She lost in the last four to fourth seed Kerber in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break. [173] She then fell in the opening round of the Australian Open, succumbing to Andrea Petkovic in three sets despite having served for the match twice. [262][10] After yet another third-round exit in Indian Wells, this time to eventual finalist Maria Sakkari,[263] Kvitov recorded her best result in more than six months with a third quarterfinal showing in Miami, defeating Clara Burel, Lauren Davis and 21st seed Veronika Kudermetova along the way. There, she lost to Radwaska in three sets. At the US Open, Kvitov was the fifth seed and reached the fourth round after defeating Laura Siegemund, wildcard Nicole Gibbs and 32nd seed Anna Karolna Schmiedlov, all in straight sets. 28. acebag Member since 06/2016. [81] It was the first time Kvitov exited a Grand Slam tournament in the opening round since the 2011 US Open. Kicking off the 2023 season in a team event for the first time since 2014, Kvitov amassed two straight-set wins in singles at the inaugural United Cup. [348] Then, in May 2018, it was revealed that a suspect had been taken into custody. [103] Kvitov received two awards in 2014, the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and the Diamond Aces Award. 2 ranking, which Kvitov won in three sets. [92] Kvitov was seeded sixth at Wimbledon. [202] At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Kvitov recorded consecutive wins here for the first time since 2013, beating both Kateina Siniakov and Jennifer Brady in three sets to reach the quarterfinals, where saw off Viktria Kumov in straight sets. [10]. [68] In Stuttgart, Kvitov beat Germans Annika Beck and Julia Grges to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Li Na. [154] With that achievement, Kvitov claimed the record of most Fed Cup titles won by a Czech player, having been part of all of the teams that took home those five crowns. When the cats are outside, the wildlife can't play,Councils across NSW are urging the government to introduce cat curfews to prevent them killing millions of native Australian animals each year. [234] Kvitov was seeded ninth at the 2021 Australian Open, but fell at the second hurdle to Sorana Crstea in three sets. [332] She then began dating Czech hockey player Radek Meidl in June 2014. The details sound terrifying, and the resulting injury cause Kvitova to undergo immediate . She received a first round bye and faced Aussie Casey Dellacqua in her opening match, which she won in straight sets. However, she saw that streak expire when she lost to young American wildcard Amanda Anisimova in the following round in straight sets. O n the morning after Petra Kvitova won Wimbledon in imperious fashion this summer, for the second time in her career, she cleaned the whole house she had rented for the tournament. Alastair Grant/AP. The first two came in the quarterfinals of Stuttgart which Li won, and the quarterfinals of Beijing which Kvitov won, the latter in three sets. [283]Nevertheless, owing to her strong results in past two months, Kvitov saw her ranking return to the top 20 for the first time since January this year.[10]. The Czech team subsequently advanced to the final for the fourth time in five years. Year Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon [356] She is represented by IMG, following a signed agreement in August 2014. [86], At the Fed Cup semifinal tie against Italy, Kvitov dispatched both Camila Giorgi and Roberta Vinci in straight sets, thus sending the Czech team into their third final in the last four years. V rmci okruhu ITF zvtzila na sedmi singlovch udlostech.. Na nejvy grandslamov rovni zskala dva tituly. She faced former champion and 30th seed Venus Williams in the third round and was two points away from losing the match but went on to win in three sets. [176], Kvitov carried her good form into the Qatar Open, defeating ala Bykakay, Agnieszka Radwaska and Elina Svitolina to reach the quarterfinals. [15] Nevertheless, she was guaranteed to crack the top 30 rankings for the first time. Twice Wimbledon singles champion, now Petra Kvitova is a winner in love. 68 kg. Kvitov then sailed to her first title of the year, and a milestone 10th of her career, in Dubai, despite having never won a match at the tournament before. Petra Kvitova Interesting Facts: Her all-time favorite tennis player is Martina Navratilova. [242] At the French Open, 11th-seeded Kvitov saved a match point in the first round against Greet Minnen en route to a win from a set down but then was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained during media duties there. Kvitov's form then improved in Tokyo, where she reached the semifinals, losing to Zvonareva. [65] She then reached her first ever quarterfinal at the Indian Wells Open. