Petra Kamstra | Nana Miyagi Stephanie Reece | 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 13 October 1996 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard | Noëlle van Lottum | Alexandra Fusai Kerry-Anne Guse | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 November 1996 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Nana Miyagi | Miho Saeki Yuka Yoshida | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 19 April 1998 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Eugenia Kulikovskaya Karin Kschwendt | 7–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 12 July 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 18 July 1999 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Sonya Jeyaseelan Åsa Svensson | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 September 1999 | Luxembourg | Carpet | Katarina Srebotnik | Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 31 October 1999 | Linz, Austria | Carpet | Larisa Savchenko | Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 16 April 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Amanda Hopmans Cristina Torrens Valero | 6–0, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 May 2000 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Julie Halard-Decugis Corina Morariu | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 15 October 2000 | Japan Open, Japan | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Julie Halard-Decugis Corina Morariu | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 19 November 2000 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Yayuk Basuki Carolina Vis | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 15 April 2001 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner | 6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 19 August 2001 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nicole Pratt | 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 16 September 2001 | Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA | Hard | Katarina Srebotnik | Els Callens Nicole Pratt | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 24 February 2002 | Bogota, Colombia | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 2 March 2002 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez | 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 23 February 2003 | Bogota, Colombia | Clay | Tatiana Perebiynis | Katarina Srebotnik Åsa Carlsson | 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 22 May 2004 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Katarina Srebotnik | Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 6. | 16 January 2005 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | Tathiana Garbin | Gabriela Navrátilová Michaela Paštiková | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 |
ITF finals
Singles Finals (1-0)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 13 February 2000 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Carpet | Miriam Schnitzer | 6–2, 6–3 |