Karin Kennel (born 5 July 1995) is a Swiss former
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
player. On 7 April 2014, she achieved her highest singles ranking of 409 by the
WTA. On 30 July 2018, she peaked at No. 307 in the doubles rankings.
Career
Chala had a successful junior career; her career-high world ranking as a junior was world No. 10. In 2013, Kennel partnering Belgian
Elise Mertens
Elise Mertens (; born 17 November 1995) is a Belgian professional tennis player. She became List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles on 10 May 2021, the third Belgian to hold the top ranking in either singles or ...
, won a prestigious tournament for juniors, the
Abierto Juvenil Mexicano (Grade A) In 2012, she reached the final of the
Osaka Mayor's Cup
The Osaka Mayor's Cup is an ITF Grade A junior tennis tournament. It is held annually in Osaka.
Champions
Boys Singles
Boys Doubles
Girls Singles
Girls Doubles
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in Japan.
In 2013, she lost the final of the European Junior Championships to Czech player
Barbora Krejčíková
Barbora Krejčíková (; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has been WTA rankings, ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in doubles by the Wome ...
.
ITF Junior results
Singles (3–5)
Doubles (3–4)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups)
Doubles: 24 (10 titles, 14 runner–ups)
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Swiss female tennis players
21st-century Swiss sportswomen