[10] She then represented her nation in the Fed Cup final where they took on France. There, she fell short to 26th seed and eventual champion Flavia Pennetta in three sets. [189] The following week in Cincinnati, her form improved, beating Serena Williams, Mladenovic and 15th seed Elise Mertens to sail into her first semifinal of the tournament since 2012, where she was stopped by Bertens once more, this time in three sets. [236] The following week in Dubai, however, she was forced to retire in her opener against Jil Teichmann due to a thigh injury. . She currently uses the Wilson Pro Staff 97 racquet, a similar version to Roger Federer's. Their first meeting came in the semifinals of the 2009 Linz Open which Kvitov won in straight sets. 2016-09-08 05:37:32. [175] Kvitov then won her singles matches against Viktorija Golubic and Belinda Bencic in the opening round of the Fed Cup where the Czech Republic took on Switzerland, with the Czechs eventually cruising into the last four with the score 31, also their tenth consecutive Fed Cup semifinal appearance. [249][250] The following month, Kvitov returned during the North American summer swing and opened with a loss to eventual champion Camila Giorgi in the third round of Montreal. She beat Alexandra Dulgheru, Chanelle Scheepers and second seed Zvonareva to reach the last eight. She lost in the last four to fourth seed Kerber in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break. [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. [60] She then dropped her opening match in Sydney to Dominika Cibulkov. [21] Once again, Kvitov's ranking rose to a new high of world No. 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. [109] She subsequently withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami due to exhaustion. [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. Contrary to what many people believe, Petra Kvitov has not yet given birth or adopted a child of her own. 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. [361] In May 2018, it was revealed by Kvitov that she has joined TAG Heuer as an ambassador. Petra Kvitov. Petra Kvitova is an international professional Czech professional Table Tennis player. Petra Kvitov (Blovec, 1990. mrcius 8. [77] She moved back into the top 10 by virtue of that result. 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. Updated. Famous Birthdays on March 8 (Part 2) 1970 Rhett Harty, Pasedena CA, US soccer player (Olympic-92) 1970 Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics 1998) 1971 Bob Boughner, Windsor, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres) 1972 Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks) [2] Kvitov trained in her Moravian hometown, Fulnek,[3][4] until the age of 16, and was then encouraged by an instructor to pursue a professional career in tennis. 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She was the only seed to reach the quarterfinals. [308] Kvitov dominated the early stages of their rivalry, winning five of their first six clashes. The loss marked the first time since 2013 where Kvitov lost back-to-back finals. [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. Kvitov and Maria Sharapova met 11 times. Kvitov began her season on grass with a loss to an in-form Beatriz Haddad Maia in her opening match at Birmingham. On 8-3-1990 Petra Kvitov was born in Blovec, Czechoslovakia. Most Expensive. Moreover, her local tennis club offered a reward amounting $3850 for information leading to the whereabouts of her attacker. Williams exacted revenge four years later in the second round of the Miami Open. The loss meant Kvitov has failed to make a single Grand Slam quarterfinal in a season for the first time since 2009. [149] At the Wuhan Open, she sailed past Ostapenko and Svitolina in straight sets for a place in the third round. She then suffered an early exit in Madrid to Hantuchov. [68] In Stuttgart, Kvitov beat Germans Annika Beck and Julia Grges to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Li Na. Kvitov and Caroline Wozniacki met 14 times. [102] Nevertheless, Kvitov ended the year as world No. 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. March 8, 1990. [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. [193][194] On 4 October, she became the fourth player to qualify for the WTA Finals. [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. [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. There, she lost to Radwaska in three sets. [10] Nevertheless, Kvitov was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award once again, her fifth in succession and sixth in the last seven seasons. [10] Furthermore, she was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the seventh year running, her eighth overall, and ties Kim Clijsters for most Sportsmanship Award wins. She also amassed a 357 and 209 record in the singles and doubles disciplines respectively. [34] She ended the year only 115 points second to Wozniacki for the No. Petra Kvitova of The Czech Republic celebrates in her Semi-Final singles match against Jessica Pegula of The United States during Day Five of the. [230] She then made the fourth round at the US Open, making it her 20th appearance in the second week at the Grand Slams. 