Paula Kania-Choduń
Kania at the 2015 French Open
Full namePaula Maria Kania-Choduń
Country (sports) Poland
ResidenceSosnowiec, Poland
Born (1992-11-06) 6 November 1992
Sosnowiec
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro2008
Retired2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 683,546
Singles
Career record243–212 (53.4%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 128 (15 June 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2014, 2016)
French Open2R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2014, 2016)
US Open1R (2014)
Doubles
Career record244–187 (56.6%)
Career titles1 WTA, 14 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 58 (2 May 2016)
Current rankingNo. 158 (22 May 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2016)
French Open3R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2015, 2016, 2017)
US Open2R (2014, 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup2–5
Last updated on: 26 May 2023.

Paula Maria Kania-Choduń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈpau̯la ˈkaɲa]; born 6 November 1992) is a professional Polish tennis player.

Kania-Choduń has won one title in doubles on the WTA Tour, as well as five titles in singles and fourteen in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 June 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 128, and on 2 May 2016, she peaked at No. 58 in the WTA doubles rankings.

Tennis career

Paula was born to Paweł and Zdzisława Kania. She has one sister, Zuzanna. Paula began playing tennis at the age of seven and her favourite surface is hardcourt. She became a professional player in 2008.

2012

Kania and Polina Pekhova won the Tashkent Open title defeating Anna Chakvetadze and Vesna Dolonc in the final, when their opponents retired after losing the first set 2–6. This was Kanias first WTA Tour title of any kind.

2014

Having qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at Wimbledon, Kania lost in the first round to world No. 2, Li Na, in straight sets. The match was also her first singles main draw of any event, after participating in qualifying at 20 tournaments.[1] Kania continued her momentum by qualifying for another main draw a month later, at the Stanford Classic.

Grand Slam performance timeline

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

Tournament2013201420152016...2022W–LWin %
Australian Open A Q2 Q1 Q2 0–0   
French Open Q3 Q2 2R Q1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon Q1 1R Q1 1R 0–2 0%
US Open Q2 1R Q2 Q2 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–4 20%

Doubles

Tournament2014201520162017...2022W–LWin %
Australian Open A A 1R A 0–1 0%
French Open A 3R 2R A 3–2 60%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 1R 0–3 0%
US Open 2R A 2R A 2–2 50%
Win–loss 1–1 2–2 2–4 0–1 0–0 5–8 38%

