Nastja Kolar

Nastja Kolar (born 15 July 1994) is a Slovenian tennis player. She was a talented junior, her highest ranking was fourth. Her highest WTA rankings are 178 in singles and 140 in doubles.

Nastja Kolar
Country (sports) Slovenia
ResidenceCelje, Slovenia
Born (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994
Celje
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$175,837
Singles
Career record348–206 (62.8%)
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 178 (3 November 2014)
Current rankingNo. 601 (29 August 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2011, 2014)
Doubles
Career record134–114 (54.0%)
Career titles15 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 140 (21 September 2015)
Current rankingNo. 1058 (29 August 2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–7
Last updated on: 29 August 2022.

In March 2023, Kolar was provisionally suspended on corruption charges.[1]

Tennis career

In July 2009, Kolar performed her first WTA Tour tournament, the Slovenia Open in Portorož, where she lost to Roberta Vinci in the first round. In 2010, she won a $10k tournament in Croatia, her first title on the ITF Women's Circuit.

In May 2011, Kolar won her second ITF title at a $25k event in Maribor, Slovenia. In July, she qualified for the Gastein Ladies where she won her first WTA Tour-level match when she defeated Alla Kudryavtseva, in straight sets, to advance to the second round.

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 23 (10 titles, 13 runner-ups)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2010 ITF Čakovec, Croatia 10,000 Clay Italy Paola Cigui 7–5, 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2011 ITF Maribor, Slovenia 25,000 Clay Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič 7–5, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Aug 2013 ITF Pörtschach, Austria 10,000 Clay Italy Gioia Barbieri 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Sep 2013 ITF Mestre, Italy 50,000 Clay France Claire Feuerstein 1–6, 6–7
Loss 2–3 Nov 2013 Soho Square Tournament, Egypt 75,000 Clay Russia Victoria Kan 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jan 2014 ITF Kaarst, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i) Russia Natela Dzalamidze 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 4–3 Jun 2014 ITF Ystad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Poland Sandra Zaniewska 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Jun 2015 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Tereza Martincová 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–5 Jun 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Slovakia Zuzana Zlochová 6–3, 2–6, 0–3 ret.
Loss 4–6 Apr 2017 ITF Heraklion, Greece 15,000 Clay Australia Nina Alibalić 1–6, 3–6
Loss 4–7 Sep 2017 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 15,000 Clay Czech Republic Miriam Kolodziejová 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 4–8 Oct 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková 2–6, 4–6
Loss 4–9 Dec 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Egypt Sandra Samir 4–6, 1–6
Win 5–9 Feb 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Thailand Bunyawi Thamchaiwat 6–2, 6–4
Win 6–9 Mar 2018 ITF Manama, Bahrain 15,000 Hard Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–9 Apr 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Russia Angelina Gabueva 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Win 8–9 Oct 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Russia Anastasia Sukhotina 6–1, 6–1
Loss 8–10 Apr 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Greece Despina Papamichail 3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 8–11 Sep 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Egypt Sandra Samir 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–11 Sep 2019 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Egypt Sandra Samir 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(4)
Loss 9–12 Oct 2019 Lagos Open, Nigeria 25,000 Hard India Riya Bhatia 5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 9–13 Sep 2021 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria 15,000 Hard Italy Chiara Catini 6–4, 6–7(5), 3–6
Win 10–13 Oct 2021 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria 15,000 Hard Greece Martha Matoula 7–5, 3–6, 6–1

