| Iwona Kuczyńska | |
| Birth Date: | 1961 2, df=yes |
| Turnedpro: | 1981 |
| Retired: | 1990 |
| Plays: | Right-handed[1] |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 142,260 |
| Singlesrecord: | 25–43 |
| Singlestitles: | 1 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 64 (12 October 1987) |
| Doublesrecord: | 37–43 |
| Doublestitles: | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 35 (16 January 1989) |
Iwona Kuczyńska (born 22 February 1961) is a retired tennis player from Poland. Her highest WTA singles ranking was No. 64, reached on 12 October 1987, while her highest doubles ranking was No. 35, reached on 16 January 1989.
On the WTA tour, she won one doubles title in Filderstadt 1988, partnering with Martina Navratilova and reached the final two more times, in Pittsburgh 1983 and in San Diego 1984, both times partnering with Trey Lewis.[2]
On the ITF circuit, she won one singles title and six doubles titles.[3] She was also part of the Fed Cup team Poland and represented her country at the Fed Cup competition in both singles and in doubles.[4] [5] Kuczyńska retired from professional tennis in 1990.
She lived in Omice, Czech Republic, with her partner, former Czech tennis player Jana Novotna.[6] [7] [8]
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 1983 | Pittsburgh, United States | Carpet (i) |  Trey Lewis | Candy Reynolds Paula Smith | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1984 | San Diego, United States | Hard | Terry Holladay | Betsy Nagelsen Paula Smith | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 1988 | Filderstadt, Germany | Carpet (i) | Martina Navratilova |  Raffaella Reggi Elna Reinach | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Legend | |
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| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 19 January 1987 | ITF Bayonne, France | Carpet (i) |  Catherine Mothes | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 1. | 4 December 1989 | ITF Le Havre, France | Clay | Nathalie Herreman | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 12 July 1981 | ITF Marseille, France | Clay | Florența Mihai | 6–7, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2. | 26 July 1981 | ITF Loano, Italy | Clay | Sabina Simmonds | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 3. | 9 August 1981 | ITF Sezze, Italy | Clay | Sabina Simmonds | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4. | 16 August 1981 | ITF Nicolosi, Italy | Clay | Sabina Simmonds |  Andrea Tiezzi Isabelle Villaverde | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 5. | 15 August 1982 | ITF Baltimore, United States | Hard | Wendy Luhmann | JoAnne Russell Laura duPont | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 6. | 21 July 1986 | ITF Stuttgart, West Germany | Clay | Hana Fukárková |  Anneli Björk  Sarah Sullivan | 7–5, 6–0 | |
| Loss | 7. | 19 January 1987 | ITF Bayonne, France | Hard (i) | Corinne Vanier | Virginia Ruzici Catherine Tanvier | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 8. | 20 April 1987 | ITF Monviso, Italy | Clay | Hana Fukárková | Viktoria Milvidskaia Aida Halatian | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 9. | 26 March 1990 | ITF Limoges, France | Carpet (i) |  Ann Devries | Catherine Tanvier Sandrine Testud | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |