Sinja Kraus

Sinja Kraus
Kraus at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Austria
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$574,584
Singles
Career record253–168
Career titles1 WTA 125, 13 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 99 (23 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 120 (16 March 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2025)
French OpenQ2 (2024)
WimbledonQ3 (2023)
US OpenQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record63–67
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 238 (5 January 2026)
Current rankingNo. 282 (16 March 2026)
Team competitions
Fed Cup15–13
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing  Austria
European Youth Olympic Festival
2017 Győr Singles
Last updated on: 1 February 2026.

Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 99 in singles achieved on 23 February 2026 and No. 238 in doubles, achieved in January 2026. Kraus has won one WTA 125 singles title as well as 13 singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Kraus represents Austria in the Billie Jean King Cup since 2020.

Career

2017-2019: Juniors

Kraus also won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr.[1]

She reached a career-high ITF juniors ranking of world No. 87, on 21 January 2019.[2]

2021: WTA Tour debut

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]

2023

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]

2025: WTA 500 debut

Kraus qualified for the main draw at her home tournament, the WTA 500 2025 Upper Austria Ladies Linz.[6]

Kraus won her first WTA 125 title at the 2025 Cali Open, defeating Panna Udvardy in the final.[7]

2026: Top 100 and WTA 1000 debuts

Kraus defeated compatriot Julia Grabher in first all-Austrian match since 2014, at the 2026 ASB Classic.[8] Krauss reached the top 100 in the WTA singles rankings on 23 February 2026 at world No. 99.

Kraus qualified for the main draw for her debut at the WTA 1000-level, at the 2026 Miami Open,[9] but lost to Alycia Parks in straight sets.[10][11]

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.[12][13]

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 Q1 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

WTA Challenger finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2025 Copa Cali, Colombia Clay Panna Udvardy 6–2, 6–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 21 (13 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W40/50 tournaments
W25/35 tournaments
W15 (15K) tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (11–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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 Marie Benoît 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 10–7 Feb 2025 ITF Mâcon, France W50 Hard (i) Tiantsoa Sarah 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, Czechia W75 Hard (i) Tereza Martincová 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments
W25/35 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 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

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 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
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 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

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 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)

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

* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Sinja jubelt über Bronze" (in German). www.olympia.at. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sinja Kraus ITF". 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Tour: All of 2021's WTA debutantes". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Bogota Open: Kraus upsets Podoroska to book spot in second round". Tennis Majors. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Bogota Open: Brancaccio into last 8, plays Maria next". Tennis Majors. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Kraus makes it to the qualifying final". 26 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Tennis: Sinja Kraus gewinnt ersten Challenger Titel". Tips (in German). Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Kraus bests Grabher in Auckland in first all-Austrian WTA match since 2014". 5 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Sinja Kraus steht wie Lilli Tagger im Miami-Hauptbewerb, Farce Um Julia Grabher" (in German). 17 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Parks overturns 4-0 second-set deficit to defeat Kraus in Miami opener". WTATennis. 19 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Tagger kämpft sich in zweite Miami-Runde, Kraus verlor" (in German). 19 March 2026.
  12. ^ "L'Italia vince anche il doppio con Gatto-Monticone e Trevisan: sonoro 3-0 all'Austria in Fed Cup". it.eurosport.com (in Italian).
  13. ^ "ÖTV-Damen verlieren Auftakt gegen Italien". sport.orf.at (in German). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2026.


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