Sonja Molnar
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Born | April 29, 1990 Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Prize money | $26,500 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 56–54 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 488 (January 6, 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 841 (January 18, 2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35–41 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 274 (October 27, 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 825 (January 18, 2016) |
| Last updated on: January 18, 2016. | |
Sonja Molnar (born April 29, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She reached a career high WTA singles ranking of 488 on January 6, 2014. She played for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2009 to 2012 and turned professional after. Molnar is mostly playing on the ITF Circuit.
Tennis career
2008–12
Molnar made her debut in July 2008 at the ITF $25,000 in Waterloo, reaching the second round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles.[1] Molnar decided to go to College instead of turning professional in 2009 and was a four-time All-Big Ten performer for the Iowa Hawkeyes until 2012. She was also named Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2009 and finished her career with 100 singles victories for only 32 losses, the third highest total in program history.[2] She also amassed a 69–44 record in doubles.[3] In August 2012, Molnar was awarded a wildcard to play qualies at the WTA tournament in Montreal, but lost to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in the first round.[4]
2013
Molnar won her first professional singles title at the beginning of January at the ITF $10,000 in Fort-de-France with a victory over Sherazad Benamar.[2] She also reached a week later her first professional doubles final at the 10K in Saint Martin.[5] In October, Molnar made it to semifinals in doubles of the ITF 25K in Tampico.[6] Molnar reached at the end of October the semifinals in doubles of the ITF $50,000 in Toronto.[7]
2014
In mid-January at the ITF 10K in Saint Martin, Molnar made it to the second professional singles final of her career, but was defeated by Hsu Ching-wen.[8] At the Sumter ITF 10K in May, she reached the second professional doubles final of her career, but lost to Sophie Chang and Andie Daniell.[9] A week later at the ITF $10,000 in Hilton Head Island, Molnar won her first pro doubles title with a straight sets win over Lauren Albanese and Macall Harkins.[10] At the end of June, Molnar won the second singles title of her career with a victory over Tori Kinard at the ITF 10K in Victoria.[11] In September at the Coupe Banque Nationale, she was awarded a wildcard in doubles which was her first WTA main draw. She lost in the quarterfinals to Barbora Krejčíková and Tatjana Maria.[12] In late October, Molnar reached her biggest doubles final to date at the ITF 50K in Saguenay where she was eliminated by Ysaline Bonaventure and Nicola Slater.[13]
2015
In late January, Molnar reached the doubles final of the ITF 10K in Saint Martin but lost in straight sets to Alexa Guarachi and Ayaka Okuno.[14] In June, she won her third pro singles title after defeating Alexa Graham at the ITF $10,000 in Bethany Beach.[15]
WTA Challenger and ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| WTA Challenger 125s (0–0) |
| ITF $100,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $75,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $50,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $25,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $15,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $10,000 (3–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | January 6, 2013 | Fort-de-France, France | Hard |  Sherazad Benamar
|
6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner–up | 1. | January 19, 2014 | Saint Martin, France | Hard |  Hsu Ching-wen
|
6–4, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 2. | June 22, 2014 | Victoria, Canada | Hard (i) |  Tori Kinard
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | June 7, 2015 | Bethany Beach, United States | Clay | Alexa Graham
|
6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| WTA Challenger 125s (0–0) |
| ITF $100,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $75,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $50,000 (0–1) |
| ITF $25,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $15,000 (0–0) |
| ITF $10,000 (1–3) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner–up | 1. | January 12, 2013 | Saint Martin, France | Hard | Erin Clark
|
Estelle Cascino Lea Tholey
|
3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner–up | 2. | May 24, 2014 | Sumter, United States | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey
|
Sophie Chang Andie Daniell
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | June 1, 2014 | Hilton Head Island, United States | Hard | Caitlin Whoriskey
|
Lauren Albanese Macall Harkins
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner–up | 3. | October 25, 2014 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Caitlin Whoriskey
|
 Ysaline Bonaventure  Nicola Slater
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner–up | 4. | January 24, 2015 | Saint Martin, France | Hard | Lena Litvak
|
Alexa Guarachi  Ayaka Okuno
|
5–7, 3–6 |
References
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "Molnar wins professional tournament - Former Hawkeye takes home Martinique championship". HawkEyeSports.com. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Iowa Hawkeyes profile - Sonja Molnar". HawkEyeSports.com. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Peliwo, Pokrajac bow out of Rogers Cup qualifying". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ "Doubles main draw" (PDF). WTATennis.com. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ "Drawsheet". ITFTennis.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
External links
- Sonja Molnar at the Women's Tennis Association
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Iowa Hawkeyes profile