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Živa Falkner

{{short description|Slovenian tennis player (born 2002)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Živa Falkner

| image =

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| country_represented = {{SLO}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|7|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

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| plays = Right (two-handed backhand)

| retired =

| careerprizemoney = $74,376

| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=173|lost=140}}

| singlestitles = 2 ITF

| highestsinglesranking = No. 397 (11 September 2023)

| currentsinglesranking = No. 497 (14 July 2025)

| doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=82|lost=65}}

| doublestitles = 5 ITF

| highestdoublesranking = No. 233 (17 March 2025)

| currentdoublesranking = No. 233 (17 March 2025)

| updated = 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/328659/ziva-falkner |title=Ziva Falkner | Player Stats & More – WTA Official |website=Women's Tennis Association}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/story/_/id/28604688/eala-nugroho-capture-australian-open-girls-doubles-title |title=Alex Eala, Priska Nugroho sweep foes to win Australian Open crown |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=11 December 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/01/31/20/tennis-alex-eala-indonesian-partner-claim-australian-open-girls-doubles-title |title=Tennis: Alex Eala, Indonesian partner claim Australian Open girls' doubles title |publisher=ABS-CBN |accessdate=11 December 2024}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/videos/2255049/krunic-turns-up-the-style-to-beat-teenage-wildcard-falkner-portoroz-highlights |title=Krunic turns up the style to beat teenage wildcard Falkner: Portoroz Highlights |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |accessdate=11 December 2024}}

ITF Circuit finals

=Singles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner–ups)=

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!Legend

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|W60 tournaments

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|W15 tournaments

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!Finals by surface

Clay (2–4)

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| Sep 2020

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Otočec, Slovenia

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Cvetkovič

| 6–0, 7–6(6)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| Jul 2021

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie

| 4–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| Aug 2021

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Antonia Ružić

| 2–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–3

| May 2023

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Meiling

| 2–6, 6–7(6)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–4

| Jul 2023

| style="background:#addfad;"|Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany

| style="background:#addfad;"|W60

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Brenda Fruhvirtová

| 3–6, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–4

| Jun 2024

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Luna Vujović

| 6–4, 6–4

=Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner–ups)=

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!Legend

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|W75 tournaments

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|W50 tournaments

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|W25/35 tournaments

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|W15 tournaments

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!Finals by surface

Hard (1–0)
Clay (4–6)

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Sep 2022

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Vienna, Austria

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Clay

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Amarissa Kiara Tóth

| {{flagicon|GER}} Lena Papadakis
{{flagicon|CZE}} Anna Sisková

| 6–7(8), 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Sep 2023

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy

| style="background:lightblue;"|W25

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GER}} Katharina Hobgarski

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Yasmine Mansouri
{{flagicon|ITA}} Miriana Tona

| 6–1, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| Jun 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Tarvisio, Italy

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Miriana Tona

| {{flagicon

} Anastasia Sukhotina
{{flagicon|}} Anna Zyryanova

| 6–7(3), 2–6

|-

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| Jul 2024

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Torino, Italy

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Pia Lovrič

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Julieta Lara Estable
{{flagicon|CHI}} Fernanda Labraña

| 1–6, 6–2, [12–10]

|-

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–2

| Aug 2024

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|Zagreb Open, Croatia

| style="background:#ffe4c4;"|W50

| Clay

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Amarissa Tóth

| {{flagicon|BUL}} Lia Karatancheva
{{flagicon|GRE}} Sapfo Sakellaridi

| 6–4, 6–3

|-

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–3

| Aug 2024

| style="background:#addfad;"|ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia

| style="background:#addfad;"|W75

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Tara Würth

| {{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Marčinko
{{flagicon|SRB}} Lola Radivojević

| 6–7(5), 4–6

|-

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–4

| Aug 2024

| style=background:lightblue;|ITF Trieste, Italy

| style=background:lightblue;|W35

| Clay

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Amarissa Tóth

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Anastasia Abbagnato
{{flagicon|BIH}} Anita Wagner

| 3–6, 6–4, [9–11]

|-

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–4

| Sep 2024

| style="background:#addfad;"|Šibenik Open, Croatia

| style="background:#addfad;"|W75

| Clay

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Amarissa Tóth

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Raluca Șerban
{{flagicon|ROU}} Anca Todoni

| 2–1 ret.

|-

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–4

| Jan 2025

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Monastir, Tunisia

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Hard

| {{flagicon|SRB}} Elena Milovanović

| {{flagicon|}} Maria Golovina
{{flagicon|KAZ}} Aruzhan Sagandikova

| 6–4, 6–4

|-

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–5

| Feb 2025

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey

| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|W15

| Clay

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Naito

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vittoria Paganetti
{{flagicon|ITA}} Lisa Pigato

| 3–6, 4–6

|-

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5–6

| Mar 2025

| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Sabadell, Spain

| style="background:lightblue;"|W35

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SLO}} Pia Lovrič

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Aliona Bolsova
{{flagicon|SUI}} Ylena In-Albon

| 4–6, 0–6

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Junior Grand Slam finals

=Girls' doubles=

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!Result

!Year

!Tournament

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!Score

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2020

| Australian Open

| Hard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matilda Mutavdzic

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Alex Eala
{{flagicon|INA}} Priska Madelyn Nugroho

| 1–6, 2–6

References

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External links

  • {{WTA}}
  • {{ITF}}
  • {{Billie Jean King Cup player|new_id=1aa9ad14-3671-4c21-8a3e-3c11ec696043}}
  • {{ESPN Tennis|6291/ziva-falkner}}

{{Top Slovenian female tennis players}}

{{Top Slovenian female tennis players (doubles)}}

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Category:2002 births

Category:Living people

Category:Slovenian female tennis players

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

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