Katarzyna Kawa
Katarzyna Kawa is a Polish professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 128, which she reached on 29 July 2019 following her first career WTA final at the Baltic Open. She has also won seven singles and 13 doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
Personal
Katarzyna Kawa was born in Krynica-Zdrój, but moved in 2013 to Poznań, Poland. She started tennis at age seven and is currently coached by Grzegorz Garczyński.Career
2019: First WTA final and breakthrough
In July, Katarzyna 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. Kawa reached the final after beating Anna Danilina, Naiktha Bains, Ysaline Bonaventure, Jana Fett, Chloe Paquet and Bernarda Pera. In the final, she lost to the top seed Anastasija Sevastova in three sets.WTA career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 2019 Baltic Open – Singles| | Baltic Open, Latvia | International | Clay |  Anastasija Sevastova | 6–3, 5–7, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| 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, 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 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay |  Alison Van Uytvanck | 6–7, 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, 6–2, 7–6 |
| 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, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Apr 2019 | ITF Jackson, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Ann Li | 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 23 (13 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| 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 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2010 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Natalia Kołat |  Anja Prislan  Eva Wacanno | 5–7, 6–4, |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Darija Jurak | Liang Chen Tian Ran | 6–4, 2–6, |
| Win | 4–4 | Jul 2011 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Paula Kania | Vaszilisza Bulgakova  Christina Shakovets | 1–6, 6–3, |
| 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 | Trofeul Popeci, Romania | 50,000 | Clay |  Alice Balducci |  Diana Buzean Christina Shakovets | 3–6, 7–6, |
| 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 | ITF Chiasso, 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, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Aug 2016 | ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Cornelia Lister |  Ema Burgić Bucko Georgina García Pérez | 6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Sep 2016 | ITF Hua Hin, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard |  Laura Pigossi |  Kamonwan Buayam  Lee Pei-chi | 7–5, 6–7, |
| Loss | 8–8 | Oct 2016 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Sandra Zaniewska |  Alison Bai Lizette Cabrera | 5–7, 7–5, |
| 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 | WSG Open, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Priscilla Hon  Vera Lapko | 6–7, 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, |
| 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, 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 | Boar's Head Resort Open, United States | 80,000 | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend | 6–4, 5–7, |