[215], On 7 October, Kvitov was announced as the sixth qualifier for the WTA Finals. 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. . [10] She then made the quarterfinals of the Connecticut Open where she retired to Carla Surez Navarro after dropping the first set due to a shoulder injury. At the Qatar Open, third-seeded Kvitov cruised into the quarterfinals with two tough three-set victories over Venus Williams and afov before falling to Jelena Jankovi in straight sets. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the latter being her first top 10 win in nearly two years. Seeded third, she saw off the likes of Greet Minnen, seventh seed Anastasija Sevastova and sixth seed Kiki Bertens en route to the final, where she beat eighth seed Kontaveit in straight sets for her overall 27th career title. [344], On 23 May 2017, Kvitov announced that she would play the Wimbledon Championships the following month, and would make a last-minute decision, later in the week, on whether to compete at the French Open. A left-hander with an explosive game, Kvitova has achieved considerable success on fast courts, including 2 Wimbledon titles. [315] All their encounters came throughout 2011 to 2013, the first being the semifinals of the 2011 Madrid Open which Kvitov won comfortably in straight sets. . [153] Kvitov ended the season as world No. In their tenth clash, in the third round of Wuhan in 2016, Kvitov edged past Kerber in three sets in a match that lasted over three-and-a-half hours, which is also their longest match to date. [256] She then saved two match points to beat Arantxa Rus in the first round of Sydney,[257] but then lost to Ons Jabeur in straight sets. Petra Kvitov is a skilled tennis player from Czech, known for her exceptional left-hand strokes. 34 in the rankings after Madrid, which is also her equal-lowest ranking since the year-end rankings of 2010. [10] Amassing 27 wins out of 46 matches played, this season also marked the first time since 2010 where Kvitov recorded a season winning rate of less than 60%. During the match, Kvitova scored 65 points vs Putintseva's 61. Petra Kvitov is a Czech professional tennis player who is well-known for her aggressive baseline play and fierce left-handed groundstrokes. 29. 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. [10] At the French Open, 32nd seed Kvitov scored her season's maiden win on the dirt when she beat Hungary's Anna Bondr in the first round, making it her 30th victory of the tournament. [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. [70] At the French Open, Kvitov beat Aravane Reza and Peng Shuai before losing in the third round to Jamie Hampton in straight sets, in a match where she struggled. [317] Later that year, Kvitov scored her second win over Li, in the Montreal final which she won in three sets to snap a 10-month title drought and capture her first title of 2012.[318]. She lost to Simona Halep in the last four. Her boyfriend and coach Jiri Vanek, 44, got down on bended knee this week at Wimbledon, where Petra was victorious in 2011 . [10], In 2010, Kvitov reached the semifinals of the Memphis Open, losing to eventual champion Maria Sharapova. Petra Kvitova vs. Jessica Pegula Extended Highlights | Round 4. 4. Petra Kvitova kisses her boyfriend and coach Jiri Vanek after winning the final of the 2022 Rothesay International WTA 500 tennis tournament. [293][294], However, due to her high-risk game and aggressive style of play she is known to produce a high number of unforced errors in matches. En route to her second final here, 14th-seeded Kvitov saw off Donna Vekic and Katie Boulter in her first two matches,[271] before dispatching Harriet Dart to return to the last four here for the first time since 2011. Her next opponent was Stosur, whom she beat to reach the final, a match against Azarenka for the world No. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka and Hsieh Su-wei to reach her first quarterfinal on Australian soil since winning here in 2015. [270] However, she bounced back from her third losing streak of the season by lifting her first title in Eastbourne the following week. Eye Color. As of 2023, Petra Kvitova's net worth is estimated to be $24 million. 1, Ashleigh Barty, in straight sets, her fourth consecutive defeat to the Aussie, which also handed the top-ranked player her first win over a top-10 opponent at the Grand Slams. Petra's birth flower is Daffodil and birthstone is Aquamarine. 34, and was also named WTA Newcomer of the Year. [95] In Cincinnati, third-seeded Kvitov received a first round bye and faced Elina Svitolina in her opener but was upset by the Ukrainian in straight sets. [210], During the summer, Kvitov was forced to withdraw from the Canadian Open to recover from the arm injury that had been plaguing her the past two months. [149] At the Wuhan Open, she sailed past Ostapenko and Svitolina in straight sets for a place in the third round. 27 on 9 July 2007. [342], By March 2017, Kvitov had regained the use of her left hand, and could now use it for daily activities without any complications. There, she defeated compatriot Iveta Beneov to lift her maiden career title. [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. [10], Kvitov began her grass court season at Wimbledon, after withdrawing from Eastbourne the week before with an illness. She has 2 elder brothers named Jiri (an engineer) and Libor (a school teacher). In the Fed Cup semifinals against Belgium, she led the Czech team into the final, with wins over Yanina Wickmayer and Kirsten Flipkens. [10] Nevertheless, Kvitov was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award once again, her fifth in succession and sixth in the last seven seasons. [10], Kvitov opened 2022 with a debut showing at the Adelaide International where she was unseeded, and drew local Aussie Priscilla Hon in the opening round but crashed out in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break. [10] She then represented her nation in the Fed Cup final where they took on France. That same year, she also won the Hopman Cup alongside Tom Berdych. She then beat Jessica Pegula to reach her third final here, a rematch of the 2018 final, against Garbie Muguruza. [115] Seeded fourth at the French Open, she defeated Marina Erakovic, Slvia Soler Espinosa and 30th seed Begu to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament outside of Wimbledon for the first