Country | Slovenia |
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Residence | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Date of birth | March 12, 1981 |
Place of birth | Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia (then Yugoslavia) |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 67 kg (150 lb; 10.6 st) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | US$4,432,056 |
Singles | |
Career record | 374–274 |
Career titles | 4 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (7 August 2006) |
Current ranking | No. 279 (7 June 2010) |
Grand Slam results | |
Australian Open | 3r (2003, 2008) |
French Open | 4r (2002, 2008) |
Wimbledon | 3r (2005, 2006, 2007) |
US Open | 4r (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 418–205 (67,1%) |
Career titles | 23 WTA, 19 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (28 January 2008) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2006) |
French Open | F (2007, 2010) |
Wimbledon | F (2007) |
US Open | F (2006) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career titles | 4 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | NA |
French Open | W (1999, 2006, 2010) |
Wimbledon | F (2008) |
US Open | W (2003) |
Last updated on: June 7, 2010. |
Katarina Srebotnik (born March 12, 1981 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed, 1.80 m, weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour on August 7, 2006.
Although she has a career-high of No. 20 in singles, she has had better results in the doubles circuit. With 18 victories in WTA doubles tournaments (as of July 2008) and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 3, she is considered as one of the best doubles players on the WTA Tour.
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In juniors, she won the 1998 Wimbledon singles title and was singles runner-up at the US Open. Srebotnik attained the second spot on the junior rankings in 1997 and 1998.
Srebotnik made her ITF Debut in 1995. She won the ITF singles tournament in Ismailia (1996), Zadar (1997); Šibenik (1998) and in Dubai (1999). In 1998, Srebotnik won her first Tour doubles title at the Makarska Open (with Tina Križan), and became later that year doubles runner-up at Maria Lankowitz (also with Križan). In 1999, her win at the ITF tournament in Dubai, gave her ‘feed up’ direct entry into her first-ever singles Tour event at Estoril, where she became the fourth player ever to win her Tour debut event by defeating Kuti Kis in the final. She broke into the Top 100 on April 12, 1999 at No.88. Srebotnik reached the semifinal at Palermo, and played in her first Grand Slam main draw at Roland Garros, losing in the second round; but winning the mixed doubles tournament with Norval.
Srebotnik reached her first Tier I semifinal in Tokyo at the Pan Pacific, which she lost to Sandrine Testud. Afterwards, on February 7, 2000, Srebotnik broke into the Top 50 at No.49. She won her fourth career doubles title at Estoril (with Križan). Srebotnik lost in the first round at the 2000 Olympics.
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/Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the semifinal, and they also became doubles runner-up at Estoril. They qualified for their debut doubles season-ending Championships. Srebotnik reached a career-high doubles of No.19 on October 8.
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. She defeated Gala Leon Garcia in the first round, Conchita Martínez Granados in the second and Émilie Loit in the third, before falling to No. 9 Jelena Dokić. Srebotnik later achieved her then-best win at Los Angeles by defeating No.6 Kim Clijsters. She reached the semifinal in Luxembourg. First doubles alternate at season-ending Championships with Krizan, losing in the first round.
2003 saw Srebotnik reaching her fourth Tour final at Palermo. She won the Bogotá doubles title with Svensson. Srebotnik reached her second Tier I quarter final in Toronto at the Canadian Open. She won her second Grand Slam mixed doubles title at the US Open, this time with Bob Bryan.
Srebotnik's 2004 season was highlighted by reaching the semifinal at Palermo and the quarterfinal at Strasbourg (losing to Lindsay Davenport) and Forest Hills. She was a member of the Slovenian Fed Cup Team, which suffered from a first round loss against the USA (0–3). At the 2004 Olympics, Srebotnik lost in the second round in singles and in the first round in doubles (with Krizan). She won her seventh doubles title in Tokyo at the Japan Open (with Shinobu Asagoe) Srebotnik withdrew from the Pan Pacific (Tokyo), Bogotá, Acapulco and Indian Wells with a right elbow injury.
Her best season to date, highlighted by two singles and four doubles titles, and her career-best victory over Amélie Mauresmo.
Srebotnik captured her third and fourth career Tour singles titles at Auckland (defeating Shinobu Asagoe in the final, while she also 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 doubles title).
Srebotnik was the only player in 2005 to sweep singles and doubles titles twice. She also finished runner-up at Portorož, losing to Koukalová (now Zakopalová ) in three sets in the final. She also became runner-up in doubles with Kostanić.
Srebotnik reached the quarterfinal five times, at Tier II 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 Zürich (upset No.4 Amélie Mauresmo 6–2 6–0 for her career-best victory en route; losing to Ana Ivanović) and Hasselt (losing to Safina in a third set tie-break).
Her best Grand Slam finish was the third round at Wimbledon (losing to Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–4, but she was the only player to break the defending champion's serve before Sharapova's semifinal loss to Venus Williams).
A new career-high singles ranking of No.28 came on November 7.
