Katarzyna Kawa

Katarzyna Kawa
	Kawa at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Poland
Residence	Poznań, Poland
Born	17 November 1992 (age 31); Krynica-Zdrój, Poland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 855,331
Singles
Career record	386–296
Career titles	7 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 112 (9 November 2020)
Current ranking	No. 195 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2024)
French Open	Q2 (2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2022)
US Open	1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record	203–132
Career titles	4 WTA Challengers
Highest ranking	No. 64 (10 October 2022)
Current ranking	No. 115 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2024)
French Open	2R (2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2022, 2024)
US Open	1R (2022)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	1–3
	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 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

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

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	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