Živa Falkner

Živa Falkner
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$74,376
Singles
Career record173–140
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 397 (11 September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 490 (17 March 2025)
Doubles
Career record82–65
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 233 (17 March 2025)
Current rankingNo. 233 (17 March 2025)
Last updated on: 26 March 2025.

Živa Falkner (born 7 July 2002) is a Slovenian tennis player.

Falkner has career-high WTA rankings of 397 in singles and 233 in doubles.[1]

Partnering Matilda Mutavdzic, she was runner-up in the girls' doubles at the 2021 Portorož Open, losing to Alex Eala and Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the final.[2][3]

Falkner made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Portorož Open, after receiving a wildcard, losing in the first round to Aleksandra Krunić.[4]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (2–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2020 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W15 Clay Tina Cvetkovič 6–0, 7–6(6)
Loss 1–1 Jul 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie 4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2021 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria W15 Clay Antonia Ružić 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 May 2023 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W15 Clay Wang Meiling 2–6, 6–7(6)
Loss 1–4 Jul 2023 Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany W60 Clay Brenda Fruhvirtová 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2024 ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina W15 Clay Luna Vujović 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner–ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (4–6)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2022 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay Amarissa Kiara Tóth Lena Papadakis
Anna Sisková 		6–7(8), 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2023 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W25 Clay Katharina Hobgarski Yasmine Mansouri
Miriana Tona 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jun 2024 ITF Tarvisio, Italy W35 Clay Miriana Tona Anastasia Sukhotina
Anna Zyryanova 		6–7(3), 2–6
Win 2–2 Jul 2024 ITF Torino, Italy W35 Clay Pia Lovrič Julieta Lara Estable
Fernanda Labraña 		1–6, 6–2, [12–10]
Win 3–2 Aug 2024 Zagreb Open, Croatia W50 Clay Amarissa Tóth Lia Karatancheva
Sapfo Sakellaridi 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Aug 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W75 Clay Tara Würth Petra Marčinko
Lola Radivojević 		6–7(5), 4–6
Loss 3–4 Aug 2024 ITF Trieste, Italy W35 Clay Amarissa Tóth Anastasia Abbagnato
Anita Wagner 		3–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 4–4 Sep 2024 Šibenik Open, Croatia W75 Clay Amarissa Tóth Raluca Șerban
Anca Todoni 		2–1 ret.
Win 5–4 Jan 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Elena Milovanović Maria Golovina
Aruzhan Sagandikova 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 5–5 Feb 2025 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay Yuki Naito Vittoria Paganetti
Lisa Pigato 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–6 Mar 2025 ITF Sabadell, Spain W35 Clay Pia Lovrič Aliona Bolsova
Ylena In-Albon 		4–6, 0–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' doubles

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 Australian Open Hard Matilda Mutavdzic Alex Eala
Priska Madelyn Nugroho 		1–6, 2–6

References

  1. ^ "Ziva Falkner | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Alex Eala, Priska Nugroho sweep foes to win Australian Open crown". ESPN. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennis: Alex Eala, Indonesian partner claim Australian Open girls' doubles title". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Krunic turns up the style to beat teenage wildcard Falkner: Portoroz Highlights". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.


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