Paula Kania
Paula Kania | |||||||||||||
Paula Kania at the 2016 French Open | |||||||||||||
Nation: | Poland | ||||||||||||
Birthday: | November 6, 1992 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 168 cm | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 58 kg | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 2008 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Right, two-handed backhand | ||||||||||||
Trainer: | Hubert Choudbury | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 624,548 | ||||||||||||
singles | |||||||||||||
Career record: | 236: 199 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 0 WTA , 5 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 128 (June 15, 2015) | ||||||||||||
Current placement: | 687 | ||||||||||||
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Double | |||||||||||||
Career record: | 196: 151 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 1 WTA, 12 ITF | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 58 (May 2, 2016) | ||||||||||||
Current placement: | 143 | ||||||||||||
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Last update of the infobox: August 19, 2019 |
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Paula Kania (born November 6, 1992 in Sosnowiec ) is a Polish tennis player .
Career
Kania, who prefers hard courts according to the ITF profile, began playing tennis at the age of seven. Her greatest success so far was winning the title on September 15, 2012 at the WTA tournament in Tashkent in the doubles competition. In addition, she has won five singles and twelve doubles titles at ITF tournaments.
With her finals at the hard court tournaments in Istanbul and Stanford , she made a leap into the top 100 in the double world rankings in August 2014. In May 2016, she reached her previous career high with 58th place.
In 2014, she was in the second round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in the double competition of the US Open . In 2015 she reached the round of 16 at the French Open .
In February 2013 she played for the first time for the Polish Fed Cup team ; their Fed Cup record has one win and five losses.
Tournament victories
singles
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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1. | September 5, 2010 | Gliwice | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Anna Korzeniak | 7: 6 2 , 3: 6, 7: 5 |
2. | July 24, 2011 | Horb | ITF $ 10,000 | sand | Carina Witthöft | 4: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5 |
3. | July 7, 2013 | Toruń | ITF $ 25,000 | sand | Katarzyna Piter | 6: 4, 6: 4 |
4th | November 2, 2013 | Taipei | ITF $ 50,000 | Hard court | Sarina slides | 6: 1, 6: 3 |
5. | August 10, 2014 | Landisville | ITF $ 25,000 | Hard court | Ons Jabeur | 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4 |
Double
No. | date | competition | category | Topping | Partner | Final opponents | Result |
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5. | March 11, 2012 | Fort Walton Beach | ITF $ 25,000 | Hard court | Madison Brengle |
Jelena Bowina Alizé Lim |
6: 3, 6: 4 |
6th | May 4, 2012 | Moscow | ITF $ 25,000 | Hard court (hall) | Palina Pechawa |
Tatiana Kotelnikowa Lidia Marosawa |
6: 4, 3: 6, [10: 7] |
7th | 15th September 2012 | Tashkent | WTA International | Hard court | Palina Pechawa |
Anna Tschakwetadze Wesna Dolonz |
6: 2, retirement |
8th. | 19th October 2012 | Seville | ITF $ 25,000 | sand | Katarzyna Piter |
Aleksandrina Najdenowa Teliana Pereira |
5: 7, 6: 4, [10: 6] |
10. | 14th of June 2013 | Padua | ITF $ 25,000 | sand | Irina Pavlovna Chromatschowa |
Cristina Dinu Maša Zec Peškirič |
6: 3, 6: 1 |
12. | October 25, 2013 | Casablanca | ITF $ 25,000 | sand | Valery Solovyova |
Cecilia Costa Melgar Anastasia Grymalska |
7: 6 3 , 6: 4 |
Web links
- WTA profile Paula Kania (English)
- ITF profile of Paula Kania (English)
- Fed Cup Statistics for Paula Kania (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kania, Paula |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 6, 1992 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Sosnowiec , Poland |