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. Business. Her last match was at the 2017 US Open, losing to eventual quarterfinalist Petra Kvitova in the opening round. [96] At the Connecticut Open where she was seeded second, she received a bye into second round where she faced Makarova again, whom which she defeated easily in straight sets this time to reach the last eight. . 0. She would proceed with a further three consecutive victories in the quarterfinals of the 2019 China Open, in the round-robin stage of the 2019 WTA Finals,[328] and in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open, a rematch of their quarterfinal clash here a year ago,[329] the latter two in straight sets. [265][266] Her losing streak was extended to four, her first such since end of 2019, when she crashed out in the opening round of Madrid to Jil Teichmann, her earliest exit here since 2010. [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. 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. The runner-up finish was the 11th of Kvitov's career and she has now lost her last three finals at the 1000-level in succession. However, after Wimbledon, she suffered five consecutive first round defeats before breaking the losing streak at the US Open. News. She also won a bronze medal in singles while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Kvitov with the winner's trophy after defending her title at the. 4 as a result, thus returning to the top 5 rankings for the first time since 2012. She beat Coco Vandeweghe and 27th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova before losing to 12th seed Dominika Cibulkov in the round of 16. [ January 3, 2022 ] ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL. [32] However, the following week, she lost in the first round of the China Open to Sofia Arvidsson in three sets. [37] Kvitov opted not to defend her title in Brisbane, choosing instead to participate in the Hopman Cup with Tom Berdych where they went on to win the title, defeating the French team in the final. [182] Kvitov then enacted a 13-match winning streak the remainder of the clay court swing, first, by claiming the title in Prague, her maiden title on home soil, dispatching Tereza Smitkov, Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Kateina Siniakov and Zhang Shuai to reach the final, all without the loss of a set. [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. 27 on 9 July 2007. 1 ranking. [55] At the Cincinnati Open, she reached the semifinals, falling to Kerber once again. The news was subsequently confirmed by both Meidl and Kvitov. In the wake of parting ways with his ex-fiance, a new perspective on his sentiment began to restore the Talking Factories. Dec. 20, 2016. Her game suits the fast courts and she cites grass as her favourite surface. The Czech was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners. The pair did not meet in 2017, the first time since 2010, and in 2018, Kvitov snapped the losing streak by winning their last two clashes the second round of Doha in three sets,[310] and the opening round of New Haven, their final encounter, in straight sets. 34, and was also named WTA Newcomer of the Year. Firstly, she beat world No. Kvitov then competed in Sydney where she advanced to the last four after defeating Christina McHale and compatriot Lucie afov. According to the report, a source close to the couple confirmed they were expecting a child. [108] Kvitov then lost in Dubai and Doha, in the third round and quarterfinals, respectively, both at the hands of Carla Surez Navarro. In the past, Kvitov was in relationship with Czech tennis players Adam Pavlsek[331] and later Radek tpnek. [106] Kvitov was the second seed in Sydney and received a first round bye. Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon singles champion, was attacked by a man with a knife on Tuesday morning in her apartment in Prostejov, Czech Republic, sustaining severe injuries . She then overcame fellow Czech Karolna Plkov for a place in the last eight where she moved past Caroline Garcia. However, she saw that streak expire when she lost to young American wildcard Amanda Anisimova in the following round in straight sets. Their next two encounters came in 2011, the first in quarterfinals of Eastbourne where Kvitov came back from a set down to beat Radwaska, and then in the round-robin stage of the WTA Tour Championships which Kvitov won in straight sets. Blacklist user Reply. [25] She made her top 10 debut after the tournament at world No. During the match, Kvitova scored 65 points vs Putintseva's 61. 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