Paula Kania-Choduń

Polish tennis player (born 1992)

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Paula Kania-Choduń
Singles
Kania at the 2015 French Open
Full name	Paula Maria Kania-Choduń
Country (sports)	Poland
Residence	Sosnowiec, Poland
Born	(1992年11月06日) 6 November 1992 (age 32) Sosnowiec
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 683,546
Career record	243–212
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 128 (15 June 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2014, 2016)
French Open	2R (2015)
Wimbledon	1R (2014, 2016)
US Open	1R (2014)
Doubles
Career record	244–187
Career titles	1 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 58 (2 May 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2016)
French Open	3R (2015)
Wimbledon	1R (2015, 2016, 2017)
US Open	2R (2014, 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	2–6

Paula Maria Kania-Choduń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpau̯laˈkaɲa] ; born 6 November 1992) is a former professional Polish tennis player.

Kania-Choduń won one title in doubles on the WTA Tour, as well as five titles in singles and fourteen in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 June 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 128, and on 2 May 2016, she peaked at No. 58 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Tennis career

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Paula was born to Paweł and Zdzisława Kania. She has one sister, Zuzanna. Paula began playing tennis at the age of seven and her favourite surface is hardcourt. She became a professional player in 2008.

She was coached by husband and physiotherapist Pawel Chodun and her tennis idol growing up were Martina Hingis and Serena Williams.^[1]

2012

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Kania and Polina Pekhova won the Tashkent Open title defeating Anna Chakvetadze and Vesna Dolonc in the final when their opponents retired, after losing the first set 2–6. This was Kania's first WTA Tour title of any kind.

2014

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Having qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at Wimbledon, Kania lost in the first round to world No. 2, Li Na, in straight sets. The match was also her first singles main draw of any event, after participating in qualifying at 20 tournaments.^[2] Kania continued her momentum by qualifying for another main draw a month later, at the Stanford Classic.

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key

W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	...	2022	W–L
Australian Open	A	Q2	Q1	Q2	A	0–0	–
French Open	Q3	Q2	2R	Q1	A	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	Q1	1R	Q1	1R	A	0–2	0%
US Open	Q2	1R	Q2	Q2	A	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–2	1–1	0–1	0–0	1–4	20%

Doubles

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Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	...	2022	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	1R	A	A	0–1	0%
French Open	A	3R	2R	A	A	3–2	60%
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	1R	A	0–3	0%
US Open	2R	A	2R	A	A	2–2	50%
Win–loss	1–1	2–2	2–4	0–1	0–0	5–8	38%

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (1–4)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2012	Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan	International	Hard	Belarus Polina Pekhova	Russia Anna Chakvetadze Serbia Vesna Dolonc	6–2, ret.
Loss	1–1	Jul 2014	Istanbul Cup, Turkey	International	Hard	Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova	Japan Misaki Doi Ukraine Elina Svitolina	4–6, 0–6
Loss	1–2	Aug 2014	Stanford Classic, United States	Premier	Hard	Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková	Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Spain Carla Suárez Navarro	2–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss	1–3	Jul 2015	Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis	International	Clay	Argentina María Irigoyen	Germany Annika Beck Germany Laura Siegemund	3–6, 6–7⁽¹⁾
Loss	1–4	Sep 2015	Tournoi de Québec, Canada	International	Hard (i)	Argentina María Irigoyen	Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Belgium An-Sophie Mestach	6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss	1–5	Apr 2016	Prague Open, Czech Republic	International	Clay	Argentina María Irigoyen	Russia Margarita Gasparyan Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková	4–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Legend
100,000ドル tournaments
80,000ドル tournaments
50,000ドル tournaments
25,000ドル tournaments
10,000ドル tournaments

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2010	ITF Gliwice, Poland	10,000	Clay	Poland Anna Korzeniak	7–6⁽²⁾, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Mar 2011	ITF Amiens, France	10,000	Clay	Italy Nastassja Burnett	6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Jul 2011	ITF Horb, Germany	10,000	Clay	Germany Carina Witthöft	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss	2–2	Nov 2011	ITF Opole, Poland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Croatia Ana Vrljić	3–6, 6–2, 6–7⁽⁴⁾
Loss	2–3	Jul 2012	Bella Cup, Poland	25,000	Clay	Montenegro Danka Kovinić	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	3–3	Jul 2013	Bella Cup, Poland	25,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Piter	6–4, 6–4
Win	4–3	Nov 2013	Taipei Cup, Taiwan	50,000	Clay	Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas	6–1, 6–3
Win	5–3	Aug 2014	ITF Landisville, United States	25,000	Hard	Tunisia Ons Jabeur	5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 18 runner–ups)

