Karolina Jagieniak
French tennis player (born 1979)
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Karolina Jagieniak (born 4 June 1979) is a former professional tennis player from France.
| Full name | Karolina Jagieniak |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  France |
| Born | 4 June 1979 Warsaw, Poland |
| Prize money | $106,808 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 199 (22 February 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1997, 2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 WTA / 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 289 (8 February 1999) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1997, 2001) |
Biography
Born in Warsaw, Jagieniak left Poland at the age of four for France, where her father Czesław played rugby union professionally.[1] She began playing tennis aged six and in 1993 won the 14 & under Orange Bowl title. In 1995 she was a member of the Junior Fed Cup winning French side, which included Amélie Mauresmo. She made the quarter-finals of the girls' singles at the 1996 US Open.[2]
Jagieniak, who turned professional at 16, made her grand slam main draw debut at the 1997 French Open as a wildcard and was beaten in the first round by sixth seed Arantxa Sánchez Vicario. She won three ITF singles titles and in 1999 broke into the top 200 of the world rankings. Her WTA Tour main draw appearances came mostly in her native Poland, receiving wildcards to compete in Sopot on three occasions. She made the second round of the 1999 Copa Colsanitas in Bogota. At the 2001 French Open she featured in the main draw for a second time.[3]
Finishing up on the professional tour in 2001, she moved to the United States and studied at the University of Pennsylvania. She now lives in Los Angeles and works as a tennis coach.[4]
ITF finals
Singles (3-2)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 30 April 1995 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Clay |  Denisa Chládková |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 18 February 1996 | Faro, Portugal | Hard |  Linda Sentis |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 11 May 1997 | Gelos, France | Clay | Émilie Loit |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2. | 17 January 1998 | Reykjavík, Iceland | Carpet | Gabriela Navrátilová |
7–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 3. | 24 January 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard |  Lisa Fritz |
6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles (1-0)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 11 May 1997 | Gelos, France | Clay | Lea Ghirardi |
Ségolène Berger Laetitia Sanchez |
7–5, 6–1 |
