Karin Kennel (born 5 July 1995) is a Swiss former tennis 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, won a prestigious tournament for juniors, the Abierto Juvenil Mexicano (Grade A) In 2012, she reached the final of the Osaka Mayor's Cup in Japan.
In 2013, she lost the final of the European Junior Championships to Czech player Barbora Krejčíková.
ITF Junior results Legend (Win/Loss)Category GACategory G1Category G2Category G3Category G4Category G5
Singles (3–5) ResultNo.DateLocationGradeSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss1.February 2011Oberentfelden, SwitzerlandG4Carpet (i)Corina Jaeger6–7, 6–2, 6–7Win2.July 2011Oberentfelden, SwitzerlandG4ClayImane Maëlle Kocher6–3, 6–0Win3.September 2011Luzern, SwitzerlandG5ClayJil Teichmann6–0, 6–0Win4.October 2011Perak, MalaysiaG4HardPippa Horn6–2, 6–1Loss5.October 2011Sarawak, MalaysiaG3HardPippa Horn4–6, 2–6Loss6.July 2012Castricum, NetherlandsG2ClayFiona Ferro6–4, 1–6, 4–6Loss7.October 2012Osaka Mayor's Cup, JapanGAHardKateřina Siniaková4–6, 4–6Loss8.July 2013Klosters, SwitzerlandGB1ClayBarbora Krejčíková2–6, 4–6
Doubles (3–4) ResultNo.DateLocationGradeSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1.July 2011Oberentfelden, SwitzerlandG4ClayImane Maëlle KocherNina Stadler Jil Teichmann6–2, 6–4Loss2.October 2011Perak, MalaysiaG3HardKatie BoulterKamonwan Buayam Aldila Sutjiadi3–6, 2–6Win3.November 2011Merida, MexicoG1HardMegane BiancoGabrielle Andrews Irina Khromachevaw/oLoss4.March 2012Potchefstroom, South AfricaG2HardMegane BiancoIlze Hattingh Madrie Le Roux5–7, 6–3, [5–10]Loss5.April 2012Beaulieu-sur-Mer, FranceG1ClayErin RoutliffeFrancesca Gariglio Giorgia Marchetti6–2, 2–6, [5–10]Loss6.July 2012Castricum, NetherlandsG2ClayKatrine Isabel SteffensenLizette Cabrera Paige Hourigan5–7, 6–7(3)Win7.December 2012Abierto Juvenil MexicanoGAClayElise MertensBelinda BencicVeronika Kudermetova6–4, 7–6(3)
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (4 titles, 6 runner–ups) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWinApr 2013ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000CarpetAnna Floris6–1, 3–6, 6–3LossFeb 2014ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000HardGai Ao7–5, 6–7(4), 2–6WinMar 2014ITF Pula, Italy10,000ClayTatiana Pieri6–2, 6–1LossJan 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000ClayAngelica Moratelli3–6, 3–6LossSep 2016ITF Sion, Switzerland10,000ClayLucia Bronzetti3–6, 6–7(5)LossAug 2017ITF Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine15,000ClayMaryna Chernyshova4–6, 6–3, 0–6WinAug 2017ITF Caslano, Switzerland15,000ClayAlberta Brianti6–3, 6–0LossSep 2019ITF Tabarka, Tunisia15,000ClaySeone Mendez7–6(7), 1–6, 3–6WinSep 2019ITF Tabarka, Tunisia15,000ClayConstance Sibille6–2, 6–4LossFeb 2020ITF Monastir, Tunisia15,000HardMaria Timofeeva5–7, 4–6
Doubles: 24 (10 titles, 14 runner–ups) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLossJan 2014ITF Stuttgart, Germany10,000HardLisa PonomarCarolin Daniels Laura Schaeder6–4, 1–6, [7–10]LossMay 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000ClayIva PrimoracLina Gjorcheska Christina Shakovets6–4, 2–6, [2–10]WinJun 2015ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland25,000ClayYvonne Cavallé ReimersXenia Knoll Antonia LottnerWALKOVERLossAug 2015ITF Rotterdam, Netherlands10,000ClayKatharina HeringRosalie van der Hoek Kelly Versteeg7–6(6), 1–6, [5–10]WinSep 2015ITF Engis, Belgium10,000ClayLara MichelMargaux Bovy Hélène Scholsen6–0, 6–4LossSep 2015ITF Bol, Croatia10,000ClayIva PrimoracLenka Jara Julia Lohoff3–6, 6–4, [6–10]LossNov 2015ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000HardViktoriya TomovaEleni Christofi Vlada Katic6–4, 3–6, [1–10]WinNov 2015ITF Heraklion, Greece10,000HardViktoriya TomovaHelen de Cesare Vlada Katic6–2, 6–4WinDec 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000HardIsabella ShinikovaDarya Chernetsova Yana Sizikova4–6, 6–3, [10–7]LossDec 2015ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000ClayNastja KolarAminat Kushkhova Julia Stamatova5–7, 1–6LossMar 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000HardVeronika KapshayAnastasiya Komardina Yana Sizikova6–3, 3–6, [6–10]LossMar 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000HardDespina PapamichailVeronika Kapshay Anastasiya Shoshyna1–6, 2–6LossJul 2016ITF Brussels, Belgium10,000ClayHélène ScholsenCarolina Alves Ellen Perez2–6, 3–6WinJul 2016ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt10,000HardVictoria MunteanOla Abou Zekry Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal7–6(4), 2–6, [10–4]WinSep 2016ITF Sion, Switzerland10,000ClayEmily ArbuthnottLeonie Kung Simona Waltert6–2, 6–1LossSep 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000ClayCristina AdamescuCatherine Chantraine Sviatlana Pirazhenka4–6, 5–7WinOct 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000ClayCarolina AlvesFernanda Brito Noelia Zeballos Melgar6–2, 4–6, [11–9]LossFeb 2017ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayNastja KolarBaşak Eraydın Valentyna Ivakhnenko6–7(6), 2–6WinFeb 2017ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayBaşak EraydınCristina Dinu Cristina Ene6–3, 2–6, [10–5]LossFeb 2017ITF Antalya, Turkey15,000ClayBaşak EraydınAyla Aksu Ekaterine Gorgodze3–6, 1–6LossJul 2017ITF Hua Hin, Thailand25,000HardNaiktha BainsLuksika Kumkhum Ksenia Palkina3–6, 6–2, [12–14]WinJan 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000ClayMaria MarfutinaDespina Papamichail Catalina Pella7–5, 6–2WinJan 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000ClayMaria MarfutinaNatalija Stevanović Jelena Simic6–4, 6–3LossJul 2018ITF Bastad, Sweden25,000ClayAnna DanilinaChen Pei-hsuan Wu Fang-hsien5–7, 6–1, [5–10]
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