[83] At the Dubai Championships, she failed to defend her title when she lost her opening match to Carla Surez Navarro. Tuesday, September 6. extended highlights. [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. There, she fell to fourth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets. 17, her first top-20 finish since 2016 and second of her career in total. Petra Kvitov. Updated. [213] However, she bounced back with strong results during the Asian swing. [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. Petra Kvitova, currently the 11th-ranked women's tennis player and two-time Wimbledon champion, was the victim of a burglary attempt at her home in the Czech Republic on Tuesday, during which the home invader stabbed her in the left hand. She was the only seed to reach the quarterfinals. The loss meant that for the first time in her career, Kvitov has failed to record an appearance in the second week at the Grand Slams in a season. [68] In Stuttgart, Kvitov beat Germans Annika Beck and Julia Grges to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Li Na. Kvitova . [58] Kvitov ended 2012 as world No. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended. 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. Petra Kvitova's wedding photos and baby scan Petra Kvitova can't seem to get married yet. [312] Their first meeting came in the semifinals of Memphis back in 2010, which Sharapova won in straight sets. [62] Kvitov was then awarded a wildcard into the Open GdF Suez. There, she saw off third seed Garbie Muguruza to sail into her tenth Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal where she was stopped by ninth seed Venus Williams in three sets. Dec 20, 2016, 7:50 AM. Petra Kvitov (1990, WTA 10) ve druhm kole US Open 2013 porazila Srbku Bojanu Jovanovski (1991, WTA 58) 6:2, 6:4 a v dalm kole si zahraje s Ameriankou Alison Riske (1990, WTA 81), kter porazila v prvnm kole Pironkovu 6:3, 6:3 a ve druhm kole Monu Barthel 6:4, 6:2. On 8-3-1990 Petra Kvitov was born in Blovec, Czechoslovakia. In a rain-interrupted second round encounter against Makarova, however, she succumbed to the Russian in a tight straight-set loss. Moreover, her local tennis club offered a reward amounting $3850 for information leading to the whereabouts of her attacker. [275] Nevertheless, Kvitov ended her 2022 grass exploits with seven wins on the surface, her highest such count since 2014. [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. However, the Czech team ultimately cruised into the semifinals with the score 32. She has 2 elder brothers named Jiri (an engineer) and Libor (a school teacher). In the semifinals, Kvitov avenged her loss to Svitolina by defeating the Ukrainian in straight sets to reach the final. [99] With this victory, Kvitov became the fourth player to qualify for the WTA Finals in Singapore. February 28, 2023. [88] At the Madrid Open, she defeated Sorana Crstea, Varvara Lepchenko and afov to reach the quarterfinals, where she received a walkover from top seed Serena Williams. She then advanced to her maiden quarterfinal at the tournament after seeing off qualifier Johanna Konta, thus completing the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in her career. She reached the last eight after defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Carla Surez Navarro but there, she succumbed to Flipkens in three sets. [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. The Czech tennis . At the Pan Pacific Open, seventh-seeded Kvitov reached the quarterfinals after defeating a pair of youngsters, Belinda Bencic and Madison Keys, both in straight sets. This time, Kerber exacted revenge by coming back from a set and a break deficit to prevail over Kvitov. Share. 4. Petra Kvitova is a Czech professional tennis player. [187] At Wimbledon, Kvitov bowed out in the first round on a day filled with upsets, succumbing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets. Moreover, since her debut, Petra has won 28 career singles titles. @UnitedCupTennis. 5, after Tokyo and also qualified for the Tour Championships for the first time in her career. The loss ended Kvitov's hopes of qualifying for the WTA Finals, having recorded five straight appearances at the event dating back to 2011. [157] She was initially expected to be sidelined for six months. [16] Kvitov recorded her first top 40 finish in 2010, at world No. [177][10] In Indian Wells, ninth-seeded Kvitov scrapped past Kazakh Yulia Putintseva in the opener in three sets to record the equal-longest winning streak of her career, 14 wins, dating back to her title run in St. Petersburg a month before. Year Australian Open Roland Garros Wimbledon The result saw Kvitov record consecutive quarterfinal appearances at the same Grand Slam tournament for the first since the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. [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. 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. 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]. Petra Kvitova vs Maria Sharapova - 2011 Wimbledon Final - Highlights. 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. 16, effectively improving her ranking by more than half, dating back to summer earlier in the season. During the match, Kvitova scored 65 points vs Putintseva's 61. 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. 2 ranking for the first time since June 2015 after the tournament's conclusion. Her boyfriend and coach Jiri Vanek, 44, got down on bended knee this week at Wimbledon, where Petra was victorious in 2011 . Czech tabloids recently reported Petra Kvitov was pregnant after she sported what some interpreted to be a ' baby bump '. Wozniacki then ended the losing streak with a win in their last clash, the round robin stage of the 2018 WTA Finals where she edged past Kvitov in three sets. [60] She then dropped her opening match in Sydney to Dominika Cibulkov. [258] Kvitov was the 20th seed at the Australian Open, her first seeding in the 1724 range at the Grand Slams, but took another early loss to Romania's Sorana Crstea for the second year running, this time in the first round. The loss meant Kvitov has failed to make a single Grand Slam quarterfinal in a season for the first time since 2009. That win would also remain as Kvitov's most recent win over a player ranked inside the top 10 for the next 24 months. Kenin defeated the Czech player in straight sets with the final scoreline of 6-4, 7-5. Czech Republic; Plays: Left; Turned Pro: 2006; WTA Rank #15; Birth Date March 8, 1990 . There, she scored her fourth win over a reigning world No. [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. 