Tina Pisnik

Tina Pisnik
Country (sports)	Slovenia
Residence	Maribor, Slovenia
Born	19 February 1981 (age 43); Maribor, Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$931,077
Singles
Career record	185–172
Career titles	1 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 29 (12 January 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2001, 2002)
French Open	3R (2003)
Wimbledon	3R (2000)
US Open	3R (2003)
Doubles
Career record	60–65
Career titles	2 WTA, 3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 63 (3 April 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2000, 2001, 2002)
French Open	1R (2000, 2001, 2002)
Wimbledon	3R (1999, 2001)
US Open	1R (1999, 2000, 2001)

Tina Pisnik (born 19 February 1981) is a former professional tennis player from Slovenia. Pisnik turned professional since 1999. Pisnik's highest singles ranking was world number 29, which she reached on 12 January 2004. Her highest doubles ranking was world number 63 on 3 April 2000. She won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA tour.

Biography

Pisnik is a baseliner who plays a serve-and-volley style game on grass. Her father Boris is a former Slovenian national team soccer player and a soccer coach and he traveled with her on tour. Her mother Saska is an economic technician. Other sports interests include basketball and soccer. She moved to United States in 2015 and was a High performance director at CPAC, Lincolnshire until early 2020. She owns a business called Smash Tennis and currently coaches at Northbrook Raquet Club in Northbrook, IL.

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Legend: Before 2009	Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0)	Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0)	Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (1/0)	Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0)	International (0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	7 May 2000	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Amélie Mauresmo	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–2)

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	14 November 1999	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard	Jelena Kostanić	Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	6 May 2001	Bol, Croatia	Clay	Nadia Petrova	María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues	5–7, 4–6
Winner	2.	20 February 2005	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 6–3

ITF finals (4–1)

Singles (1–0)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	18 August 1997	Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Nina Schwarz	6–0, 6–2

Doubles (3–1)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	9 June 1997	Velenje, Slovenia	Clay	Tina Hergold	Helena Fremuthová Aneta Soukup	w/o
Winner	2.	18 August 1997	Maribor, Slovenia	Clay	Tina Hergold	Nives Ćulum Tina Hojnik	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	3.	15 February 1998	Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia	Hard (i)	Miriam Schnitzer	Tina Križan Katarina Srebotnik	0–6, 3–6
Winner	4.	1 February 2005	Urtijëi, Italy	Carpet (i)	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	Darija Jurak Mervana Jugić-Salkić	6–2, 3–6, 7–6^(7–1)