Iwona Kuczyńska

Iwona Kuczyńska
Country (sports)	Poland
Born	22 February 1961 (age 60)
Turned pro	1981
Retired	1990
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 121,975
Singles
Career record	25–43
Career titles	1 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 64 (12 October 1987)
Doubles
Career record	37–43
Career titles	1 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 35 (16 January 1989)

Iwona Kuczyńska (born 22 February 1961) is a retired 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.^[2]^[3]^[4]

WTA career finals[]

Doubles 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam	0
WTA Championships	0
Tier I	0
Tier II	0
Tier III	1
Tier IV & V	0

Titles by surface
Hard	0
Clay	0
Grass	0
Carpet	1

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Mar 1983	Pittsburgh, United States	Carpet (i)	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 (i)	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	ITF Bayonne, France	Carpet (i)	Catherine Mothes	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	4 December 1989	ITF Le Havre, France	Clay	Nathalie Herreman	4–6, 6–7⁽⁵⁾

Doubles (6–3)[]

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

Head-to-head record[]

Chris Evert 0–1
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 0–1

References[]

^ John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 304–305. ISBN 9780002183116.
^ 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.
^ "Jana Novotná obituary". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via The Guardian.
^ Janicek, Karel (20 November 2017). "Former Wimbledon tennis champion Jana Novotna dies at 49". Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via Toronto Star.

External links[]

Iwona Kuczyńska at the Women's Tennis Association
Iwona Kuczyńska at the International Tennis Federation

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[wot1989-1] John Barrett, ed. (1989). The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1989. London: Willow Books. pp. 304–305. ISBN 9780002183116.

[2] 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.

[3] "Jana Novotná obituary". 21 November 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via The Guardian.

[4] 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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