Paula Kania (Polish pronunciation: ['pau?la 'ka?a]; born 6 November 1992) is a professional Polish tennis player.
Kania has won one WTA title in doubles, as well as five titles in singles and twelve in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 June 2015, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 128, and on 2 May 2016, she reached her best doubles ranking of No. 58.
Tennis career
Paula was born to Pawe? and Zdzis?awa Kania. She has one sister - Zuzanna. Paula began playing tennis at the age of seven and her favourite surface is hard court. She became a professional player in 2008.
2012
Kania and Polina Pekhova won the title on Tashkent Open defeating Anna Chakvetadze and Vesna Dolonc in the final, when their opponents retired after losing the first set 2-6. This was her first WTA title of any kind.
2014
Having qualified for her first main draw of a Grand Slam tournament 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 WTA Tour event, after participating in qualifying at 20 tournaments.[1] Kania continued her momentum by qualifying for another main draw a month later, at the Bank of the West Classic.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0-0)
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0-0)
| Premier (0-1)
| International (1-4)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1-3)
| Clay (0-2)
| Grass (0-0)
| Carpet (0-0)
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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15 September 2012
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Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan
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Hard
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Polina Pekhova
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Anna Chakvetadze
Vesna Dolonc
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6-2, ret.
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Runner-up
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1.
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20 July 2014
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?stanbul Cup, Turkey
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Hard
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Oksana Kalashnikova
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Misaki Doi
Elina Svitolina
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4-6, 0-6
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Runner-up
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2.
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3 August 2014
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Bank of the West Classic, Stanford
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Hard
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Kate?ina Siniaková
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Garbiñe Muguruza
Carla Suárez Navarro
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2-6, 6-4, [5-10]
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Runner-up
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3.
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31 July 2015
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Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis
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Clay
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María Irigoyen
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Annika Beck
Laura Siegemund
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3-6, 6-7(1-7) |
Runner-up
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4.
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20 September 2015
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Coupe Banque Nationale, Quebec City
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Hard (i)
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María Irigoyen
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Barbora Krej?íková
An-Sophie Mestach
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6-4, 3-6, [10-12]
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Runner-up
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5.
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29 April 2016
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J&T Banka Prague Open, Czech Republic
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Clay
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María Irigoyen
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Margarita Gasparyan
Andrea Hlavá?ková
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4-6, 2-6
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ITF finals
Singles (5-3)
Legend
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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30 August 2010
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Gliwice, Poland
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Clay
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Anna Korzeniak
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7-6(7-2), 3-6, 7-5
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Runner-up
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1.
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14 March 2011
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Amiens, France
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Clay
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Nastassja Burnett
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6-2, 1-6, 4-6
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Winner
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2.
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18 July 2011
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Horb, Germany
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Clay
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Carina Witthöft
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4-6, 6-4, 7-5
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Runner-up
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2.
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7 November 2011
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Opole, Poland
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Carpet (i)
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Ana Vrlji?
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3-6, 6-2, 6-7(4-7) |
Runner-up
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3.
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8 July 2012
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Toru?, Poland
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Clay
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Danka Kovini?
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3-6, 6-4, 3-6
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Winner
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3.
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7 July 2013
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Toru?, Poland
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Clay
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Katarzyna Piter
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6-4, 6-4
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Winner
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4.
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2 November 2013
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Clay
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Zarina Diyas
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6-1, 6-3
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Winner
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5.
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10 August 2014
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Landisville, United States
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Hard
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Ons Jabeur
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5-7, 6-3, 6-4
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Doubles (12-14)
Outcome
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No.
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Date
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Winner
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1.
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12 July 2010
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Pieany, Slovakia
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Clay
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Weronika Domaga?a
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Gabriela Horá?ková
Petra Krejsová
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6-1, 6-1
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Runner-up
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1.
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27 September 2010
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Tbilisi, Georgia
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Clay
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Zsófia Susányi
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Tatia Mikadze
Sofia Shapatava
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3-6, 2-6
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Runner-up
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2.
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8 November 2010
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Minsk, Belarus
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Hard
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Katarzyna Piter
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Elena Bovina
Ekaterina Bychkova
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4-6, 0-6
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Runner-up
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3.
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15 November 2010
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Opole, Poland
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Carpet (i)
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Magda Linette
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Oksana Kalashnikova
Polina Pekhova
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3-6, 4-6
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Runner-up
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4.
