Paula Kania-Choduń Explained

Paula Kania-Choduń
Fullname:Paula Maria Kania-Choduń
Residence:Sosnowiec, Poland
Birth Date:6 November 1992
Birth Place:Sosnowiec
Height:1.68 m
Turnedpro:2008
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 683,546
Singlestitles:5 ITF
Highestsinglesranking:No. 128 (15 June 2015)
Australianopenresult:Q2 (2014, 2016)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2015)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2014, 2016)
Usopenresult:1R (2014)
Doublestitles:1 WTA, 14 ITF
Highestdoublesranking:No. 58 (2 May 2016)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2016)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2015)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2015, 2016, 2017)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2014, 2016)
Team:yes
Fedcupresult:2–6

Paula Maria Kania-Choduń (pronounced as /pl/; born 6 November 1992) is a former professional Polish tennis player.

Kania-Choduń 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 Kania's 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

Singles

Tournament2013201420152016...2022W–LWin %
Australian OpenAQ2Q1Q2A0–0
French OpenQ3Q22RQ1A1–1
WimbledonQ11RQ11RA0–2
US OpenQ21RQ2Q2A0–1
Win–loss0–00–21–10–10–01–4

Doubles

Tournament2014201520162017...2022W–LWin %
Australian OpenAA1RAA0–1
French OpenA3R2RAA3–2
WimbledonA1R1R1RA0–3
US Open2RA2RAA2–2
Win–loss1–12–22–40–10–05–8

WTA Tour finals

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

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
Premier M & Premier 5
Premier (0–1)
International (1–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2012Tashkent Open,
Uzbekistan
InternationalHard Polina Pekhova Anna Chakvetadze
Vesna Dolonc
6–2, ret.
Loss1–1Jul 2014Istanbul Cup,
Turkey
InternationalHard Oksana Kalashnikova Misaki Doi
Elina Svitolina
4–6, 0–6
Loss1–2Aug 2014Stanford Classic,
United States
PremierHard Kateřina Siniaková Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
2–6, 6–4, [5–10]
style=background:#FFA07ALoss1–3Jul 2015Brasil Tennis Cup,
Florianópolis
InternationalClay María Irigoyen Annika Beck
Laura Siegemund
3–6, 6–7(1)
style=background:#FFA07ALoss1–4Sep 2015Tournoi de Québec,
Canada
InternationalHard (i) María Irigoyen Barbora Krejčíková
An-Sophie Mestach
6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
style=background:#FFA07ALoss1–5Apr 2016Prague Open,
Czech Republic
InternationalClay María Irigoyen Margarita Gasparyan
Andrea Hlaváčková
4–6, 2–6

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2010ITF Gliwice, Poland10,000Clay Anna Korzeniak7–6(2), 3–6, 7–5
Loss1–1Mar 2011ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay Nastassja Burnett6–2, 1–6, 4–6
Win2–1Jul 2011ITF Horb, Germany10,000Clay Carina Witthöft4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss2–2Nov 2011ITF Opole, Poland25,000Carpet (i) Ana Vrljić3–6, 6–2, 6–7(4)
Loss2–3Jul 2012Bella Cup, Poland25,000Clay Danka Kovinić3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win3–3Jul 2013Bella Cup, Poland25,000Clay Katarzyna Piter6–4, 6–4
Win4–3Nov 2013Taipei Cup, Taiwan50,000Clay Zarina Diyas6–1, 6–3
Win5–3Aug 2014ITF Landisville, United States25,000Hard Ons Jabeur5–7, 6–3, 6–4