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitov has won 29 career singles titles, including two major titles at Wimbledon in 2011 and in 2014.She also won a bronze medal in singles while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Congrats to your baby boy Agniezska Radwanska! [14] She then sailed to the semifinals of Wimbledon, defeating Sorana Crstea, Zheng Jie, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, and Kaia Kanepi en route, before falling to defending and eventual champion Serena Williams in straight sets. [148], Kvitov began the Asian swing with a loss to Puig in the second round of Tokyo. [307] Wozniacki then retired in 2020 after the Australian Open. [108] Kvitov then lost in Dubai and Doha, in the third round and quarterfinals, respectively, both at the hands of Carla Surez Navarro. Watch highlights of the opening rubber of the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final between Petra Kvitova and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.Fed Cup was launched in 19. [203] She then lost her opening match at the Indian Wells Open, coming up short in a tight three-setter to Venus Williams. [170] The loss meant that for the first time since 2010, Kvitov did not win a Premier Mandatory or Premier 5 title during a season. At the Miami Open, Kvitov defeated Varvara Lepchenko in the second round but then lost her next match to Pavlyuchenkova. 1. 1. [98], The following month at the inaugural Wuhan Open, third-seeded Kvitov cruised into the third round on an upset-filled day by defeating Karin Knapp in her opening match in straight sets. Wozniacki exacted revenge by winning their next two meetings in the third round of Cincinnati in 2013 and the round-robin stage of the 2014 WTA Finals. On forehands, she prefers to take the ball early, thus allowing her to produce down-the-line winners effectively. Petra Kvitova is an international professional Czech professional Table Tennis player. 1, Dinara Safina in the third round in three sets for her first win over a reigning world No. 14. Share. [341], In early January 2017, it was reported that Kvitov's recovery was going according to plan, and that she had gradually begun doing exercises with her injured fingers. [330] Barty would go on to retire in March 2022. [111], After dropping her opening match in Stuttgart to Madison Brengle,[112] Kvitov sailed into the quarterfinals in Madrid with wins over Olga Govortsova, Coco Vandeweghe and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Petra Kvitov (* 8. bezna 1990 Blovec) je esk tenistka, kter do profesionlnho tenisu vstoupila v roce 2006.Na okruhu WTA vyhrla dvacet devt turnaj ve dvouhe en. Barty then went on to record her first win against Kvitov two months later in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open. On 8-3-1990 Petra Kvitov was born in Blovec, Czechoslovakia. [336] They became engaged in July 2022. 12, also her lowest ranking since May 2011. [87] Kvitov began her clay court campaign in Stuttgart, losing to Alisa Kleybanova in her opening match. You can buy a baby T. rex skeleton on eBay for $3 million. She also helped lead the Czech Republic to victory in the Fed Cup that same year, making it the Czech Republic's first such title as an independent nation. She then won her second title of the year and the ninth of her career in New Haven, defeating Nicole Gibbs, Lucie afov, Errani and Kirilenko along the way. Seeded first, Kvitov made a semifinal run with wins over Katarzyna Piter, Ann Li and fifth seed Podoroska. Kvitov began her season on grass with a loss to an in-form Beatriz Haddad Maia in her opening match at Birmingham. [12] However, she came up short to eventual semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer in the round of 16, in three sets. [183] She then breezed through to her second crown in two weeks by winning her third title in Madrid, becoming the first woman to do so, by seeing off Lesia Tsurenko, Monica Puig, Anett Kontaveit, Daria Kasatkina and Karolna Plkov to make the final, where she fought through a tough three-setter to see off Kiki Bertens for her 24th career title. [144] Thus, she became the first Czech player of either gender to win an Olympic medal in the singles discipline since Jana Novotn in 1996. [120][121] As the defending champion at the Connecticut Open, second-seeded Kvitov received a bye in the opening round and safely advanced to the semifinals after defeating Keys and Agnieszka Radwaska. Petra Kvitova of The Czech Republic celebrates in her Semi-Final singles match against Jessica Pegula of The United States during Day Five of the. Her last match was at the 2017 US Open, losing to eventual quarterfinalist Petra Kvitova in the opening round. As of 2023, Petra Kvitova's net worth is estimated to be $24 million. [168], Kvitov kicked off the Asian swing in Wuhan where she was the defending champion and faced local player Peng Shuai at the first hurdle, but came up short in an epic three-set match that lasted three hours and 34 minutes. 44 Comments 14 Shares. She then overcame fellow Czech Karolna Plkov for a place in the last eight where she moved past Caroline Garcia. There, she faced fourth seed Naomi Osaka, with the world No. [349] More than five months later, a Czech state prosecutor revealed that an unnamed 33-year-old man (later identified as criminal recidivist Radim ondra[350][351]) had been charged with assault over a knife attack on a woman in Prostjov on 20 December 2016, which matched the date and location of Kvitov's attack. She then defeated Kurumi Nara in the second round in straight sets to advance to the third round where she faced 28th seed Jelena Jankovi. 