Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová (born 8 Mairch 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. As o 11 Mey 2015, she is ranked Warld No. 4.
 Petra Kvitová at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships | |||||||||||
| Kintra |  Czech Republic | ||||||||||
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||
| Born | 8 Mairch 1990 Bílovec, Czechoslovakie | ||||||||||
| Hicht | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2006 | ||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handit (twa-handit backhand) | ||||||||||
| Prize money | $ 21,033,271[1] | ||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||
| Career record | 633–288 | ||||||||||
| Career titles | 16 WTA, 7 ITF[2] | ||||||||||
| Heichest rankin | No. 2 (31 October 2011)[3] | ||||||||||
| Current rankin | No. 14 (15 August 2016) | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam Singles results | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | SF (2012) | ||||||||||
| French Open | SF (2012) | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | W (2011, 2014) | ||||||||||
| US Open | QF (2015) | ||||||||||
| Ither toornaments | |||||||||||
| Tour Finals | W (2011) | ||||||||||
| Olympic Gemmes | QF (2012) | ||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||
| Career record | 13–35 | ||||||||||
| Career titles | 0 | ||||||||||
| Heichest rankin | No. 196 (28 Februar 2011) | ||||||||||
| Current rankin | No. 256 (15 August 2016) | ||||||||||
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R (2011) | ||||||||||
| French Open | 2R (2010) | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R (2010) | ||||||||||
| US Open | 1R (2010) | ||||||||||
| Fed Cup | |||||||||||
| Hopman Cup | W (2012) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updatit on: 15 August 2016. | |||||||||||
Durin the 2011 saison, Kvitová wan the singles titles at Wimbledon an the WTA Tour Championships. She became the first Grand Slam event winner born in the 1990s, an the third player tae win the WTA Championships in her first attempt.
Early life
eeditPetra Kvitová wis born tae Jiří Kvita[4] an Pavla Kvitová in Bílovec, Czech Republic (in 1990 still in Czechoslovakie). Her faither Jiří introducit her tae tennis.[5] Durin her bairnheid, she liked Czech American player Martina Navratilova. Kvitová trained in her hametoun till the age o 16, an wis then encouraged bi an instructor tae pursue a professional career in tennis.[6]
Playin style
eeditKvitová is kent for her fast left-haundit serve. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she haed 36 aces, the third-maist o ony wumman.[7] She is notit for her hivy forehaund an aw, backhaund, variety, an timin, an is kent tae mak up for her lack o speed bi playin close tae the baseline.[8][9]
References
eedit- ↑ "Petra Kvitová". WTA. Retrieved 8 Februar 2016.
- ↑ "WTA – Players – Stats – Petra Kvitova". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ↑ "WTA Rankings". wtatennis.com.
- ↑ "Jiří Kvita si vychutnal atmosféru Wimbledonu". denik.cz. Retrieved 4 Julie 2011.
- ↑ "Player Profile". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 1 Julie 2011.
- ↑ Robson, Douglas (3 Julie 2011). "Kvitova looks like a grass-court natural in capturing Wimbledon". USA Today. Retrieved 3 Julie 2011.
- ↑ "Event Statistics; Aces; Ladies' Singles". All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. Retrieved 3 Julie 2011.
- ↑ Mouratoglou, Patrick (3 Julie 2011). "Kvitova: the next big boss". Yahoo!. Retrieved 4 Julie 2011.
- ↑ Mitchell, Kevin (2 Julie 2011). "Petra Kvitova comes out of left field to shock Maria Sharapova". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2011.