Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.

Stanislav Birner
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1956-10-11) 11 October 1956 (age 67)
Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$298,727
Singles
Career record62–120
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 60 (12 April 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1978)
Wimbledon3R (1982)
US Open1R (1978, 1980)
Doubles
Career record119–153
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 43 (2 November 1987)

He is married to Jana Birnerová and has two daughters, Eva Birnerová and Hana Birnerová. Eva Birnerová played tennis until 2014 on professional level and reached No. 59 (singles) and 52 (doubles) in the world rankings.

He lives in the Czech Republic.

Birner enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43 in 1987.

Grand Slam finals edit

Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1980 French Open Clay   Renáta Tomanová   Anne Smith
  Billy Martin
6–2, 4–6, 6–8

Career finals edit

Doubles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups) edit

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1979 Berlin, West Germany Clay   Jorge Andrew   Carlos Kirmayr
  Ivan Lendl
2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 1980 Nice, France Clay   Jiří Hřebec   Chris Delaney
  Kim Warwick
4–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 1983 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Blaine Willenborg   Joakim Nyström
  Mats Wilander
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 1–3 1983 Ferrara, Italy Carpet   Stefan Simonsson   Bernard Mitton
  Butch Walts
6–7, 6–0, 3–6
Win 2–3 1984 Bari, Italy Clay   Libor Pimek   Marcel Freeman
  Tim Wilkison
2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 2–4 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Jaroslav Navrátil   Miloslav Mečíř
  Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 1987 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Jaroslav Navrátil   Anders Järryd
  Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 3–6

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