Polish qualifier Katarzyna Kawa reaches Ningbo Open main draw, then wins again
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The gist
Polish tennis player Katarzyna Kawa, ranked No. 127, reached the Ningbo Open main draw after top seed Daria Snigur retired in qualifying.
Kawa then beat Snigur again in the third round, a run that puts three Poles in the draw.
Background
Katarzyna Kawa is a Polish tennis player who was ranked No. 127 in the WTA rankings (the women's professional tennis tour) before the Ningbo Open qualifying final. Daria Snigur, a Ukrainian player ranked No. 42 and the top seed in Ningbo qualifying, retired in that final with the score at 6:1, 2:0 in Kawa's favor, sending Kawa into the main draw of the WTA 500 tournament in Ningbo, China. Kawa's run matters because it put three Polish players — Kawa, Iga Swiatek and Maja Chwalinska — into the Ningbo main draw at that point.
How it unfolded
- Sep 29, 2026Kawa beat Valeria Savinykh 6-7, 3-5 in the China Open qualifying final.
- Sep 30, 2026Kawa lost to Daria Snigur 6-4, 5-7 in the China Open first round.
- Oct 16, 2026The BNB Ningbo Open began in Ningbo, China PR and runs to October 25, 2026.
- Oct 17, 2026Kawa beat Katie Volynets 6-1, 3-4 (retired) in the Ningbo Open qualifying first round.
- Oct 18, 2026Kawa reached the Ningbo WTA 500 main draw after Daria Snigur retired in the qualifying final with the score at 6:1, 2:0 in Kawa's favor.
- Oct 20, 2026Kawa beat Daria Snigur 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the Ningbo Open third round; she was listed to face Belinda Bencic in the round of 16.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- Lines.com noted Kawa was the overwhelming market favorite at 100 percent on Polymarket, with the price surging 38 percent in 24 hours, while Snigur sat at 0 percent.
Still unverified
The exact start time of the October 20, 2026 Kawa-Snigur match was listed as TBD at time of analysis.