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Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2010	ITF Piešťany, Slovakia	10,000	Clay	Poland Weronika Domagała	Czech Republic Gabriela Horáčková Czech Republic Petra Krejsová	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1–1	Sep 2010	ITF Tbilisi, Georgia	25,000	Clay	Hungary Zsófia Susányi	Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava	3–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Nov 2010	ITF Minsk, Belarus	25,000	Hard	Poland Katarzyna Piter	Russia Elena Bovina Russia Ekaterina Bychkova	4–6, 0–6
Loss	1–3	Nov 2010	ITF Opole, Poland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Poland Magda Linette	Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Belarus Polina Pekhova	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Jan 2011	ITF Kaarst, Germany	10,000	Carpet (i)	Russia Marina Melnikova	Czech Republic Nikola Fraňková Czech Republic Tereza Hladíková	6–3, 6–7⁽¹⁾, [8–10]
Win	2–4	Mar 2011	ITF Amiens, France	10,000	Clay	Poland Barbara Sobaszkiewicz	Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová	3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win	3–4	Jul 2011	ITF Horb, Germany	10,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Kawa	Hungary Vaszilisza Bulgakova Germany Christina Shakovets	1–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss	3–5	Aug 2011	ITF Piešťany, Slovakia	10,000	Clay	Czech Republic Martina Kubičíková	Czech Republic Simona Dobrá Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová	4–6, 2–6
Loss	3–6	Nov 2011	ITF Opole, Poland	25,000	Carpet (i)	Poland Magda Linette	United Kingdom Naomi Broady France Kristina Mladenovic	6–7⁽⁵⁾, 4–6
Win	4–6	Jan 2012	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	10,000	Hard	Russia Ksenia Lykina	Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok Ukraine Nadiya Kichenok	6–4, 6–3
Win	5–6	Mar 2012	ITF Fort Walton Beach, U.S.	25,000	Hard	United States Madison Brengle	Russia Elena Bovina France Alizé Lim	6–3, 6–4
Loss	5–7	Apr 2012	ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan	25,000	Hard	United Kingdom Naomi Broady	Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Russia Marta Sirotkina	6–2, 7–5
Win	6–7	Apr 2012	ITF Moscow, Russia	25,000	Hard	Belarus Polina Pekhova	Russia Tatiana Kotelnikova Belarus Lidziya Marozava	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	6–8	Jun 2012	ITF Craiova, Romania	50,000	Clay	Russia Irina Khromacheva	Czech Republic Renata Voráčová Slovakia Lenka Wienerová	2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win	7–8	Oct 2012	ITF Seville, Spain	25,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Piter	Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova Brazil Teliana Pereira	5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss	7–9	Apr 2013	ITF Civitavecchia, Italy	25,000	Clay	Poland Magda Linette	Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt Czech Republic Renata Voráčová	3–6, 4–6
Win	8–9	May 2013	Maribor Open, Slovenia	25,000	Clay	Poland Magda Linette	Argentina Mailen Auroux Argentina María Irigoyen	6–3, 6–0
Win	9–9	Jun 2013	ITF Padua, Italy	25,000	Clay	Russia Irina Khromacheva	Romania Cristina Dinu Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič	6–3, 6–1
Loss	9–10	Jun 2013	ITF Zlín, Czech Republic	25,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Piter	Czech Republic Martina Borecká Czech Republic Tereza Smitková	1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win	10–10	Jul 2013	Bella Cup, Poland	25,000	Clay	Poland Magda Linette	Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer Romania Elena Bogdan	6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Win	11–10	Oct 2013	ITF Casablanca, Morocco	25,000	Clay	Russia Valeria Solovyeva	Chile Cecilia Costa Melgar Italy Anastasia Grymalska	7–6⁽³⁾, 6–4
Win	12–10	May 2015	Nana Trophy, Tunisia	50,000	Clay	Argentina Maria Irigoyen	France Julie Coin France Stéphanie Foretz	6–1, 6–3
Loss	12–11	Dec 2015	Ankara Cup, Turkey	50,000	Hard (i)	Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove	Russia Marina Melnikova Spain María José Martínez Sánchez	4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss	12–12	Jan 2017	ITF Daytona Beach, U.S.	25,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Piter	United States Robin Anderson Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina	4–6, 1–6
Loss	12–13	Jan 2017	ITF Orlando, United States	25,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Piter	United States Sophie Chang United States Madeleine Kobelt	3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss	12–14	Jun 2017	Ilkley Trophy, UK	100,000	Grass	Belgium Maryna Zanevska	Russia Anna Blinkova Russia Alla Kudryavtseva	1–6, 4–6
Loss	12–15	Feb 2020	Cairo Open, Egypt	60,000	Hard	Ukraine Anastasiya Shoshyna	Ukraine Marta Kostyuk Russia Kamilla Rakhimova	3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win	13–15	Sep 2020	Open de Saint-Malo, France	60,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Piter	Poland Magdalena Fręch Switzerland Viktorija Golubic	6–2, 6–4
Loss	13–16	Sep 2020	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	80,000	Clay	Poland Katarzyna Piter	United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan Germany Julia Wachaczyk	5–7, 2–6
Loss	13–17	Nov 2020	Tyler Pro Classic, United States	80,000	Hard	Poland Katarzyna Piter	United States Allura Zamarripa United States Maribella Zamarripa	3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss	13–18	Jan 2021	Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	60,000	Hard (i)	Ukraine Katarina Zavatska	China Lu Jiajing China You Xiaodi	3–6, 4–6
Win	14–18	Feb 2021	AK Ladies Open, Germany	25,000	Carpet (i)	Germany Julia Wachaczyk	Switzerland Viktorija Golubic Switzerland Ylena In-Albon	7–6⁽⁵⁾, 6–4

Personal life

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In June 2020, she married Paweł Choduń and changed her name to Kania-Choduń. The ceremony took place in Krapkowice.^[3]

References

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^ "Paula Kania-Chodun | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
^ Battersby, Kate (23 June 2014). "Li Na Overcomes Doubts to See Off Qualifier Paula Kania". Wimbledon official website. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ "Ślub w maseczce. Polska tenisistka Paula Kania wyszła za mąż" (in Polish). SportoweFakty. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

External links

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