Sinja Kraus
 Kraus at the 2023 French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Austria | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 April 2002 Vienna | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Prize money | $983,562 | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 289–189 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 WTA 125 | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 80 (20 July 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 80 (20 July 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R (2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2026) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q2 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 66–71 | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 2 ITF | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 207 (13 April 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 405 (20 July 2026) | ||||||||||||||
| Team competitions | |||||||||||||||
| Fed Cup | 15–13 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 20 July 2026. | |||||||||||||||
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Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 80 in singles, achieved on 20 July 2026, and No. 207 in doubles, achieved in April 2026. Kraus has won two WTA 125 singles titles as well as 13 singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Career
2017–2019: Juniors
Kraus also won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr.[1]
She had reached a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 87, on 21 January 2019.[2]
2021–2025: WTA Tour debut, first WTA 125 title
Kraus made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2021 Upper Austria Ladies Linz, losing to Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round.[3]
As a qualifier, she defeated eighth seed Nadia Podoroska to reach the second round at the WTA 125 2023 Bogota Open,[4] where she lost to Nuria Brancaccio.[5]
Kraus qualified for the main-draw at her home tournament, the WTA 500 2025 Linz Open.[6] She lost in the first round to Anna Blinkova.[7]
Kraus won her first WTA 125 title at the 2025 Cali Open, defeating Panna Udvardy in the final.[8] She won her second WTA 125 title at the 2026 Generali Open Ladies Kitzbühel against fellow Austrian Tennis Player Julia Grabher.[9]
2026: Top 80, WTA 1000 and major debuts
Kraus defeated compatriot Julia Grabher in the first all-Austrian WTA Tour match since 2014, at the Auckland Open.[10] She lost in the second round to Francesca Jones, in three sets.[11] Kraus reached the top 100 in the WTA singles rankings on 23 February 2026 at world No. 99.
She qualified to make her WTA 1000 main draw at the Miami Open,[12] but lost to Alycia Parks in straight sets.[13][14]
Kraus qualified for her first major main draw at the French Open.[15][16] She lost to 11th seed Belinda Bencic in the first round.[17]
In July, Kraus won her second WTA 125 singles title at the Kitzbühel Ladies Open, defeating fellow Austrian player Julia Grabher in the final.[18] As a result, she moved into the world's top 80, on 20 July 2026.[19]
National representation
Kraus 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.[20][21]
Grand Slam singles 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 | 2026 | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | 1R | 0–1 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0–0 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
WTA 125 finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2025 | Cali Open, Colombia | Clay |  Panna Udvardy |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2026 | Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal | Clay |  Maja Chwalińska |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2026 | Open Ladies Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Julia Grabher |
6–3, 6–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 21 (13 titles, 8 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 | 15K | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Marie Benoît |
2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–7 | Feb 2025 | ITF Mâcon, France | W50 | Hard (i) | Tiantsoa 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 |
| Loss | 13–8 | Feb 2026 | ITF Prague Open, Czechia | W75 | Hard (i) |  Tereza Martincová |
3–6, 4–6 |
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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| Category G1 |
| Category G2 |
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| Category G4 |
| Category G5 |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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.
Notes
References
- ↑ "Sinja jubelt über Bronze" (in German). www.olympia.at. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ↑ "Sinja Kraus ITF". 15 March 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kraus makes it to the qualifying final". Ladies Linz. 26 January 2025.
- ↑ "Upper Austria Ladies: Blinkova beats qualifier Kraus, with Svitolina awaiting". Tennis Majors. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tennis: Sinja Kraus gewinnt ersten Challenger Titel". Tips (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ↑ "Generali Open Ladies Kitzbühel 2026 Overview | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
- ↑ "Kraus bests Grabher in Auckland in first all-Austrian WTA match since 2014". Women's Tennis Association. 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "GB's Jones battles injury in comeback Auckland win". BBC Sport. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sinja Kraus steht wie Lilli Tagger im Miami-Hauptbewerb, Farce Um Julia Grabher" (in German). diepresse.com. 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Parks overturns 4-0 second-set deficit to defeat Kraus in Miami opener". WTATennis. 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Tagger kämpft sich in zweite Miami-Runde, Kraus verlor" (in German). Noen. 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Kraus stürmt erstmals in Major-Hauptbewerb" (in German). ORF Sport. 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "Stephens qualifies for French Open main draw after comeback win". WTATennis. 21 May 2026.
- ↑ "In der Mittagshitze: Ehre und Sieg für Bencic". SRF (in German). 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "Kraus krönt Heimturnier mit Titel in Kitzbühel". Laola1 (in German). 19 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "Sinja Kraus Crowns Kitzbühel Comeback With Historic All-Austrian Title". tennistourtalk.com. 19 July 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
- ↑ "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 gegen Italien". sport.orf.at (in German). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
External links
- Sinja Kraus at the Women's Tennis Association
- Sinja Kraus at World Tennis
- Sinja Kraus at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived former page)
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