There, she took down fifth seed Kristina Mladenovic to reach the last four, where she moved past Lucie afov. [228][229], Returning to competition in August at the Cincinnati tournament, held in New York City this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Kvitov lost her opening match to compatriot Marie Bouzkov in three sets. Their first meeting came in 2008 in the opening round at Memphis where Kvitov shocked then-eighth-ranked Williams for her maiden top-10 career win. 3 Min Read. [308] Kvitov dominated the early stages of their rivalry, winning five of their first six clashes. Their first meeting came in the semifinals of the 2009 Linz Open which Kvitov won in straight sets. [273][274] At Wimbledon, 25th seed Kvitov prevailed over Jasmine Paolini and Ana Bogdan to reach the third round here for just the third time since she last won the title in 2014. Petra Kvitova vs. Jessica Pegula Extended Highlights | Round 4. The athlete & tennis player (f) is dating Radek Stepanek, her starsign is Pisces and she is now 32 years of age. [172], Kvitov started 2018 in Sydney, unseeded at a Premier event for the first time since the 2010 Kremlin Cup, having been forced to withdraw from Brisbane the week before due to a viral illness. [103] Kvitov received two awards in 2014, the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and the Diamond Aces Award. Williams exacted revenge four years later in the second round of the Miami Open. In 2015, Kvitov completed the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four majors after her quarterfinal debut at the US Open. 22 Jan, 2019 06:46 PM 5 minutes to read. She made her 82 million dollar fortune with Highest ranking No. Having just won her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, after beating Maria . 0. Kvitova, who won her two titles in 2011 and 2014, tweeted the news of her engagement to former player Vanek three days after finishing runner . Their final encounter came in the 2015 Fed Cup final, where Sharapova edged past Kvitov in three sets. The Czech team subsequently advanced to the final for the fourth time in five years. She lost to Simona Halep in the last four. [10], Kvitov began her grass court season at Wimbledon, after withdrawing from Eastbourne the week before with an illness. [117] As the defending champion and the second seed, she handily defeated Kiki Bertens in the first round in 35 minutes, losing just one point on serve via a double fault. [279][280] In the final, she was swept aside by qualifier Caroline Garcia in straight sets, in what was their ninth overall meeting, and a rematch of their second-round encounter here seven years ago. 2 (31 October 2011). Dec 30, 2022. [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. In the wake of parting ways with his ex-fiance, a new perspective on his sentiment began to restore the Talking Factories. [155], During the off-season in 2016, going into 2017, Kvitov announced Ji Vank as her new coach. [238], Opening her season's campaign on clay in Charleston, Kvitov scored her career's maiden win on green clay surface by defeating Aussie Storm Sanders, before falling to eventual runner-up Danka Kovini in the next round, in straight sets. [207] At the Italian Open, her first appearance here since 2016, Kvitov made the third round where she faced Sakkari but retired with an injured calf while trailing in the decider. There, she lost to 19th seed Johanna Konta in three sets. Before Saturday's final played between eventual champion Petra Kvitova and defending champion Jelena Ostapenko, Konta's home tournament honored her career in a retirement ceremony. But she won bronze in the Rio Olympics, losing in three . The result also saw Kvitov's losing streak at the tournament, dating back to her loss in the 2015 final to Agnieszka Radwaska, extended to seven matches. [218], Kvitov began 2020 at the Brisbane International. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka and Hsieh Su-wei to reach her first quarterfinal on Australian soil since winning here in 2015. She has won the Wimbledon title in 2011 and 2014, and is also an Olympic medallist, winning the bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Petra Kvitov. This was followed by her first major semifinal appearance at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. [55] At the Cincinnati Open, she reached the semifinals, falling to Kerber once again. [132] In the Fed Cup opening round tie against Romania, she lost both of her singles matches. 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. She defeated the likes of Daniela Hantuchov, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwaska, Caroline Wozniacki and Sara Errani en route to the title. [76] [5] She was coached by David Kotyza, from November 2008 till January 2016. Most Expensive. But . [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. 