Austrian tennis player
Sinja Kraus Country (sports) Austria Born (2002-04-29 ) 29 April 2002 (age 22) Plays Right-handed Prize money $329,493 Career record 176–132 Career titles 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 151 (8 May 2023) Current ranking No. 265 (15 July 2024) Australian Open Q1 (2023 , 2024 ) French Open Q2 (2024 ) Wimbledon Q3 (2023 ) US Open Q2 (2023 ) Career record 49–57 Career titles 1 ITF Highest ranking No. 303 (4 December 2023) Current ranking No. 368 (15 July 2024) Fed Cup 15–13 Last updated on: 19 July 2024.
Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player.
Kraus has career-high WTA rankings of 151 in singles, achieved in May 2023, and 303 in doubles, attained in December 2023.
She reached a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 87, on 21 January 2019.
Kraus also won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr .[ 1]
She represents Austria in the Billie Jean King Cup and made her debut in 2020 , when she partnered Melanie Klaffner in the (then Fed Cup ) tie against Italy , losing to Giulia Gatto-Monticone and Martina Trevisan .[ 2] [ 3]
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.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 14 (7 titles, 7 runner–ups)
Legend
W60 tournaments
W40 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (6–6)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 2018
ITF Antalya, Turkey
W15
Hard
Cemre Anıl
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Loss
1–1
Aug 2019
ITF Wanfercee-Baulet, Belgium
W15
Clay
Andreea Mitu
4–6, 3–6
Win
2–1
Jan 2021
ITF Cairo, Egypt
W15
Clay
Elina Avanesyan
6–2, 6–3
Loss
2–2
Mar 2021
ITF Monastir, Tunisia
W15
Hard
Weronika Falkowska
3–6, 6–7(1)
Loss
2–3
Sep 2021
ITF Vienna, Austria
W25
Clay
Cristina Dinu
3–6, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Jan 2022
ITF Cairo, Egypt
W25
Clay
Séléna Janicijevic
5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win
3–4
May 2022
ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria
W25
Clay
Weronika Falkowska
7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win
4-4
Jun 2022
ITF Pörtschach, Austria
W25
Clay
Ivana Jorović
6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Loss
4–5
Jul 2022
ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany
W25
Clay
Katharina Hobgarski
5–7, 2–6
Loss
4–6
Sep 2022
ITF Collonge-Bellerive , Switzerland
W60
Clay
Lucrezia Stefanini
2–6, 1–2 ret.
Loss
4–7
Mar 2023
ITF Anapoima, Colombia
W40
Clay
Arantxa Rus
3–6, 7–6(3) , 2–6
Win
5–7
Mar 2023
ITF Mosquera, Colombia
W25
Clay
Emiliana Arango
6–7(4) , 7–6(6) , 6–3
Win
6–7
Oct 2023
ITF Heraklion, Greece
W40
Clay
Diane Parry
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Win
7–7
Aug 2024
ITF Braunschweig, Germany
W35
Clay
Marina Melnikova
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
W60 tournaments
W25 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (1–2)
Junior career
ITF Circuit finals
Legend
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5
Singles (4–1)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Grade
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 2017
ITF Maaseik, Belgium
G4
Clay
Anne Knüttel
6–2 ret.
Win
2–0
Aug 2017
ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France
G4
Clay
Alice Tubello
6–2, 6–1
Win
3–0
Sep 2017
ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
G5
Clay
Nastasja Schunk
6–3, 6–1
Loss
3–1
Oct 2017
ITF Almere, Netherlands
G4
Hard
Victoria Kalaitzis
2–6, 4–6
Win
4–1
Jan 2018
ITF Hammamet, Tunisia
G2
Clay
Helene Pellicano
6–4, 6–3
Doubles (3–2)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Grade
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2017
ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France
G4
Clay
Mavie Österreicher
Flavie Brugnone Anaëlle Leclercq
4–6, 6–7(3)
Win
1–1
Sep 2017
ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland
G5
Clay
Valentina Ryser
Chiara Girelli Sofia Rocchetti
3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win
2–1
Mar 2018
ITF Benicarló, Spain
G2
Clay
Diane Parry
Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro Nuria Brancaccio
7–6(2) , 5–7, [10–8]
Win
3–1
Jul 2018
ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic
G2
Clay
Loudmilla Bencheikh
Martyna Kubka Iva Zelić
w/o
Loss
3–2
Jun 2019
ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic
G2
Clay
Mara Guth
Barbora Palicová Hibah Shaikh
0–6, 2–6
National representation
Kraus was nominated to make her Fed Cup debut for Austria in 2019, while the team was competing in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II , the opponent forfeited the match.
