Sinja Kraus

Sinja Kraus
Kraus at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Austria
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$502,575
Singles
Career record236–162
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 131 (11 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 131 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2025)
French OpenQ2 (2024)
WimbledonQ3 (2023)
US OpenQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record63–65
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 262 (11 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 262 (11 August 2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–13
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Austria
European Youth Olympic Festival
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Győr Singles
Last updated on: 11 August 2025.

Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 131 in singles, achieved on 11 August 2025, and No. 262 in doubles, attained on 11 August 2025.

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]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
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
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 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 19 (12 titles, 7 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (10–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2018 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Turkey Cemre Anıl 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2019 ITF Wanfercee-Baulet, Belgium W15 Clay Romania Andreea Mitu 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–1 Jan 2021 ITF Cairo, Egypt W15 Clay Russia Elina Avanesyan 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–2 Mar 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Poland Weronika Falkowska 3–6, 6–7(1)
Loss 2–3 Sep 2021 ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay Romania Cristina Dinu 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Jan 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W25 Clay France Séléna Janicijevic 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Win 3–4 May 2022 ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria W25 Clay Poland Weronika Falkowska 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Win 4-4 Jun 2022 ITF Pörtschach, Austria W25 Clay Serbia Ivana Jorović 6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 4–5 Jul 2022 ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany W25 Clay Germany Katharina Hobgarski 5–7, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Sep 2022 ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland W60 Clay Italy Lucrezia Stefanini 2–6, 1–2 ret.
Loss 4–7 Mar 2023 ITF Anapoima, Colombia W40 Clay Netherlands Arantxa Rus 3–6, 7–6(3), 2–6
Win 5–7 Mar 2023 ITF Mosquera, Colombia W25 Clay Colombia Emiliana Arango 6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3
Win 6–7 Oct 2023 ITF Heraklion, Greece W40 Clay France 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 Serbia Lola Radivojević 6–4, 6–3
Win 9–7 Oct 2024 ITF Seville, Spain W35 Clay Belgium Marie Benoît 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 10–7 Feb 2025 ITF Mâcon, France W50 Hard (i) France Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6–0, 7–5
Win 11–7 Mar 2025 Székesfehérvár Open, Hungary W75 Clay (i) Hungary Amarissa Tóth 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 12–7 Aug 2025 Ladies Open Amstetten, Austria W75 Clay Austria Lilli Tagger 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W25 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (2–2)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W25 Clay Austria Melanie Klaffner India Prarthana Thombare
Hungary Adrienn Nagy 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2023 ITF Vienna, Austria W60 Clay Austria Melanie Klaffner Romania Irina Bara
Poland Weronika Falkowska 		3–6, 6–2, [11–13]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2023 ITF Heraklion, Greece W25 Clay Austria Melanie Klaffner Romania Ilinca Amariei
Romania Anca Todoni 		0–6, 7–5, [1–10]
Loss 1–3 Feb 2025 ITF Herrenschwanden, Switzerland W35 Carpet (i) Georgia (country) Mariam Bolkvadze Ekaterina Ovcharenko
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith 		6–7(1), 6–2, [9–11]
Win 2–3 May 2025 Internazionali Femminili di Brescia, Italy W75 Clay Poland Maja Chwalińska Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson
Latvia Darja Semeņistaja 		6–0, 6–3

Junior career

ITF Circuit finals

Legend
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (4–1)

Result No. Date Tournament Grade Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2017 ITF Maaseik, Belgium G4 Clay Germany Anne Knüttel 6–2 ret.
Win 2–0 Aug 2017 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France G4 Clay France Alice Tubello 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–0 Sep 2017 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland G5 Clay Germany Nastasja Schunk 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–1 Oct 2017 ITF Almere, Netherlands G4 Hard Belgium Victoria Kalaitzis 2–6, 4–6
Win 4–1 Jan 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia G2 Clay Malta Helene Pellicano 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (3–2)

