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Weronika Falkowska

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Weronika Falkowska
Country (sports) Poland
Born (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 24)[1]
Warsaw, Poland
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$149,980
Singles
Career record183–132
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 240 (9 January 2023)
Current rankingNo. 535 (2 December 2024)
Doubles
Career record204–84
Career titles3 WTA Challengers, 23 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 83 (28 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 187 (2 December 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–2
Last updated on: 2 December 2024.

Weronika Falkowska (born 17 June 2000) is a Polish tennis player. She has a career-high WTA rankings of 240 in singles, reached in January 2023, and 83 in doubles, achieved on 28 August 2023.

Career

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Falkowska made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Poland Open, having received entry as a lucky loser.[2] She was drawn against Katerina Bondarenko who had beaten her in the final qualifying round,[3] with Falkowska prevailing in less than an hour and losing only two games.[4]

Partnering Cristina Bucșa, she won the doubles title at the 2022 WTA 125 Andorrà Open, defeating Angelina Gabueva and Anastasia Zakharova in the final.[5]

Alongside Katarzyna Kawa, Falkowska took the doubles title at the 2023 WTA 125 Copa Oster, overcoming Kyōka Okamura and You Xiaodi in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak.[6]

Playing with Katarzyna Piter, she reached her first WTA 250 final at the 2023 WTA Poland Open, losing to Heather Watson and Yanina Wickmayer.[7] The pair were also runners-up at the 2023 WTA 125 Veneto Open, being defeated in the final by Han Na-lae and Jang Su-jeong.[8]

Partnering Martyna Kubka, Falkowska won the doubles title at the 2024 WTA 125 Poland Open, defeating Céline Naef and Nina Stojanović in the final.[9]

WTA Tour finals

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Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2023 Poland Open WTA 250 Hard Poland Katarzyna Piter United Kingdom Heather Watson
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
4–6, 4–6

WTA Challenger finals

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Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2022 Andorrà Open, Andorra Hard (i) Spain Cristina Bucșa Angelina Gabueva
Anastasia Zakharova
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 2–0 Feb 2023 Copa Bionaire, Colombia Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa Japan Kyōka Okamura
China You Xiaodi
6–1, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss 2–1 Jun 2023 Veneto Open, Italy Grass Poland Katarzyna Piter South Korea Han Na-lae
South Korea Jang Su-jeong
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments (4–2)
W15 tournaments (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (3–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2019 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia W15 Hard Russia Daria Kudashova 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Argentina María Carlé 3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Nov 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Argentina María Carlé 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Slovakia Viktória Morvayová 6–3, 6–3
Win 2–3 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Malta Francesca Curmi 6–2, 6–0
Win 3–3 Mar 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Austria Sinja Kraus 6–3, 7–6(1)
Win 4–3 May 2021 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W15 Hard Russia Valeriia Olianovskaia 6–4, 6–3
Loss 4–4 May 2022 ITF Santa Margherita die Pula, Italy W25 Clay Czech Republic Sára Bejlek 6–7(1), 1–6
Loss 4–5 May 2022 ITF Warmbad Villach, Austria W25 Clay Austria Sinja Kraus 5–7, 6–3, 4–6
Win 5–5 Aug 2022 ITF Pärnu, Estonia W25 Clay Bulgaria Gergana Topalova 7–5, 6–2
Win 6–5 Jun 2023 ITF Pörtschach, Austria W25 Clay Romania Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 7–5 Apr 2024 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W35 Clay France Alice Tubello 6–4, 6–1
Win 8–5 Dec 2024 ITF Ortisei, Italy W35 Hard (i) Italy Silvia Ambrosio 6–4, 7–5

Doubles: 41 (23 titles, 18 runner–ups)

