Tamira Paszek

Beginning her preparation for the French Open at the Family Circle Cup, Paszek lost in the first round of qualifying to Jarmila Gajdošová. In Poland at the BNP Paribas Katowice Open, Paszek retired during her second round of qualifying match to Aleksandra Krunić. At the Wiesbaden Tennis Open, Paszek reached the final where she was defeated by Ekaterina Alexandrova. At the 2014 Open GDF Suez de Cagnes-sur-Mer Alpes-Maritimes, Paszek lost in her quarterfinal match to fifth seed and eventual champion Sharon Fichman. Paszek qualified for the main draw at the French Open without dropping a set in all three qualifying matches. In the main draw, she was defeated in the second round by ninth seed Dominika Cibulková.

Paszek has won three singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as three singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her greatest success so far: she reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament twice, 2011 and 2012 at the Wimbledon Championships. On 11 February 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 26. On 6 May 2013, she peaked at No. 93 in the doubles rankings. Over her career, Paszek has defeated top ten players Marion Bartoli, Elena Dementieva, Daniela Hantuchová, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Janković, Angelique Kerber, Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, Patty Schnyder, and Caroline Wozniacki.

She tried to qualify in Budapest defeating Eleni Daniilidou and Jessica Moore but lost to Andreja Klepač. Her next tournament was the Prague Open where she entered qualifying. Paszek defeated Tadeja Majerič and then crushed top seed Anastasia Rodionova. She then lost to Liana Ungur. After losing the first set 2–6, Paszek went to play better, yet then retired because of the heat and a stomach complaint. But, because Gisela Dulko withdrew, Paszek gained her chance to enter to the main draw. She faced Frenchwoman Alizé Cornet and lost in a match that lasted three hours and 40 minutes.

After some bad losses in qualifying of the Premier tournaments, Paszek found her form in the US Open where she entered qualifying. She defeated Michaëlla Krajicek, Korea's Kim So-jing and Russia's Evgeniya Rodina to reach the main draw. In the final qualifying round, Paszek trailed Rodina 2–6 after the first set before coming back to win the second and blank the Russian in the third. In the first round of the main draw, she defeated 26th seed Lucie Šafářová, despite being three games behind in the second set. She lost to Chan Yung-jan in the second round.

In Qatar at the Qatar Total Open, Paszek lost in the first round to qualifier Anne Keothavong. Paszek was defeated in the first round of qualifying at the Dubai Tennis Championships by Anastasia Rodionova. Competing in Indian Wells at the BNP Paribas Open, Paszek recorded her first win of the season by defeating Anastasiya Yakimova in the first round. In the second round, Paszek faced twenty-third seed Lucie Šafářová. Paszek retired trailing 6–3, 3–1 due to a right wrist injury. In Miami at the Sony Ericsson Open, Paszek was up against Anna Tatishvili in the first round. Paszek was forced to retire trailing 6–4, 4–3 due to a back injury.

Paszek began her US Open series at the Rogers Cup. In the first round, she defeated Julia Görges. In the second round, she faced top seed Victoria Azarenka. Azarenka retired at 3–3 in the first set due to a left knee injury. In the third round, she beat Carla Suárez Navarro. In the quarterfinals, Paszek lost to fifth seed and eventual champion Petra Kvitová. In Cincinnati at the Western & Southern Open, Paszek was up against Sofia Arvidsson. Arvidsson won the first set 6–1. In the second set, Arvidsson was leading 2–1 before Paszek retired because of a migraine. Her last tournament before the US Open was the New Haven Open at Yale. She lost in the first round to Sloane Stephens. Seeded twenty-ninth at the US Open, Paszek was defeated in the first round by Olga Govortsova.

Paszek's clay-court season began in Charleston at the Family Circle Cup. Seeded thirteenth, she retired in the first round after losing the first set 3–6 to American qualifier Grace Min due to a left neck injury. Paszek returned from injury at the Portugal Open. She lost in the first round to Monica Niculescu. Seeded second at the Internationaux de Strasbourg, Paszek was defeated in the first round by French wildcard Virginie Razzano. Seeded twenty-eighth at the French Open, Paszek lost in the first round to Melanie Oudin.

After the US Open, Paszek entered the Challenge Bell in Quebec City. She lost in the first round to Christina McHale. She then played two ITF events in the United States. The first tournament was the Coleman Vision Tennis Championships. Paszek got a three set victory over Olivia Rogowska in the first round. She was then defeated in the second round by eventual finalist Anna Tatishvili. At the Party Rock Open, Paszek defeated Adriana Pérez in the first round. In the second, she lost to sixth seed, eventual finalist, and doubles partner CoCo Vandeweghe. However, she did capture the doubles title with Vandeweghe marking her first tournament win in either singles or doubles in 2013. Her most impressive result of the year came in France at the Open GDF Suez Région Limousin, a $50,000 tournament. Unseeded, Paszek advanced to the final with wins over Johanna Konta, Andreea Mitu, Nina Zander, and Sílvia Soler Espinosa. However, her run came to an end as she lost in the final to Kristýna Plíšková. Despite the loss, she climbed back inside the top-200 and recorded her first set of consecutive wins since the Hansol Korea Open. Competing at the Internationaux Féminins de la Vienne as a wildcard, Paszek beat Johanna Konta in the first round. In the second round, she was defeated by fifth seed Alexandra Cadanțu. Playing in Great Britain at the Aegon GB Pro-Series, Paszek won a tough three set match over Andreea Mitu in the first round. She was then defeated in the second round by seventh seed and eventual finalist Kristýna Plíšková. Her final tournament of the year was at the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai. After beating Storm Sanders in her first round match, she lost in the second round to second seed and compatriot Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.