1 Iga witek in straight sets. 1 but downplays talk", "Kvitova and Berdych see off France for Hopman Cup win", "China's Li Na beats Petra Kvitova to reach Sydney International final", "Maria Sharapova in women's final against Victoria Azarenka after defeating Petra Kvitova", "Kvitova Looks Forward to Home Advantage At Fed Cup", "Kvitova dumped out of Indian Wells by McHale", "Venus Williams defies odds on delayed return to crush Petra Kvitova in Miami Masters", "Result: Angelique Kerber ousts Petra Kvitova in Rome", "French Open: Maria Sharapova beats Petra Kvitova to reach final", "Serena Williams beats Petra Kvitova in Wimbledon quarters", "Result: Maria Kirilenko shocks Petra Kvitova in Olympic quarter-final", "Kvitova overcomes wobble to claim Montreal title", "Kvitova clinches Emirates Airline US Open Series women's title", "Bartoli stuns Kvitova to reach quarters", "Petra Kvitova forced to withdraw from WTA Championships with a virus", "Fed Cup: Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague", "Petra Kvitova suffered another early defeat in the Sydney International", "Laura Robson defeats No 8 seed Petra Kvitova 119 in final set thriller to reach Australian Open third round", "Serena Williams beats Petra Kvitova to reclaim number one spot", "Kvitova ousted by Kirilenko at Indian Wells", "Result: Daniela Hantuchova stuns Petra Kvitova in Madrid", "Result: Samantha Stosur overcomes Petra Kvitova challenge in Rome", "Wimbledon 2013: Petra Kvitova in shock defeat to Kirsten Flipkens", "Razzano upsets Kvitova in Carlsbad marathon", "Kvitova stunned, Radwanska, Li, Serena through in Toronto", "US Open 2013: Petra Kvitova beaten by American wildcard Alison Riske", "Australian Open: Petra Kvitova dumped out by world No88 Luksika Kumkhum", "Petra Kvitova Withdraws from Paris Open with Respiratory Problems", "Carla Suarez Navarro dashes Petra Kvitova's hopes of retaining Dubai Open title", "Indian Wells: Li Na sets up quarterfinal clash with Dominika Cibulkova", "Sharapova closes in on return trip to Miami final", "Czech Republic beats Italy 40 in Fed Cup semis", "WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: Petra Kvitova beaten in straight sets in Stuttgart", "Halep beats Kvitova to reach Madrid Open final", "Kvitova stunned as seeds tumble in Rome", "Tennis-Cycle of life offers hope to Kuznetsova at Roland Garros", "Heather Watson through to semi-finals after Petra Kvitova withdraws", "Wimbledon 2014: Petra Kvitova thrashes Eugenie Bouchard in final", "Petra Kvitova defeats Eugenie Bouchard 63 60 in the Wimbledon 2014 women's final", "Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova suffer upset losses in Montreal", "Tennis: Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova crashes out of Cincinnati", "Petra Kvitova wins her second WTA Connecticut Open title with win over Magdalena Rybarikova", "Kvitova joins upset list in loss to Krunic", "Petra Kvitova beats Eugenie Bouchard to win Wuhan Open title", "Sharapova beats Kvitova in Beijing final, reclaims No. [196] She subsequently ended the year ranked world No. Kvitov and Angelique Kerber have met 16 times, with the head-to-head currently tied at 88. Petra Kvitova was attacked in her home in December 2016. [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. [10], Kvitov would then shut down her 2020 season after the French Open,[233] and this meant that for the first time since 2010, she did not win a title during a season, her best showing this year being the runner-up finish to Sabalenka in Doha. 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. She then lost to Bartoli in three sets. Kvitov trails the head-to-head 34. By Prince Akoenyenu May 23, 2022. Seeded sixth, she bowed out in the second round to eventual runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Despite losing her only singles rubber against Caroline Garcia, the Czechs went on to successfully defend their title by winning the tie 32 to lift their third successive trophy, their fifth in the last six years. 1999 ta, amikor Jana Novotn . [128] That year, Kvitov also won the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the third year running. [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. Her last presence in a final act in a tournament was in March 2021, in the Doha Open, where she lost to Gabrine Muguruza. This was also the first ever final of the tournament since the inception of the round-robin format between two players with a losing record in the group stage. [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. Note: Kvitov withdrew from the 2021 French Open, and received walkovers at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2022 US Open, all before her second round match, and all of which do not officially count as a loss or win. [119] During the US Open Series, Kvitov lost her openers in Toronto and Cincinnati. 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". 14. Kvitov has since won their next two meetings, firstly in the last eight of Sydney in 2019, and then in the second round of Madrid in 2021, both in straight sets, the latter being Kvitov's first win over Kerber on clay outdoors.[301][302]. UPDATE 18/02/2023 : This story seems to be false. The following week at the Cincinnati Open, she lost to Petkovic in the same round once more. However, she saw that streak expire when she lost to young American wildcard Amanda Anisimova in the following round in straight sets. [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. [79] She ended the year as world No. [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%. [332] She then began dating Czech hockey player Radek Meidl in June 2014. [284] In her last tournament of the year, seeded 16th in her debut at the Guadalajara Open, she beat fellow leftie Bernarda Pera in her opener for the second time in three weeks before succumbing to fellow Grand Slam champion Bianca Andreescu from a set up in the next round. 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. [243][244], She would return to action three weeks later at the inaugural Bad Homburg Open, her first tournament on grass courts since Wimbledon two years ago. Their first meeting came in 2009 in the second round of the Swedish Open with Wozniacki winning comfortably. Petra Kvitova was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (32/42) of her 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. It meant that for the first time since 2009, Kvitov did not reach a quarterfinal at the Grand Slams in two consecutive years.