1, Dinara Safina in the third round in three sets for her first win over a reigning world No. She had not beaten Williams in five previous attempts but upset the American in straight sets to advance to her second Madrid final. [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. The loss meant Kvitov has failed to make a single Grand Slam quarterfinal in a season for the first time since 2009. [305] At the end of the year, the two met in the third round of the China Open where Wozniacki beat Kvitov comfortably once more and ensured herself the world No. Sharapova then retired in February 2020. [10] In the Fed Cup final, where Czech Republic took on the United States, Kvitov was nominated as part of the Czech team but illness forced her out of play. Seeded sixth, she bowed out in the second round to eventual runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. It also meant that for the first time since 2015, she has made a Grand Slam quarterfinal in a season in consecutive years. Their fifteenth encounter came much later in 2021, on grass in Bad Homburg, their first meeting on the surface, and fifth to take place in Germany. He first gained notice upon defeating then-world No.1 Dinara Safina at the US Open in 2009. [114] The following week in Rome, Kvitov cruised into her second quarterfinal here but lost to Surez Navarro for the third time this year. [124][125] Nevertheless, she qualified for the WTA Finals on 14 October. [221] Kvitov's final tournament appearance, before the suspension of the tour in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[222] was in Doha where she was the eighth seed. There, she scored her fourth win over a reigning world No. 2 (31 October 2011). There, she came back from a set down to defeat Ashleigh Barty, winning her 26th career title. In the slice department, she has the ability to keep the ball low and performs the shot better on her backhand wing. As of 2023, Petra Kvitova's net worth is estimated to be $24 million. Kvitov's form then improved in Tokyo, where she reached the semifinals, losing to Zvonareva. Kvitov and Maria Sharapova met 11 times. [140], Kvitov suffered a dire grass court season as she failed to produce a winning record on the surface, falling early to Jeena Ostapenko and Johanna Konta in Birmingham and Eastbourne respectively. In 2014, she won her second major title at Wimbledon, defeating Eugenie Bouchard in the final. She defeated Ksenia Pervak in her opener and then moved past Bartoli to reach the quarterfinals where she beat Tamira Paszek. Kvitov subsequently went on a three-match winning streak in the Tokyo semifinals in 2013, the second round of Doha and the third round of the Wimbledon Championships,[321] the latter two in 2014. Petra Kvitova has caught up in this second part of the season. [74] At the Cincinnati Open, she lost to Wozniacki in the third round. [9] In October, she reached the quarterfinals in Zurich as a qualifier where she lost to second seed Ana Ivanovic, but the result nevertheless placed her in the top 50 rankings for the first time ever. After that, Kvitov won their next four meetings in a row, all on hard courts the New Haven semifinals in 2015, second round of the Rio Olympics in 2016, third round of Beijing in 2017 and the semifinals of Doha in 2018, the latter where Wozniacki served for the match twice. acebag Member since 06/2016. In a rain-interrupted second round encounter against Makarova, however, she succumbed to the Russian in a tight straight-set loss. [332] She then began dating Czech hockey player Radek Meidl in June 2014. She was born in 1990s, in Millennials Generation. On 8-3-1990 Petra Kvitov was born in Blovec, Czechoslovakia. The win also ended Williams' 27-match winning streak dating back to the WTA Finals the previous year. There, she defeated Lucie Hradeck and Elena Baltacha, before losing to defending and eventual champion Kim Clijsters in the third round, having led 30 in the first set before going on lost the next twelve games in a row. At the Linz Open, Kvitov made her second final of the year, where she lost to Wickmayer once again. [127] Kvitov finished the year as world No. At the 2014 WTA Finals, Kvitov gained her revenge by beating Sharapova in straight sets in their round-robin match, and then scored another win here the following year in the semifinals, both in straight sets. [330] Barty would go on to retire in March 2022. [357] Her other sponsors include UniCredit Bank and esk pota, a Czech postal service operator. [28] Thus, she became the first left-handed female player to win the singles title since Martina Navratilova in 1990, the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam tournament title and the first Czech player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Jana Novotn won Wimbledon in 1998. Petra Kvitova recently lost to World No.6 Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals of the French Open 2020. As the third seed, she was drawn into the same group as Roberta Vinci and Strcov, defeating both players in straight sets to advance to the semifinals where she sailed past wildcard Zhang Shuai. Kvitov then competed in Sydney where she advanced to the last four after defeating Christina McHale and compatriot Lucie afov. Movement is another weakness in her game though it has shown significant improvement over the last couple of years as she is now able to run down more balls than before. [197] Furthermore, Kvitov was awarded the WTA Sportsmanship for the seventh time overall. [61] Kvitov was the eighth seed at the Australian Open. Petra Kvitov, OLY (Czech: [ptra kvtova]; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. 44 Comments 14 Shares. 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. [336] They became engaged in July 2022. 34 in the rankings after Madrid, which is also her equal-lowest ranking since the year-end rankings of 2010. When returning, she uses a short compact motion which allows her to return aggressively regardless of the serve speed. There, she beat Grges in straight sets for her 50th main draw win on grass. [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. She reached the last eight after defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Carla Surez Navarro but there, she succumbed to Flipkens in three sets. However, she has taken several pictures with babies and graced the covers of magazines with babies, but she has not given birth yet. Firstly, she beat world No. At the Sydney International, Kvitov lost in the last four to Li Na. She won the title by defeating Magdalna Rybrikov in the final, her 13th career title. With the win, she achieved the ranking of world No. Kvitov was scheduled to play the Open GdF Suez, but withdrew prior to her opening match because of a respiratory illness. Moreover, her local tennis club offered a reward amounting $3850 for information leading to the whereabouts of her attacker. 