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Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová is a Czech former professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová won 31 WTA Tour-level career singles titles, including two major titles at Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014. She also won the 2011 WTA Championships, and claimed a bronze medal in singles representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Her career-high ranking of wor…
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sports · Czech tennis player (born 1990) · tennis player · also Petra Kvitová, Kvitová
Born 8 March 1990 · Q30812
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2026· 3 entries
Yahoo Sports: “What’s Your Problem?” – Martina Navratilova Snaps at Critics After Teasing Tennis Comeback With Petra Kvitova
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Public attention spiked: 13,265 Wikipedia readers in one day, 37.9× the usual 350, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 7 entries
New York Post: Why Petra Kvitova is retiring after one last US Open: ‘Totally different life’
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The Guardian: Petra Kvitova: ‘I’m totally ready to retire. I don’t regret anything’
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Us Weekly: Former World No. 2 Tennis Pro Petra Kvitova Announces She’ll Retire After Upcoming U.S. Open
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AOL: Petra Kvitova to retire after US Open
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Tennis: Petra Kvitova intends to retire following 2025 US Open
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Tennis: Joy—not results—brought Petra Kvitova back to tennis
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Forbes: Former Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova To Return From Maternity Break
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2024· 1 entry
Due to pregnancy and the birth of her first child, Kvitová announced on 3 February 2025, that she intended to return to competition later that month at the ATX Open in Austin, Texas
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2023· 2 entries
Marked the first time she failed to record a single win on the surface upon her exit from the French Open
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At the Canadian Open, and the pair would resume their rivalry weeks later, in the second round of the US Open
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2022· 2 entries
Career landmark: engagement.
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Kvitová defeated Ajla Tomljanović on their debut encounter
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2021· 3 entries
The Guardian: Petra Kvitova out of French Open after injuring ankle during press duties
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Yahoo! Sports: Petra Kvitova out of French Open after fall during media session
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On grass in Bad Homburg, their first meeting on the surface, and fifth to take place in Germany
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2020· 2 entries
The Guardian: Ash Barty bundled out of Qatar Open semi finals by Petra Kvitova
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An appeals court raised the sentence to 11 years
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2019· 4 entries
The Guardian: Johanna Konta battles past Petra Kvitova to reach Wimbledon last eight
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Kvitová testified at the trial of the man charged with assaulting her
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Reached her first major final in almost five years, at the Australian Open, finishing runner-up to Naomi Osaka
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And then in the second round of Madrid in 2021, both in straight sets, the latter being Kvitová's first win over Kerber on clay outdoors
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2018· 1 entry
Kvitová saw off Kerber in straight sets, her first such win over the German since their first meeting, only for Kerber to exact revenge in their opening-round clash in Stuttgart a few days later
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2017· 3 entries
The first time since 2010, and in 2018, Kvitová snapped the losing streak by winning their last two clashes – the second round of Doha in three sets, and the opening round of New Haven, their final encounter, in straight
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Which was also the aforementioned Kvitová win over a top 10 player at this level
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In the final of Birmingham where Kvitová came back from a set down to claim the title, before replicating a similar victory in the Sydney final in 2019 to lift the title
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2016· 5 entries
Won the Fed Cup with Czech Republic Tennis (2016).
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Going into 2017, Kvitová announced Jiří Vaněk as her new coach
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Won the WTA Elite Trophy on her debut, thus becoming the first player ever to win both categories of year-end championships on debut
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Kvitová edged past Kerber in three sets in a match that lasted over three-and-a-half hours, which is also their longest match to date
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Due to gastrointestinal illness, going 2–4 in main draw matches for the first two months, with the wins coming over Luksika Kumkhum at the Australian Open and Barbora Strýcová in Doha
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2015· 4 entries
Won the Fed Cup with Czech Republic Tennis (2015).
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Kvitová completed the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four majors after her quarterfinal debut at the US Open
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Second round of the Rio Olympics in 2016, third round of Beijing in 2017 and the semifinals of Doha in 2018, whereby in the latter where Wozniacki served for the match twice
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The semifinals of Stuttgart and the fourth round of the US Open, the latter two in 2016
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2014· 5 entries
Won the Fed Cup with Czech Republic Tennis (2014).
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And the 10th of her career to have come on Centre Court here
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Won her second major title at Wimbledon, defeating Eugenie Bouchard in the final
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The Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and the Diamond Aces Award
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Thus making multiple second week appearances at the Grand Slams for the first time since 2015
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2013· 3 entries
The second round of Doha and the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, the latter two in 2014
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And the round-robin stage of the 2014 WTA Finals
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And the Fed Cup final in 2014, all in three sets
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2012· 5 entries
Won the Fed Cup with Czech Republic Tennis (2012).
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Kvitová reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Opens, and was crowned the US Open Series champion
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At the French Open where, in her maiden Grand Slam main draw appearance, Barty was soundly defeated in straight sets
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The first in Stuttgart where Kvitová won in straight sets
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And then in 2014, in the quarterfinals of Miami and the final of Beijing
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2011· 4 entries
Won the Fed Cup with Czech Republic Tennis (2011).
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By making the semifinals where she lost to eighth seed Madison Keys in three sets
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Kvitová won her first major title at Wimbledon over Maria Sharapova in the final, becoming the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a major
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The first in quarterfinals of Eastbourne where Kvitová came back from a set down to beat Radwańska, and then in the round-robin stage of the WTA Tour Championships which Kvitová won in straight sets
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2010· 2 entries
Kvitová reached the semifinals of the Memphis Open, losing to eventual champion Maria Sharapova
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Lost in the second round in straight sets to familiar nemesis and now a returning mother in Caroline Wozniacki
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2008· 1 entry
In the opening round at Memphis where Kvitová shocked then-eighth-ranked Williams for her maiden top-10 career win
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2007· 3 entries
Joined WTA Tour Womens in 2007.
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Playing alongside Barbora Strýcová in doubles, where they lost to the Spanish team of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Virginia Ruano Pascual
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Played for Czech Republic Billie Jean King Cup team (2007).
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1990· 2 entries
Born 1990-03-08.
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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 Novotná won Wimbledon in 1998
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