Country (sports) | Slovenia |
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Residence | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Born | Slovenj Gradec, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) | 12 March 1981
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2022 (last match in 2020) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $8,183,702 |
Singles | |
Career record | 377–281 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (7 August 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2003, 2007, 2008) |
French Open | 4R (2002, 2008) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2005, 2006, 2007) |
US Open | 4R (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 754–421 |
Career titles | 39 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (4 July 2011) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2006, 2011, 2014) |
French Open | F (2007, 2010) |
Wimbledon | W (2011) |
US Open | F (2006) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 5 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (2011) |
French Open | W (1999, 2006, 2010) |
Wimbledon | F (2008) |
US Open | W (2003) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | QF (2003), record 33–20 |
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.
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]
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]
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.
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).
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).
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.
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.
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.
Although she played her last match at Roland Garos in 2020, she was officially honored for her career in Portorož in September 2022. [9]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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] |
Legend |
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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 |
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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 |
Legend (pre/post 2009) |
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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 |
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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] |
$100,000 tournaments |
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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 |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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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 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | |||
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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 |
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 | ||||
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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 |
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 |
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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 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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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 |
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