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. According to the report, a source close to the couple confirmed they were expecting a child. Kvitov returned from a month's break in October, firstly on home soil at the Ostrava Open where she returned to the quarterfinals here, for the second year running, her fifth such result of the season, and 99th of her career, but suffered defeat in the hands of fellow Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. Nevertheless, she finished the year ranked world No. [100] It was also the first time since 2011 where she had won more than two titles in a season. [251] She then reached her third quarterfinal in Cincinnati, her most of such showings at a 1000-level event in North America, and best result in more than three months, where she faced Kerber but was forced to retire down a set due to a stomach issue. Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova added another happy memory at the All England Lawn Tennis Club on Wednesday, announcing she has become engaged to her . She was the only seed to reach the quarterfinals. [13] She concluded 2009 as world No. 29. [186] She then beat Kateryna Bondarenko in her opener in Eastbourne before withdrawing due to a hamstring injury. 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Actress: Ordinace v ruzov zahrade 2. Looking at the title odds at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Kvitova is +2500. [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. [201] Nevertheless, Kvitov returned to the world No. She then lost to Bartoli in three sets. It meant that for the first time since 2009, Kvitov did not reach a quarterfinal at the Grand Slams in two consecutive years. [295], However, when Kvitov is at her best, she is extremely dangerous, as seen in the final of the 2015 Madrid Open against Svetlana Kuznetsova where she hit 33 winners in the 66-minute contest, an average of a winner every two minutes, which is more than double her unforced error count of 14 too. Eye Color. Tuesday, September 6. Petra Kvitova is a Czech professional tennis player. 9:26. [146] As the 14th seed at the US Open, where for the first time since the 2011 Australian Open, Kvitov was not a top 10 seed at a Grand Slam tournament, she reached the fourth round but lost to eventual champion Kerber in straight sets. However, she managed to secure a spot in the semifinals where she defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets to advance to her second final at the tournament. [209] Returning to competition at Wimbledon after a six-week layoff, sixth-seeded Kvitov cruised to the fourth round, her first appearance in the second week here since winning the title in 2014, thus making multiple second week appearances at the Grand Slams for the first time since 2015. During the North American summer stretch, an unseeded Kvitov exited the Canadian Open at the first hurdle, her earliest defeat here since 2010, in the hands of Alison Riske-Amritraj. Petra Kvitova finished as the runner-up at the 2022 Cincinnati Open. Kvitov trails the head-to-head 47. In addition, she also won the WTA Sportsmanship Award. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Czech Republic; Plays: Left; Turned Pro: 2006; WTA Rank #15; Birth Date March 8, 1990 . 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. As the fifth seed, she defeated Olga Govortsova, Lesia Tsurenko and Klara Zakopalov before coming up short to Maria Kirilenko in three sets. . [80] At the Australian Open, she succumbed to Luksika Kumkhum in the first round in three sets. Kvitova earned a two-set victory over Yulia Putintseva (6-4, 6-4) in her most recent match, which was in the Round . At the 2014 WTA Finals, Radwaska won their round-robin match easily, only for Kvitov to avenge the loss in the semifinals of New Haven the following year. She also became the only player this decade to suffer multiple winless appearances at the tournament, the first since Elena Dementieva, in 2004, 2005 and 2006. [10] She then helped the Czech team to defend its Fed Cup title, going 11 in singles matches against Serbia in the final before the Czech Republic won 31 in the tie through afov. [267] Kvitov's string of recent poor results saw her fall to a 12-year low of world No. The loss meant that for the first time since 2017, Kvitov failed to reach a final in the Middle East, and she also exited the top 30 for the first time since her top-30 debut in January 2011. [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]. There, she moved past Grges via a retirement and then overcame world No. Advertisement. A fan spotted Petra Kvitov walking alone, probably coming back from picking up her mail at the end of her several mile long driveway, on the afternoon of February 22, 2023. That win would also remain as Kvitov's most recent win over a player ranked inside the top 10 for the next 24 months. 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. This is the story of her survival her return to tennis and how it changed her. [15] Nevertheless, she was guaranteed to crack the top 30 rankings for the first time. At the US Open, Kvitov was upset by qualifier Aleksandra Kruni in the third round. At the Miami Open, Kvitov defeated Varvara Lepchenko in the second round but then lost her next match to Pavlyuchenkova. [10] Nevertheless, Kvitov was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award once again, her fifth in succession and sixth in the last seven seasons. [213] However, she bounced back with strong results during the Asian swing. 