Katarzyna Kawa
Kawa at the 2022 French Open | |
Country (sports) | Poland |
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Residence | Poznań, Poland |
Born | (1992年11月17日) 17 November 1992 (age 32) Krynica-Zdrój, Poland |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,066,428 |
Singles | |
Career record | 403–318 |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 112 (9 November 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 258 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2024) |
French Open | Q2 (2024) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2022) |
US Open | 1R (2020) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 220–144 |
Career titles | 4 WTA Challengers |
Highest ranking | No. 64 (10 October 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 93 (4 November 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
French Open | 2R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2024) |
US Open | 1R (2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 3–5 |
Last updated on: 4 November 2024. |
Katarzyna Kawa (Polish pronunciation: [kataˈʐɨnaˈkava] ; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are world No. 64 in doubles, set on 10 October 2022 and No. 112 in singles, achieved on 9 November 2020. She has won four WTA Challenger doubles titles, and also seven singles and 19 doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Women's Circuit.
Personal
[edit ]Katarzyna Kawa was born in Krynica-Zdrój to parents Anna and Jacek, but moved in 2013 to Poznań, Poland, where she currently resides. She started playing tennis at age seven and is coached by Grzegorz Garczyński.[1] She has two sisters, Monika and Weronika, and a brother called Radomir. Her hobbies include reading and traveling. She idolizes Justine Henin and Novak Djokovic. Her favourite shot is her backhand and her favourite surfaces to compete on are both clay and grass.[2]
Career
[edit ]2019: Baltic Open singles final
[edit ]In July, Kawa made it through the qualifying rounds at the Baltic Open to book her spot in the final with a straight-sets victory over Bernarda Pera.[3] Kawa reached the semifinals, after beating Anna Danilina, Naiktha Bains, Ysaline Bonaventure, Jana Fett, Chloe Paquet. In the final, she lost to the top seed Anastasija Sevastova, in three sets.[4]
2020–21: Poland Open singles quarterfinal
[edit ]In 2020, she made her Grand Slam singles debut at the US Open as a direct entry.[5]
At the 2021 National Tennis Championships in Bytom, Kawa ended runner-up in singles and won the title in doubles alongside Weronika Falkowska.[6] She continued at the Poland Open in Gdynia where she upset third seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the second round,[7] [8] but lost in the quarterfinal against Kateryna Kozlova.
2022: Poland Open doubles final
[edit ]She qualified for the first time for the Wimbledon Championships, and recorded her first main-draw match win at this Grand Slam over Rebecca Marino. At the 2022 WTA Poland Open held in Warsaw, Kawa reached her first WTA Tour doubles final, partnering with Alicja Rosolska, finishing runners-up.[9]
2023: Three WTA 125 doubles titles
[edit ]Alongside Weronika Falkowska, Kawa took the doubles title at the 2023 WTA 125 Copa Oster, overcoming Kyōka Okamura and You Xiaodi in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[10]
Playing with Elixane Lechemia, she was doubles champion at the WTA 125 Polish Open, thanks to a win over Naiktha Bains and Maia Lumsden in the final.[11]
Partnering with Anna Sisková, Kawa won the doubles title at the WTA 125 Open delle Puglie in Bari, defeating Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Elixane Lechemia in the final.[12]
2024: ATX Open final and BJK Cup semifinal
[edit ]Partnering Aliona Bolsova, Kawa was again runner-up in the doubles at the Țiriac Foundation Trophy, losing to Carole Monnet and Darja Semeņistaja in the final.[13]
She reached the semifinals of the BJK Cup partnering compatriot and world No. 2 Iga Świątek.[14]
At the WTA 125 Argentina Open in November, Kawa was the runner-up in the singles, losing to fourth seed Mayar Sherif in the final, and won the doubles title alongside Maja Chwalińska with a win over Sherif and Laura Pigossi in the championship match.[15]
Grand Slam performance timelines
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
French Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 |
Wimbledon | Q3 | NH | Q2 | 2R | A | 1–1 |
US Open | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | 0–1 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Year-end ranking | 127 | 113 | 154 | 261 | 207 |
Doubles
[edit ]Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | A | 3R | 2-1 |
French Open | 2R | A | 3R | 3-2 |
Wimbledon | 2R | A | 2R | 2-2 |
US Open | 2R | A | A | 1-1 |
Win–loss | 3–3 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 8–6 |
Year-end ranking | 75 | 118 |
WTA Tour finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | Baltic Open, Latvia | International[a] | Clay | Latvia Anastasija Sevastova | 6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2022 | Poland Open, Poland |
WTA 250 | Clay | Poland Alicja Rosolska | Kazakhstan Anna Danilina Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam |
4–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2024 | ATX Open, United States |
WTA 250 | Hard | Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs | Australia Olivia Gadecki United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls |
2–6, 4–6 |
WTA Challenger finals
[edit ]Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-ups)
[edit ]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2024 | Argentine Open, Argentina | Clay | Egypt Mayar Sherif | 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 |
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)
[edit ]Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2021 | Bol Open, Croatia | Clay | Spain Aliona Bolsova | Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková |
6–1, 4–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2022 | Marbella Open, Spain |
