Tina Križan
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Residence | London, Ljubljana |
Born | Maribor, Slovenia | 18 March 1974
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 | 1R 1995,2R (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, as the first Slovenian in the 90' 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 has been Runner-up in more than 10 WTA doubles events, she has also won 10 ITF tournaments.
Tina represented Slovenia in doubles at the Olympics in 1992, 2000 and 2004 (both latter years partnered with Katarina Srebotnik). She qualified 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.
She graduated from Maribor University in 2004.
WTA Tour finals[]
Doubles 20 (6–14)[]
Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
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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 | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 13 October 1996 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 24 November 1996 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 19 April 1998 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 12 July 1998 | Maria Lankowitz, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 18 July 1999 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 September 1999 | Luxembourg | Carpet | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 31 October 1999 | Linz, Austria | Carpet | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 4. | 16 April 2000 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–6(11–9) |
Runner-up | 6. | 7 May 2000 | Bol, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 15 October 2000 | Japan Open, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 19 November 2000 | Pattaya, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 15 April 2001 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 19 August 2001 | Canadian Open, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 16 September 2001 | Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 24 February 2002 | Bogota, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 2 March 2002 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 23 February 2003 | Bogota, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 22 May 2004 | Strasbourg, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 6. | 16 January 2005 | Canberra, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 1–6, 6–4 |
ITF finals[]
Singles Finals (1-0)[]
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 13 February 2000 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles (10–11)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 15 June 1992 | Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 20 July 1992 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 3. | 12 July 1993 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 4. | 8 August 1993 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 15 November 1993 | Port Pirie, Australia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 10 July 1994 | Erlangen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 31 July 1995 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | ![]() |
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0–2 ret. |
Winner | 8. | 14 August 1995 | Maribor, Slovenia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 9. | 26 February 1996 | Southampton, Great Britain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 14 July 1996 | İstanbul, Turkey | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 11. | 14 December 1997 | Bad Gögging, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 15 February 1998 | Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 13. | 15 March 1998 | Biel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 14. | 25 October 1998 | Welwyn, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 15. | 5 december 1998 | New Delhi, India | Hard | ![]() |
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W/O |
Winner | 16. | 8 February 1999 | Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 17. | 22 February 1999 | Bushey, United Kingdom | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–7(0–7) |
Winner | 18. | 9 May 1999 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 19. | 20 February 2000 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–1) |
Runner-up | 20. | 3 April 2000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 11 February 2001 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 3–6 |
External links[]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Slovenian female tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of Slovenia
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Maribor