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Legend
W80 tournaments (0–1)
W60 tournaments (3–4)
W40/50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (9–5)
W15 tournaments (10–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (13–9)
Clay (9–9)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2018 ITF Chornomorsk, Ukraine W15 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Shoshyna Belarus Anastasiya Komar
Ukraine Liubov Kostenko
6–2, 6–1
Win 2–0 Nov 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Poland Daria Kuczer Russia Anastasia Pribylova
Russia Anna Pribylova
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Loss 2–1 Nov 2018 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Poland Daria Kuczer Switzerland Jenny Dürst
Switzerland Fiona Ganz
w/o
Loss 2–2 Aug 2019 ITF Warsaw Open, Poland W60 Clay Poland Martyna Kubka Poland Maja Chwalińska
Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
4–6, 1–6
Loss 2–3 Sep 2019 Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia W15 Hard Poland Paulina Jastrzębska Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Turkey Melis Sezer
6–7(3), 3–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2019 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Hard Poland Martyna Kubka Japan Rina Saigo
Japan Yukina Saigo
5–7, 6–4, [10–8]
Win 4–3 Oct 2019 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt W15 Hard Poland Martyna Kubka Romania Elena-Teodora Cadar
Australia Jelena Stojanovic
7–5, 6–1
Loss 4–4 Jan 2020 Liepāja Open, Latvia W15 Hard (i) Poland Martyna Kubka Belarus Katyarina Paulenka
Russia Ekaterina Shalimova
6–4, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 4–5 Oct 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Germany Lisa Ponomar Chile Bárbara Gatica
Brazil Rebeca Pereira
6–3, 6–7(3), [15–17]
Win 5–5 Oct 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Germany Lisa Ponomar Russia Anna Ureke
Russia Ekaterina Vishnevskaya
6–1, 6–0
Loss 5–6 Nov 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Belarus Anna Kubareva Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
France Carole Monnet
3–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Win 6–6 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Belarus Yuliya Hatouka Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers
Spain Celia Cerviño Ruiz
6–4, 7–5
Win 7–6 Dec 2020 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Czech Republic Anna Sisková France Aubane Droguet
France Helena Stevic
6–2, 6–2
Win 8–6 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová France Yasmine Mansouri
Serbia Elena Milovanović
6–3, 6–1
Win 9–6 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Slovakia Viktória Morvayová Romania Karola Bejenaru
Czech Republic Zdena Šafářová
6–4, 7–5
Loss 9–7 Feb 2021 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard Slovakia Viktória Morvayová Romania Karola Bejenaru
Romania Ilona Georgiana Ghioroaie
6–1, 6–7(7), [10–12]
Win 10–7 May 2021 ITF Tbilisi, Georgia W15 Hard Switzerland Jenny Dürst Turkey Ayla Aksu
Russia Valeriia Olianovskaia
6–3, 6–2
Loss 10–8 Jun 2021 ITF Heraklion, Greece W15 Clay Romania Ioana Gașpar Germany Julia Kimmelmann
United Kingdom Anna Popescu
2–6, 4–6
Loss 10–9 Jun 2021 ITF Klosters, Switzerland W25 Clay Switzerland Jenny Dürst Russia Amina Anshba
Czech Republic Anastasia Dețiuc
6–3, 1–6, [3–10]
Loss 10–10 Mar 2022 Bendigo International, Australia W25 Hard Australia Alexandra Bozovic India Rutuja Bhosale
India Ankita Raina
6–4, 3–6, [4–10]
Win 11–10 May 2022 ITF Cairo, Egypt W25 Clay France Océane Babel Sweden Caijsa Hennemann
Mariia Tkacheva
6–4, 6–1
Loss 11–11 Jun 2022 Brașov Open, Romania W60 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Czech Republic Jesika Malečková
Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova
6–7, 3–6
Loss 11–12 Jun 2022 Pörtschach Trophy, Austria W60 Clay Switzerland Jenny Dürst United States Jessie Aney
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–13 Jul 2022 ITF Stuttgart, Germany W25 Clay Czech Republic Anna Sisková Spain Ángela Fita Boluda
