Kenin defeated the Czech player in straight sets with the final scoreline of 6-4, 7-5. [167] However, she bounced back at the US Open by beating Jelena Jankovi, Aliz Cornet and 18th seed Caroline Garcia to reach the fourth round. [41], On Fed Cup duty, Kvitov extended her long streak of wins in singles matches indoors, which started with her title run at the Open GdF Suez last year, to 25 matches, with her four victories against Germany and Italy, in the opening round and semifinal ties, respectively. [10] Nevertheless, Kvitov was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award once again, her fifth in succession and sixth in the last seven seasons. In Wuhan, she sailed to the last four by scoring wins over Polona Hercog, Sloane Stephens and Dayana Yastremska, all in straight sets, but was then stopped by Alison Riske. She won her first two matches easily against compatriot Andrea Hlavkov and German Mona Barthel. 8, her eighth overall year-end ranking inside the top 10. [97] She lost in the last four to fourth seed Kerber in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break. She advanced to the semifinals for the first time in her career, after defeating Ashleigh Barty, Urszula Radwaska, Nina Bratchikova, Varvara Lepchenko, and Yaroslava Shvedova. (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WL) winloss record. [10], The following week, Kvitov competed in St. Petersburg where she was the defending champion, defeating Victoria Azarenka in her opener to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Donna Veki. During the break-in she suffered cuts to her dominant left hand, resulting in injuries to the tendons and nerves. [234] Kvitov was seeded ninth at the 2021 Australian Open, but fell at the second hurdle to Sorana Crstea in three sets. There, she lost to incoming world No. There, she saw off Sara Errani to advance to the semifinals, where she lost in three sets to Maria Sharapova, despite having been up a break in the third set. [10], Kvitov then made the quarterfinals at St. Petersburg, after overcoming Alison van Uytvanck in her opener in three sets, thus making at least the quarterfinal stage in her first three tournaments of the season for the first time since 2011. Commentator claims a comment from Ashleigh Barty 'poked' Petra Kvitova. [240] She then advanced past Marie Bouzkov, Angelique Kerber and Veronika Kudermetova to make her sixth quarterfinal in Madrid where she lost to world No. 1 ranking. [35] She concluded 2011 by helping the Czech Republic win its maiden Fed Cup title as an independent nation, winning her singles rubbers against Maria Kirilenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova. In singles, eighth-seeded Kvitov advanced to the round of 16, after beating Jocelyn Rae and Malena Gordo before losing to eventual semifinalist Katarzyna Piter in straight sets. Then, at the Linz Open, she defeated Rebecca Marino, Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, Hantuchov and Jankovi on the way to the final, where she beat Cibulkov to collect her fifth title of the season. She has 2 elder brothers named Jiri (an engineer) and Libor (a school teacher). Kicking off the 2023 season in a team event for the first time since 2014, Kvitov amassed two straight-set wins in singles at the inaugural United Cup. [143] At the Summer Olympics, 11th-seeded Kvitov defeated the likes of Tmea Babos and Caroline Wozniacki, and then avenged her earlier two losses to Makarova to sail into her second consecutive Olympic quarterfinal, where she beat Elina Svitolina in straight sets. When returning, she uses a short compact motion which allows her to return aggressively regardless of the serve speed. As the sixth seed, she defeated Kateryna Bondarenko and Peng Shuai in the first two rounds, both in straight sets. Petra Kvitov, OLY (Czech: [ptra kvtova]; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. 1. O n the morning after Petra Kvitova won Wimbledon in imperious fashion this summer, for the second time in her career, she cleaned the whole house she had rented for the tournament. Petra Kvitova (Tennis Player) was born on the 8th of March, 1990. 1 ranking as a result.[306]. [179], Kvitov started off her clay-court season with her maiden appearance in Charleston but lost her opener to fellow Czech Kristna Plkov, marking her first loss to a Czech player since May 2012, having amassed a run of 24 consecutive wins against her compatriots during that period. 2016-09-08 05:37:32. [293][294], However, due to her high-risk game and aggressive style of play she is known to produce a high number of unforced errors in matches. 1 spot. [83] At the Dubai Championships, she failed to defend her title when she lost her opening match to Carla Surez Navarro. 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