Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

JANUARY - Australian season highlighted by best ever Grand Slam run, reaching 3r at Australian Open (l. to No.2 seed Mauresmo); fell 1r at Auckland (l. to Loit) and in Hobart qualifying.

FEBRUARY - Fell in Paris [Indoors] and Antwerp qualifying; solid week at Acapulco, reaching singles 2r (l. to WC Torres Sandoval) and doubles SF (w/Zahlavova Strycova).

MARCH - Fell 1r at Indian Wells.

APRIL - Fell 1r at Amelia Island and Charleston.

MAY - Fell in Berlin qualifying; fell 1r at Roland Garros (l. to No.21 seed Sugiyama).

JUNE - Fell 1r at Birmingham (l. to qualifier Govortsova 76 third set); fell in Eastbourne qualifying.

1998 - In pro debut and only appearance of season, QF at ITF/Nicosia-CYP (also won doubles title).

1999 - Went 2-2 on ITF Circuit.

2000 - In three ITF events, best result was QF at ITF/Valasske Mezirici-CZE; appeared on Tour Rankings on May 1, 2000, at No.837; won ITF/Minsk-BLR doubles.

2001 - Won first pro singles title at ITF/Glasgow-GBR; played first Tour qualifying at Luxembourg.

2002 - Collected two ITF Circuit singles titles and contested first Grand Slam qualifying at US Open; at ITF/Tbilisi-GEO, won third ITF Circuit doubles title; made Fed Cup debut for Czech Republic, l. World Group 1r doubles rubber vs. Croatia (w/Benesova).

2003 - Won two $50K ITF Circuit events at ITF/Dinan-FRA and ITF/Vittel-FRA, earning her æfeed-upÆ direct entry into Tour events at Bol (for Tour debut) and Sopot; also won $25K ITF/Deauville-FRA; Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros as qualifier (l. 1r to Foretz); final qualifying round at Wimbledon and Moscow; member of Czech Republic Fed Cup team that fell 5-0 to USA in World Group 1r.

2004 - On Tour, reached 2r at Casablanca (l. to Cervanova) and at Sopot (l. to Marrero); l. 1r six times (incl. at Australian Open, Roland Garros as LL and Wimbledon as qualifier) and in qualifying nine times (incl. US Open); on ITF Circuit, reached two doubles finals, winning one.

2005 - Season highlighted by career-first Tour singles QF at Bogotß (unseeded, d. No.4 seed Sßnchez Lorenzo en route; l. to Domfnguez Lino); 2r three times, at Indian Wells (as qualifier, d. Tanasugarn in 1r; l. to Kuznetsova), Roland Garros (d. Kirilenko in 1r, falling to No.9 seed Zvonareva in 3s; best-ever Grand Slam showing) and Budapest; played three other Tour main draws, incl. Wimbledon (as LL, l. to No.14 seed and eventual champion V.Williams 62 64 in 1r) and US Open debut (l. to No.9 seed Petrova 64 64 in 1r); reached career-first Tour doubles final at Stockholm (w/Santangelo) and SF at Budapest (w/Vanc); achieved career-highs in singles (No.95 on August 8) and doubles (No.62 on October 3).

2006 - First Top 100 finish in season highlighted by second and third career Tour singles QF, at Budapest (as qualifier, d. No.3 seed Zakopalova en route, falling to Müller in 3s), Stockholm (as qualifier, ret. during third set of match vs. No.4 seed Arvidsson w/thigh injury); fell 1r at Australian Open and Roland Garros but reached 2r at Wimbledon (d. No.28 seed Arvidsson; l. to Zheng in 3s) then US Open (as qualifier, l. to No.13 seed Pierce); afterwards on September 11, rose from No.99 to No.78, blowing past previous career-high of No.95, reaching new high of No.77 a week later; claimed first career Tour doubles title at Stockholm (in first pairing w/Gajdosova d. top seeds and overwhelming tournament favorites Yan/Zheng 06 64 62 in final); won seventh career ITF Circuit singles title at $75K ITF/Ortisei-ITA (d. Domachowska in final); ret. in Bogotá 1r match w/bacterial infection, and withdrew prior to Québec City w/left ankle injury.

SINGLES
Winner: 2006 - ITF/Ortisei-ITA; 2003 - ITF/Dinan-FRA, ITF/Vittel-FRA, ITF/Deauville-FRA; 2002 - ITF/New Delhi-IND, ITF/Lenzerheide-SUI; 2001 - ITF/Glasgow-GBR.
Quarterfinalist (3): 2006 - Budapest, Stockholm; 2005 - Bogotá.

DOUBLES
Winner (1): 2006 - Stockholm (w/Gajdosova).
Finalist (2): 2006 - Portoroz (w/Loit); 2005 - Stockholm (w/Santangelo).
Semifinalist (2): 2007 - Acapulco (w/Zahlavova Strycova); 2006 - Budapest (w/Foretz).

ADDITIONAL
Czech Republic Fed Cup Team 2002-03.

Coached by Tim Sommer since October 2005 ... An all-court player who prefers playing on grass ... Began playing at age 4 when father introduced her to game ... Father, Stanislav, is a former tennis pro who brought her to pro level and still coaches her and her sister; mother, Jana, is a doctor; sister, Hana, is a student and tennis player ... Has one dog and two cats ... Favorites include colors blue and red, the book Love Is Just A Word and singer Robbie Williams ... Relaxes by listening to music and reading.

Official Web site: www.evabirnerova.com

- In juniors, was 2002 European Champion in Under 18s.