Iwona Kuczyńska

Iwona Kuczyńska (born 22 February 1961) is a retired professional tennis player from Poland. She won one doubles title in 1988, partnering with Martina Navratilova. From 2010 to 2017, she lived in the village of Omice in Czech Republic, with her partner, former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotná.[1][2][3]

Iwona Kuczyńska
Country (sports) Poland
Born (1961-02-22) 22 February 1961
Turned pro1981
Retired1990
Prize moneyUS$ 121,975
Singles
Career record25–43
Highest rankingNo. 64 (12 October 1987)
Doubles
Career record37–43
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 35 (16 January 1989)

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 3 (1–2)

Legend
Grand Slam0
WTA Championships0
Tier I0
Tier II0
Tier III1
Tier IV & V0
Titles by surface
Hard0
Clay0
Grass0
Carpet1
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 1983 Pittsburgh, United States Carpet Trey Lewis Candy Reynolds
Paula Smith
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 1984 San Diego, United States Hard Terry Holladay Betsy Nagelsen
Paula Smith
2–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Oct 1988 Filderstadt, Germany Carpet Martina Navratilova Raffaella Reggi
Elna Reinach
6–1, 6–4

ITF Finals

Singles (1–1)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 19 January 1987 Bayonne, France Carpet Catherine Mothes 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 4 December 1989 Le Havre, France Clay Nathalie Herreman 4–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles (6–3)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 12 July 1981 Marseille, France Clay Florența Mihai Isabelle Vernhes
Daniela Porzio
6–7, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2. 26 July 1981 Loano, Italy Clay Sabina Simmonds Katalin Farkas
Éva Rózsavölgyi
6–3, 6–1
Winner 3. 9 August 1981 Sezze, Italy Clay Sabina Simmonds Chris O'Neil
Mimmi Wikstedt
6–0, 6–4
Winner 4. 16 August 1981 Nicolosi, Italy Clay Sabina Simmonds Andrea Tiezzi
Isabelle Villaverde
6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 5. 15 August 1982 Baltimore, United States Hard Wendy Luhmann JoAnne Russell
Laura duPont
2–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 21 July 1986 Vaihingen, West Germany Clay Hana Fukárková Anneli Björk
Sarah Sullivan
7–5, 6–0
Runner-up 7. 19 January 1987 Bayonne, France Hard Corinne Vanier Virginia Ruzici
Catherine Tanvier
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 20 April 1987 Monviso, Italy Clay Hana Fukárková Viktoria Milvidskaia
Aida Halatian
5–7, 3–6
Winner 9. 26 March 1990 Limoges, France Carpet Ann Devries Catherine Tanvier
Sandrine Testud
6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Head-to-head record

References

  1. Rao, Prashant S.; Cowell, Alan (20 November 2017). "Jana Novotna, Czech Winner of Wimbledon, Dies at 49". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Jana Novotná obituary". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017 via The Guardian.
  3. Janicek, Karel (20 November 2017). "Former Wimbledon tennis champion Jana Novotna dies at 49". Retrieved 20 November 2017 via Toronto Star.


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