Tamara Zidanšek (; born 26 December 1997) is a Slovenian professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of world No. 22 in singles and No. 47 in doubles. She has won one singles title and four doubles titles on the WTA Tour, along with three singles and two doubles titles on the WTA Challenger Tour. Additionally, she has won 18 titles in singles and six in doubles on the ITF World Tennis Tour.
In juniors, she reached a career-high ranking of No. 16 in December 2015.
Playing for the Slovenia Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 14–14 (as of September 2026).
Career 2014-2019: Professional debut, WTA Tour semifinals 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.
In 2019, Zidanšek reached her second WTA Tour quarterfinal and then second semifinal (after reaching her first semifinal at the 2018 Moscow River Cup) in Hua Hin, Thailand, defeating Jennifer Brady and Viktorija Golubic.
2021: Major semifinal, top 50, top-10 win, WTA Tour title Ranked No. 85, Zidanšek 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 at world No. 47 in the WTA single rankings for the first time on 14 June 2021. 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 singles title.
2022: Top 25, 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.
2023-2024: Third WTA 125 title After saving four championship points and defeating Rebecca Šramková in the final, Zidanšek won the WTA 125 tournament in Bari. As a result, she moved 30 positions up in the rankings back to the top 100 on 11 September 2023.
She qualified for the 2024 French Open defeating Hailey Baptiste in the final qualifying round. In the main draw, she defeated Alison Van Uytvanck, to set up a match against world No. 3, Coco Gauff, which she lost in straight sets.
Ranked No. 261 at the Thailand Open, Zidanšek reached her first WTA Tour semifinal since January 2022 coming back from a set down to beat Tatiana Prozorova, sixth seed Katie Volynets, and Nadia Podoroska, saving four match points in the quarterfinals. She lost in the last four to eventual champion, Rebecca Šramková.
2025: Zidanšek qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open, before losing to Anastasia Potapova in the first round.
Coaches 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 was coached by former Slovenian ATP Tour player Blaž Kavčič until June 2024.
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 2026 US Open.
Tournament2017 201820192020202120222023202420252026Win %Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenQ1Q22R2R1R3R1R1R1RQ30 / 74–7 French OpenQ1Q21R1RSF3R1R2RQ2Q20 / 67–6 WimbledonQ1Q32RNH1R1RQ2Q2Q1Q10 / 31–3 US OpenA1R1RA2R1RQ3Q1Q11R0 / 51–5Win–loss0–00–12–41–26–43–40–21–20–10–10 / 2113–21National representation Billie Jean King CupZ2Z1AZ1POSFPO0 / 08–6WTA 1000Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Indian Wells OpenAAANH3R2RAAAA0 / 21–2Miami OpenAA1RNHQ22RQ2Q1AA0 / 20–2Madrid OpenAAANH2R2RAAAA0 / 22–2Italian OpenAA1RA1R1RAAAA0 / 30–3Canadian OpenAAANHAAAAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati OpenAAAA1RAAAAA0 / 10–1Guadalajara OpenNHAAAAA0 / 00–0China OpenAAQ2NHAQ1AA0 / 00–0Wuhan OpenAA1RNHAA0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–30–02–41–40–00–00–00–00 / 113–11Career statistics2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Win %Tournaments0718919198610Career total: 87Titles0000100000Career total: 1Finals0010200000Career total: 3Hard win–loss3–04–54–85–98–128–82–53–40–10–10 / 5037–53Clay win–loss0–05–39–81–316–54–75–41–20–00–01 / 3141–32Grass win–loss0–00–02–2NH0–12–40–00–00–00–00 / 74–7Overall win–loss3–09–815–186–1224–1814–197–94–60–10–11 / 8782–92Year-end ranking1807064873087100182162$3,871,209
