Katarzyna Kawa

Katarzyna Kawa (Polish pronunciation: [kataˈʐɨna ˈkava]; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 112, which she reached on 9 November 2020. She has won one WTA Challenger doubles title, and also seven singles and 18 doubles titles on tournaments of the ITF Circuit.

Katarzyna Kawa
Katarzyna Kawa at Wimbledon, 2019
Country (sports) Poland
ResidencePoznań, Poland
Born (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992
Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 465,934
Singles
Career record323–245 (56.9%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 112 (9 November 2020)
Current rankingNo. 145 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2020, 2021, 2022)
French OpenQ1 (2019, 2021)
WimbledonQ3 (2019)
US Open1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record153–106 (59.1%)
Career titles1 WTA Challenger, 18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 98 (28 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 98 (28 February 2022)
Last updated on: 13 December 2021.

Personal

Katarzyna Kawa was born in Krynica-Zdrój, but moved in 2013 to Poznań, Poland, where she currently resides. She started tennis at age seven and is coached by Grzegorz Garczyński.[1] Parents are Anna and Jacek, two sisters are Monika and Weronika, and brother is Radomir. Hobbies include reading and traveling. Idolizes Justine Henin and Novak Djokovic. Favorite shot is her backhand and her favorite surfaces to compete on are both clay and grass.[2]

Career

2019: First WTA final and breakthrough
Kawa playing at Roland Garros, 2019

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 semifinal 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]

2021: WTA Tour quarterfinal in Gdynia

At the National Tennis Championships in Bytom, Kawa ended runner-up in singles and won the title in doubles alongside Weronika Falkowska.[5] She continued at the Poland Open in Gdynia where she upset third seed Irina-Camelia Begu in the second round[6] [7] before she lost her quarterfinal match against Kateryna Kozlova.

Grand Slam performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS 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; (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
Tournament201920202021 2022W–L
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 Q1 0–0
French Open Q1 A Q1 0–0
Wimbledon Q3 NH Q2 0–0
US Open Q1 1R Q1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1
Year-end ranking 127 113 154

