Country (sports) | Italy |
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Residence | Luttach, Italy |
Born |
Bruneck, Italy |
28 June 1987
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $ 1,955,447 |
Singles | |
Career record | 365–252 (59.16%) |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 33 (24 August 2015) |
Current ranking |
No. 144 (16 January 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2009, 2014) |
French Open | 3R (2007, 2008, 2016) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2013) |
US Open | 3R (2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 83–84 (49.7%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (28 September 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 55 (8 February 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2014, 2015, 2017) |
French Open | 3R (2014, 2015) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
US Open | 1R (2007, 2008, 2013, 2014) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (2013), Record 3–3 |
Last updated on: 8 February 2016. |
No. 144 (16 January
Karin Knapp (born 28 June 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player.
Knapp has won two titles on the WTA tour, as well as five singles and six doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 24 August 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 33. On 28 September 2015, she peaked at world number 49 in the doubles rankings.
As a member of the Italian Fed Cup team, Knapp was part of the winning squad in 2013 and has a win-loss record of 3–3.
At the 2007 French Open, her first Grand Slam tournament, she reached the third round in the singles event, beating 22nd-seeded Alona Bondarenko. In the third round, she lost to 14th-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland.
At the 2007 US Open, she defeated Chan Yung-jan to reach the second round where she lost to American wildcard Ahsha Rolle.
Knapp reached her first WTA Tour final in 2008 in Antwerp. She lost there to world no. 1 and home favorite Justine Henin.
At the 2008 French Open, she lost in the third round to top-seeded Maria Sharapova.
Her biggest ITF Women's Circuit final came in 2007 in Biella, where she was beaten by Agnieszka Radwańska.