Tina Križan

Tina Križan
Country (sports)  Slovenia
Residence Maribor, Slovenia
Born (1974-03-18) 18 March 1974
Maribor, Slovenia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1990
Retired 2007
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $868,461
Singles
Career record 211–210
Career titles 0 WTA 1 ITF
Highest ranking 95 (16 January 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1996)
French Open 1R (1995)
Wimbledon 1R (1995)
US Open 2R (1996, 1999)
Doubles
Career record 286–277
Career titles 6 WTA 10 ITF
Highest ranking 19 (18 March 2002)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (2002)
French Open 2R (1998–99, 2000, 2003–04)
Wimbledon QF (2002)
US Open QF (2001)

Tina Križan (born 18 March 1974) is a former Slovenian professional tennis player.

Known primarily for her achievements playing doubles, she reached a career-high singles ranking of 95, including a win over Jana Novotna and a career-high doubles ranking of 19 in 2002, including wins over Martina Navratilova, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Ana Ivanović, Flavia Penetta... She has won 6 WTA doubles titles and 10 ITF tournaments.

She also represented Slovenia in doubles at the Olympics in 1992, 2000 and 2004 (both latter years partnered with Katarina Srebotnik). She qualifed twice for the doubles season end Masters Championships in Munich and Los Angeles.

Tina Križan holds the record for FED CUP appearances for her country, representing Slovenia in 46 ties playing a record 72 matches.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 20 (6–14)

Legend: Before 2009Legend: Starting in 2009
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
WTA Championships (0)
Tier I (0) Premier Mandatory (0)
Tier II (0) Premier 5 (0)
Tier III (0) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 8 October 1995 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard Netherlands Petra Kamstra Japan Nana Miyagi
United States Stephanie Reece
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 13 October 1996 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard France Noëlle van Lottum France Alexandra Fusai
Australia Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 24 November 1996 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Japan Nana Miyagi Japan Miho Saeki
Japan Yuka Yoshida
2–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 19 April 1998 Makarska, Croatia Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Russia Eugenia Kulikovskaya
Austria Karin Kschwendt
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Runner-up 3. 12 July 1998 Maria Lankowitz, Austria Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Argentina Laura Montalvo
Argentina Paola Suárez
1–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 18 July 1999 Palermo, Italy Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Canada Sonya Jeyaseelan
Sweden Åsa Svensson
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 4. 26 September 1999 Luxembourg Carpet Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Romania Irina Spîrlea
Netherlands Caroline Vis
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 5. 31 October 1999 Linz, Austria Carpet Latvia Larisa Savchenko Romania Irina Spîrlea
Netherlands Caroline Vis
4–6, 3–6
Winner 4. 16 April 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
Spain Cristina Torrens Valero
6–0, 7–6(11–9)
Runner-up 6. 7 May 2000 Bol, Croatia Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik France Julie Halard-Decugis
United States Corina Morariu
2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 7. 15 October 2000 Japan Open, Japan Hard Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik France Julie Halard-Decugis
United States Corina Morariu
1–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 19 November 2000 Pattaya, Thailand Hard Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Indonesia Yayuk Basuki
Netherlands Carolina Vis
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 9. 15 April 2001 Estoril, Portugal Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Czech Republic Květa Hrdličková
Germany Barbara Rittner
6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 19 August 2001 Canadian Open, Canada Hard Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik United States Kimberly Po-Messerli
Australia Nicole Pratt
3–6, 1–6
Winner 5. 16 September 2001 Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA Hard Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Belgium Els Callens
Australia Nicole Pratt
6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 11. 24 February 2002 Bogota, Colombia Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 12. 2 March 2002 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual
Argentina Paola Suárez
5–7, 1–6
Runner-up 13. 23 February 2003 Bogota, Colombia Clay Ukraine Tatiana Perebiynis Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
Sweden Åsa Svensson
2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 14. 22 May 2004 Strasbourg, France Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik Australia Lisa McShea
Venezuela Milagros Sequera
4–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 16 January 2005 Canberra, Australia Hard Italy Tathiana Garbin Czech Republic Gabriela Navrátilová
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková
7–5, 1–6, 6–4


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