Eva Birnerová

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Eva Birnerova
Birnerova (left) with her womens doubles partner, Sybille Bammer, during their first-round match at the 2007 Australian Open.
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Residence Plzeň, Czech Republic
Date of birth 14 August 1984
Place of birth Duchcov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb)
Turned pro 2002
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money $509,713
Singles
Career record: 160-125
Career titles: 7 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 59 (January 29, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 3r (2007)
French Open 2r (2005)
Wimbledon 2r (2006)
US Open 2r (2006)
Doubles
Career record: 79-86
Career titles: 1 WTA, 4 ITF
Highest ranking: No. 59 (October 9, 2006)

Infobox last updated on: January 29, 2007.

Eva Birnerova (Eva Birnerová) (born August 14, 1984 in Duchcov, Czechoslovakia) is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic.

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[edit] Career

Coached by Tim Sommer since October 2005, an all-court player who prefers playing on grass. Began playing at age 4 when father introduced her to game.

In juniors, Birnerova was 2002 European Champion in 18-and-unders.

In 2006, Birnerova won her first WTA Tour Doubles title in Stockholm, Sweden, along with Slovakia player Jarmila Gajdosova.

She reached the third round of the 2007 Australian Open Women's Singles draw, losing in two sets to defending champion Amelie Mauresmo.

On Jan 29, 2007, Birnerova achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 59.

[edit] WTA Tour titles (1)

[edit] Doubles (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. April 26, 2006 Stockholm, Sweden Hard Flag of Slovakia Jarmila Gajdosova Flag of the People's Republic of China Zi Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China Jie Zheng		 0–6 6–4 6–2

[edit] Doubles runner-ups (2)

[edit] Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2007 US Open, which ended on September 9, 2007.

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A 1R Q 1R 3R 2–3
French Open 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1–5
Wimbledon Q 1R 1R 2R 1R 1–3
U.S. Open Q Q 1R 2R Q 1–2
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0-1 0-3 1-3 2-4 2-3 5-14
Tournaments Won 0 0 0 0 0
Year End Ranking 110 139 116 80 N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament

Q = Qualifying round loss

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