Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No.73 in singles, achieved on 6th Oct. 2026, and No. 207 in doubles, achieved in April 2026. Kraus has won two WTA 125 singles titles.

Career 2017–2019: Juniors Kraus also won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr.

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

2021–2025: WTA Tour debut, first WTA 125 title 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.

As a qualifier, she defeated eighth seed Nadia Podoroska to reach the second round at the WTA 125 2023 Bogota Open, where she lost to Nuria Brancaccio.

Kraus qualified for the main-draw at her home tournament, the WTA 500 2025 Linz Open. She lost in the first round to Anna Blinkova.

Kraus won her first WTA 125 title at the 2025 Cali Open, defeating Panna Udvardy in the final. She won her second WTA 125 title at the 2026 Generali Open Ladies Kitzbühel against fellow Austrian Tennis Player Julia Grabher.

2026: Top 80, WTA 1000 and major debuts Kraus defeated compatriot Julia Grabher in the first all-Austrian WTA Tour match since 2014, at the Auckland Open. She lost in the second round to Francesca Jones, in three sets. Kraus reached the top 100 in the WTA singles rankings on 23 February 2026 at world No. 99.

She qualified to make her WTA 1000 main draw at the Miami Open, but lost to Alycia Parks in straight sets.

Kraus qualified for her first major main draw at the French Open. She lost to 11th seed Belinda Bencic in the first round.

In July, Kraus won her second WTA 125 singles title at the Kitzbühel Ladies Open, defeating fellow Austrian player Julia Grabher in the final. As a result, she moved into the world's top 80, on 20 July 2026.

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.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

Tournament20222023202420252026W–L Australian OpenAQ1Q1Q2Q10–0 French OpenAQ1Q2Q11R0–1 WimbledonAQ3AQ11R0–1 US OpenQ1Q2AQ11R0–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–20–3

WTA 125 finals Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent ScoreWin1–0Nov 2025Cali Open, ColombiaClay Panna Udvardy6–2, 6–0Loss1–1Apr 2026Oeiras Ladies Open, PortugalClay Maja Chwalińska1–6, 3–6Win2–1Jul 2026Open Ladies Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Julia Grabher6–3, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 21 (13 titles, 8 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournamentsW40/50 tournamentsW25/35 tournamentsW15 (15K) tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (11–6) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Sep 2018ITF Antalya, Turkey15K Hard Cemre Anıl 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(6)Loss 1–1 Aug 2019ITF Wanfercee-Baulet, BelgiumW15 Clay Andreea Mitu 4–6, 3–6Win 2–1 Jan 2021ITF Cairo, EgyptW15 Clay Elina Avanesyan 6–2, 6–3Loss 2–2 Mar 2021ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15 Hard Weronika Falkowska 3–6, 6–7(1)Loss 2–3 Sep 2021ITF Vienna, Austria W25 Clay Cristina Dinu 3–6, 4–6Loss 2–4 Jan 2022ITF Cairo, EgyptW25 Clay Séléna Janicijevic 5–7, 6–3, 3–6Win 3–4 May 2022ITF Warmbad Villach, AustriaW25 Clay Weronika Falkowska 7–5, 3–6, 6–4Win 4-4 Jun 2022ITF Pörtschach, AustriaW25 Clay Ivana Jorović 6–1, 1–6, 6–2Loss 4–5 Jul 2022ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, GermanyW25 Clay Katharina Hobgarski 5–7, 2–6Loss 4–6 Sep 2022Collonge-Bellerive Open, SwitzerlandW60 Clay Lucrezia Stefanini 2–6, 1–2 ret.Loss 4–7 Mar 2023ITF Anapoima, ColombiaW40 Clay Arantxa Rus 3–6, 7–6(3), 2–6Win 5–7 Mar 2023ITF Mosquera, ColombiaW25 Clay Emiliana Arango 6–7(4), 7–6(6), 6–3Win 6–7 Oct 2023ITF Heraklion, GreeceW40 Clay Diane Parry 6–2, 4–6, 6–4Win 7–7 Aug 2024ITF Braunschweig, GermanyW35 Clay Marina Melnikova 6–3, 3–6, 6–1Win 8–7 Aug 2024ITF Meerbusch, GermanyW50 Clay Lola Radivojević 6–4, 6–3Win 9–7 Oct 2024ITF Seville, SpainW35 Clay Marie Benoît 2–6, 6–2, 6–3Win 10–7 Feb 2025ITF Mâcon, France W50 Hard (i) Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah 6–0, 7–5Win 11–7 Mar 2025Kiskút Open, HungaryW75 Clay (i) Amarissa Tóth 2–6, 7–5, 6–3Win 12–7 Aug 2025Ladies Open Amstetten, AustriaW75 Clay Lilli Tagger 6–2, 6–4Win 13–7 Sep 2025Ladies Open Vienna, AustriaW75 Clay Miriam Bulgaru 3–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss 13–8 Feb 2026ITF Prague Open, CzechiaW75 Hard (i) Tereza Martincová 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups) LegendW60/75 tournamentsW25/35 tournamentsFinals by surfaceClay (2–2)Carpet (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Jan 2022ITF Cairo, EgyptW25 Clay Melanie Klaffner Prarthana Thombare Adrienn Nagy 7–5, 6–3Loss 1–1 Sep 2023ITF Vienna, AustriaW60 Clay Melanie Klaffner Irina Bara Weronika Falkowska 3–6, 6–2, [11–13]Loss 1–2 Oct 2023ITF Heraklion, GreeceW25 Clay Melanie Klaffner Ilinca Amariei Anca Todoni 0–6, 7–5, [1–10]Loss 1–3 Feb 2025ITF Herrenschwanden, SwitzerlandW35 Carpet (i) Mariam Bolkvadze Ekaterina Ovcharenko Emily Webley-Smith 6–7(1), 6–2, [9–11]Win 2–3 May 2025Internazionali di Brescia, ItalyW75 Clay Maja Chwalińska Gabriela Knutson Darja Semeņistaja 6–0, 6–3