WTA career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
International / WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 Baltic Open, Latvia International Clay Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 5–7, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2021 WTA 125 Bol, Croatia Clay Aliona Bolsova Ekaterine Gorgodze
Tereza Mihalíková		 6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Apr 2022 WTA 125 Marbella, Spain Clay Vivian Heisen Irina Bara
Ekaterine Gorgodze		 4–6, 6–3, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (4–2)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)
$10,000 tournaments (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (5–6)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2009 ITF Warsaw, Poland 10,000 Clay Iveta Gerlová 3–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Feb 2010 ITF Mallorca, Spain 10,000 Clay Garbiñe Muguruza 6–3, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Aug 2010 ITF Iława, Poland 10,000 Clay Zuzana Zlochová 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 2–6
Loss 0–4 May 2012 ITF Warsaw, Poland 10,000 Clay Chantal Škamlová 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–4 Aug 2012 ITF Prague, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Renata Voráčová 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–5 April 2013 ITF Chiasso, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Alison Van Uytvanck 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 2–5 Mar 2015 ITF São José do Rio Preto, Brazil 10,000 Clay Nadia Podoroska 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win 3–5 Apr 2015 ITF Cairo, Egypt 15,000 Clay Amanda Carreras 7–5, 6–1
Win 4–5 Oct 2015 ITF Makinohara, Japan 25,000 Grass 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 Zhang Kailin 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win 6–5 Jun 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Clay Dejana Radanović 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Oct 2018 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Tereza Martincová 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 7–6 Apr 2019 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay Ann Li 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–7 Nov 2020 ITF Charleston, United States 100,000 Clay Mayar Sherif 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 29 (18 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–0)
$80,000 tournaments (1–1)
$50,000 tournaments (3–0)
$25,000 tournaments (5–4)
$15,000 tournaments (2–0)
$10,000 tournaments (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (11–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2009 ITF Warsaw, Poland 10,000 Clay Katarzyna Kaleta Iveta Gerlová
Karolina Kosińska		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2009 ITF Palić, Serbia 10,000 Clay Simona Parajová Dunja Antunovic
Ani Mijacika		 4–6, 0–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2009 ITF Iława, Poland 10,000 Clay Aleksandra Rosolska Veronika Domagała
Anna Niemiec		 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Aug 2010 ITF Iława, Poland 10,000 Clay Veronika Domagała Martina Borecká
Martina Kubičíková		 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2010 ITF Gliwice, Poland 10,000 Clay Justyna Jegiołka Olga Brózda
Veronika Domagała		 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 3–3 Oct 2010 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Natalia Kołat Anja Prislan
Eva Wacanno		 5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 3–4 Mar 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Darija Jurak Liang Chen
Tian Ran		 6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Win 4–4 Jul 2011 ITF Horb, Germany 10,000 Clay Paula Kania Vaszilisza Bulgakova
Christina Shakovets		 1–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Win 5–4 Jan 2013 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 10,000 Hard Natalia Kołat Aleksandrina Naydenova
Ekaterina Yashina		 6–1, 6–4
Win 6–4 Aug 2013 ITF Craiova, Romania 50,000 Clay Alice Balducci Diana Buzean
Christina Shakovets		 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Loss 6–5 Jan 2016 ITF Bertioga, Brazil 25,000 Hard Sandra Zaniewska Cristina Dinu
Indy de Vroome		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6–6 Apr 2016 ITF Chiasso, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Olga Brózda Antonia Lottner
Anne Schäfer		 1–6, 1–6
Loss 6–7 Jun 2016 ITF Puszczykowo, Poland 10,000 Hard Olga Brózda Weronika Foryś
Valeria Savinykh		 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 7–7 Aug 2016 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Cornelia Lister Ema Burgić Bucko
Georgina García Pérez		 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
Win 8–7 Sep 2016 ITF Hua Hin, Thailand 25,000 Hard Laura Pigossi Kamonwan Buayam
Lee Pei-chi		 7–5, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Loss 8–8 Oct 2016 ITF Cairns, Australia 25,000 Hard Sandra Zaniewska Alison Bai
Lizette Cabrera		 5–7, 7–5, [10–12]
Win 9–8 May 2017 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Jasmina Tinjić Dea Herdželaš
Tereza Mrdeža		 7–5, 6–4
Loss 9–9 Jun 2017 ITF Warsaw, Poland 25,000 Clay Katarzyna Piter Priscilla Hon
Vera Lapko		 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win 10–9 Feb 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 15,000 Hard Emily Webley-Smith Laura-Ioana Andrei
Hélène Scholsen		 6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 11–9 Mar 2018 ITF Solarino, Italy 15,000 Carpet Shalimar Talbi Laura Ashley
Quinn Gleason		 6–3, 6–4
Win 12–9 Jun 2018 ITF Toruñ, Poland 25,000 Clay Maja Chwalińska Albina Khabibulina
Hélène Scholsen		 6–1, 6–4
Win 13–9 Apr 2019 ITF Jackson, United States 25,000 Clay Katarzyna Piter Hanna Chang
Caitlin Whoriskey		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 13–10 Apr 2019 ITF Charlottesville, U.S. 80,000 Clay Lucie Hradecká Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend		 6–4, 5–7, [3–10]
Win 14–10 Oct 2020 ITF Macon, U.S. 80,000 Hard Magdalena Fręch Francesca Di Lorenzo
Jamie Loeb		 7–5, 6–1
Win 15–10 Nov 2020 ITF Charleston, U.S. 100,000 Clay Magdalena Fręch Astra Sharma
Mayar Sherif		 4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win 16–10 Apr 2021 ITF Zagreb, Croatia 60,000 Clay Barbara Haas Andreea Prisăcariu
Nika Radišić		 7–6(7–1), 5–7, [10–6]
Win 17–10 Oct 2021 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, U.S. 60,000 Hard Tereza Mihalíková Liang En-shuo
Rebecca Marino		 6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 17–11 Oct 2021 ITF Tyler, U.S. 80,000 Hard Misaki Doi Giuliana Olmos
Marcela Zacarías		 5–7, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 18–11 May 2022 ITF Charleston, United States 100,000 Clay Aldila Sutjiadi Sophie Chang
Angela Kulikov		 6–1, 6–4

Notes

    References
    1. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100102952
    2. "Katarzyna Kawa Bio | Bio & Career – WTA Official".
    3. "2019 Jurmala highlights: Kawa progresses past Pera".
    4. "H2H Anastasija Sevastova vs. Katarzyna Kawa | Jurmala preview, odds, prediction". 28 July 2019.
    5. "Katarzyna Kawa pokazała moc i spryt. Polka sprawiła dużą niespodziankę w Gdyni - WP SportoweFakty". 22 July 2021.
    6. "WTA Gdynia Day 4 Predictions Including Irina Camelia Begu vs Katarzyna Kawa". 22 July 2021.
    7. "WTA roundup: Katarzyna Kawa keeps Polish hope alive in Gdynia". Reuters. 22 July 2021.
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