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Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitova at US Open 2010
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceFulnek, Czech Republic
Born (1990-03-08) 8 March 1990 (age 34)
Bílovec, Czechoslovakia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 4,525,873
Singles
Career record189–94
Career titles5 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 4 (10 October 2011)
Current rankingNo. 4 (10 October 2011)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (2008, 2011)
WimbledonW (2011)
US Open4R (2009)
Doubles
Career record8–24
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 196 (28 February 2011)
Current rankingNo. 356 (10 October 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2011)

Petra Kvitová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtra ˈkvɪtovaː]; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won five WTA singles titles. As of 10 October 2011, she is ranked world no. 4. 

Kvitová won the 2011 Wimbledon Championships singles title, becoming the first Grand Slam event winner born in the 1990s.

Early life

Petra Kvitová was born to Jiří Kvita[2] and Pavla Kvitová in Bílovec, Czechoslovakia. Her father Jiří introduced her to tennis.[3] During her childhood, she idolized Czech player Martina Navratilova. Kvitová trained in her hometown until age 16, and was then encouraged by an instructor to pursue a professional career.[4]

Playing style

Kvitová is known for her fast left-handed serve. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, she had 36 aces, the third-most of any woman.[5] She is also noted for her very heavy forehand, backhand, and timing, and is known to make up for her lack of speed by playing close to the baseline.[6]

Career

2008

In 2008, Kvitová played the 2008 Open Gaz de France, where she upset then world no. 30 Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–2, 6–3, thus earning her first top-50 victory before losing to Elena Dementieva in the second round. At the 2008 Cellular South Cup, as a qualifier Kvitová earned one of the biggest wins of her career by upsetting former world no. 1 Venus Williams, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, and earning her first top-10 victory, before losing in the following round. She then lost in the first rounds of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open and 2008 ECM Prague Open and the second round of the 2008 Internationaux de Strasbourg.[7] 

At the 2008 French Open, playing in her first Grand Slam tournament, she defeated Akiko Morigami in the first round, Samantha Stosur in the second round, and Ágnes Szávay in the third. She lost to Kaia Kanepi in three sets during the fourth round. Next, at the DFS Classic, she was beaten by Sunitha Rao in the first round. Between first-round losses at Wimbledon and the US Open, she was able to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinals in the 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Andreja Klepač, 6-7(2), 0-6. She was also able to reach the second rounds of the 2008 East West Bank Classic and 2008 Rogers Cup. She then reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 Zurich Open as a qualifier, losing to Ana Ivanović, 1-6, 4-6, thus placing her in the top 50 for the first time. She also reached the second round of 2008 Generali Ladies Linz, losing to Marion Bartoli. In the ITF she was able to win in Monzón, Spain over Yanina Wickmayer.[7]

2009

Kvitová started the year with a first-round loss in the 2009 Brisbane International. However, she won her first career title in the 2009 Moorilla Hobart International, defeating Alona Bondarenko, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Virginie Razzano, and Iveta Benešová in the finals. She then suffered consecutive first-round losses in the 2009 Australian Open, the 2009 Open GDF Suez, and the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships. She then reached the third round of the 2009 BNP Paribas Open, losing to eventual champion Vera Zvonareva, 3-6, 1-6. She again had consecutive first-round losses in the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, 2009 Barcelona Ladies Open, and 2009 Estoril Open. She then reached the second rounds of the 2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, 2009 Swedish Open, 2009 ECM Prague Open, and 2009 Banka Koper Slovenia Open.[8]  

Kvitová withdrew from the 2009 French Open due to a ankle injury and lost in the first round of Wimbledon. At the 2009 US Open, she defeated then-world no. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round in three sets, before losing to Yanina Wickmayer, 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, the following round. Kvitová was ranked 71 places lower than Safina at the time. At the Generali Ladies Linz, Kvitová reached her second final of the year. She defeated Andrea Petkovic, 6–1, 6–4, in the first round, fifth seed Iveta Benešová, 6–4, 7–5, fourth seed Carla Suárez Navarro, in the quarterfinal, 7–5, 6–4, and second seed Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–3, 6–2. She faced Wickmayer in the final and lost, 3-6, 4-6.[8]

2010

At the 2010 Australian Open, she reached the second round, before losing to eventual champion Serena Williams, 2-6, 1-6. At the 2010 Cellular South Cup, she reached the semifinals, before losing to eventual champion Maria Sharapova, 4-6, 3-6. She then reached the second rounds of both the 2010 BNP Paribas Open and the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open.[9] 