Clay | Germany Vivian Heisen | Romania Irina Bara Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze |
4–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Feb 2023 | Copa Cali, Colombia |
Clay | Poland Weronika Falkowska | Japan Kyōka Okamura China You Xiaodi |
6–1, 5–7, [10–6] |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2023 | Kozerki Open, Poland |
Hard | France Elixane Lechemia | United Kingdom Naiktha Bains United Kingdom Maia Lumsden |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Sep 2023 | Bari Open, Italy | Clay | Czech Republic Anna Sisková | Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou France Elixane Lechemia |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Sep 2024 | Țiriac Foundation Trophy, Romania | Clay | Spain Aliona Bolsova | France Carole Monnet Latvia Darja Semeņistaja |
6–1, 2–6, [7–10] |
Win | 5–2 | Nov 2024 | Argentine Open, Argentina | Clay | Poland Maja Chwalińska | Brazil Laura Pigossi Egypt Mayar Sherif |
6-4, 3-6, [10–7] |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit ]Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2010 | ITF Mallorca, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Spain Garbiñe Muguruza | 6–3, 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2010 | ITF Iława, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Slovakia Zuzana Zlochová | 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | May 2012 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Slovakia Chantal Škamlová | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–4 | Aug 2012 | ITF Prague, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Czech Republic Renata Voráčová | 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–5 | April 2013 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
Win | 2–5 | Mar 2015 | ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil | 10,000 | Clay | Argentina Nadia Podoroska | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–5 | Apr 2015 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 15,000 | Clay | United Kingdom Amanda Carreras | 7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 4–5 | Oct 2015 | ITF Makinohara, Japan | 25,000 | Grass | Japan Riko Sawayanagi | 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Win | 5–5 | Jan 2018 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | China Zhang Kailin | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 6–5 | Jun 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Serbia Dejana Radanović | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2018 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | Czech Republic Tereza Martincová | 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
Win | 7–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | United States Ann Li | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–7 | Nov 2020 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Egypt Mayar Sherif | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–8 | May 2022 | ITF Bonita Springs, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Romania Gabriela Lee | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–9 | Jul 2023 | ITF Tarvisio, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Croatia Petra Marčinko | 1–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Doubles: 35 (21 titles, 14 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Poland Katarzyna Kaleta | Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová Poland Karolina Kosińska |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2009 | Palić Open, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Slovakia Simona Parajová | Hungary Dunja Antunovic Croatia Ani Mijacika |
4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Aug 2009 | ITF Iława, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Poland Aleksandra Rosolska | Poland Veronika Domagała Poland Anna Niemiec |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2010 | ITF Iława, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Poland Veronika Domagała | Czech Republic Martina Borecká Czech Republic Martina Kubičíková |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 2010 | ITF Gliwice, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Poland Justyna Jegiołka | Poland Olga Brózda Poland Veronika Domagała |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
Win | 3–3 | Oct 2010 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Poland Natalia Kołat | Slovenia Anja Prislan Netherlands Eva Wacanno |
5–7, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Croatia Darija Jurak | China Liang Chen China Tian Ran |
6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
Win | 4–4 | Jul 2011 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Poland Paula Kania | Hungary Vaszilisza Bulgakova Germany Christina Shakovets |
1–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
Win | 5–4 | Jan 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Poland Natalia Kołat | Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova Russia Ekaterina Yashina |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 6–4 | Aug 2013 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 50,000 | Clay | Italy Alice Balducci | Romania Diana Buzean Germany Christina Shakovets |
3–6, 7–6(3), [10–8] |
Loss | 6–5 | Jan 2016 | ITF Bertioga, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | Poland Sandra Zaniewska | Romania Cristina Dinu Netherlands Indy de Vroome |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | Apr 2016 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Poland Olga Brózda | Germany Antonia Lottner Germany Anne Schäfer |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 6–7 | Jun 2016 | ITF Puszczykowo, Poland | 10,000 | Hard | Poland Olga Brózda | Poland Weronika Foryś Russia Valeria Savinykh |
6–7(4), 4–6 |
Win | 7–7 | Aug 2016 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Sweden Cornelia Lister | Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić Bucko Spain Georgina García Pérez |
6–1, 7–6(6) |
