Katarzyna Teodorowicz-Lisowska (born 28 November 1972) is a former professional

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player from

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. She was born Katarzyna Teodorowicz.

Biography

Teodorowicz, who comes from

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in the south of Poland, played professionally in the 1990s. She partnered with Magdalena Mroz to win Poland a Fed Cup tie against France in her first Fed Cup campaign in 1991, winning a live doubles rubber over

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and

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. The same pair also won the decisive doubles match against Sweden in 1992 to put Poland into the World Group quarter-finals for the first time. They also teamed up together in the women's doubles at the

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, losing in three sets to seventh seeded Argentines

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and

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in the first round. In the 1993 Fed Cup, Poland were sent to the World Group playoffs after losing to Indonesia. They were able to win the playoff against Great Britain, with Teodorowicz teaming up again with Mroz to win the deciding doubles rubber. At

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level she twice competed in the main draw of the women's doubles, at the

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and

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. She studied at the University of Physical Education in Katowice and won silver medals in the women's doubles at the

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in both 1997 and 1999. Her last Fed Cup appearance came in 2000 and she retired having featured in a total of 22 ties for Poland.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (2–0)

Doubles: 27 (18–9)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teodorowicz Lisowska, Katarzyna 1972 births Living people Polish female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic tennis players for Poland Sportspeople from Ruda Śląska Universiade silver medalists for Poland 20th-century Polish women