At 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Kvitová defeated Sorana Cîrstea in the first round and then upset 23rd seed Zheng Jie, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, and 14th seed Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–0. She beat third seed Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round, 6–2, 6–0, to advance to her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, where she beat Kaia Kanepi, 4–6, 7–6, 8–6, after saving five match points and coming back from a double-break down (she was 4–0 down) in the third set. She lost her first Grand Slam semifinal to then-world no. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams in straight sets, 6-7(5), 2-6. She was then guaranteed to reach the top 30 for the first time. She then lost five consecutive first rounds at the 2010 Banka Koper Slovenia Open, 2010 İstanbul Cup, 2010 e-Boks Danish Open, 2010 Rogers Cup, and 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis. She broke her six-match losing streak at the 2010 US Open, when she defeated Lucie Hradecká, 6–4, 7–5, and Elena Baltacha, 7–6(5), 6–3, before losing to eventual champion Kim Clijsters, 3-6, 0-6, in the third round.[9] 

2011

Kvitova at the 2011 French Open

Kvitová started 2011 by winning her second career title at the 2011 Brisbane International by defeating Andrea Petkovic, 6–1, 6–3, in the final and also earning wins over third seed Nadia Petrova and fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. With the win, she achieved a career-high world ranking of no. 28.[10] 

Competing as the 25th seed at the singles of the 2011 Australian Open, Kvitová defeated Sally Peers, 6–2, 6–4, in the first round and Anna Chakvetadze, 6–3, 6–4, in the second round. She then defeated fifth seed and hometown favorite Samantha Stosur, 7–6, 6–3, to advance to the fourth round, where she defeated 22nd seed Flavia Pennetta, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, in a close three-setter. She then played world no. 2 Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals, where she lost, 2-6, 4-6. Kvitová's strong run ensured that she would reach a career-high ranking of world no. 18.[11]

In Paris, Kvitová won her second title of the year by defeating newly crowned world no. 1 and 2011 Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters in straight sets, 6–4, 6–3.[12] Once again, Kvitová's ranking rose to a new high of world no. 14. She led the Czech Fed Cup team to the final round, with semifinal wins over Wickmayer and Flipkens.[13] She won all of her matches in the earlier rounds.[11]

Kvitová won the title at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, after defeating Alexandra Dulgheru, Chanelle Scheepers, second seed Vera Zvonareva, Li Na, and Victoria Azarenka.[14] She made her top-10 debut after the tournament at world no. 10. The following week, by virtue of Jelena Janković failing to defend her points in the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Kvitová moved one place up to a career-high ranking of world no. 9.[11]

Kvitová was the ninth seed at the 2011 French Open. She defeated Gréta Arn, Zheng Jie, and Vania King in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion Li Na in the fourth round, 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, despite leading 3–0 in the deciding set.[15]  At the 2011 AEGON International in Eastbourne, Kvitová was seeded eighth and reached the final, losing to ninth seed Marion Bartoli.[16]

Kvitová won her first Grand Slam title as the 8th seed at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. She defeated Alexa Glatch, Anne Keothavong, 29th seed Roberta Vinci, 19th seed Yanina Wickmayer, 32nd seed Tsvetana Pironkova, and fourth seed Victoria Azarenka on the way to the final, where she beat fifth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets, 6–3, 6–4.[17] She became the first left-handed player to win the title since Martina Navratilova in 1990, the first Czech player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Jana Novotna won Wimbledon in 1998, and the first Grand Slam tournament winner of either gender to be born in the 1990s.[18][19]

Following Wimbledon, Kvitova struggled during the US Open Series, falling to Andrea Petkovic in the 2011 Rogers Cup and 2011 Western & Southern Open.

Kvitova was the fifth seed at the 2011 US Open, but fell in the first round to Alexandra Dulgheru, continuing her ongoing slump after Wimbledon and becoming the first Grand Slam Champion to lose in the first round of the following Grand Slam without winning a set.[20]

Kvitova's form improved at the 2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open, recording wins over Mandy Minella and Vania King to reach the quarterfinals. In a rematch of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships finals, she faced second-seeded Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals. She won, after Sharapova retired in the first set while down 3-4. Kvitova fell to Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals. By reaching the semifinals, she is guaranteed a career-high ranking of world no. 5 and a bye into the second round at the China Open.

In the second round of the China Open, Kvitova lost to Sofia Arvidsson in a three-set battle, 6-7, 6-4, 3-6. However, with 2010 finalist Vera Zvonareva failing to defend her points, Kvitova moved one spot higher in the rankings to a career-high of world no. 4.

At the 2011 Generali Ladies Linz, she beat Canadian Rebecca Marino in the first round, 6-2, 6-2. In the second round, she beat Austrian Patricia Mayr-Achleitner in the second round, 6-2, 6-3.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 2011 Wimbledon Grass Russia Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4

Career statistics

Main article: Petra Kvitová career statistics

References

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  4. ^ Robson, Douglas (3 July 2011). "Kvitova looks like a grass-court natural in capturing Wimbledon". USA Today. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
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  14. ^ "Petra Kvitova beats Victora Azarenka to win Madrid Open". BBC Sport. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  15. ^ "French Open: Li Na beats Petra Kvitova to make quarters". BBC Sport. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  16. ^ "Marion Bartoli beats Petra Kvitova in Eastbourne final". BBC Sport. 18 June 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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