In addition to Auckland and Stockholm, Srebotnik also won doubles titles at Budapest and Hasselt (both with Émilie Loit). She reached the US Open mixed doubles final (with Zimonjić; losing to Daniela Hantuchová/Mahesh Bhupathi). Srebotnik withdrew from Canberra with a left adductor strain.
Srebotnik's 2006 highlights are:
Srebotnik teamed up with Květa Peschke in 2010 and won the 2010 BNP Paribas Open defeating Nadia Petrova and Samantha Stosur in the finals.
Srebotnik had an excellent doubles outing at the 2010 French Open. In the Ladies' Doubles, she and Peschke defeated the #2 seeds Nuria Llagostera Vives and María José Martínez Sánchez in the semifinals, but lost to the Williams sisters 2-6, 3-6 in the final. She also partnered with Serb Nenad Zimonjić to win the Mixed Doubles title with a thrilling 4–6, 7–6(5), [11–9] win against Yaroslava Shvedova and Julian Knowle.
She lost in the Rogers Cup final to Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta, 7–5, 3–6, [12–10]. It was the second time this year that Srebotnik and Peschke reached a Premier 5 tournament final, after Dubai in February.
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Dinara Safina | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva |
7–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 2007 | French Open | Clay | Ai Sugiyama | Alicia Molik Mara Santangelo |
7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2007 | Wimbledon | Grass | Ai Sugiyama | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2010 | French Open | Clay | Květa Peschke | Serena Williams Venus Williams |
6–2, 6–3 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Piet Norval | Larisa Neiland Rick Leach |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan |
7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 2003 | US Open | Hard | Bob Bryan | Lina Krasnoroutskaya Daniel Nestor |
5–7, 7–5, 7–6(5) |
Runner-up | 2005 | US Open | Hard | Nenad Zimonjić | Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2006 | French Open (2) | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Elena Likhovtseva Daniel Nestor |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2007 | French Open | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Nathalie Dechy Andy Ram |
7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2008 | French Open | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Victoria Azarenka Bob Bryan |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mike Bryan | Samantha Stosur Bob Bryan |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 2010 | French Open (3) | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Yaroslava Shvedova Julian Knowle |
4–6, 7–6(5), [11–9] |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2007 | Madrid | Hard (i) | Ai Sugiyama | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
5–7, 6–3, [10–8] |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1. | April 11, 1999 | Estoril Open | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Rita Kuti-Kis | 6–3, 6–1 |
2. | March 3, 2002 | Abierto Mexicano TELCEL | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Paola Suárez | 6–7(1), 6–4, 6–2 |
3. | January 8, 2005 | ASB Classic | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
4. | August 14, 2005 | Nordea Nordic Light Open | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Anastasia Myskina | 7–5, 6–2 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Location | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1. | February 24, 2002 | Copa Colsanitas | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Fabiola Zuluaga | 6–1, 6–4 |
2. | July 13, 2003 | Internazionali Femminili di Palermo | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Dinara Safina | 6–3, 6–4 |
3. | September 25, 2005 | Banka Koper Slovenia Open | Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | Klára Koukalová | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
4. | July 25, 2006 | Cincinnati Masters | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6–2, 6–4 |
5. | September 23, 2007 | Banka Koper Slovenia Open | Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | Tatiana Golovin | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
6. | May 25, 2008 | Internationaux de Strasbourg | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–0 |
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No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1. | April 19, 1998 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Tina Križan | Karin Kschwendt Evge Koulikovskaya |
7–6³, 6–1 |
2. | May 16, 1999 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard | Laura Golarsa | Louise Pleming Meghann Shaughnessy |
6–4, 6–2 |
3. | July 18, 1999 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Tina Križan | Asa Carlsson Sonya Jeyaseelan |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
4. | April 16, 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Tina Križan | Amanda Hopmans Cristina Torrens Valero |
6–0, 7–69 |
5. | September 10, 2001 | Waikoloa, Hawaii, U.S. | Hard | Tina Križan | Els Callens Nicole Pratt |
6–2, 6–3 |
6. | February 17, 2003 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Asa Svensson | Tina Križan Tatiana Perebiynis |
6–2, 6–1 |
7. | October 4, 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe | Jennifer Hopkins Mashona Washington |
6–1, 6–4 |
8. | January 3, 2005 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Shinobu Asagoe | Leanne Baker Francesca Lubiani |
6–3, 6–3 |
9. | July 25, 2005 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Émilie Loit | Lourdes Domínguez Lino Marta Marrero |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
10. | August 8, 2005 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Émilie Loit | Eva Birnerová Mara Santangelo |
6–4, 6–3 |
11. | October 24, 2005 | Hasselt, Belgium | Hard (I) | Émilie Loit | Michaëlla Krajicek Ágnes Szávay |
6–3, 6–4 |
12. | February 13, 2006 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard (I) | Dinara Safina | Stéphanie Foretz Michaëlla Krajicek |
6–1, 6–1 |
13. | April 3, 2006 | Amelia Island, Florida, U.S. | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe | Liezel Huber Sania Mirza |