WTA career finals

Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5 / WTA 1000
Premier / WTA 500 (0–1)
International / WTA 250 (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2012 Tashkent Open,
Uzbekistan
International Hard Belarus Polina Pekhova Russia Anna Chakvetadze
Serbia Vesna Dolonc
6–2, ret.
Loss 1–1 Jul 2014 Istanbul Cup,
Turkey
International Hard Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova Japan Misaki Doi
Ukraine Elina Svitolina
4–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2014 Stanford Classic,
United States
Premier Hard Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková Spain Garbiñe Muguruza
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
2–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 1–3 Jul 2015 Brasil Tennis Cup,
Florianópolis
International Clay Argentina María Irigoyen Germany Annika Beck
Germany Laura Siegemund
3–6, 6–7(1)
Loss 1–4 Sep 2015 Tournoi de Québec, Canada International Hard (i) Argentina María Irigoyen Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Belgium An-Sophie Mestach
6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 1–5 Apr 2016 Prague Open,
Czech Republic
International Clay Argentina María Irigoyen Russia Margarita Gasparyan
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
4–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2010 ITF Gliwice, Poland 10,000 Clay Poland Anna Korzeniak 7–6(2), 3–6, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Mar 2011 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay Italy Nastassja Burnett 6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jul 2011 ITF Horb, Germany 10,000 Clay Germany Carina Witthöft 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 2–2 Nov 2011 ITF Opole, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i) Croatia Ana Vrljić 3–6, 6–2, 6–7(4)
Loss 2–3 Jul 2012 Bella Cup, Poland 25,000 Clay Montenegro Danka Kovinić 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2013 Bella Cup, Poland 25,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–3 Nov 2013 ITF Taipei, Taiwan 50,000 Clay Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas 6–1, 6–3
Win 5–3 Aug 2014 ITF Landisville, United States 25,000 Hard Tunisia Ons Jabeur 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 18 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2010 ITF Piešťany, Slovakia 10,000 Clay Poland Weronika Domagała Czech Republic Gabriela Horáčková
Czech Republic Petra Krejsová
6–1, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Sep 2010 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia 25,000 Clay Hungary Zsófia Susányi Georgia (country) Tatia Mikadze
Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 2010 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Hard Poland Katarzyna Piter Russia Elena Bovina
Russia Ekaterina Bychkova
4–6, 0–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2010 ITF Opole, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i) Poland Magda Linette Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Belarus Polina Pekhova
3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jan 2011 ITF Kaarst, Germany 10,000 Carpet (i) Russia Marina Melnikova Czech Republic Nikola Fraňková
Czech Republic Tereza Hladíková
6–3, 6–7(1), [8–10]
Win 2–4 Mar 2011 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay Poland Barbara Sobaszkiewicz Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová
Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 3–4 Jul 2011 ITF Horb, Germany 10,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa Hungary Vaszilisza Bulgakova
Germany Christina Shakovets
1–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss 3–5 Aug 2011 ITF Piešťany, Slovakia 10,000 Clay Czech Republic Martina Kubičíková Czech Republic Simona Dobrá
Czech Republic Lucie Kriegsmannová
4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 2011 ITF Opole, Poland 25,000 Carpet (i) Poland Magda Linette United Kingdom Naomi Broady
France Kristina Mladenovic
6–7(5), 4–6
Win 4–6 Jan 2012 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 10,000 Hard Russia Ksenia Lykina Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok
Ukraine Nadiya Kichenok
6–4, 6–3
Win 5–6 Mar 2012 ITF Fort Walton Beach, U.S. 25,000 Hard United States Madison Brengle Russia Elena Bovina
France Alizé Lim
6–3, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Apr 2012 ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Naomi Broady Georgia (country) Oksana Kalashnikova
Russia Marta Sirotkina
6–2, 7–5
Win 6–7 Apr 2012 ITF Moscow, Russia 25,000 Hard Belarus Polina Pekhova Russia Tatiana Kotelnikova
Belarus Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 6–8 Jun 2012 ITF Craiova, Romania 50,000 Clay Russia Irina Khromacheva Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
Slovakia Lenka Wienerová
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 7–8 Oct 2012 ITF Seville, Spain 25,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Bulgaria Aleksandrina Naydenova
Brazil Teliana Pereira
5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 7–9 Apr 2013 ITF Civitavecchia, Italy 25,000 Clay Poland Magda Linette Liechtenstein Stephanie Vogt
Czech Republic Renata Voráčová
3–6, 4–6
Win 8–9 May 2013 ITF Maribor, Slovenia 25,000 Clay Poland Magda Linette Argentina Mailen Auroux
Argentina María Irigoyen
6–3, 6–0
Win 9–9 Jun 2013 ITF Padua, Italy 25,000 Clay Russia Irina Khromacheva Romania Cristina Dinu
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič
6–3, 6–1
Loss 9–10 Jun 2013 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Czech Republic Martina Borecká
Czech Republic Tereza Smitková
1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win 10–10 Jul 2013 Bella Cup, Poland 25,000 Clay Poland Magda Linette Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Romania Elena Bogdan
6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 11–10 Oct 2013 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 25,000 Clay Russia Valeria Solovyeva Chile Cecilia Costa Melgar
Italy Anastasia Grymalska
7–6(3), 6–4
Win 12–10 May 2015 Nana Trophy, Tunisia 50,000 Clay Argentina Maria Irigoyen France Julie Coin
France Stéphanie Foretz
6–1, 6–3
Loss 12–11 Dec 2015 Ankara Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard (i) Netherlands Lesley Kerkhove Russia Marina Melnikova
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 12–12 Jan 2017 ITF Daytona Beach, U.S. 25,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter United States Robin Anderson
Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina
4–6, 1–6
Loss 12–13 Jan 2017 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter United States Sophie Chang
United States Madeleine Kobelt
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 12–14 Jun 2017 Ilkley Trophy, UK 100,000 Grass Belgium Maryna Zanevska Russia Anna Blinkova
Russia Alla Kudryavtseva
1–6, 4–6
Loss 12–15 Feb 2020 Cairo Open, Egypt 60,000 Hard Ukraine Anastasiya Shoshyna Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
Russia Kamilla Rakhimova
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win 13–15 Sep 2020 Open de Saint-Malo, France 60,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter Poland Magdalena Fręch
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
6–2, 6–4
Loss 13–16 Sep 2020 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 80,000 Clay Poland Katarzyna Piter United Kingdom Samantha Murray Sharan
Germany Julia Wachaczyk
5–7, 2–6
Loss 13–17 Nov 2020 Tyler Pro Classic, United States 80,000 Hard Poland Katarzyna Piter United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss 13–18 Jan 2021 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 60,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Katarina Zavatska China Lu Jiajing
China You Xiaodi
3–6, 4–6
Win 14–18 Feb 2021 AK Ladies Open, Germany 25,000 Carpet (i) Germany Julia Wachaczyk Switzerland Viktorija Golubic
Switzerland Ylena In-Albon
7–6(5), 6–4

Personal life

In June 2020, she married Paweł Choduń and changed her name to Paula Kania-Choduń. The ceremony took place in Krapkowice.[2]

References

  1. Battersby, Kate (23 June 2014). "Li Na Overcomes Doubts to See Off Qualifier Paula Kania". Wimbledon official website. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. "Ślub w maseczce. Polska tenisistka Paula Kania wyszła za mąż" (in Polish). SportoweFakty. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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