4. [116] Nevertheless, following the tournament's conclusion, Kvitov returned to the world No. Petra Kvitov does not have a child. At the Sydney International, Kvitov lost in the last four to Li Na. By Prince Akoenyenu May 23, 2022. [296] Another similar illustration was witnessed in the final of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships against Eugenie Bouchard where Kvitov fired 28 winners in 55 minutes, against just 12 unforced errors, to lift her second Grand Slam title.[297]. In the opening round of Fed Cup, where the Czech team faced Australia, Kvitov started with a win in singles over Jarmila Gajdoov and followed it up with a three-set victory over Samantha Stosur, saving a match point in the process. [10] At the Fed Cup where Czech Republic faced Germany for the title, she saw off over Andrea Petkovic in straight sets, and Angelique Kerber in a thrilling three-setter, enabling the Czech team to clinch its third Fed Cup title in four years with the final score of the tie at 31. [42] She scored those wins over the likes of Germans Julia Grges and Sabine Lisicki,[43] and Italians Francesca Schiavone and Errani. [267] Kvitov's string of recent poor results saw her fall to a 12-year low of world No. [21] Once again, Kvitov's ranking rose to a new high of world No. There, she beat defending champion Angelique Kerber and then moved past Aliaksandra Sasnovich to book her place in the final. [248] In tennis competition, she saw off Italy's Jasmine Paolini in her opener before taking her earliest loss at the event, in the hands of Belgian Alison van Uytvanck in the second round, besides being inflicted her first bagel set at the Games in the process. She defeated Ksenia Pervak in her opener and then moved past Bartoli to reach the quarterfinals where she beat Tamira Paszek. In 2012, Kvitov reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Opens, and was crowned the US Open Series champion. [134] However, this was followed by an early loss in Miami in the hands of 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova. She has 2 elder brothers named Jiri (an engineer) and Libor (a school teacher). [91], During the grass-court swing, Kvitov competed in Eastbourne where she advanced to the quarterfinals but was then forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury. But she won bronze in the Rio Olympics, losing in three . [340] Three days later, in her first press conference since her surgery, Kvitov revealed that she had regained movement in her left hand. She was also named WTA Player of the Year, WTA Most Improved Player of the Year and ITF World Champion in 2011. UPDATE 18/02/2023 : This story seems to be false. She won all of her singles matches but they did not advance to the final, finishing second in their group behind eventual champions France. 22 Jan, 2019 06:46 PM 5 minutes to read. This came as a surprise to many, as the couple had only been together for a little over a year. [169] At the China Open, she moved past fellow Czech Kristna Plkov and American Varvara Lepchenko to reach the third round where saw off fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets. 2006-ban kezdte profi plyafutst. Seeded sixth, she bowed out in the second round to eventual runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She initially gained recognition when she signed with Jive Records in 1997, and dropped her two first albums, Baby. [75] At the US Open, she fell to Alison Riske in the third round, causing her to drop out of the top 10 for the first time since May 2011. 1 Ashleigh Barty in three sets. Petra Kvitov, OLY (Czech: [ptra kvtova]; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. In the final, she beat Svitolina in straight sets to win the tournament on debut, thus lifting her 19th career title and her first title indoors since winning the WTA Finals in 2011. [107] At the Australian Open, fourth-seeded Kvitov was upset by Madison Keys in the third round in straight sets. [174] However, she bounced back by winning the St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy. In 2015, Kvitov completed the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four majors after her quarterfinal debut at the US Open. [131] A week after the conclusion of the Australian Open, Kvitov and long-time coach David Kotyza split. [260] She then reached the quarterfinals in Dubai after seeing off Camila Giorgi and world No. [62] Kvitov was then awarded a wildcard into the Open GdF Suez. She lost to Simona Halep in the last four. She then beat Kristina Mladenovic in the final in a dominating performance to win her 21st career title, thus becoming the first left-handed player to win a singles title in Russia. Against such opponents, she has been shown to break down physically due to her opponent's use of court craft, consistency and patience on court. 562562. In the slice department, she has the ability to keep the ball low and performs the shot better on her backhand wing. [237] Later that month, Kvitov made the fourth round at the Miami Open after seeing off Aliz Cornet and 17th seed Johanna Konta before succumbing to fifth seed Elina Svitolina from a set up. Kvitova used to be the World No.2 player around 2011. [357] Her other sponsors include UniCredit Bank and esk pota, a Czech postal service operator. There, she lost to incoming world No. Petra Kvitova recently lost to World No.6 Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals of the French Open 2020. 