6–2, 6–4 |
14. | January 1, 2007 | Gold Coast, Australia | Hard | Dinara Safina | Iveta Benešová Galina Voskoboeva |
6–3, 6–4 |
15. | April 8, 2007 | Amelia Island, Florida, USA | Clay | Mara Santangelo | Anabel Medina Garrigues Virginia Ruano Pascual |
6–3, 7–64 |
16. | August 19, 2007 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
17. | April 6, 2008 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
7–5, 4–6, [10–3] |
18. | April 20, 2008 | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. | Clay | Ai Sugiyama | Edina Gallovits Olga Govortsova |
6–2, 6–2 |
19. | October 12, 2008 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Nadia Petrova | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–4, 6–4 |
20. | October 26, 2008 | Linz, Austria | Hard(i) | Ai Sugiyama | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–4, 7–5 |
21. | October 18, 2009 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | Klaudia Jans Alicja Rosolska |
6–1, 6–4 |
22. | March 20, 2010 | Indian Wells, California, USA | Hard | Květa Peschke | Nadia Petrova Samantha Stosur |
6–4, 2–6, [10–5] |
23. | August 28, 2010 | New Haven, Connecticut, USA | Hard | Květa Peschke | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy |
7–5, 6–0 |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
1. | July 12, 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | Tina Križan | Laura Montalvo Paola Suárez |
6-1, 6-2 |
2. | September 26, 1999 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Hard | Tina Križan | Irina Spîrlea Caroline Vis |
6-1, 6-2 |
3. | May 7, 2000 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | Tina Križan | Julie Halard-Decugis Corina Morariu |
6–2, 6–2 |
4. | October 15, 2000 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Tina Križan | Julie Halard-Decugis Corina Morariu |
6–1, 6–2 |
5. | November 19, 2000 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | Tina Križan | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis |
6–3, 6–3 |
6. | April 15, 2001 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Tina Križan | Květa Hrdličková Barbara Rittner |
3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
7. | August 19, 2001 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Tina Križan | Kimberly Po-Messerli Nicole Pratt |
6–3, 6–1 |
8. | February 24, 2002 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Tina Križan | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
6–2, 6–1 |
9. | March 3, 2002 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | Tina Križan | Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez |
7–5, 6–1 |
10. | April 11, 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Els Callens | Marion Bartoli Émilie Loit |
6–4, 6–2 |
11. | May 23, 2004 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | Tina Križan | Lisa McShea Milagros Sequera |
6–4, 6–1 |
12. | September 25, 2005 | Portorož, Slovenia | Hard | Jelena Kostanić | Anabel Medina Garrigues Roberta Vinci |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
13. | May 7, 2006 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | Elena Likhovtseva Anastasia Myskina |
6–3, 6–4 |
14. | October 22, 2006 | Zürich, Switzerland | Hard | Liezel Huber | Cara Black Rennae Stubbs |
7–5, 7–5 |
15. | October 29, 2006 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Corina Morariu | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur |
6–3, 6–0 |
16. | October 28, 2007 | Linz, Austria | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6–2, 3–6, [10–8] |
17. | February 21, 2010 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Květa Peschke | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
18. | August 23, 2010 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Květa Peschke | Gisela Dulko Flavia Pennetta |
7–5, 3–6, [12–10] |
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through October 5, 2009.
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career | ||||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | SF | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | ||||||
French Open | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | F | 2R | A | A | F | 0 / 11 | ||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | QF | 0 / 9 | ||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 12 | |||||||
Olympic Games | ||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | ||||||||||||
Year-End Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
WTA Tour Championships | A | A | A | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | F | SF | A | 0 / 4 | |||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | W | 1 / 6 | ||||||
Miami | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | W | A | 2R | 1 / 10 | ||||||
Madrid | Not Held | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Beijing | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 0 / 0 | ||||||||||||||||
WTA Premier 5 Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dubai | Not Tier I | A | F | 0 / 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | 2R | SF | A | A | SF | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 6 | ||||||
Cincinnati | Not Held | Not Tier I | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | |||||||||||||||
Montréal / Toronto | A | 2R | A | A | F | 1R | A | A | SF | W | A | A | F | 1 / 6 | ||||||
Tokyo | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | |||||||
Former WTA Tier I Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
Doha | Not Held | Not Tier I | SF | Not Held | 0 / 1 | |||||||||||||||
Charleston | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | QF | W | A | A | 1 / 4 | ||||||
Berlin | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | A | Not Held | 0 / 7 | |||||||
San Diego | Not Tier I | A | A | SF | SF | Not Held | 0 / 5 | |||||||||||||
Zurich | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | F | QF | - | Not Held | 0 / 5 | |||||||
Moscow | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | 1 / 2 | |||||||
Finalist | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | ||||||
Tournaments Won | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
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