Junior finals ITF Junior Circuit LegendCategory G1 Category G2 Category G3Category G4 Category G5

Singles (4–1) ResultNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 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, 6–1Win 3–0 Sep 2017 ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland G5 Clay Nastasja Schunk 6–3, 6–1Loss 3–1 Oct 2017 ITF Almere, Netherlands G4 Hard Victoria Kalaitzis 2–6, 4–6Win 4–1 Jan 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia G2 Clay Helene Pellicano 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (3–2) ResultNo.DateTournamentGradeSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 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/oLoss 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 membershipWorld Group (0–2)World Group Play-off (3–3)World Group IIWorld Group II Play-offEurope/Africa Group (6–6)

Matches by surfaceHard (3–4)Clay (7–7)

Matches by settingIndoors (5–5)Outdoors (5–6)

Singles (5–6) EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LScore2020 Fed CupZG1 Pool B6 Feb 2020Tallinn, Estonia GreeceHard (i)Valentini GrammatikopoulouL4–6, 4–62022 BJK CupZG1 Pool B11 Apr 2022Antalya, Turkey BulgariaClayJulia TerziyskaW6–1, 6–412 Apr 2022 SloveniaKaja JuvanL1–6, 4–613 Apr 2022 GeorgiaNino NatsvlishviliW6–4, 6–214 Apr 2022 SwedenJacqueline Cabaj AwadW6–2, 6–215 Apr 2022 CroatiaDonna VekićL5–7, 3–6ZG1 Playoff11 Nov 2022Vienna, Austria LatviaClay (i)Daniela VismaneW6–3, 6–112 Nov 2022Jeļena OstapenkoL0–6, 6–3, 1–62023 BJK CupQualifying round14 April 2023Delray Beach, USA USAHardJessica PegulaL0–6, 5–7ZG1 Playoff11 Nov 2023Schwechat, Austria MexicoClay (i)Giuliana OlmosW7–5, 6–212 Nov 2023Fernanda ContrerasL6–0, 2–6, 4–6

Doubles (5–5) EditionStageDateLocationAgainstSurfacePartnerOpponentsW/LScore2019 Fed CupZG2 Pool A8 Feb 2019Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg Bosnia and HerzegovinaHard (i)Mira AntonitschAnita Husarić Jelena SimićW *2020 Fed CupZG1 Pool B5 Feb 2020Tallinn, Estonia ItalyHard (i)Mira AntonitschGiulia Gatto-Monticone Martina TrevisanL4–6, 4–66 Feb 2020 GreeceValentini Grammatikopoulou Despina PapamichailW7–5, 7–6(2)7 Feb 2020 EstoniaValeria Gorlats Saara OravW6–2, 4–6, 6–02022 BJK CupZG1 Pool B11 Apr 2022Antalya, Turkey BulgariaClayBarbara HaasIsabella Shinikova Julia TerziyskaL7–6(6), 2–6, 4–612 Apr 2022 SloveniaMelanie KlaffnerKaja Juvan Tamara ZidanšekL6–2, 4–6, 2–614 Apr 2022 SwedenCaijsa Hennemann Kajsa Rinaldo PerssonW4–6, 7–5, 6–0 ZG1 Playoff12 Nov 2022Vienna, Austria LatviaClay (i)Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena OstapenkoW7–5, 6–32023 BJK CupQualifying round15 April 2023Delray Beach, USA USAHardMelanie KlaffnerCoco Gauff Caty McNallyL1-6, 4–6 ZG1 Playoff12 Nov 2023Schwechat, Austria LatviaClay (i)Fernanda Contreras Giuliana OlmosL3–6, 6–3, 7–6(6)

* walkover doesn't count in her overall record.

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