2017-2019: Juniors Kraus also won a bronze medal at the
2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in
Győr. She reached a career-high
ITF juniors ranking of world No. 87, on 21 January 2019.
2021: WTA Tour debut Kraus made her
WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard entrant at the
2021 Upper Austria Ladies Linz, losing to
Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round.
2023 As a qualifier, she defeated eighth seed
Nadia Podoroska to reach the second round at the WTA 125
2023 Bogota Open, where she lost to
Nuria Brancaccio.
2025: WTA 500 debut Kraus qualified for the main draw at her home tournament, the WTA 500
2025 Upper Austria Ladies Linz. Kraus won her first
WTA 125 title at the
2025 Cali Open, defeating
Panna Udvardy in the final.
2026: Top 100 and WTA 1000 debuts Kraus defeated compatriot
Julia Grabher in first all-Austrian match since 2014, at the
2026 ASB Classic. Krauss reached the top 100 in the WTA singles rankings on 23 February 2026 at world No. 99. Kraus qualified for the main draw for her debut at the WTA 1000-level, at the
2026 Miami Open, but lost to
Alycia Parks in straight sets. ==National representation==