Fed Cup
Group membership
World Group (0–2)
World Group Play-off (3–3)
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group (6–6)
Matches by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (7–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by setting
Indoors (5–5)
Outdoors (5–6)
Singles (5–6)
Edition
Stage
Date
Location
Against
Surface
Opponent
W/L
Score
2020 Fed Cup
ZG1 Pool B
6 Feb 2020
Tallinn , Estonia
Greece
Hard (i)
Valentini Grammatikopoulou
L
4–6, 4–6
2022 BJK Cup
ZG1 Pool B
11 Apr 2022
Antalya , Turkey
Bulgaria
Clay
Julia Terziyska
W
6–1, 6–4
12 Apr 2022
Slovenia
Kaja Juvan
L
1–6, 4–6
13 Apr 2022
Georgia
Nino Natsvlishvili
W
6–4, 6–2
14 Apr 2022
Sweden
Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
W
6–2, 6–2
15 Apr 2022
Croatia
Donna Vekić
L
5–7, 3–6
ZG1 Playoff
11 Nov 2022
Vienna , Austria
Latvia
Clay (i)
Daniela Vismane
W
6–3, 6–1
12 Nov 2022
Jeļena Ostapenko
L
0–6, 6–3, 1–6
2023 BJK Cup
Qualifying round
14 April 2023
Delray Beach , USA
USA
Hard
Jessica Pegula
L
0–6, 5–7
ZG1 Playoff
11 Nov 2023
Schwechat , Austria
Mexico
Clay (i)
Giuliana Olmos
W
7–5, 6–2
12 Nov 2023
Fernanda Contreras
L
6–0, 2–6, 4–6
Doubles (5–5)
Edition
Stage
Date
Location
Against
Surface
Partner
Opponents
W/L
Score
2019 Fed Cup
ZG2 Pool A
8 Feb 2019
Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hard (i)
Mira Antonitsch
Anita Husarić Jelena Simić
W
w/o *
2020 Fed Cup
ZG1 Pool B
5 Feb 2020
Tallinn , Estonia
Italy
Hard (i)
Mira Antonitsch
Giulia Gatto-Monticone Martina Trevisan
L
4–6, 4–6
6 Feb 2020
Greece
Valentini Grammatikopoulou Despina Papamichail
W
7–5, 7–6(2)
7 Feb 2020
Estonia
Valeria Gorlats Saara Orav
W
6–2, 4–6, 6–0
2022 BJK Cup
ZG1 Pool B
11 Apr 2022
Antalya , Turkey
Bulgaria
Clay
Barbara Haas
Isabella Shinikova Julia Terziyska
L
7–6(6) , 2–6, 4–6
12 Apr 2022
Slovenia
Melanie Klaffner
Kaja Juvan Tamara Zidanšek
L
6–2, 4–6, 2–6
14 Apr 2022
Sweden
Caijsa Hennemann Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
W
4–6, 7–5, 6–0
ZG1 Playoff
12 Nov 2022
Vienna , Austria
Latvia
Clay (i)
Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko
W
7–5, 6–3
2023 BJK Cup
Qualifying round
15 April 2023
Delray Beach , USA
USA
Hard
Melanie Klaffner
Coco Gauff Caty McNally
L
1-6, 4-6
ZG1 Playoff
12 Nov 2023
Schwechat , Austria
Latvia
Clay (i)
Fernanda Contreras Giuliana Olmos
L
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6)
* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.
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