Paula Kania
Encyclopedia
Paula Kania is a Polish
professional tennis player who is, as of July 25, 2011 ranked No. 430.
, Poland. She has one sister - Zuzanna. She began playing tennis
aged seven. Her favourite surface is Hard. Her personal interests include Music
, reading books
. She has named Martina Hingis
as the player she admires most. She became a professional
tennis
player in 2008. Her ambition in tennis is advance to the WTA
top 10.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
professional tennis player who is, as of July 25, 2011 ranked No. 430.
Personal life
Paula was born to Paweł and Zadzisława Kania on 6 November 1992 in SosnowiecSosnowiec
Sosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in...
, Poland. She has one sister - Zuzanna. She began playing tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
aged seven. Her favourite surface is Hard. Her personal interests include Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, reading books
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
. She has named Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
as the player she admires most. She became a professional
Professional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player in 2008. Her ambition in tennis is advance to the WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
top 10.
ITF Circuit singles finals (2–2)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | August 30, 2010 |  GliwiceGliwice Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million... , Poland |
Clay | Anna Korzeniak Anna Korzeniak Anna Maria Korzeniak is a Polish professional tennis player who has reached a career high of No. 182 She is actual Polish Tennis Champion. She has won 9 ITF tournaments.- Personal life :... |
7–6(2), 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | March 14, 2011 |  AmiensAmiens Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy... , France |
Clay |  Nastassja Burnett |
6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 3. | July 18, 2011 |  Horb, Germany |
Clay | Carina Witthöft |
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | November 7, 2011 | Opole Opole Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County... , Poland |
Carpet |  Ana VrljićAna Vrljić Ana Vrljić is a professional Croatian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 21, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 191. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. She made it to the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Swedish Open defeating Angelique Kerber and Arantxa... |
3–6, 6–2, 6–7(4) |
ITF Circuit doubles finals (3–5)
| Outcome | # | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | July 12, 2010 |  PiešťanyPieštany Piešťany is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best known spa town in Slovakia and has around 30,000 inhabitants.-History:... , Slovakia |
Clay | Weronika Domagała |
 Gabriela Horáčková Petra Krejsová |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 2. | September 27, 2010 |  TbilisiTbilisi Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936... , Georgia |
Clay |  Zsófia Susányi |
Tatia Mikadze Tatia Mikadze Tatia Mikadze is a professional tennis player. Tatia is from Georgia and reached a highest ranking of 281. Tatia qualified for the main draw at the 2011 Baku Cup as a lucky loser and defeated first-round opponent Nina Khrisanova 6-0, 6-0, to advance to the second round.- References :... Sofia ShapatavaSofia Shapatava Sofia Shapatava is a Georgian tennis player. Her career high singles ranking is no.238 and career high doubles is no.210 . Her current singles is 256 and current doubles is 211... |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | November 8, 2010 |  MinskMinsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... , Belarus |
Hard | Katarzyna Piter Katarzyna Piter Katarzyna Piter is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań, Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 5 ITF doubles titles.- Fed Cup :... |
 Elena BovinaElena Bovina Elena Olegovna Bovina is a Russian professional female tennis player. On April 4, 2005 Bovina reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 14.... Ekaterina BychkovaEkaterina Bychkova Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova is a professional tennis player. She is most famous for defeating defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first round of the 2005 US Open. She defeated her by a score of 6–3, 6–2. It was the first time a defending US Open Champion had lost in the first round... |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | November 15, 2010 | Opole Opole Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County... , Poland |
Carpet | Magda Linette Magda Linette Magda Linette is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 163, which she reached on August 8, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 304, achieved on June 13, 2011.- Personal life :... |
O. Kalashnikova Oksana Kalashnikova Oksana Vyacheslavovna Kalashnikova Russian : Оксана Вячеславовна Калашникова is a professional Georgian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 156. On June 7, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 110.She is... Polina PekhovaPolina Pekhova Polina Pekhova is a professional Belarusian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 457, which she reached on November 22, 2010. Her career high in doubles was 386 set on December 20, 2010.-ITF Circuit finals:... |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | January 24, 2011 | Kaarst Kaarst Kaarst is a town in the district Rhein-Kreis Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Geography :Kaarst is located west of the city Neuss and east of Mönchengladbach .- Division of the town :Kaarst consists of 5 subdivisions... , Germany |
Carpet | Marina Melnikova |
Nikola Franková Tereza Hladíková Tereza Hladíková Tereza Hladíková is a professional Czech tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 27, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 197. She started playing tennis at the age of 8.-External links:... |
6–3, 6–7(1), [8–10] |
| Winner | 6. | March 14, 2011 | Amiens Amiens Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy... , France |
Clay | Barbara Sobaszkiewicz |
Iveta Gerlová L. Kriegsmannová |
3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Winner | 7. | July 18, 2011 | Horb, Germany |
Clay | Katarzyna Kawa |
V. Bulgakova C. Shakovets |
1–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Runner-up | 8. | November 7, 2011 | Opole Opole Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County... , Poland |
Carpet | Magda Linette Magda Linette Magda Linette is a professional Polish tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 163, which she reached on August 8, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 304, achieved on June 13, 2011.- Personal life :... |
 Naomi BroadyNaomi Broady Naomi Broady is an English tennis player who is coached by Suzi Riley. She began playing tennis at the age of 7 and was the 2007 British under 18 girls' champion. She is currently the British no. 5 with a career-high world ranking of no. 194 . So far in her career she has won four ITF titles in... Kristina MladenovicKristina Mladenovic Kristina Mladenovic is a French professional tennis player of Serbian background. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 171st, which she reached on 12 April 2010.Kristina was born in Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Nord department of France... |
6–7(5), 4–6 |
External links
- Paula Kania at the WTA Tour
- Paula Kania at the International Tennis FederationInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
- Paula Kania at the International Tennis FederationInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
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