Katarína Kužmová
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 August 2001 Košice, Slovakia |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $156,565 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 337–193 |
| Career titles | 15 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 281 (22 June 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 282 (29 June 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 222–93 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 165 (29 June 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 165 (29 June 2026) |
| Last updated on: 29 June 2026. | |
Katarína Kužmová (born 7 August 2001) is a Slovak tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 281 and No. 165 in doubles, both achieved in June 2026.[1]
Early and personal life
Born to mother Ingrid and father Radovan, her father used to run a tennis club. Her older sister Viktoria is also a professional tennis player.[2][3][4] She is from Košice.[5]
Career
In August 2019, with Serbian partner Elena Milovanović won the final of the ITF World Tennis Tour tournament in Tabarka on clay. Beating the Italian-Egyptian pair Beatrice Lombardo and Sandra Samir in three sets.[6]
In 2020, she was called up for the first time into the Slovakia Fed Cup team alongside Viktória Kužmová, Rebecca Šramková and Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. She partnered her sister Viktória to defeat Markéta Vondroušová and Miriam Kolodziejová in a 3-2 friendly match defeat to Czechia.[7][8]
In July 2021, she won her first W15 singles title in Solarino, with a 6–1, 6–1 win over Petra Csabi in the final.[9]
In November 2025, she competed for Slovakia in the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, playing doubles alongside Nina Vargová.[10][11] Also in November, she reached the final of the doubles at the W75 event in Trnava, Slovakia, with her partner Nina Vargová.[12]
In June 2026, she won the doubles title at the W50 event in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, alongside Australian partner Elena Micic.[13]
WTA 125 finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2026 | Figueira da Foz Open, Portugal | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 26 (15 titles, 11 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2021 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W15 | Carpet | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
W15 | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2022 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 5–7, 7–6(3) , 2–6 | |
| Win | 2–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(0) | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | May 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(4) , 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | Oct 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 5–5 | Oct 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 5–6 | Feb 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 6–6 | Feb 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 7–6 | Feb 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 7–7 | Mar 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 7–8 | Apr 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 7–9 | May 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 8–9 | Sep 2024 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 9–9 | Oct 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 10–9 | Feb 2025 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 11–9 | Jul 2025 | ITF Kayseri, Turkiye | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Win | 12–9 | Aug 2025 | ITF Ankara, Turkiye | W15 | Hard | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 12–10 | Sep 2025 | ITF Hurghada, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 0–2 ret. | |
| Loss | 12–11 | Oct 2025 | ITF Birmingham, United Kingdom |
W35 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 0–6 | |
| Win | 13–11 | Jan 2026 | ITF Oslo, Norway | W15 | Hard (i) | 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Win | 14–11 | Feb 2026 | ITF Sheffield, UK | W35 | Hard (i) | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Win | 15–11 | Apr 2026 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
Doubles: 47 (24 titles, 23 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | ITF Tabarka, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Székesfehérvár, Hungary | W15 | Clay | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2019 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2021 | ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
W15 | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2021 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2022 | ITF Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia | W15 | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 3–5 | Jun 2022 | ITF Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
W15 | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 2022 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W25 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 3–7 | Nov 2022 | Slovak Open, Slovakia | W60 | Hard (i) | 6–2, 5–7, [11–13] | ||
| Win | 4–7 | Jan 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(5), [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, | W15 | Hard | w/o | ||
| Win | 5–8 | Mar 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 6–8 | Apr 2023 | ITF Kursumlijka Banka, Serbia | W15 | Clay | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 6–9 | May 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | w/o | ||
| Win | 7–9 | Jul 2023 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | w/o | ||
| Loss | 7–10 | Oct 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W25 | Hard | 2–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Win | 8–10 | Dec 2023 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W15 | Hard | 6–3, 7–6(5) | ||
| Win | 9–10 | Jan 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W25 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 9–11 | May 2024 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Loss | 9–12 | Jun 2024 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | W50 | Hard | 7–6(3), 1–6, [3–10] | ||
| Win | 10–12 | Jun 2024 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 10–13 | Sep 2024 | ITF Santarém, Portugal | W35 | Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 11–13 | Sep 2024 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | W15 | Hard | 7–5, 4–6, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 11–14 | Oct 2024 | Slovak Open Slovakia | W75 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 11–15 | Oct 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 12–15 | Nov 2024 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 13–15 | Dec 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 14–15 | Dec 2024 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W35 | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(2) | ||
| Win | 15–15 | Mar 2025 | ITF Solarino, Italy | W35 | Carpet | 6–7(4), 6–4, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 16–15 | Apr 2025 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W35 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 17–15 | May 2025 | ITF Bol, Croatia | W35 | Clay | 6–4, 1–6, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 17–16 | Jun 2025 | ITF Kayseri, Turkiye | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 6–1, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 17–17 | Aug 2025 | ITF Bydgoszcz, Poland | W35 | Hard | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 18–17 | Aug 2025 | ITF Ankara, Turkiye | W15 | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, [10–4] | ||
| Win | 19–17 | Sep 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 19–18 | Oct 2025 | ITF Birmingham, UK | W35 | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–7(5) | ||
| Loss | 19–19 | Nov 2025 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | W75 | Hard (i) | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 20–19 | Jan 2026 | ITF Oslo, Norway | W15 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 20–20 | Feb 2026 | ITF Sheffield, UK | W35 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 21–20 | Mar 2026 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(5) | ||
| Loss | 21–21 | Apr 2026 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | W15 | Hard | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 22–21 | Apr 2026 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh | W35 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 23–21 | May 2026 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W35 | Hard | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 24–21 | Jun 2026 | ITF Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal | W50 | Hard | 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 24–22 | Jun 2026 | Guimarães Ladies Open, Portugal | W50 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 24–23 | Jul 2026 | ITF Aldershot, UK | W35 | Hard | 4–6, 3–6 |
References
- ↑ "Katarína Kužmová | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
- ↑ "Viktoria Kuzmova Bio". WTA Tennis. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ Alex Macpherson (June 27, 2020). "Bencic bests Kuzmova to win Bratislava exhibition". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ admin (15 August 2015). "Sestry Kužmové získali titul na žilinskom turnaji". starsforstars.eu. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ "Katarína Kužmová je halová majsterka SR starších žiačok". stz.sk. 13 Jan 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ↑ Sedláková, Jana (17 August 2019). "Katarína Kužmová vyhrala prvý turnaj v kariére – dobyla štvorhru v Tabarke". Tenisovysvet.sk. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
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- ↑ "Katarina Katarina Kuzmova Wins The Top Spin Energy Cup The Sicilian Tennis Leaders Arrive In Solarino". Giornalelora.it. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Lipták pleased with the performance of debutants Vargová and Kužmová". KOŠICE ONLINE. 14 Nov 2025. Retrieved 28 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "Tennis players can pull sisters in Argentina. A tough match would make their dream come true". Denniksport. 12 Nov 2025. Retrieved 28 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "W75 Trnava". ITF. 29 Nov 2025. Retrieved 29 Nov 2025.
- ↑ "Kužmová pokračuje vo vydarenej sezóne, v Portugalsku získala už piaty titul v tomto roku". denniksport.sk (in Slovak). 8 June 2026. Retrieved 7 June 2026.