Tamara Zidanšek

Tamara Zidanšek (born 26 December 1997) is a Slovenian professional tennis player.
She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 22 in singles and No. 47 in doubles, and has won one singles title and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour and three WTA Challenger singles titles, along with 17 singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she was in the top 20 and reached a career-high ranking of No. 16, achieved in December 2015. Playing for the Slovenia Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 11–9 (as of September 2023).
Professional career
2014: Professional debut
Zidanšek made a perfect professional debut in 2014 at her home in Velenje, passing three qualifying rounds to go in the main draw and claim her first title on the pro-level at the age of 16.
2021: First major semifinal, top-50 debut, first top-10 win & WTA singles title
She reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam championship for the first time at the 2021 French Open, defeating Sorana Cîrstea in straight sets and Paula Badosa in three sets. These wins made her the first Slovenian female player to accomplish this since the country became independent in 1991. As a result, Zidanšek entered the top 50 for the first time. She also scored her first top-ten win in the first round, against the No. 6 seed, Bianca Andreescu. In her semifinal match, Zidanšek was defeated by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets.
At the Ladies Open Lausanne, as the top seed, Zidanšek beat Marina Melnikova, Mandy Minella, Lucia Bronzetti, Maryna Zanevska and Clara Burel to win her first WTA Tour title.
2022: Top 25 debut, two major third rounds
Seeded 29th at the Australian Open, she reached the third round for the first time, but lost to Alizé Cornet. At the French Open, Zidanšek also reached the third round in which she lost to Jessica Pegula, in straight sets.
2023: WTA 125 title
After saving four championship points and defeating Rebecca Šramková in the final, Zidanšek won WTA 125 tournament in Bari.
Coaching
Zidanšek was coached by Zoran Krajnc until April 2021. In May 2021, her team signed with Pancho Alvariño from Spain.
Carl Maes joined the team in December 2021 for a period of one year. After a few coaching trials, she is now coached by former Slovenian ATP player Blaž Kavčič.
Performance timelines
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Singles
Current through the 2023 Jasmin Open.
Doubles
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 3 (3 titles)
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 25 (17 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Team competitions
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
Singles (8–6)
Doubles (3–3)
WTA Tour career earnings
Current through the 2022 Australian Open
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
She has a 1–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Notes
References
External links
1997 births
Living people
Slovenian female tennis players
People from Postojna
People from the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice