Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.
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
Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Loss 1980 French Open Clay Renáta Tomanová Anne Smith Billy Martin 6–2, 4–6, 6–8
Career finals Doubles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jun 1979 Berlin, West Germany Clay Jorge Andrew Carlos Kirmayr Ivan Lendl 2–6, 1–6Loss 0–2 Mar 1980 Nice, France Clay Jiří Hřebec Chris Delaney Kim Warwick 4–6, 0–6Win 1–2 Sep 1983 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Blaine Willenborg Joakim Nyström Mats Wilander 6–1, 2–6, 6–3Loss 1–3 Nov 1983 Ferrara, Italy Carpet Stefan Simonsson Bernard Mitton Butch Walts 6–7, 6–0, 3–6Win 2–3 Apr 1984 Bari, Italy Clay Libor Pimek Marcel Freeman Tim Wilkison 2–6, 7–6, 6–4Loss 2–4 Aug 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Jaroslav Navrátil Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 3–6, 7–6, 3–6Loss 2–5 Oct 1987 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Jaroslav Navrátil Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd 4–6, 3–6
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