Result No. Date Tournament Grade Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France G4 Clay Austria Mavie Österreicher France Flavie Brugnone
France Anaëlle Leclercq 		4–6, 6–7(3)
Win 1–1 Sep 2017 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland G5 Clay Switzerland Valentina Ryser Italy Chiara Girelli
Italy Sofia Rocchetti 		3–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Mar 2018 ITF Benicarló, Spain G2 Clay France Diane Parry Spain Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro
Italy Nuria Brancaccio 		7–6(2), 5–7, [10–8]
Win 3–1 Jul 2018 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic G2 Clay France Loudmilla Bencheikh Poland Martyna Kubka
Croatia Iva Zelić 		w/o
Loss 3–2 Jun 2019 ITF Plzeň, Czech Republic G2 Clay Germany Mara Guth Czech Republic Barbora Palicová
United States 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

Group membership
World Group (0–2)
World Group Play-off (3–3)
World Group II
World Group II Play-off
Europe/Africa Group (6–6)
Matches by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (7–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by setting
Indoors (5–5)
Outdoors (5–6)

Singles (5–6)

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2020 Fed Cup ZG1 Pool B 6 Feb 2020 Tallinn, Estonia Greece Greece Hard (i) Valentini Grammatikopoulou L 4–6, 4–6
2022 BJK Cup ZG1 Pool B 11 Apr 2022 Antalya, Turkey Bulgaria Bulgaria Clay Julia Terziyska W 6–1, 6–4
12 Apr 2022 Slovenia Slovenia Kaja Juvan L 1–6, 4–6
13 Apr 2022 Georgia (country) Georgia Nino Natsvlishvili W 6–4, 6–2
14 Apr 2022 Sweden Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad W 6–2, 6–2
15 Apr 2022 Croatia Croatia Donna Vekić L 5–7, 3–6
ZG1 Playoff 11 Nov 2022 Vienna, Austria Latvia 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 United States USA Hard Jessica Pegula L 0–6, 5–7
ZG1 Playoff 11 Nov 2023 Schwechat, Austria Mexico 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)

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2019 Fed Cup ZG2 Pool A 8 Feb 2019 Esch-sur-Alzette,
Luxembourg 		Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i) Mira Antonitsch Anita Husarić
Jelena Simić 		W w/o *
2020 Fed Cup ZG1 Pool B 5 Feb 2020 Tallinn, Estonia Italy Italy Hard (i) Mira Antonitsch Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Martina Trevisan 		L 4–6, 4–6
6 Feb 2020 Greece Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Despina Papamichail 		W 7–5, 7–6(2)
7 Feb 2020 Estonia Estonia Valeria Gorlats
Saara Orav 		W 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
2022 BJK Cup ZG1 Pool B 11 Apr 2022 Antalya, Turkey Bulgaria Bulgaria Clay Barbara Haas Isabella Shinikova
Julia Terziyska 		L 7–6(6), 2–6, 4–6
12 Apr 2022 Slovenia Slovenia Melanie Klaffner Kaja Juvan
Tamara Zidanšek 		L 6–2, 4–6, 2–6
14 Apr 2022 Sweden Sweden Caijsa Hennemann
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson 		W 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
ZG1 Playoff 12 Nov 2022 Vienna, Austria Latvia Latvia Clay (i) Diāna Marcinkēviča
Jeļena Ostapenko 		W 7–5, 6–3
2023 BJK Cup Qualifying round 15 April 2023 Delray Beach, USA United States USA Hard Melanie Klaffner Coco Gauff
Caty McNally 		L 1-6, 4-6
ZG1 Playoff 12 Nov 2023 Schwechat, Austria Mexico Latvia Clay (i) Fernanda Contreras
Giuliana Olmos 		L 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6)

* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.

References

  1. ^ "Sinja jubelt über Bronze" (in German). www.olympia.at. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "L'Italia vince anche il doppio con Gatto-Monticone e Trevisan: sonoro 3-0 all'Austria in Fed Cup". it.eurosport.com (in Italian).
  3. ^ "ÖTV-Damen verlieren Auftakt". www.laolal.at (in German).
  4. ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Bogota Open: Kraus upsets Podoroska to book spot in second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Bogota Open: Brancaccio into last 8, plays Maria next". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 November 2024.


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