# Paula Kania-Choduń

Paula Maria Kania-Choduń (Polish pronunciation:; born 6 November 1992) is a former professional Polish tennis player.
Kania-Choduń won one title in doubles on the WTA Tour, as well as five titles in singles and fourteen in doubles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 June 2015, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 128, and on 2 May 2016, she peaked at No. 58 in the WTA doubles rankings.

## Tennis career

Paula was born to Paweł and Zdzisława Kania. She has one sister, Zuzanna. Paula began playing tennis at the age of seven and her favourite surface is hardcourt. She became a professional player in 2008.
She was coached by husband and physiotherapist Pawel Chodun and her tennis idol growing up were Martina Hingis and Serena Williams.

### 2012

Kania and Polina Pekhova won the Tashkent Open title defeating Anna Chakvetadze and Vesna Dolonc in the final when their opponents retired, after losing the first set 2–6. This was Kania's first WTA Tour title of any kind.

### 2014

Having qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at Wimbledon, Kania lost in the first round to world No. 2, Li Na, in straight sets. The match was also her first singles main draw of any event, after participating in qualifying at 20 tournaments. Kania continued her momentum by qualifying for another main draw a month later, at the Stanford Classic.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2022 | W–L | Win % |
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q3 | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | A | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | 0–2 | 0% |
| US Open | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 20% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2022 | W–L | Win % |
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | 3–2 | 60% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0–3 | 0% |
| US Open | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–8 | 38% |

## WTA Tour finals
### Doubles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments
* Premier M & Premier 5
* Premier (0–1)
* International (1–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–3)
* Clay (0–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2012 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard | Polina Pekhova | Anna Chakvetadze Vesna Dolonc | 6–2, ret. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2014 | Istanbul Cup, Turkey | International | Hard | Oksana Kalashnikova | Misaki Doi Elina Svitolina | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2014 | Stanford Classic, United States | Premier | Hard | Kateřina Siniaková | Garbiñe Muguruza Carla Suárez Navarro | 2–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2015 | Brasil Tennis Cup, Florianópolis | International | Clay | María Irigoyen | Annika Beck Laura Siegemund | 3–6, 6–7$^{(1)}$ |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2015 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International | Hard (i) | María Irigoyen | Barbora Krejčíková An-Sophie Mestach | 6–4, 3–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Apr 2016 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | María Irigoyen | Margarita Gasparyan Andrea Hlaváčková | 4–6, 2–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $80,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2010 | ITF Gliwice, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Korzeniak | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2011 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay | Nastassja Burnett | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2011 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Carina Witthöft | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2011 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Ana Vrljić | 3–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2012 | Bella Cup, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Danka Kovinić | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2013 | Bella Cup, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2013 | Taipei Cup, Taiwan | 50,000 | Clay | Zarina Diyas | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Aug 2014 | ITF Landisville, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Ons Jabeur | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 18 runner–ups)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2010 | ITF Piešťany, Slovakia | 10,000 | Clay | Weronika Domagała | Gabriela Horáčková Petra Krejsová | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Tbilisi, Georgia | 25,000 | Clay | Zsófia Susányi | Tatia Mikadze Sofia Shapatava | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 2010 | ITF Minsk, Belarus | 25,000 | Hard | Katarzyna Piter | Elena Bovina Ekaterina Bychkova | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2010 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Magda Linette | Oksana Kalashnikova Polina Pekhova | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2011 | ITF Kaarst, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Marina Melnikova | Nikola Fraňková Tereza Hladíková | 6–3, 6–7$^{(1)}$, [8–10] |
| Win | 2–4 | Mar 2011 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay | Barbara Sobaszkiewicz | Iveta Gerlová Lucie Kriegsmannová | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–4 | Jul 2011 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Kawa | Vaszilisza Bulgakova Christina Shakovets | 1–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2011 | ITF Piešťany, Slovakia | 10,000 | Clay | Martina Kubičíková | Simona Dobrá Lucie Kriegsmannová | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 2011 | ITF Opole, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Magda Linette | Naomi Broady Kristina Mladenovic | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jan 2012 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 10,000 | Hard | Ksenia Lykina | Lyudmyla Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–6 | Mar 2012 | ITF Fort Walton Beach, U.S. | 25,000 | Hard | Madison Brengle | Elena Bovina Alizé Lim | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Apr 2012 | ITF Namangan, Uzbekistan | 25,000 | Hard | Naomi Broady | Oksana Kalashnikova Marta Sirotkina | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–7 | Apr 2012 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Hard | Polina Pekhova | Tatiana Kotelnikova Lidziya Marozava | 6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jun 2012 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 50,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | Renata Voráčová Lenka Wienerová | 2–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 7–8 | Oct 2012 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Aleksandrina Naydenova Teliana Pereira | 5–7, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 7–9 | Apr 2013 | ITF Civitavecchia, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Magda Linette | Stephanie Vogt Renata Voráčová | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | May 2013 | Maribor Open, Slovenia | 25,000 | Clay | Magda Linette | Mailen Auroux María Irigoyen | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 9–9 | Jun 2013 | ITF Padua, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Irina Khromacheva | Cristina Dinu Maša Zec Peškirič | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Jun 2013 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Martina Borecká Tereza Smitková | 1–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 10–10 | Jul 2013 | Bella Cup, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Magda Linette | Yuliya Beygelzimer Elena Bogdan | 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 11–10 | Oct 2013 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 25,000 | Clay | Valeria Solovyeva | Cecilia Costa Melgar Anastasia Grymalska | 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–10 | May 2015 | Nana Trophy, Tunisia | 50,000 | Clay | Maria Irigoyen | Julie Coin Stéphanie Foretz | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–11 | Dec 2015 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Lesley Kerkhove | Marina Melnikova María José Martínez Sánchez | 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Loss | 12–12 | Jan 2017 | ITF Daytona Beach, U.S. | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Robin Anderson Anhelina Kalinina | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–13 | Jan 2017 | ITF Orlando, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Sophie Chang Madeleine Kobelt | 3–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 12–14 | Jun 2017 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | 100,000 | Grass | Maryna Zanevska | Anna Blinkova Alla Kudryavtseva | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–15 | Feb 2020 | Cairo Open, Egypt | 60,000 | Hard | Anastasiya Shoshyna | Marta Kostyuk Kamilla Rakhimova | 3–6, 6–2, [6–10] |
| Win | 13–15 | Sep 2020 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 60,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Magdalena Fręch Viktorija Golubic | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–16 | Sep 2020 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 80,000 | Clay | Katarzyna Piter | Samantha Murray Sharan Julia Wachaczyk | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–17 | Nov 2020 | Tyler Pro Classic, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Katarzyna Piter | Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa | 3–6, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Loss | 13–18 | Jan 2021 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 60,000 | Hard (i) | Katarina Zavatska | Lu Jiajing You Xiaodi | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14–18 | Feb 2021 | AK Ladies Open, Germany | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Julia Wachaczyk | Viktorija Golubic Ylena In-Albon | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–4 |

## Personal life

In June 2020, she married Paweł Choduń and changed her name to Kania-Choduń. The ceremony took place in Krapkowice.