Petra Kvitova kisses her boyfriend and coach Jiri Vanek after winning the final of the 2022 Rothesay International WTA 500 tennis tournament. 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. [278] In the semifinals, she defeated former champion Madison Keys, in their ninth meeting in total and a rematch of their opening-round clash here last year, to move to her 40th career final and her first in North America since New Haven seven years ago. [20], At the Open GdF Suez, Kvitov won her second title of the year by defeating newly crowned world No. Then, during her breakthrough season in 2011, Kvitov won her first major title at Wimbledon over Maria Sharapova in the final, and becoming the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a major. 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. There, she fell to fourth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets. Kvitova used to be the World No.2 player around 2011. Dec 30, 2022. 1 ranking. 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Petra Kvitova is a Czech professional tennis player. Kvitov was ranked 71 places lower than Safina at the time. March 8, 1990. 1 ranking. Petra Kvitov (Blovec, 1990. mrcius 8. A ctigat dou titluri de Grand Slam, ambele la Wimbledon.Kvitova a mai ctigat i Turneul Campioanelor la tenis n 2011 i Cupa Hopman n 2012. [206] She was the defending champion at the Madrid Open and made the last eight where she lost to eventual champion Bertens, in a rematch of last year's final, in straight sets. The Czechs then advanced to the semifinals with a 40 scoreline.[63]. [ October 10, 2021 ] BNP PARIBAS OPEN. [343] The following month, following good progress in her recovery, she provisionally put her name down for the French Open. [32] However, the following week, she lost in the first round of the China Open to Sofia Arvidsson in three sets. 080390 31 Jahre Hhe. 3 Min Read. [214] The following week in Beijing, she recorded her fifth quarterfinal appearance at the tournament, after defeating Mladenovic and ninth seed Bencic, both in straight sets, where she succumbed to world No. 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. There, however, she succumbed in a tight three-setter to Shelby Rogers, despite having four match points. Get . She then won four consecutive games to claim the set. [167] However, she bounced back at the US Open by beating Jelena Jankovi, Aliz Cornet and 18th seed Caroline Garcia to reach the fourth round. 9:26. The loss marked the second time in her career she did not reach a second week at the Grand Slams, after 2018. [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. [356] She is represented by IMG, following a signed agreement in August 2014. She then beat Barbora Strcov to reach the semifinals but there, she was defeated by eventual champion Garcia in straight sets. [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. [46] The following month in Stuttgart, she defeated Schiavone and Angelique Kerber to reach the semifinals, where she lost to Sharapova in straight sets, thus snapping a long run of 27 consecutive wins indoors. [184] The winning streak ended at the French Open, when she crashed out in the third round to 25th seed Kontaveit in straight sets. In a rain-interrupted second round encounter against Makarova, however, she succumbed to the Russian in a tight straight-set loss. Congrats to your baby boy Agniezska Radwanska! [192], Kvitov then suffered a dismal Asian swing with early exits in Wuhan and Beijing. Petra Kvitov is a Czech professional tennis player. [152], Despite not making the cut for the WTA Finals, Kvitov qualified for the WTA Elite Trophy. Her next opponent was Stosur, whom she beat to reach the final, a match against Azarenka for the world No. [87] Kvitov began her clay court campaign in Stuttgart, losing to Alisa Kleybanova in her opening match. In August, she confessed to having a real responsibility to her mentor Jiri Janek. [190] Nevertheless, Kvitov returned to the top 5 rankings for the first time in almost three years by virtue of that result. Their next two meetings both came in the United States, with Williams emerging victorious on home soil both times, firstly at the 2017 US Open quarterfinals,[322] and then in the second round of the 2019 Indian Wells Open where in the latter, she recovered from a set and double break deficit to come back and win the match. [77] She moved back into the top 10 by virtue of that result. There, she beat Grges in straight sets for her 50th main draw win on grass. [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. [138][139][10] At the French Open, Kvitov was upset by eventual surprise quarterfinalist Shelby Rogers in the third round in three sets, receiving bagels in both sets lost. There, she moved past Grges via a retirement and then overcame world No. With the win, she achieved the ranking of world No. 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 coach Jiri Vanek in her "special place". [362] Kvitov is also an ambassador for French skincare brand L'Occitane en Provence. Alastair Grant/AP. 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. 1 in the end in a tight three-setter, thus ending her journey as the defending champion. 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. [55] At the Cincinnati Open, she reached the semifinals, falling to Kerber once again. [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. Kvitov first gained notice by defeating then-world No. Petra Kvitova recently lost to World No.6 Sofia Kenin in the semi-finals of the French Open 2020. 1 spot. [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. Along the way, she defeated Polona Hercog, Aliz Cornet, and Pauline Parmentier. [92] Kvitov was seeded sixth at Wimbledon. [197] Furthermore, Kvitov was awarded the WTA Sportsmanship for the seventh time overall. As of 2023, Petra Kvitova's net worth is estimated to be $24 million. [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. [93][94] She rose to world No. 34, and was also named WTA Newcomer of the Year. She also secured the US Open Series crown after her win over afov in New Haven. [67] During the Fed Cup semifinal tie against Italy, Kvitov lost to Vinci once again in her first match before managing to overcome Errani in three sets. She came up short to eventual gold medallist Monica Puig in the semifinals, but then defeated Madison Keys in the bronze medal match to win her first ever Olympic medal. There, she clinched a spot in her second final here after defeating the likes of Carla Surez Navarro, Jeena Ostapenko, Ons Jabeur and world No. [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. Then, she overcame Svetlana Kuznetsova and Venus Williams to reach the final where she defeated Angelique Kerber for her second title of 2013, her 11th career title overall. She had a modest 17-15 win-loss record for the season before she reached Cincinnati . Firstly, she beat world No. [103] Kvitov received two awards in 2014, the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and the Diamond Aces Award. [62] Kvitov was then awarded a wildcard into the Open GdF Suez. [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]. [241] Then, in Rome, Kvitov was inflicted her first defeat to a player ranked outside the top 100 for the first time in more than three years when she lost to Vera Zvonareva in the second round. [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. [26], Kvitov played a warm-up tournament for Wimbledon at Eastbourne and reached the final where she lost to Marion Bartoli in three sets. 34 in the rankings after Madrid, which is also her equal-lowest ranking since the year-end rankings of 2010. [116] Nevertheless, following the tournament's conclusion, Kvitov returned to the world No. As the sixth seed, she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko and Peng Shuai in the first two rounds, both in straight sets. 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