Germany Emily Seibold
4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 11–14 Aug 2022 ITF Braunschweig, Germany W25 Clay Slovenia Veronika Erjavec Germany Anna Klasen
Italy Martina Colmegna
3–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Win 12–14 Sep 2022 ITF Collonge-Bellerive, Switzerland W60 Clay Switzerland Jenny Dürst Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová
Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
7–6(5), 6–1
Loss 12–15 Sep 2022 Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland W60 Clay Switzerland Jenny Dürst Algeria Inès Ibbou
Switzerland Naïma Karamoko
6–2, 3–6, [14–16]
Loss 12–16 Sep 2022 ITF Le Neubourg, France W80+H Hard United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey United Kingdom Freya Christie
United Kingdom Ali Collins
6–1, 6–7(4), [3–10]
Win 13–16 Oct 2022 ITF Šibenik, Croatia W25 Clay Australia Jaimee Fourlis Greece Eleni Christofi
United States Christina Rosca
6–4, 6–2
Win 14–16 Oct 2022 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W25 Hard (i) Croatia Lea Bošković China Lu Jiajing
Romania Oana Georgeta Simion
7–6(7), 2–6, [10–6]
Win 15–16 Nov 2022 ITF Kiryat Motzkin, Israel W25 Hard Ekaterina Reyngold Netherlands Jasmijn Gimbrère
Ekaterina Yashina
4–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Win 16–16 Apr 2023 ITF Santa Msrgherita die Pula, Italy W25 Clay Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou Italy Angelica Moratelli
Netherlands Arantxa Rus
6–1, 6–1
Win 17–16 Jun 2023 ITF Pörtschach, Austria W25 Clay United States Sofia Sewing Romania Elena-Teodora Cadar
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–1, 6–2
Win 18–16 Jun 2023 Open de Biarritz, France W60 Clay Poland Katarzyna Kawa Switzerland Conny Perrin
Czech Republic Anna Sisková
7–6(2), 7–5
Win 19–16 Sep 2023 Alpstars Open Vienna, Austria W60 Clay Romania Irina Bara Austria Melanie Klaffner
Austria Sinja Kraus
6–3, 2–6, [13–11]
Loss 19–17 Feb 2024 ITF Wesley Chapel, United States W35 Clay Switzerland Leonie Küng Maria Kononova
Maria Kozyreva
5–7, 1–6
Loss 19–18 Feb 2024 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W50 Hard (i) Hungary Fanny Stollár Switzerland Lulu Sun
Japan Moyuka Uchijima
4–6, 6–7(3)
Win 20–18 Mar 2024 ITF Solarino, Italy W35 Carpet Poland Martyna Kubka China Feng Shuo
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher
5–7, 6–1, [11–9]
Win 21–18 Apr 2024 ITF Bujumbura, Burundi W35 Clay Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher Latvia Kamilla Bartone
Burundi Sada Nahimana
6–3, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 22–18 Oct 2024 ITF Faro, Portugal W35 Hard Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher Bulgaria Lia Karatancheva
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Win 23–18 Dec 2024 ITF Ortisei, Italy W35 Hard (i) Sweden Lisa Zaar Ekaterina Ovcharenko
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith
6–4, 1–6, [12–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Weronika Falkowska". www.wtatennis.com.
  2. ^ "WTA Gdynia Day 1 Predictions Including Kateryna Kozlova vs Katie Volynets". www.lastwordonsports.com. 18 July 2021.
  3. ^ "WTA Gdynia: Katerina Bondarenko - Weronika Falkowska. Relacja i wynik na żywo - Polsat Sport". www.polsatsport.pl.
  4. ^ S.A, Telewizja Polska (18 July 2021). "Urszula Radwańska wraca do cyklu WTA. Oglądaj mecz z Gdyni!". sport.tvp.pl.
  5. ^ "Parks powers past Peterson to Andorra 125 title, Top 100 debut". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Podoroska triumphs in all-Argentine final to win Cali 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Iga Swiatek wins Poland Open as Alexander Zverev claims Hamburg title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Krueger triumphs in Gaiba; claims first career WTA 125 title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Parks triumphs in Warsaw to claim second WTA 125 title of year". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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