Win | 8–7 | Sep 2016 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | Brazil Laura Pigossi | Thailand Kamonwan Buayam Chinese Taipei Lee Pei-chi |
7–5, 6–7(4), [10–6] |
Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2016 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Poland Sandra Zaniewska | Australia Alison Bai Australia Lizette Cabrera |
5–7, 7–5, [10–12] |
Win | 9–8 | May 2017 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić | Bosnia and Herzegovina Dea Herdželaš Croatia Tereza Mrdeža |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 9–9 | Jun 2017 | ITF Warsaw, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Poland Katarzyna Piter | Australia Priscilla Hon Belarus Vera Lapko |
6–7(3), 4–6 |
Win | 10–9 | Feb 2018 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 15,000 | Hard | United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith | Romania Laura-Ioana Andrei Belgium Hélène Scholsen |
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
Win | 11–9 | Mar 2018 | ITF Solarino, Italy | 15,000 | Carpet | Belarus Shalimar Talbi | Australia Laura Ashley United States Quinn Gleason |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 12–9 | Jun 2018 | Bella Cup Torun, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Poland Maja Chwalińska | Uzbekistan Albina Khabibulina Belgium Hélène Scholsen |
6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 13–9 | Apr 2019 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Poland Katarzyna Piter | United States Hanna Chang United States Caitlin Whoriskey |
7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 13–10 | Apr 2019 | Charlottesville Open, United States | 80,000 | Clay | Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká | United States Asia Muhammad United States Taylor Townsend |
6–4, 5–7, [3–10] |
Win | 14–10 | Oct 2020 | Macon Tennis Classic, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Poland Magdalena Fręch | United States Francesca Di Lorenzo United States Jamie Loeb |
7–5, 6–1 |
Win | 15–10 | Nov 2020 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Poland Magdalena Fręch | Australia Astra Sharma Egypt Mayar Sherif |
4–6, 6–4, [10–2] |
Win | 16–10 | Apr 2021 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 60,000 | Clay | Austria Barbara Haas | Romania Andreea Prisăcariu Slovenia Nika Radišić |
7–6(1), 5–7, [10–6] |
Win | 17–10 | Oct 2021 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Slovakia Tereza Mihalíková | Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo Canada Rebecca Marino |
6–3, 4–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 17–11 | Oct 2021 | Tyler Pro Challenge, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Japan Misaki Doi | Mexico Giuliana Olmos Mexico Marcela Zacarías |
5–7, 6–1, [5–10] |
Win | 18–11 | May 2022 | ITF Charleston Pro, United States (2) | 100,000 | Clay | Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi | United States Sophie Chang United States Angela Kulikov |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 18–12 | May 2022 | ITF Bonita Springs, United States | 100,000 | Clay | Olga Govortsova | Hungary Tímea Babos Japan Nao Hibino |
4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 18–13 | Aug 2022 | Kozerki Open, Poland | 100,000 | Hard | Germany Vivian Heisen | United Kingdom Alicia Barnett United Kingdom Olivia Nicholls |
1–6, 6–7(3) |
Loss | 18–14 | Oct 2022 | ITF Templeton Pro, United States | 60,000 | Hard | United States Sophie Chang | Japan Nao Hibino United States Sabrina Santamaria |
4–6, 6–7(4) |
Win | 19–14 | Oct 2022 | Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States | 80,000 | Hard | United States Elvina Kalieva | Mexico Giuliana Olmos Mexico Marcela Zacarías |
6–1, 3–6, [10–2] |
Win | 20–14 | Jun 2023 | Open de Biarritz, France | 60,000 | Clay | Poland Weronika Falkowska | Switzerland Conny Perrin Czech Republic Anna Sisková |
7–6(2), 7–5 |
Win | 21–14 | Oct 2024 | Mercer Tennis Classic, United States | W100 | Hard | United States Sophie Chang | Brazil Ingrid Martins United States Quinn Gleason |
7–5, 6–4 |
Notes
[edit ]- ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.
References
[edit ]- ^ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100102952 [bare URL ]
- ^ "Katarzyna Kawa Bio | Bio & Career – WTA Official".
- ^ "2019 Jurmala highlights: Kawa progresses past Pera".
- ^ "H2H Anastasija Sevastova vs. Katarzyna Kawa | Jurmala preview, odds, prediction". 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Introducing the 2020 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes". WTAtennis. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Katarzyna Kawa pokazała moc i spryt. Polka sprawiła dużą niespodziankę w Gdyni – WP SportoweFakty". 22 July 2021.
- ^ "WTA Gdynia Day 4 Predictions Including Irina Camelia Begu vs Katarzyna Kawa". 22 July 2021.
- ^ "WTA roundup: Katarzyna Kawa keeps Polish hope alive in Gdynia". Reuters . 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Kazakhstani Danilina wins her 3rd WTA women's doubles title".
- ^ "Podoroska triumphs in all-Argentine final to win Cali 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Yastremska returns to winner's circle with Kozerki 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Zidansek takes Bari 125 title with comeback win". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Bulgaru wins WTA 125 Bucharest with Halep on site; Teichmann wins Ljubljana". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "Iga Swiatek leads Poland to first BJK Cup semifinal with singles and doubles wins over Czech team". 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Sherif crowned singles champion at WTA 125 Buenos Aires". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
External links
[edit ]- Katarzyna Kawa at the Women's Tennis Association Edit this at Wikidata
- Katarzyna Kawa at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
- Katarzyna Kawa at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
- Katarzyna Kawa at Wimbledon Edit this at Wikidata
- Katarzyna Kawa at ESPN.com Edit this at Wikidata