Stanislav Birner

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Stanislav Birner
Country (sports)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Born (1956-10-11) 11 October 1956 (age 67)
Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $298,727
Singles
Career record62–120
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 60 (12 April 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 4R (1978)
Wimbledon 3R (1982)
US Open 1R (1978, 1980)
Doubles
Career record119–153
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 43 (2 November 1987)

Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.

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He is married to Jana Birnerová and has two daughters, Eva Birnerová and Hana Birnerová. Eva Birnerová played tennis until 2014 on professional level and reached No. 59 (singles) and 52 (doubles) in the world rankings.

He lives in the Czech Republic.

Birner enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43 in 1987.

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1980French OpenClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renáta Tomanová Flag of the United States.svg Anne Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Billy Martin
6–2, 4–6, 6–8

Career finals

Doubles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11979Berlin, West GermanyClay Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Jorge Andrew Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Lendl
2–6, 1–6
Loss0–21980 Nice, FranceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Hřebec Flag of the United States.svg Chris Delaney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kim Warwick
4–6, 0–6
Win1–21983 Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Flag of the United States.svg Blaine Willenborg Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström
Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Wilander
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Loss1–31983 Ferrara, ItalyCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Simonsson Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Bernard Mitton
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts
6–7, 6–0, 3–6
Win2–31984 Bari, ItalyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Pimek Flag of the United States.svg Marcel Freeman
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Wilkison
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss2–41987 Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Navrátil Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss2–51987 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Navrátil Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 3–6

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