Sinja Kraus

Sinja Kraus reached the round of 16 at a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time in early October 2026. In Beijing she beat Dajana Jastremska of Ukraine 6-1, 6-4, in 1 hour 33 minutes, her first win in a WTA 1000 main draw. She had lost in the first round at her four earlier WTA 1000 events, in Miami, Madrid, Rome and Cincinnati [6]. Her next opponent was Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic [6].

From Vienna to New York and Mainz

Kraus was born in Vienna on 29 April 2002 [1]. She spent six years in New York as a baby, then grew up in Mainz, Germany [7]. In 2019 the Upper Austria Ladies Linz tournament named her Austria's Young Player of the Year, and since 2020 she has been a sports soldier in the Austrian Armed Forces [7].

Climbing the ITF ladder

In May 2022 she won an ITF W25 event in Villach, beating Weronika Falkowska 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the final [5]. Four months later she beat fourth seed Carolina Alves 6-3, 6-3 at a W60 event in Collonge-Bellerive and reached the semi-finals. She was ranked No. 204 at the time [8].

Her career-high ranking of No. 151 came in May 2023. In November that year she won a 40,000-dollar ITF tournament in Crete [7].

Two WTA 125 titles

The WTA profile lists two WTA 125 singles titles: Cali in 2025 and Kitzbühel in 2026 [1]. At Kitzbühel she beat Eva Bennemann 6-1, 6-1 in the round of 16, according to Der Standard [9].

Ranking and the 2026 climb

By 7 October 2026 she had reached No. 75 in the WTA rankings after her run in Beijing. Asked about the top 50, she said it was, in her view, quite possible [4]. TennisExplorer lists No. 75 as her highest singles ranking and No. 77 as her current one, as of 28 October 2026 [2]. The WTA profile also shows No. 77, without a date [1].

Guangzhou and her coach

At the WTA Guangzhou tournament in China, Kraus beat Panna Udvardy 6-4, 6-2 on Monday 26 October 2026 [2]. A Stats Insider preview had given her a 61% chance of winning that match, according to its model [3]. Two days later she lost 6-1, 6-4 to Badosa in the round of 16 [2].

The WTA profile lists Alexander Grau as her coach and says she plays right-handed [1].