Tina Pisnik

Tina Pisnik (born 19 February 1981) is a former professional tennis player and current pickleball player from Slovenia.

Tina Pisnik

Country (sports)	Slovenia
Residence	Maribor, Slovenia
Born	(1981-02-19) 19 February 1981 (age 44) Maribor, Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2005
Plays	Right (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)

In tennis, Pisnik turned professional in 1999. Pisnik's highest singles ranking was world No. 29, which she reached on 12 January 2004. Her career-high doubles ranking is world No. 63 on 3 April 2000. She won one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

Biography

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.

As a tennis player, Pisnik was a baseliner who played a serve-and-volley style game on grass. She owns a business called Smash Tennis and currently coaches privately at Bradenton Tennis Center in Bradenton, Florida.

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Tier I

Tier II

Tier III (1–0)

Tier IV & V

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	May 2000	Bol Ladies Open, Croatia	Clay	Amélie Mauresmo	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1999	Kuala Lumpur Classic, Malaysia	Hard	Jelena Kostanić	Rika Hiraki Yuka Yoshida	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss	1–1	May 2001	Bol Ladies Open, Croatia	Clay	Nadia Petrova	María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues	5–7, 4–6
Win	2–1	Feb 2005	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	Clay	Emmanuelle Gagliardi	Ľubomíra Kurhajcová Barbora Strýcová	6–4, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	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)

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

External links

• Tina Pisnik at the Women's Tennis Association
• Tina Pisnik at the International Tennis Federation
• Tina Pisnik at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
• Tina Pisnik at Wimbledon
• Tina Pisnik at Olympedia
• Tina Pisnik at Olympics.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ana Alcázar	Orange Bowl Girls' Singles Champion Category: 18 and under 1997	Succeeded by Elena Dementieva