Doubles Tournament201820192020202120222023Win %Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAA1R2R2R1R0 / 42–4 French OpenA1R2R2R2R1R0 / 53–5 WimbledonA2RNH2R1RA0 / 32–3 US OpenA1RA1R1RA0 / 30–3Win–loss0–01–31–23–42–40–20 / 157–15WTA 1000Miami OpenAANH1R1RA0 / 20–2Madrid OpenAANHA2RA0 / 11–1Career statisticsTitles102010Career total: 4Finals112030Career total: 7
WTA Tour finals Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups) LegendWTA 500WTA 250 (1–2) Finals by surfaceClay (1–2) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Nuremberg Cup, GermanyInternationalClay Yulia Putintseva6–4, 4–6, 2–6Loss0–2Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaWTA 250Clay Camila Osorio7–5, 3–6, 4–6Win1–2Ladies Open Lausanne, SwitzerlandWTA 250Clay Clara Burel4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendWTA 1000WTA 500 (0–1)WTA 250 (4–2)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (1–2)Grass (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Tashkent Open, UzbekistanInternationalHard Olga Danilović Irina-Camelia Begu Raluca Olaru7–5, 6–3Loss1–1Zhengzhou Open, ChinaPremierHard Yanina Wickmayer Nicole Melichar Květa Peschke1–6, 6–7(2–7) Win2–1Aug 2020Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyInternationalClay Arantxa Rus Elisabetta Cocciaretto Martina Trevisan7–5, 7–5Win3–1Nov 2020Linz Open, AustriaInternationalHard (i) Arantxa Rus Lucie Hradecká Kateřina Siniaková6–3, 6–4Win4–1Jun 2022Rosmalen Open, NetherlandsWTA 250Grass Ellen Perez Veronika Kudermetova Elise Mertens6–3, 5–7, [12–10]Loss4–2Ladies Open Lausanne, SwitzerlandWTA 250Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Olga Danilović Kristina Mladenovicw/oLoss4–3Oct 2022Parma Open, ItalyWTA 250Clay Arantxa Rus Anastasia Dețiuc Miriam Kolodziejová 6–1, 3–6, [8–10]
WTA 125 finals Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Bol Ladies Open, CroatiaClay Magda Linette6–1, 6–3Win2–0Bol Ladies Open, Croatia (2)Clay Sara Sorribes Tormo7–5, 7–5Win3–0Bari Open, ItalyClay Rebecca Šramková3–6, 7–5, 6–1Loss3–1Antalya Challenger, TurkeyClay Anhelina Kalinina0–6, 3–6
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Nov 2022Copa Colina, ChileClay Mayar Sherif Yana Sizikova Aldila Sutjiadi1–6, 6–3, [7–10]Win1–1San Luis Open, MexicoClay Anna Bondár Laura Pigossi Katarzyna PiterwalkoverWin2–1Palermo Ladies Open, ItalyClay Anastasia Tikhonova Rasheeda McAdoo Adrienn Nagy6–4, 6–4
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournamentsW25 tournamentsW10/15 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (3–3)Clay (15–4)Carpet (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0May 2014ITF Velenje, Slovenia10,000Clay Barbara Haas4–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss1–1May 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Tena Lukas2–6, 3–6Win2–1Jun 2015ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina10,000Clay Marina Kachar6–4, 2–6, 7–5Win3–1Jun 2015Telavi Open, Georgia10,000Clay Sadafmoh Tolibova6–4, 6–1Win4–1Jun 2015Telavi Open, Georgia10,000Clay Szabina Szlavikovics6–3, 6–3Win5–1Aug 2015ITF Arad, Romania10,000Clay Chantal Škamlová6–1, 6–3Loss5–2Aug 2015ITF Bagnatica, Italy15,000Clay Anne Schäfer6–2, 1–6, 2–6Win6–2Sep 2015ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000Clay Polina Leykina6–3, 6–2Loss6–3Apr 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000Clay Irina Bara3–6, 3–6Win7–3Apr 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000Clay Alice Bacquié6–1, 6–0Win8–3May 2016ITF Győr, Hungary25,000Clay Ekaterina Alexandrova6–4, 6–4Win9–3May 2016Hódmezővásárhely Ladies Open, Hungary25,000Clay Karolína Muchová4–6, 6–2, 