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24 January 2011
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Kaarst, Germany
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Carpet (i)
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Marina Melnikova
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Nikola Fra?ková
Tereza Hladíková
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6-3, 6-7(1-7), [8-10]
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Winner
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2.
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14 March 2011
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Amiens, France
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Clay
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Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
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Iveta Gerlová
Lucie Kriegsmannová
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3-6, 6-4, [10-6]
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Winner
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3.
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18 July 2011
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Horb, Germany
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Clay
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Katarzyna Kawa
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Vaszilisza Bulgakova
Christina Shakovets
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1-6, 6-3, [10-2]
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Runner-up
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5.
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15 August 2011
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Pieany, Slovakia
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Clay
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Martina Kubi?íková
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Simona Dobrá
Lucie Kriegsmannová
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4-6, 2-6
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Runner-up
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6.
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7 November 2011
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Opole, Poland
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Carpet (i)
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Magda Linette
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Naomi Broady
Kristina Mladenovic
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6-7(5-7), 4-6
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Winner
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4.
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16 January 2012
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Stuttgart, Germany
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Hard
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Ksenia Lykina
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Lyudmyla Kichenok
Nadiya Kichenok
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6-4, 6-3
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Winner
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5.
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5 March 2012
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Fort Walton Beach, United States
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Hard
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Madison Brengle
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Elena Bovina
Alizé Lim
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6-3, 6-4
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Runner-up
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7.
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16 April 2012
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Namangan, Uzbekistan
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Hard
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Naomi Broady
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Oksana Kalashnikova
Marta Sirotkina
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6-2, 7-5
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Winner
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6.
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30 April 2012
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Moscow, Russia
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Hard
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Polina Pekhova
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Tatiana Kotelnikova
Lidziya Marozava
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6-4, 3-6, [10-7]
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Runner-up
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8.
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11 June 2012
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Craiova, Romania
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Clay
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Irina Khromacheva
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Renata Vorá?ová
Lenka Wienerová
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2-6, 6-3, [10-6]
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Winner
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7.
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15 October 2012
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Seville, Spain
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Clay
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Katarzyna Piter
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Aleksandrina Naydenova
Teliana Pereira
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5-7, 6-4, [10-6]
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Runner-up
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9.
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29 April 2013
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Civitavecchia, Italy
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Clay
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Magda Linette
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Stephanie Vogt
Renata Vorá?ová
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3-6, 4-6
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Winner
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8.
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27 May 2013
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Maribor, Slovenia
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Clay
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Magda Linette
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Mailen Auroux
María Irigoyen
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6-3, 6-0
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Winner
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9.
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10 June 2013
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Padua, Italy
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Clay
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Irina Khromacheva
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Cristina Dinu
Ma?a Zec Pe?kiri?
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6-3, 6-1
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Runner-up
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10.
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24 June 2013
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Zlín, Czech Republic
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Clay
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Katarzyna Piter
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Martina Borecká
Tereza Smitková
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1-6, 7-5, [8-10]
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Winner
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10.
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6 July 2013
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Toru?, Poland
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Clay
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Magda Linette
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Yuliya Beygelzimer
Elena Bogdan
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6-2, 4-6, [10-5]
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Winner
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11.
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25 October 2013
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Casablanca, Morocco
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Clay
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Valeria Solovyeva
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Cecilia Costa Melgar
Anastasia Grymalska
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7-6(7-3), 6-4
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Winner
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12.
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4 May 2015
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Tunis, Tunisia
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Clay
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Maria Irigoyen
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Julie Coin
Stephanie Foretz
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6-1, 6-3
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Runner-up
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11.
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18 December 2015
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Ankara, Turkey
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Hard (i)
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Lesley Kerkhove
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Marina Melnikova
María José Martínez Sánchez
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4-6, 7-5, [8-10]
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Runner-up
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12.
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15 January 2017
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Daytona Beach United States
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Clay
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Katarzyna Piter
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Robin Anderson
Anhelina Kalinina
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4-6, 1-6
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Runner-up
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13.
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21 January 2017
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Orlando, United States
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Clay
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Katarzyna Piter
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Sophie Chang
Madeleine Kobelt
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3-6, 6-3, [6-10]
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Runner-up
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14.
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24 June 2017
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Ilkley, Great Britain
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Grass
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Maryna Zanevska
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Anna Blinkova
Alla Kudryavtseva
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1-6, 4-6
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Grand Slam singles performance timeline
References
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