Kristina Novak (tennis)

Kristina Novak
Country (sports) Slovenia
Born (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000
Radovljica, Slovenia
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$50,060
Singles
Career record102–112
Highest rankingNo. 695 (19 January 2026)
Current rankingNo. 740 (27 July 2026)
Doubles
Career record83–67
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 175 (30 March 2026)
Current rankingNo. 197 (27 July 2026)
Last updated on: 1 August 2026.

Kristina Novak (born 3 August 2000) is a Slovenian tennis player.

Novak has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 695, reached on 19 January 2026, and a highest doubles ranking of 175, achieved on 30 March 2026.

At the end of 2018, she reached three doubles finals of ITF tournaments held in Italy, and won two of them.[1]

In 2022, she competed in her first career singles final in Krško, Slovenia where she was defeated by Czech player Aneta Kučmová.[2]

In July 2024, she became champion, partnering with Swedish player Lisa Zaar in Brežice, Slovenia.[3]

April 2025, she won her first major tournament at the W75 Koper Open in Slovenia with her partner Ivana Šebestová from Czechia.[4]

WTA 125 finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2025 Abierto Tampico, Mexico Hard Poland Weronika Falkowska Canada Kayla Cross
United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki
4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2022 ITF Krško, Slovenia W15 Clay Czech Republic Aneta Kučmová 5–7, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2026 ITF Las Palmas, Spain W15 Clay Spain Carmen Gallardo Guevara 7–5, 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments
W75 tournaments
W50 tournaments
W35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (3–2)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2018 ITF Solarino, Italy W15 Carpet Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Argentina Catalina Pella
Italy Miriana Tona
5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Dec 2018 ITF Solarino, Italy W15 Carpet Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Guatemala Melissa Morales
Guatemala Kirsten-Andrea Weedon
6–3, 7–6(4)
Win 2–1 Dec 2018 ITF Ortisei, Italy W15 Hard (i) Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Italy Verena Hofer
Switzerland Simona Waltert
6–4, 7–5
Win 3–1 Oct 2023 ITF Norman, United States W15 Hard (i) Argentina Lucía Peyre Slovakia Romana Čisovská
United States Emma Staker
6–3, 6–2
Win 4–1 Jul 2024 ITF Brežice, Slovenia W15 Clay Sweden Lisa Zaar Victoria Borodulina
Czech Republic Emma Slavíková
6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–2 Aug 2024 ITF Erwitte, Germany W35 Clay Sweden Lisa Zaar Germany Fabienne Gettwart
Japan Erika Sema
4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–3 Jan 2025 Porto Indoor, Portugal W50+H Hard (i) Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge
3–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Apr 2025 Koper Open, Slovenia W75 Clay Czech Republic Ivana Šebestová Julia Avdeeva
Ekaterina Maklakova
7–5, 0–6, [10–6]
Win 6–3 May 2025 ITF Otočec, Slovenia W50 Clay Czech Republic Denisa Hindová United States Carolyn Ansari
Japan Mana Kawamura
6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 6–4 Jan 2026 Porto Indoor, Portugal W75 Hard (i) Ukraine Nadiia Kolb Portugal Francisca Jorge
Portugal Matilde Jorge
2–6, 4–6
Loss 6–5 Apr 2026 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W35 Hard Czech Republic Aneta Laboutková United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Eden Silva
1–6, 0–6
Win 7–5 May 2026 ITF Nottingham, United Kingdom W35 Hard United Kingdom Freya Christie United Kingdom Victoria Allen
United Kingdom Amelia Rajecki
6–4, 6–2
Loss 7–6 Jul 2026 Schönbusch Open, Germany W100 Clay Serbia Elena Milovanović United States Rasheeda McAdoo
Kenya Angella Okutoyi
3–6, 3–6

References

  1. ↑ "ITF: Vroči Slovenki osvojili še turnir v Dolomitih!". www.teniskisvet.si (in Slovenian). 21 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kavbojka namerava po študiju slediti zgledu Kaje Juvan" (in Slovenian). sportklub. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "WTT W15 Brežice: Kristina Novak najboljša v dvojicah, Smejkal, Jurič in Senica do WTA točk" (in Slovenian). teniskisvet.si. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "WTT: Kristina Novak zmagovalka dvojic turnirja v Kopru" (in Slovenian). teniskisvet.si. Retrieved 19 April 2025.