Kristýna Plíšková

Kristýna Plíšková

Kristýna Plíšková at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
Country	Czech Republic
Residence	Louny, Czech Republic
Born	21 March 1992 (1992-03-21) Louny, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays	Left-handed
Career prize money	$138,139
Singles
Career record	126–112
Career titles	2 ITF
Highest ranking	148 (5 March 2012)
Current ranking	148 (5 March 2012)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	—
French Open	Q1 (2011)
Wimbledon	1R (2011)
US Open	Q3 (2010)
Doubles
Career record	43–45
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	113 (5 March 2012)
Current ranking	113 (5 March 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	—
French Open	—
Wimbledon	—
US Open	—
Last updated on: 5 March 2012.

Kristýna Plíšková (born 21 March 1992) is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion.

Personal life

Plíšková was born to Radek and Martina Plíšková, and has a twin sister Karolína, who is also a tennis player. She is currently coached by Jan Bedan.

Junior career

Plíšková began competing professionally in 2005. She played her first ITF junior final at Malta ITF Junior Tournament in 2006, losing to Cristina Sánchez Quintanar 6(4)–7, 6–4, 6–2. Plíšková made her Grand Slam debut at the 2010 Australian Open and reached the semifinals. She defeated the first seed Tímea Babos 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 in the quarterfinals, but then lost to Laura Robson 6–3, 6–1. Robson was eventually beaten in the final 6–1, 7–6(5) by Plíšková's twin sister Karolína. At the 2010 French Open, Plíšková was defeated by Danka Kovinić 7–6(4), 6–2 in the first round. She then went on to win the 2010 AEGON International Junior Tournament, beating Tara Moore 6–2, 6–4. Plíšková eventually won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.

Professional career

2006

Plíšková played her first WTA Tour qualifications at the 2006 ECM Prague Open, losing to Kirsten Flipkens 6–0, 6–3 in the first round. She proceeded with competing at the ITF Circuit.

2007

In 2007, Plíšková was awarded with a wild card for the 2007 ECM Prague Open and lost to the first seed Marion Bartoli 6–1, 6–2. She also competed at the doubles event with her sister Karolína, but they lost to another Czech team, Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová, 6–2, 6–0 in the first round.

2008

In 2008, Plíšková won a wild card for the 2008 ECM Prague Open in both singles and doubles. In singles, Plíšková fell to Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–0.

2009

In 2009, she reached her first ITF Circuit singles final in Pesaro, but was defeated by Anastasia Grymalska 2–6, 6–1, 6–2.

2010

Plíšková won her first ITF title in May 2010 in Kurume, beating her sister 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 in the final. At the 2010 ECM Prague Open, she lost to the fifth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round with 6–1, 6–3. In doubles, she and her sister lost to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the opening round with 6(6)–7, 6–4, [12–10]. Than she played her first senior Grand Slam at US Open. She defeated Lauren Albanese and Arantxa Rus, but then she lost to Lourdes Domínguez Lino 3–6 6–3 0–6 in final qualifying round.

2011

Plíšková was given a wild card into the qualifying rounds of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. She defeated all three of her opponents to qualify for her first senior grand slam.

Career statistics

ITF circuit singles finals (1–1)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	16 August 2009	Pesaro, Italy	Clay	Anastasia Grymalska	6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	16 May 2010	Kurume, Japan	Carpet	Karolína Plíšková	5–7, 6–2, 6–0
Runner–up	2.	13 February 2011	Rancho Mirage, America	Hard	Ashley Weinhold	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Winner	2.	23 January 2012	Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France	Hard	Anna Remondina	6–2, 6–2
Runner–up	3.	30 January 2012	Grenoble, France	Hard	Karolína Plíšková	6–7(11–13), 6–7(6–8)

ITF circuit doubles finals (2–1)

$100,000 tournaments

$75,000 tournaments

$50,000 tournaments

$25,000 tournaments

$10,000 tournaments

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner–up	1.	16 May 2010	Kurume, Japan	Clay	Karolína Plíšková	Sheng-Nan Sun Yi-Fan Xu	0–6, 3–6
Winners	1.	13 February 2011	Rancho Mirage, the United States	Hard	Karolína Plíšková	Nadejda Guskova Sandra Zaniewska	6(6)–7, 6–1, [10–5]
Winners	2.	7 August 2011	Vancouver, Canada	Hard	Karolína Plíšková	Jamie Hampton N. Lertcheewakarn	5–7, 6–2, [10–2]
Runner–up	2.	6 November 2011	Taipei, Taiwan	Hard	Karolína Plíšková	Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie	6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Runner–up	3.	20 November 2011	Bratislava, Slovak Republic	Hard	Karolína Plíšková	Naomi Broady Kristina Mladenovic	7–5, 4–6, 2–10

Junior Grand Slam singles finals (1–0)

Outcome	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	2010	Wimbledon Championships	Grass	Sachie Ishizu	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

External links

• Official website (Czech)
• Kristýna Plíšková at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kristýna Plíšková at the International Tennis Federation
• Kristýna Plíšková at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile