Katarzyna Kawa

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.

Katarzyna Kawa
Kawa at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Poland
ResidencePoznań, Poland
Born (1992-11-17) 17 November 1992
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 OpenQ2 (2024)
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 Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
US Open1R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–3
Last updated on: 22 January 2024.

Personal

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

2019: First WTA final and breakthrough

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
Tournament201920202021 20222023W–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

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[lower-alpha 1] Clay 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 Alicja Rosolska Anna Danilina
Anna-Lena Friedsam		 4–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Loss 0–2 Mar 2024 ATX Open, United States WTA 250 Hard Bibiane Schoofs Olivia Gadecki
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 Aliona Bolsova Ekaterine Gorgodze
Tereza Mihalíková		 6–1, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 1–1 Apr 2022 Marbella Open, Spain Clay Vivian Heisen Irina Bara
Ekaterine Gorgodze		 4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 2–1 Feb 2023 Copa Cali, Colombia Clay Weronika Falkowska Kyōka Okamura
You Xiaodi		 6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
Win 3–1 Aug 2023 Kozerki Open, Poland Hard Elixane Lechemia Naiktha Bains
Maia Lumsden		 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–1 Sep 2023 Bari Open, Italy Clay Anna Sisková Valentini Grammatikopoulou
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 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 Chiasso Open, 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 Pro, United States 100,000 Clay Mayar Sherif 2–6, 3–6
Loss 7–8 May 2022 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay Gabriela Lee 1–6, 3–6
Loss 7–9 Jul 2023 ITF Tarvisio, Italy 25,000 Clay 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 Katarzyna Kaleta Iveta Gerlová
Karolina Kosińska		 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2009 Palić Open, 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(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(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 Chiasso Open, 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), 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(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), [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), 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 Bella Cup Torun, 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 Charlottesville Open, United States 80,000 Clay Lucie Hradecká Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend		 6–4, 5–7, [3–10]
Win 14–10 Oct 2020 Macon Tennis Classic, United States 80,000 Hard Magdalena Fręch Francesca Di Lorenzo
Jamie Loeb		 7–5, 6–1
Win 15–10 Nov 2020 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 100,000 Clay Magdalena Fręch Astra Sharma
Mayar Sherif		 4–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win 16–10 Apr 2021 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia 60,000 Clay Barbara Haas Andreea Prisăcariu
Nika Radišić		 7–6(1), 5–7, [10–6]
Win 17–10 Oct 2021 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States 60,000 Hard Tereza Mihalíková Liang En-shuo
Rebecca Marino		 6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 17–11 Oct 2021 Tyler Pro Challenge, United States 80,000 Hard Misaki Doi Giuliana Olmos
Marcela Zacarías		 5–7, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 18–11 May 2022 ITF Charleston Pro, United States (2) 100,000 Clay Aldila Sutjiadi Sophie Chang
Angela Kulikov		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 18–12 May 2022 ITF Bonita Springs, United States 100,000 Clay Olga Govortsova Tímea Babos
Nao Hibino		 4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 18–13 Aug 2022 Kozerki Open, Poland 100,000 Hard Vivian Heisen Alicia Barnett
Olivia Nicholls		 1–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 18–14 Oct 2022 ITF Templeton Pro, United States 60,000 Hard Sophie Chang Nao Hibino
Sabrina Santamaria		 4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 19–14 Oct 2022 Rancho Santa Fe Open, United States 80,000 Hard Elvina Kalieva Giuliana Olmos
Marcela Zacarías		 6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Win 20–14 Jun 2023 Open de Biarritz, France 60,000 Clay Weronika Falkowska Conny Perrin
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
  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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