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. [136] Seeded fifth in Stuttgart, she made her first semifinal at the tournament since 2012 but there, she lost to eventual champion Angelique Kerber. Petra Kvitova. [51], Kvitov started her grass-court season in Eastbourne where she fell to Ekaterina Makarova in the second round. [231] She matched her best result at the French Open after that, defeating Ocane Dodin, Jasmine Paolini, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Zhang Shuai and Laura Siegemund, all in straight sets, to reach the last four where she fell to Sofia Kenin in straight sets. [240] She then advanced past Marie Bouzkov, Angelique Kerber and Veronika Kudermetova to make her sixth quarterfinal in Madrid where she lost to world No. As the sixth seed, she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko and Peng Shuai in the first two rounds, both in straight sets. [10] She then reached the semifinals of the China Open where she lost to Jelena Jankovi. The following year, Barty levelled the rivalry once more, with a three-set victory in the Madrid Open quarterfinals, the pair's first meeting on clay after nearly nine years, and their third in the last eight of a 1000-level event which would also prove to be their final encounter. [21] Once again, Kvitov's ranking rose to a new high of world No. Wimbledonsk vtzka 2011 Petra Kvitov s msou Venus Rosewater. Kvitov began her season on grass with a loss to an in-form Beatriz Haddad Maia in her opening match at Birmingham. [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. She defeated Grta Arn, Zheng Jie, and Vania King in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion Li Na in the fourth round, despite having led 30 in the deciding set. 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. Later that month, in the fourth round of the French Open, Li exacted revenge by coming back from a set down to beat Kvitov, and would go on to win the title. 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. Petra Kvitov. [109] She subsequently withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami due to exhaustion. [282] The victory earned herself the 600th win of her career across all levels besides placing her in her first second week appearance at the Grand Slams in two years. [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. [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. [10], Kvitov kicked off the US Open Series at the Canadian Open where she was the second seed. [101], At the WTA Finals, Kvitov was upset by Agnieszka Radwaska in her opening match in straight sets. Pisces. 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. 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. [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. [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. [178] She then beat Aryna Sabalenka and Sofia Kenin to reach the fourth round in Miami where she was beaten by Ostapenko. Her latest . [41], On Fed Cup duty, Kvitov extended her long streak of wins in singles matches indoors, which started with her title run at the Open GdF Suez last year, to 25 matches, with her four victories against Germany and Italy, in the opening round and semifinal ties, respectively. [252] At the US Open, 10th seed Kvitov recorded back-to-back wins at the Grand Slams for the first time this year, to reach the third round where she was beaten by 17th seed and eventual semifinalist Sakkari in straight sets. 1 Barty, ending a four-match losing streak against the latter. 8:30. [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. They met once more two weeks later in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open where Kvitov moved past Barty in straight sets.[327]. [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. [161], Kvitov began the grass-court swing at the Birmingham Classic, where she defeated both Tereza Smitkov and Naomi Broady in straight sets to reach her first quarterfinal of 2017, also her first on grass since the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. En route to the final, she saw past the likes of Elena Vesnina, Irina-Camelia Begu, Jeena Ostapenko and Julia Grges. 2 ranking for the first time since June 2015 after the tournament's conclusion. In 2016, she won the WTA Elite Trophy on her debut, thus becoming the first player ever to win both categories of year-end championships on debut. 3 Jessica Pegula to open her season with her 30th career win over an opponent ranked in the top 5, and it was also the Czech Republic's sole win in its opening tie against the United States. 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There, she lost to incoming world No. 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. In 2019, she reached her first major final in almost five years, at the Australian Open, finishing runner-up to Naomi Osaka. Her lone Grand Slam tournament appearance as a junior came at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships. -) olimpiai bronzrmes, ktszeres Grand Slam-tornagyztes cseh hivatsos teniszezn. She also won a bronze medal in singles while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The following week at the Cincinnati Open, she lost to Petkovic in the same round once more. Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic shows appreciation to the fans after her victory in the Women's Singles final match against Ashleigh Barty on day. 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