time since the 2012 US Open. 8,471 talking about this. In the semifinals of the 2020 Qatar Open, Kvitov snapped the losing streak, recording her fifth win over Barty in the process, also her sixth win over a reigning world No. [34] She ended the year only 115 points second to Wozniacki for the No. 6. The 24-year . [179], Kvitov started off her clay-court season with her maiden appearance in Charleston but lost her opener to fellow Czech Kristna Plkov, marking her first loss to a Czech player since May 2012, having amassed a run of 24 consecutive wins against her compatriots during that period. Czech Republic; Plays: Left; Turned Pro: 2006; WTA Rank #15; Birth Date March 8, 1990 . She currently uses the Wilson Pro Staff 97 racquet, a similar version to Roger Federer's. As the fifth seed, she defeated Olga Govortsova, Lesia Tsurenko and Klara Zakopalov before coming up short to Maria Kirilenko in three sets. [10]. [216] Seeded sixth at the tournament, also her seventh appearance here, the most of any player this decade, however, Kvitov suffered a winless outing for the second year in a row, with losses to Osaka, Bencic and Barty, thus crashing out in the round-robin stage. Year Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon [259] Her season start struggles continued into February with a loss to another Romanian in Irina-Camelia Begu, also her first ever defeat to the latter, in the second round of St. Petersburg, a rematch of their second-round encounter here four years ago. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. As a left-handed player, she executes the shot well by serving out wide away from her opponent, especially on the advantage-side of the court to her opponent's backhand, and then coming forward to finish off the point with a winner down the line. Jessica Pegula Press Conference | Round 4. Home. [316], The following year, they clashed in the semifinals of Sydney where Li, once more, beat Kvitov despite being a set down, this time denying Kvitov the No. 2006-ban kezdte profi plyafutst. Seeded eighth, she defeated Alexa Glatch, Anne Keothavong, Roberta Vinci and Wickmayer en route to the quarterfinals. A year later, also in the round-robin stage of the WTA Tour Championships, Radwaska scored her first win over Kvitov, thus exacting revenge for her loss from a year ago by winning comfortably in straight sets.[309]. There, she came back from a set down to beat Mihaela Buzrnescu for her 23rd career title, her first at an International-level tournament since Linz in 2011. That win would also remain as Kvitov's most recent win over a player ranked inside the top 10 for the next 24 months. [246] On home soil, at the Prague Open, Kvitov rode a three-match losing streak for the first time since the tour suspension was lifted last summer, when she tumbled out in the opening round to Slovak Rebecca ramkov in three sets. However, in a repeat of their 2010 semifinal tie result, the Czechs, who were the two-time defending champions, fell to the Italian team once more. Kvitov was ranked 71 places lower than Safina at the time. March 8, 1990. [162] However, she then suffered a second consecutive loss in the second round of Wimbledon, this time to Madison Brengle in three sets. [145] Kvitov was the two-time defending champion in New Haven but saw her title defence come to an end in the semifinals in the hands of Radwaska. [99] With this victory, Kvitov became the fourth player to qualify for the WTA Finals in Singapore. According to the report, a source close to the couple confirmed they were expecting a child. There, she took down fifth seed Kristina Mladenovic to reach the last four, where she moved past Lucie afov. 0. She then beat Barbora Strcov to reach the semifinals but there, she was defeated by eventual champion Garcia in straight sets. She then made her debut in the main draw of a WTA event at the 2007 Nordic Light Open, where she lost in the first round to Marta Domachowska in three sets. [29][30], Following Wimbledon, she kicked off her US Open Series campaign at the Canadian Open where lost to Petkovic in the third round. [141] Seeded 10th at Wimbledon, she easily defeated Sorana Crstea in the first round. [272] There, she avenged her Birmingham defeat to 15th seed Haddad Maia and in the championship round, denied the eighth seed and defending champion Ostapenko a completed title defence, winning the final in straight sets, to collect her fifth title on the surface and 29th of her career. 080390 31 Jahre Hhe. [288] She then recorded her maiden quarterfinal appearance in Adelaide, her 100th career quarterfinal result in main draws, but lost to Daria Kasatkina, also making it her first defeat in the quarterfinal stage of an Australian tournament outside the Australian Open. Petra Kvitov, OLY (Czech: [ptra kvtova]; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. [343] The following month, following good progress in her recovery, she provisionally put her name down for the French Open. Like many other tennis players in the Czech Republic, she was a big fan of Martina Navratilova.Petra trained in Fulnek until the age of 16. [10] Kvitov then beat Slovaks Dominika Cibulkov and Daniela Hantuchov in the Fed Cup opening round to put the Czech team in the semifinals. [87] Kvitov began her clay court campaign in Stuttgart, losing to Alisa Kleybanova in her opening match. [136] Seeded fifth in Stuttgart, she made her first semifinal at the tournament since 2012 but there, she lost to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. 1:10. There, she saw off Sara Errani to advance to the semifinals, where she lost in three sets to Maria Sharapova, despite having been up a break in the third set. [247], Kvitov then recorded her fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics, her third in the singles discipline, and was selected as co-flag bearer alongside basketball player Tom Satoransk. Wimbledonsk vtzka 2011 Petra Kvitov s msou Venus Rosewater. In addition, she also won the WTA Sportsmanship Award. [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. [355], Kvitov endorses Nike apparel and footwear. [56] At the US Open, she reached the fourth round for the first time since 2009. In Wuhan, she sailed to the last four by scoring wins over Polona Hercog, Sloane Stephens and Dayana Yastremska, all in straight sets, but was then stopped by Alison Riske. 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