Representing Austria in the 2012 Summer Olympics, Paszek was defeated in the first round by Alizé Cornet.

Paszek began the 2011 season at the ASB Classic. She lost in the first round to eighth seed Sofia Arvidsson. In Hobart at the Moorilla Hobart International, Paszek qualified for the main draw defeating Darya Kustova, Stéphanie Dubois, and sixth seed Kateryna Bondarenko. In the first round, she beat Australian wildcard Olivia Rogowska. She was defeated in the second round by sixth seed and eventual champion Jarmila Groth. Ranked ninety at the Australian Open, Paszek lost in the first round to Vania King.

In the first round of the Australian Open, Paszek lost to wildcard Jelena Dokić in three sets. She passed the first round at Indian Wells, winning in straight sets against Mara Santangelo, and lost in the second round against 21st seed Alisa Kleybanova.

Paszek began her 2010 season at the ASB Classic. She retired during her second round of qualifying match against Rebecca Marino. Her next tournament was the Moorilla Hobart International. She beat qualifier Roberta Vinci in the first round. In the second round, she lost to eighth seed Gisela Dulko. At the Australian Open, Paszek was defeated in the first round by Julia Görges.

Her next tournament was at the Bell Challenge. She defeated Marina Erakovic in the first and Jill Craybas in the second round. In her first quarterfinal of 2010 she defeated No. 8 seed Sofia Arvidsson. She then crushed Christina McHale in the semifinal to book her place in the final, where she won the title by beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Paszek began her grass-court season at the Aegon Trophy. As the top seed, Paszek was defeated in the first round by Alison Riske. Seeded twelfth at the Aegon Classic, Paszek lost in the first round to Anne Keothavong. Paszek's final grass-court warm-up tournament before Wimbledon was the Aegon International. She advanced to her first WTA final since 2010 after wins over Marina Erakovic, eighth seed Daniela Hantuchová, Tsvetana Pironkova, and fourth seed and defending champion Marion Bartoli. In the final, Paszek upset fifth seed Angelique Kerber to win her third WTA title. Paszek was 3–5 down in the final set and saved five championship points. Ranked thirty-seven at the Wimbledon Championships, Paszek upset former world No. 1 and seventh seed Caroline Wozniacki in the first round. This match lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes. In the second round, she beat Alizé Cornet. Then, she defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the third round and twenty-first seed Roberta Vinci in the fourth round to reach the quarterfinals for the second year in a row. Paszek lost in her quarterfinal match for the second successive year to second seed Victoria Azarenka.

At the Slovenia Open she defeated Jelena Kostanić Tošić for her first main-draw win since Ponte Vedra Beach in 2009. She then faced Stefanie Vögele and lost.

Paszek began the year at the Brisbane International. She lost in the first round to Urszula Radwańska. After Brisbane, Paszek competed at the Sydney International where she was defeated in the first round by Jelena Janković. Seeded thirtieth at the Australian Open, Paszek achieved her first Australian Open victory since 2007 with an emphatic three-set victory over Stefanie Vögele in the first round. However, in the second round, she was outplayed by American wildcard Madison Keys.

In 2006, she passed qualifications in Istanbul, where she lost in the second round to Catalina Castaño; and in Portorož at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open, where she won her first WTA title by defeating No. 6 seed Maria Elena Camerin in straight sets. This was a career-first tour singles title in only her third tour main draw. That title made her the youngest tour singles titlist in 2006 and the seventh-youngest of all-time, the youngest winner being Tracy Austin. A month later, at the Zurich Open, she lost to Camerin in the second round of qualifying. She finished 2006 as world No. 181 in the WTA rankings.

As a junior, Paszek was a finalist in the 2005 Girls' Singles Championship at Wimbledon and at the US Open girls' singles in 2006.

In September 2005 she won her first title at an ITF tournament in Sofia. In October of the same year she received a wildcard to appear at her first WTA tournament in Linz; she defeated Elena Vesnina in the first round and lost to Ana Ivanovic after a tough first set.

Tamira Shelah Paszek (born 6 December 1990) is an Austrian tennis player.

On 31 July, Paszek beat world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal in three sets. In the quarterfinals, she played Victoria Azarenka, to whom she lost. In the first round of Cincinnati she lost to Petra Cetkovská. At the US Open Paszek defeated the 23rd seed Maria Kirilenko, only then to lose to the lower ranked opponent Magdaléna Rybáriková.