Tina Križan

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

Tina Križan
Country (sports) Yugoslavia (1989–1991)
 Slovenia (1991–2007)
ResidenceLondon, Ljubljana
Born (1974-03-18) 18 March 1974 (age 50)
Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$868,461
Singles
Career record211–210
Career titles0 WTA 1 ITF
Highest ranking95 (16 January 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R 1995,2R (1996)
French Open1R (1995)
Wimbledon1R (1995)
US Open2R (1996, 1999)
Doubles
Career record286–277
Career titles6 WTA 10 ITF
Highest ranking19 (18 March 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2002)
French Open2R (1998–99, 2000, 2003–04)
WimbledonQF (2002)
US OpenQF (2001)

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 Sánchez Vicario, Ana Ivanovic and Flavia Pennetta. 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

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Doubles 20 (6–14)

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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 (0) Premier (0)
Tier IV & V (0) International (0)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Oct 1995 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard   Petra Kamstra   Nana Miyagi
  Stephanie Reece
2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1. Oct 1996 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard   Noëlle van Lottum   Alexandra Fusai
  Kerry-Anne Guse
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Nov 1996 Pattaya, Thailand Hard   Nana Miyagi   Miho Saeki
  Yuka Yoshida
2–6, 3–6
Win 2. Apr 1998 Makarska, Croatia Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Eugenia Kulikovskaya
  Karin Kschwendt
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 3. Jul 1998 Maria Lankowitz, Austria Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Laura Montalvo
  Paola Suárez
1–6, 2–6
Win 3. Jul 1999 Palermo, Italy Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Sonya Jeyaseelan
  Åsa Svensson
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 4. Sep 1999 Luxembourg Carpet   Katarina Srebotnik   Irina Spîrlea
  Caroline Vis
1–6, 2–6
Loss 5. Oct 1999 Linz, Austria Carpet   Larisa Savchenko   Irina Spîrlea
  Caroline Vis
4–6, 3–6
Win 4. Apr 2000 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Amanda Hopmans
  Cristina Torrens Valero
6–0, 7–6(11–9)
Loss 6. May 2000 Bol, Croatia Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Julie Halard-Decugis
  Corina Morariu
2–6, 2–6
Loss 7. Oct 2000 Japan Open, Japan Hard   Katarina Srebotnik   Julie Halard-Decugis
  Corina Morariu
1–6, 2–6
Loss 8. Nov 2000 Pattaya, Thailand Hard   Katarina Srebotnik   Yayuk Basuki
  Caroline Vis
3–6, 3–6
Loss 9. Apr 2001 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Květa Hrdličková
  Barbara Rittner
6–3, 5–7, 1–6
Loss 10. Aug 2001 Canadian Open, Canada Hard   Katarina Srebotnik   Kimberly Po-Messerli
  Nicole Pratt
3–6, 1–6
Win 5. Sep 2001 Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA Hard   Katarina Srebotnik   Els Callens
  Nicole Pratt
6–2, 6–3
Loss 11. Feb 2002 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
2–6, 1–6
Loss 12. Mar 2002 Acapulco, Mexico Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Virginia Ruano Pascual
  Paola Suárez
5–7, 1–6
Loss 13. Feb 2003 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Tatiana Perebiynis   Katarina Srebotnik
  Åsa Carlsson
2–6, 1–6
Loss 14. May 2004 Strasbourg, France Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Lisa McShea
  Milagros Sequera
4–6, 1–6
Win 6. Jan 2005 Canberra, Australia Hard   Tathiana Garbin   Gabriela Navrátilová
  Michaela Paštiková
7–5, 1–6, 6–4

ITF finals

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Singles (1-0)

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$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 13 February 2000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Carpet (i)   Miriam Schnitzer 6–2, 6–3

Doubles (10–11)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 15 June 1992 Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Karin Lušnic   Renata Kochta
  Pavlína Rajzlová
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2. 20 July 1992 Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Nicole Arendt   Anouschka Popp
  Sandra Wächtershäuser
6–2, 6–1
Loss 3. 12 July 1993 Darmstadt, Germany Clay   Laura Garrone   Magdalena Feistel
  Katarzyna Teodorowicz
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win 4. 8 August 1993 Sopot, Poland Clay   Květa Peschke   Denisa Krajčovičová
  Katarína Studeníková
6–3, 6–1
Loss 5. 15 November 1993 Port Pirie, Australia Clay   Eva Martincová   Lisa McShea
  Vanessa Webb
6–7(5), 3–6
Loss 6. 10 July 1994 Erlangen, Germany Clay   Janette Husárová   Maria Lindström
  Maria Strandlund
2–6, 2–6
Loss 7. 31 July 1995 Sopot, Poland Clay   Katarína Studeníková   Petra Kučová
  Lenka Němečková
0–2 ret.
Win 8. 14 August 1995 Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Laura Garrone   Eva Melicharová
  Helena Vildová
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 9. 26 February 1996 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i)   Laura Golarsa   Valda Lake
  Clare Wood
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 10. 14 July 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard   Olga Lugina   Laura Garrone
  Flora Perfetti
6–4, 6–2
Win 11. 14 December 1997 Bad Gögging, Germany Carpet (i)   Sylvia Plischke   Emmanuelle Curutchet
  Sophie Georges
6–3, 6–3
Win 12. 15 February 1998 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia Hard (i)   Katarina Srebotnik   Tina Pisnik
  Miriam Schnitzer
6–0, 6–3
Loss 13. 15 March 1998 Biel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Nancy Feber   Kirstin Freye
  Noëlle van Lottum
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Win 14. 25 October 1998 Welwyn, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Laurence Courtois   Louise Pleming
  Samantha Smith
7–6, 6–4
Loss 15. 5 december 1998 New Delhi, India Hard   Karin Kschwendt   Lenka Cenková
  Amanda Hopmans
W/O
Win 16. 8 February 1999 Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia Carpet (i)   Katarina Srebotnik   Eva Martincová
  Svetlana Krivencheva
7–5, 6–2
Loss 17. 22 February 1999 Bushey, United Kingdom Carpet (i)   Svetlana Krivencheva   Emmanuelle Gagliardi
  Katalin Marosi
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win 18. 9 May 1999 Bratislava, Slovakia Clay   Katarina Srebotnik   Lenka Němečková
  Radka Zrubáková
6–1, 6–3
Win 19. 20 February 2000 Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Alexandra Fusai   Julie Pullin
  Lorna Woodroffe
7–6(7–4), 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
Loss 20. 3 April 2000 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard   Angelika Bachmann   Tathiana Garbin
  Katalin Marosi
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 21. 11 February 2001 Redbridge, United Kingdom Hard (i)   Irina Selyutina   Julie Pullin
  Lorna Woodroffe
1–6, 3–6
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