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

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2010ITF Piešťany, Slovakia10,000Clay Weronika Domagała Gabriela Horáčková
Petra Krejsová
6–1, 6–1
Loss1–1Sep 2010ITF Tbilisi, Georgia25,000Clay Zsófia Susányi Tatia Mikadze
Sofia Shapatava
3–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Nov 2010ITF Minsk, Belarus25,000Hard Katarzyna Piter Elena Bovina
Ekaterina Bychkova
4–6, 0–6
Loss1–3Nov 2010ITF Opole, Poland25,000Carpet (i) Magda Linette Oksana Kalashnikova
Polina Pekhova
3–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Jan 2011ITF Kaarst, Germany10,000Carpet (i) Marina Melnikova Nikola Fraňková
Tereza Hladíková
6–3, 6–7(1), [8–10]
Win2–4Mar 2011ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay Barbara Sobaszkiewicz Iveta Gerlová
Lucie Kriegsmannová
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win3–4Jul 2011ITF Horb, Germany10,000Clay Katarzyna Kawa Vaszilisza Bulgakova
Christina Shakovets
1–6, 6–3, [10–2]
Loss3–5Aug 2011ITF Piešťany, Slovakia10,000Clay Martina Kubičíková Simona Dobrá
Lucie Kriegsmannová
4–6, 2–6
Loss3–6Nov 2011ITF Opole, Poland25,000Carpet (i) Magda Linette Naomi Broady
Kristina Mladenovic
6–7(5), 4–6
Win4–6Jan 2012ITF Stuttgart, Germany10,000Hard Ksenia Lykina Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiya Kichenok
6–4, 6–3
Win5–6Mar 2012ITF Fort Walton Beach, U.S.25,000Hard Madison Brengle Elena Bovina
Alizé Lim
6–3, 6–4
Loss5–7Apr 2012ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan25,000Hard Naomi Broady Oksana Kalashnikova
Marta Sirotkina
6–2, 7–5
Win6–7Apr 2012ITF Moscow, Russia25,000Hard Polina Pekhova Tatiana Kotelnikova
Lidziya Marozava
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss6–8Jun 2012ITF Craiova, Romania50,000Clay Irina Khromacheva Renata Voráčová
Lenka Wienerová
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win7–8Oct 2012ITF Seville, Spain25,000Clay Katarzyna Piter Aleksandrina Naydenova
Teliana Pereira
5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Loss7–9Apr 2013ITF Civitavecchia, Italy25,000Clay Magda Linette Stephanie Vogt
Renata Voráčová
3–6, 4–6
Win8–9May 2013Maribor Open, Slovenia25,000Clay Magda Linette Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen
6–3, 6–0
Win9–9Jun 2013ITF Padua, Italy25,000Clay Irina Khromacheva Cristina Dinu
Maša Zec Peškirič
6–3, 6–1
Loss9–10Jun 2013ITF Zlín, Czech Republic25,000Clay Katarzyna Piter Martina Borecká
Tereza Smitková
1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win10–10Jul 2013Bella Cup, Poland25,000Clay Magda Linette Yuliya Beygelzimer
Elena Bogdan
6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Win11–10Oct 2013ITF Casablanca, Morocco25,000Clay Valeria Solovyeva Cecilia Costa Melgar
Anastasia Grymalska
7–6(3), 6–4
Win12–10May 2015Nana Trophy, Tunisia50,000Clay Maria Irigoyen Julie Coin
Stéphanie Foretz
6–1, 6–3
Loss12–11Dec 2015Ankara Cup, Turkey50,000Hard (i) Marina Melnikova
María José Martínez Sánchez
4–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss12–12Jan 2017ITF Daytona Beach, U.S.25,000Clay Katarzyna Piter Robin Anderson
Anhelina Kalinina
4–6, 1–6
Loss12–13Jan 2017ITF Orlando, United States25,000Clay Katarzyna Piter Sophie Chang
Madeleine Kobelt
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss12–14Jun 2017Ilkley Trophy, UK100,000Grass Maryna Zanevska Anna Blinkova
Alla Kudryavtseva
1–6, 4–6
Loss12–15Feb 2020Cairo Open, Egypt60,000Hard Anastasiya Shoshyna Marta Kostyuk
Kamilla Rakhimova
3–6, 6–2, [6–10]
Win13–15Sep 2020Open de Saint-Malo, France60,000Clay Katarzyna Piter Magdalena Fręch
Viktorija Golubic
6–2, 6–4
Loss13–16Sep 2020Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France80,000Clay Katarzyna Piter Samantha Murray Sharan
Julia Wachaczyk
5–7, 2–6
Loss13–17Nov 2020Tyler Pro Classic, United States80,000Hard Katarzyna Piter Allura Zamarripa
Maribella Zamarripa
3–6, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss13–18Jan 2021Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France60,000Hard (i) Katarina Zavatska Lu Jiajing
You Xiaodi
3–6, 4–6
Win14–18Feb 2021AK Ladies Open, Germany25,000Carpet (i) Julia Wachaczyk Viktorija Golubic
Ylena In-Albon
7–6(5), 6–4

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. News: Kate. Battersby. Li Na Overcomes Doubts to See Off Qualifier Paula Kania. Wimbledon official website. 23 June 2014. 27 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728064942/http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2014-06-23/li_na_pushed_.html. 28 July 2014. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Ślub w maseczce. Polska tenisistka Paula Kania wyszła za mąż. SportoweFakty. pl. 15 June 2020. 2 November 2020.