Karin Knapp

On May 13, 2018, Knapp retired from tennis due to a chronic right knee injury.

In her career, Knapp won two singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as six singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 24 August 2015, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 33. On 28 September 2015, she peaked at No. 49 in the doubles rankings.

Knapp started her 2015 season off at the Shenzhen Open. After winning her first-round match, she was defeated in the second round by eighth seed and eventual finalist Timea Bacsinszky. In Hobart at the Hobart International, Knapp reached the quarterfinals after beating Ajla Tomljanović and top seed Casey Dellacqua. She lost in her quarterfinal match to qualifier and eventual finalist Madison Brengle. Ranked fifty at the Australian Open, Knapp was defeated in the first round by third seed Simona Halep.

As a member of the Italy Fed Cup team, Knapp was part of the winning squad in 2013 and has a win/loss record of 3–3.

Knapp started her 2012 season off at the Brisbane International. She was defeated in the second round of qualifying by Vera Dushevina. At the Moorilla Hobart International, Knapp lost in the first round of qualifying to Irina Falconi. In Melbourne at the Australian Open, Knapp was defeated in the second round of qualifying to Kurumi Nara.

Knapp began her clay-court season at the Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem. She reached the quarterfinals defeating Çağla Büyükakçay and sixth seed Roberta Vinci. She was defeated in her quarterfinal match by fourth seed and eventual champion Elina Svitolina. Playing in Rome at the Italian Open, Knapp scored a first-round victory over compatriot Francesca Schiavone. She lost in the second round to fourth seed Petra Kvitová. Seeded sixth at the Nürnberger Versicherungscup, Knapp reached the final defeating Antonia Lottner, Anna-Lena Friedsam, qualifier Yulia Putintseva, and Lara Arruabarrena. In the final, she beat fourth seed Roberta Vinci to win her 2nd WTA Title. Ranked forty-two at the French Open, Knapp was defeated in the first round by fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki.

Knapp reached her first WTA Tour final in 2008 in Antwerp. She lost there to world No. 1 and home favorite Justine Henin. At the 2008 French Open, she lost in the third round to top-seeded Maria Sharapova.

Knapp kicked off her clay-court season at the İstanbul Cup. She lost in the first round to Hsieh Su-wei. In Spain at the Mutua Madrid Open, Knapp was defeated in the second round by sixth seed and eventual champion Simona Halep. At the Italian Open, Knapp lost in round one to Barbora Strýcová. Knapp had a great run at the French Open. In the first round, she faced fifth seed Victoria Azarenka. She won the match when Azarenka retired during the third set due to a right knee injury. In the second round, she beat Anastasija Sevastova to reach the third round for the first time since 2008. She was defeated in the third round by Yulia Putintseva.

At the 2007 French Open, her first Grand Slam tournament, she reached the third round in the singles event, beating 22nd-seeded Alona Bondarenko. In the third round, she lost to 14th-seeded Patty Schnyder.

At the 2007 US Open, she defeated Chan Yung-jan to reach the second round where she lost to American wild card Ahsha Rolle. Her biggest ITF final came in 2007 in Biella, where she was beaten by Agnieszka Radwańska.

Karin Knapp (born 28 June 1987) is a retired Italian tennis player.

Knapp was born on June 28, 1987, in the northern Italian province of South Tyrol. Her father, Alois, is a fabric manufacturer and her mother, Marianne, is a retired school teacher. She has two brothers, Stefan and Michael. Knapp was introduced to tennis at age 7 by her parents. She speaks German, Italian, and English. Her favorite things are good pasta, fish, and meat, the movie Gladiator, pop music, skiing, watching TV, and traveling. She admires Kim Clijsters.