6–4Win10–3Dec 2016ITF Santiago, Chile25,000Clay Paula Cristina Gonçalves6–1, 6–4Win11–3Dec 2016ITF Pune, India25,000Hard Polina Monova6–4, 6–2Loss11–4Dec 2016ITF Navi Mumbai, India25,000Hard Lu Jiajing3–6, 1–6Loss11–5Feb 2017Launceston International, Australia60,000Hard Jamie Loeb6–7(4), 3–6Win12–5Sep 2017ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Tereza Mrdeža7–6(4), 7–5Win13–5Nov 2017Bendigo International, Australia60,000Hard Olivia Rogowska5–7, 6–1, 6–0Loss13–6Nov 2017Toyota World Challenge, Japan60,000Carpet (i) Mihaela Buzărnescu0–6, 1–6Win14–6Feb 2018ITF Curitiba, Brazil25,000Clay Fiona Ferro7–5, 6–4Loss14–7Mar 2018ITF São Paulo, Brazil25,000Clay Julia Grabher4–6, 6–3, 2–6Win15–7Apr 2018ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Anastasia Grymalska6–3, 6–1Win16–7Apr 2018ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Myrtille Georges6–1, 7–6(4)Win 17–7 Dec 2018Pune Open, India25,000 Hard Karman Thandi 6–3, 6–4Loss 17–8 Oct 2022Open Monastir, TunisiaW60 Hard Kristina Mladenovic 1–6, 6–3, 5–7Win 18–8 Jun 2025ITF Bucharest, RomaniaW75 Clay Nuria Brancaccio 6–1, 7–5
Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments W60/75 tournamentsW25 tournamentsW10 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (1–3)Clay (5–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Apr 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Pia Čuk Natalija Šipek Eva Zagorac6–1, 6–1Loss1–1May 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000Clay Pia Čuk Anastasiya Komardina Zuzana Luknárová2–6, 6–0, [7–10]Win2–1Aug 2015ITF Tarvisio, Italy10,000Clay Pia Čuk Giorgia Marchetti Maria Masini6–1, 6–4Win3–1Oct 2016ITF Pula, Italy25,000Clay Jil Teichmann Claudia Giovine Camilla Rosatello6–2, 6–4Win4–1Nov 2016ITF Santiago, Chile25,000Clay Guadalupe Pérez Rojas Usue Maitane Arconada Georgia Brescia6–3, 7–6(5)Loss4–2Feb 2017Launceston International, Australia60,000Hard Georgia Brescia Monique Adamczak Nicole Melichar1–6, 2–6Loss4–3Dec 2017ITF Navi Mumbai, India25,000Hard Pranjala Yadlapalli Georgina García Pérez Diāna Marcinkēviča0–6, 1–6Loss4–4Nov 2018Pune Open, India25,000Hard Aleksandrina Naydenova Ankita Raina Karman Thandi2–6, 7–6(5), [9–11]Win5–4May 2024Empire Slovak Open, SlovakiaW75Clay Veronika Erjavec Dalila Jakupović Sabrina Santamaria6–4, 6–4Win6–4Aug 2024Cary Tennis Classic, United StatesW100Hard Céline Naef Oksana Kalashnikova Iryna Shymanovich4–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Team competitions Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup Singles (9–8) Legend Europe/Africa Group (7–5) World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–1) Finals (1–2)
EditionStageDateLocationSurfaceAgainstOpponentW/LScore2017Z2 R/RApr 2017Šiauliai ()Hard (i) SwedenJohanna LarssonW6–3, 3–6, 6–3 South AfricaChanel SimmondsW6–4, 6–2Z2 P/O LuxembourgEléonora MolinaroW4–6, 7–5, 6–22018Z1 R/RFeb 2018Tallinn ()Hard (i) CroatiaTena LukasW6–3, 6–1 HungaryFanny StollárL4–6, 4–6 SwedenRebecca PetersonW4–6, 6–4, 6–22020–21Z1 R/RFeb 2020Esch-sur-Alzette ()Hard (i) TurkeyPemra ÖzgenL3–6, 7–5, 2–6 PolandMagda LinetteL5–7, 4–6Z1 P/O SerbiaNina StojanovićL4–6, 5–72022Z1 R/RApr 2022Antalya ()Clay GeorgiaMariam BolkvadzeW6–3, 6–0 AustriaJulia GrabherL3–6, 3–6 CroatiaPetra MartićW6–3, 6–22023F QRApr 2023Koper ()Clay RomaniaJaqueline CristianL1–6, 6–4, 3–6Ana BogdanW3–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–5FNov 2023Seville ()Hard (i) AustraliaDaria SavilleW6–1, 6–4 KazakhstanYulia PutintsevaL6–2, 2–6, ret. ItalyJasmine PaoliniL2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Doubles (3–3) Legend Europe/Africa Group (2–3)World Group Play-off / Finals qualifying round (1–0)