Katarzyna Kawa
Kawa at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Poland
ResidencePoznań, Poland
Born (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992 (age 31)
Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 855,331
Singles
Career record386–296 (56.6%)
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 112 (9 November 2020)
Current rankingNo. 195 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2024)
French OpenQ1 (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record203–132 (60.6%)
Career titles4 WTA Challengers
Highest rankingNo. 64 (10 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 115 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–3
Last updated on: 22 January 2024.

Katarzyna Kawa (Polish pronunciation: [kataˈʐɨna ˈkava]; born 17 November 1992) is a Polish professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are 112 in singles, achieved November 2020, and world No. 64 in doubles, set on 10 October 2022. 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

Katarzyna Kawa was born in Krynica-Zdrój, 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] 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]

2020–21: Major debut & WTA Tour quarterfinal

In 2020, she made her major debut at the US Open as a direct entry.

At the 2021 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.

2022: Wimbledon debut and first win

She qualified for the first time for the Wimbledon Championships, and recorded her first main-draw match win at this major over Rebecca Marino. At the Poland Open held in Warsaw, Kawa reached her first WTA Tour doubles final, partnering with Alicja Rosolska, they finished runners-up.

2023

Kawa received a wildcard for the 2023 Jasmin Open.

Grand Slam performance timelines

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

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 W–L
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

Doubles

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WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
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[a] Clay Latvia Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 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

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (0–2)
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
$10/15,000 tournaments (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (5–8)
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 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: 34 (20 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments (2–2)
$80,000 tournaments (2–2)
$50/60,000 tournaments (4–1)
$25,000 tournaments (5–4)
$10/15,000 tournaments (7–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (13–8)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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

Notes

  1. ^ The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.

References

  1. ^ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100102952[bare URL]
  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.

External links

Women's Tennis Association: Top Polish female singles tennis players
Women's Tennis Association: Top Polish female doubles tennis players
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