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Živa Falkner

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Živa Falkner
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$74,376
Singles
Career record155–132
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 397 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 532 (9 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record71–58
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 250 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 256 (9 December 2024)
Last updated on: 9 December 2024.

Živa Falkner (born 7 July 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player.

Falkner has career-high WTA rankings of 397 in singles and 250 in doubles.[1]

Partnering Matilda Mutavdzic, she was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 2021 Portorož Open, losing to Alex Eala and Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the final.[2][3]

Falkner made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Portorož Open, after receiving a wildcard, losing in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
W60 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (2–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2020 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W15 Clay Slovenia Tina Cvetkovič 6–0, 7–6(6)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2021 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria W15 Clay Croatia Antonia Ružić 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 May 2023 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay China Wang Meiling 2–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 1–4 Jul 2023 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W60 Clay Czech Republic Brenda Fruhvirtová 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2024 ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina W15 Clay Serbia Luna Vujović 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)

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Legend
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2022 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay Hungary Amarissa Kiara Tóth Germany Lena Papadakis
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
6–7(8), 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Germany Katharina Hobgarski France Yasmine Mansouri
Italy Miriana Tona
6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jun 2024 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W35 Clay Italy Miriana Tona Anastasia Sukhotina
Anna Zyryanova
6–7(3), 2–6
Win 2–2 Jul 2024 ITF Torino, Italy W35 Clay Slovenia Pia Lovrič Argentina Julieta Lara Estable
Chile Fernanda Labraña
1–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win 3–2 Aug 2024 Zagreb Open, Croatia W50 Clay Hungary Amarissa Tóth Bulgaria Lia Karatancheva
Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi
6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Aug 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W75 Clay Croatia Tara Würth Croatia Petra Marčinko
Serbia Lola Radivojević
6–7(5), 4–6
Loss 3–4 Aug 2024 ITF Trieste, Italy W35 Clay Hungary Amarissa Tóth Italy Anastasia Abbagnato
Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Wagner
3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 4–4 Sep 2024 Šibenik Open, Croatia W75 Clay Hungary Amarissa Tóth Cyprus Raluca Șerban
Romania Anca Todoni
2–1 ret.

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Girls' doubles

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 Australian Open Hard United Kingdom Matilda Mutavdzic Philippines Alex Eala
Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho
1–6, 2–6

References

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  1. ^ "Ziva Falkner | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Alex Eala, Priska Nugroho sweep foes to win Australian Open crown". ESPN. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennis: Alex Eala, Indonesian partner claim Australian Open girls' doubles title". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Krunic turns up the style to beat teenage wildcard Falkner: Portoroz Highlights". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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