Katarzyna Nowak

Katarzyna Nowak (born 13 January 1969) is a former professional tennis player from Poland.

Katarzyna Nowak
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1969-01-13) 13 January 1969
Łódź, Poland
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Prize money$292,033
Singles
Career record203–178
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 47 (11 September 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1993, 1996)
French Open3R (1995)
Wimbledon2R (1992)
US Open1R (1991, 1992, 1995)
Doubles
Career record24–42
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 225 (14 August 1989)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–11

Biography

Professional tour

Nowak, who comes from Łódź, turned professional at the age of 19.[1]

On the WTA Tour, her best performance was a semifinal appearance at the 1995 Barcelona Open.[2] Soon after, she beat Kimberly Po and Meredith McGrath to make the third round of the 1995 French Open, then months later reached her career-high ranking of 47 in the world.[3]

Representative

Nowak first played for the Poland Fed Cup team in 1988 in Melbourne, were Poland played against Italy and lost 1–2. The only one point won Katarzyna Nowak who beat Laura Garrone. She won a total of nine singles matches in the Fed Cup, the most famous of which came in 1991, over Nathalie Tauziat in Nottingham, to help Poland eliminate sixth seeded France from the tournament.[4]

The best result came in 1992 when Poland achieved quarterfinal of Fed Cup which is the best results in Polish tennis history. Poland beat Israel 3–0 and Sweden 2–1 Katarzyna Nowak in her single mach against Israel defeated Anna Smashnova and against Sweden she defeated Catarina Lindqvist.

In addition to Fed Cup representation, Nowak also competed for Poland at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She was a first Polish tennis player who represented her country in the Olympic Games. She lost in the first round of the singles to Julie Halard-Decugis.[5]

ITF finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (6–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 11 July 1988 ITF Sezze, Italy Clay Italy Katia Piccolini 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 30 October 1988 ITF Baden, Switzerland Hard (i) Bulgaria Elena Pampoulova 1–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 23 April 1990 ITF Caserta, Italy Clay Soviet Union Elena Brioukhovets 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 5 November 1990 ITF Eastbourne, England Hard (i) France Sandrine Testud 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 5. 12 August 1991 ITF Pisticci, Italy Hard Italy Nathalie Baudone 0–6, 1–6
Winner 6. 12 December 1994 ITF Cergy, France Hard (i) France Isabelle Demongeot 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 7. 14 September 1997 ITF Kiev, Ukraine Clay Hungary Anna Földényi 2–6, 0–3 ret.
Winner 8. 26 October 1997 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Hungary Katalin Miskolczi 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 9. 16 November 1997 ITF Le Havre, France Clay (i) Austria Melanie Schnell 2–6, 5–7
Winner 10. 17 May 1998 ITF Le Touquet, France Clay Netherlands Maaike Koutstaal 7–6, 6–2
Winner 11. 18 October 1998 ITF Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (i) Germany Magdalena Kučerová 6–1, 7–6

Doubles (0–3)
Outcome Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 18 July 1988 ITF Cava de' Tirreni, Italy Clay West Germany Christiane Hofmann Hungary Virág Csurgó
Hungary Réka Szikszay		 1–6, 1–6
Runner-up 24 October 1988 Linz Open, Austria Hard (i) Switzerland Cristina Casini Austria Marion Maruska
Austria Petra Ritter		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 30 October 1988 ITF Baden, Switzerland Hard (i) Finland Petra Thorén Australia Kate McDonald
Australia Rennae Stubbs		 2–6, 0–6

References
  1. "Katarzyna Nowak: Kobiecy tenis to dziwne zjawisko". Polska Metropolia Warszawska (in Polish). 11 February 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  2. "Some Good Guesses Give Hoch Lead by Two Shots at Houston". Los Angeles Times. 29 April 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - French Open - 29 May - 11 June 1995". ITF. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  4. "Without Seles, Yugoslavia Can't Stay With Indonesia". Los Angeles Times. 23 July 1991. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  5. "Katarzyna Nowak Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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