Sinja Kraus
Kraus at the 2023 French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) | Austria | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 April 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $574,584 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 253–168 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 1 WTA 125, 13 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 105 (10 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 105 (10 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q2 (2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 63–67 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 249 (8 September 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 257 (10 November 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 15–13 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 10 November 2025. | |||||||||||||||
Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 105 in singles, achieved on 10 November 2025, and No. 249 in doubles, attained on 8 September 2025. Kraus has won one WTA 125 singles title as well as 13 singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Juniors
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]
National representation
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]
Career
Kraus made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2021 Linz Open, losing to Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round.[4]
As a qualifier, she defeated eighth seed Nadia Podoroska to reach the second round at the WTA 125 2023 Bogota Open,[5] where she lost to Nuria Brancaccio.[6]
Kraus won her first WTA 125 title at the 2025 Cali Open, defeating Panna Udvardy in the final.[7]
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2025 | Copa Cali, Colombia | Clay | Panna Udvardy | 6–2, 6–0 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 20 (13 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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 | Collonge-Bellerive Open, 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 |
| Win | 8–7 | Aug 2024 | ITF Meerbusch, Germany | W50 | Clay | Lola Radivojević | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–7 | Oct 2024 | ITF Seville, Spain | W35 | Clay | Marie Benoît | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–7 | Feb 2025 | ITF Mâcon, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–7 | Mar 2025 | Kiskút Open, Hungary | W75 | Clay (i) | Amarissa Tóth | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 12–7 | Aug 2025 | Ladies Open Amstetten, Austria | W75 | Clay | Lilli Tagger | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–7 | Sep 2025 | Ladies Open Vienna, Austria | W75 | Clay | Miriam Bulgaru | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W25 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Prarthana Thombare Adrienn Nagy |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2023 | ITF Vienna, Austria | W60 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Irina Bara Weronika Falkowska |
3–6, 6–2, [11–13] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2023 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W25 | Clay | Melanie Klaffner | Ilinca Amariei Anca Todoni |
0–6, 7–5, [1–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2025 | ITF Herrenschwanden, Switzerland | W35 | Carpet (i) | Mariam Bolkvadze | Ekaterina Ovcharenko Emily Webley-Smith |
6–7(1), 6–2, [9–11] |
| Win | 2–3 | May 2025 | Internazionali di Brescia, Italy | W75 | Clay | Maja Chwalińska | Gabriela Knutson Darja Semeņistaja |
6–0, 6–3 |
Junior finals
ITF Junior Circuit
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Singles (4–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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 |
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| 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 / BJK Cup
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Singles (5–6)
| Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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| 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)
* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.
References
- ^ "Sinja jubelt über Bronze" (in German). www.olympia.at. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "L'Italia vince anche il doppio con Gatto-Monticone e Trevisan: sonoro 3-0 all'Austria in Fed Cup". it.eurosport.com (in Italian).
- ^ "ÖTV-Damen verlieren Auftakt". www.laolal.at (in German).
- ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Bogota Open: Kraus upsets Podoroska to book spot in second round". Tennis Majors. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Bogota Open: Brancaccio into last 8, plays Maria next". Tennis Majors. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Tennis: Sinja Kraus gewinnt ersten Challenger Titel". Tips (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
External links
- Sinja Kraus at the Women's Tennis Association
- Sinja Kraus at the International Tennis Federation
- Sinja Kraus at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)