16, effectively improving her ranking by more than half, dating back to summer earlier in the season. Tuesday, September 6. Talking about the service games, Kvitova scored 8 aces and she committed only 6 double faults. She then beat Barbora Strcov to reach the semifinals but there, she was defeated by eventual champion Garcia in straight sets. They met thrice in 2013. In the Fed Cup semifinals against Belgium, she led the Czech team into the final, with wins over Yanina Wickmayer and Kirsten Flipkens. Dec. 20, 2016. In the second round, however, she struggled against Laura Robson and eventually succumbed to the Brit in three sets. [346][347], Almost a year after the attack, on 16 November 2017, Czech police announced that they had shelved investigations on the attack since they had still not identified the attacker. Grik Member since 05/2012 52. @UnitedCupTennis. As a junior, Kvitov achieved a career-high ranking of world No. [163], During the US Open Series, Kvitov posted a quarterfinal appearance in Stanford,[164] but then lost early in Toronto and Cincinnati, both at the hands of the resurgent Sloane Stephens,[165][166] before bowing out in the opening round of New Haven to Zhang Shuai. [10] She then reached the semifinals of the China Open where she lost to Jelena Jankovi. [298] Their first three meetings came in 2012, the first in Stuttgart where Kvitov won in straight sets. En route to the final, she saw past the likes of Elena Vesnina, Irina-Camelia Begu, Jeena Ostapenko and Julia Grges. She currently uses the Wilson Pro Staff 97 racquet, a similar version to Roger Federer's. There, she moved past Grges via a retirement and then overcame world No. PRAGUE (AP) Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about six months, the surgeon who operated on the two-time Wimbledon champion's left hand said Wednesday. [220] Having failed to defend her runner-up result here from a year ago, Kvitov dropped out of the top 10, for the first time since February 2018. Kvitov turned professional in 2006 and has won 27 career singles titles, two of which are Grand Slam titles, the Wimbledon Championships in 2011 and in 2014. [224][225][226], However, in spite of the suspensions, Kvitov made her unofficial return to the sport in May at an all-Czech exhibition event held in Prague, where she beat the likes of Barbora Krejkov, Siniakov and Karolna Muchov to lift the title. There, she fell to fourth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets. 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As a result, she dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since September 2013, at world No. She is known for her inconsistencies, inability to maintain focus during matches as well as impatience mid-rally. Petra Kvitov postoupila do 3. kola US Open. [155], During the off-season in 2016, going into 2017, Kvitov announced Ji Vank as her new coach. There, she scored her fourth win over a reigning world No. In the last eight, however, she came up short to Jeena Ostapenko in three sets, despite having served for the match twice, and having a match point under her belt. [249][250] The following month, Kvitov returned during the North American summer swing and opened with a loss to eventual champion Camila Giorgi in the third round of Montreal. Kvitov was ranked 71 places lower than Safina at the time. [123], The Asian swing was not a successful one for Kvitov as she lost early in Wuhan and Beijing. Blue. Date of Birth. Kvitov and Venus Williams have met eight times with Kvitov currently leading the head-to-head 53. [156] However, her plans were jeopardized when she was attacked during a break-in at her home in the Czech Republic by a knife-wielding robber shortly before Christmas. She then beat Wozniacki in three sets to reach the final where she overcame Li in three sets to win the title, thus ending a 10-month title drought. Seeded eighth, she defeated Alexa Glatch, Anne Keothavong, Roberta Vinci and Wickmayer en route to the quarterfinals. She then beat Schiavone to reach the quarterfinals but the first-time defending champion's journey came to an end, after she was overwhelmed in straight sets by four-time and eventual champion, Serena Williams. She lost to Camila Giorgi in the second round. With the win, she achieved the ranking of world No. Czech Republic; Plays: Left; Turned Pro: 2006; WTA Rank #15; Birth Date March 8, 1990 . wimbledon. In their final meeting, the semifinals of the WTA Tour Championships, Li saw off Kvitov in straight sets. Her win over Bencic saw her through to the second week here for the first time since 2012, and for the first time at a Grand Slam outside the US Open since the 2015 French Open. [73] She was the defending champion at the Canadian Open and defeated Eugenie Bouchard and Stosur to reach the quarterfinals but failed to defend her title when she lost to eventual finalist Sorana Crstea in three sets. [308] Kvitov dominated the early stages of their rivalry, winning five of their first six clashes. [29][30], Following Wimbledon, she kicked off her US Open Series campaign at the Canadian Open where lost to Petkovic in the third round. That same winning streak then turned to Kerber's favour in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals in 2015, the semifinals of Stuttgart and the fourth round of the US Open, the latter two in 2016. 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