Eva Birnerová
 Birnerová (left) with her womens doubles partner, Sybille Bammer, during their first-round match at the 2007 Australian Open. |
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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
| Born | 14 August 1984 Duchcov, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $722,646 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 274 - 227 |
| Career titles | 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (January 29, 2007) |
| Current ranking | No. 99 (January 9, 2012) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | 2R (2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 134 - 145 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (October 9, 2006) |
| Last updated on: September 16, 2011. | |
Eva Birnerová (Eva Birnerova) (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, Birnerová was 2002 European Champion in 18-and-unders.
In 2006, Birnerová won her first WTA Tour Doubles title in Stockholm, Sweden, along with Slovakia player Jarmila Gajdošová.
She reached the third round of the 2007 Australian Open Women's Singles draw, losing in two sets to defending champion Amélie Mauresmo.
On Jan 29, 2007, Birnerová achieved her career-high singles ranking: World No. 59.
In 2011, Birnerová reached her first WTA final in Tashkent, losing to top seed Ksenia Pervak in straight sets.
[edit] WTA Career Finals
[edit] Singles: 1 (0-1)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) | |
| Olympic Gold (0/0) | |
| WTA Championships (0/0) | |
| Tier I (0/0) | Premier Mandatory (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/0) | Premier 5 (0/0) |
| Tier III (0/0) | Premier (0/0) |
| Tier IV & V (0/0) | International (0/1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 September 2011 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hard |  Ksenia Pervak |
6-3, 6-1 |
[edit] Doubles: 4 (2-2)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| Olympic Gold (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (1/2) | International (1/0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 August 2005 |  Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard |  Mara Santangelo |
 Émilie Loit Katarina Srebotnik |
6-4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 26 April 2006 | Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard |  Jarmila Gajdošová |
 Zi Yan Jie Zheng |
0-6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 September 2006 | Portorož, Slovenia |
Hard | Émilie Loit |
Lucie Hradecká Renata Voráčová |
w/o |
| Winner | 2. | 17 July 2011 |  Bad Gastein, Austria |
Clay | Lucie Hradecká |
 Julia Görges Jarmila Gajdošová |
4–6, 6–2, [12–10] |
[edit] Singles Performance Timeline
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W-L | ||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | LQ | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | LQ | 3-5 | ||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | LQ | 12-7 | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | LQ | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | LQ | LQ | 10-8 | ||||||
| US Open | LQ | LQ | LQ | 1R | 2R | LQ | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | 9-9 | ||||||
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