27 on 9 July 2007. [10], In 2010, Kvitov reached the semifinals of the Memphis Open, losing to eventual champion Maria Sharapova. She then advanced to the semifinals after dispatching Irina-Camelia Begu in straight sets, setting up a clash with world No. [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. Petra Kvitov is a Czech professional tennis player who is well-known for her aggressive baseline play and fierce left-handed groundstrokes. Kvitov has since won their next two meetings, firstly in the last eight of Sydney in 2019, and then in the second round of Madrid in 2021, both in straight sets, the latter being Kvitov's first win over Kerber on clay outdoors.[301][302]. [10] She participated in the Fed Cup final, going 11 in her singles matches, with the Czechs defending their title in the end by winning the decisive doubles rubber. [268] However, she lost in the next round to Daria Saville in straight sets.[269]. Petr Kvitova is a world-renowned tennis player, and has won numerous Grand Slam titles.Radek Meidl is a Czech hockey player. In 2015, Kvitov completed the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four majors after her quarterfinal debut at the US Open. [151] At the Luxembourg Open, top-seeded Kvitov reached the final but lost to Monica Niculescu in straight sets. [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. [113] In the final, she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in a dominating performance to claim her 16th career title. There, however, she succumbed in a tight three-setter to Shelby Rogers, despite having four match points. [111], After dropping her opening match in Stuttgart to Madison Brengle,[112] Kvitov sailed into the quarterfinals in Madrid with wins over Olga Govortsova, Coco Vandeweghe and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. [285] Kvitov subsequently recorded her best ranking of the season, also her year-end ranking, after the event, at world No. [56] At the US Open, she reached the fourth round for the first time since 2009. Kvitov and Angelique Kerber have met 16 times, with the head-to-head currently tied at 88. That win would also remain as Kvitov's most recent win over a player ranked inside the top 10 for the next 24 months. They met thrice in 2013. [181] This was followed by a loss to Kerber in the first round of Stuttgart. [199] She then claimed her second title in Sydney. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the 2009 US Open. Sharapova or Kvitova ? [307] Wozniacki then retired in 2020 after the Australian Open. [236] The following week in Dubai, however, she was forced to retire in her opener against Jil Teichmann due to a thigh injury. [154] With that achievement, Kvitov claimed the record of most Fed Cup titles won by a Czech player, having been part of all of the teams that took home those five crowns. [10] Furthermore, Kvitov was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the second time. [10], Kvitov began her grass court season at Wimbledon, after withdrawing from Eastbourne the week before with an illness. At the end of the season, she won the WTA Championships on her debut. [134] However, this was followed by an early loss in Miami in the hands of 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova. [82] Because of this illness, she was unable to compete in the Fed Cup opening round tie against Spain. Petra Kvitova is a professional tennis player from Czech Republic. She has 2 elder brothers named Jiri (an engineer) and Libor (a school teacher). [193][194] On 4 October, she became the fourth player to qualify for the WTA Finals. 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