Paula began playing tennis at the age of seven and her favourite surface is hardcourt.

She was coached by husband and physiotherapist Pawel Chodun and her tennis idol growing up were Martina Hingis and Serena Williams.

[1] Kania and Polina Pekhova won the Tashkent Open title defeating Anna Chakvetadze and Vesna Dolonc in the final when their opponents retired, after losing the first set 2–6.

Having qualified for her first Grand Slam main draw at Wimbledon, Kania lost in the first round to world No.

[2] Kania continued her momentum by qualifying for another main draw a month later, at the Stanford Classic.