Doubles: 28 (15 titles, 13 runner-ups)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 24 August 2009 ITF Velenje, Slovenia Clay Slovenia Polona Rebersak Romania Camelia Hristea
Romania Diana Marcu		 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2. 16 August 2010 ITF Čakovec, Croatia Clay Slovenia Polona Rebersak Slovakia Katarína Baranová
Slovakia Simonka Parajová		 6–0, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 12 August 2013 ITF Innsbruck, Austria Clay Slovenia Polona Rebersak United Kingdom Lucy Brown
Sweden Hilda Melander		 6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Winner 3. 19 August 2013 ITF Pörtschach, Austria Clay Slovenia Polona Rebersak Italy Gioia Barbieri
Italy Giulia Sussarello		 6–0, 2–6, [10–4]
Winner 4. 26 January 2014 ITF Kaarst, Germany Carpet (i) Ukraine Olga Ianchuk Germany Vivian Heisen
Germany Linda Prenkovic		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 5. 21 June 2014 ITF Ystad, Sweden Clay Austria Yvonne Neuwirth Kazakhstan Anna Danilina
Switzerland Xenia Knoll		 7–6(3), 3–6, [10–6]
Winner 6. 29 September 2014 ITF Monterrey, Mexico Hard Slovakia Chantal Škamlová Argentina Florencia Molinero
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava		 6–3, 2–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 2. 3 November 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Ukraine Olga Ianchuk Germany Antonia Lottner
Germany Laura Siegemund		 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 1 December 2014 ITF Antalya, Turkey Hard Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Georgia (country) Sofia Kvatsabaia
Slovakia Chantal Škamlová		 w/o
Winner 7. 19 December 2014 Ankara Cup, Turkey Hard Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Ukraine Oleksandra Korashvili
Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova		 6–4, 7–6(5)
Winner 8. 1 May 2015 ITF Pula, Italy Clay Greece Despina Papamichail Romania Diana Buzean
Italy Alice Matteucci		 6–1, 1–6, [10–8]
Winner 9. 29 May 2015 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Czech Republic Petra Krejsová
Czech Republic Kateřina Vaňková		 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 4. 26 December 2015 ITF Antalya, Turkey Hard Switzerland Karin Kennel Russia Aminat Kushkhova
Bulgaria Julia Stamatova		 5–7, 1–6
Winner 10. 10 January 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić Austria Julia Grabher
Czech Republic Anna Slováková		 7–6(5), 3–6, [10–6]
Winner 11. 2 April 2016 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze Ukraine Oleksandra Korashvili
Russia Margarita Lazareva		 7–6(0), 7–5
Runner-up 5. 21 May 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey Hard United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson India Kyra Shroff
India Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal		 3–6, 7–5, [1–10]
Runner-up 6. 4 June 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey Hard United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson France Lou Brouleau
France Emma Lene		 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 11 June 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey Hard United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson Australia Masa Jovanovic
Netherlands Phillis Vanenburg		 w/o
Winner 12. 17 June 2016 ITF Maribor, Slovenia Clay United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson Slovenia Polona Reberšak
Romania Gabriela Talabă		 5–7, 6–0, [10–3]
Runner-up 8. 22 July 2016 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria Clay United Kingdom Francesca Stephenson Slovenia Nina Potočnik
Slovenia Polona Reberšak		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 9. 11 February 2017 ITF Antalya, Turkey Clay Switzerland Karin Kennel Turkey Başak Eraydın
Russia Valentyna Ivakhnenko		 6–7(6), 2–6
Winner 13. 8 April 2017 ITF Heraklion, Greece Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić Serbia Tamara Čurović
Paraguay Camila Giangreco Campiz		 6–1, 6–1
Runner-up 10. 14 October 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Serbia Barbara Bonić Netherlands Nina Kruijer
Netherlands Suzan Lamens		 6–3, 5–7, [8–10]
Runner-up 11. 21 October 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Austria Caroline Ilowska Denmark Emilie Francati
India Kanika Vaidya		 6–3, 5–7, [7–10]
Runner-up 12. 28 October 2017 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Romania Elena-Teodora Cadar Egypt Ola Abou Zekry
Sweden Linnéa Malmqvist		 7–5, 3–6, [3–10]
Winner 14. 2 December 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Japan Rio Kitagawa Netherlands Annick Melgers
Romania Arina Gabriela Vasilescu		 6–2, 4–6, [10–4]
Winner 15. 9 December 2017 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Japan Rio Kitagawa Austria Melanie Klaffner
Australia Jelena Stojanovic		 1–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Runner-up 13. 14 April 2019 ITF Óbidos, Portugal Carpet Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith		 1–6, 6–2, [9–11]

References
  1. "ITIA - Kolar and Riley provisionally suspended". ITIA.
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