235 Facts About Petra Kvitova

Petra Kvitova, OLY is a Czech professional tennis player.

Petra Kvitova won a bronze medal in singles while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Petra Kvitova's career-high ranking of world No 2 was achieved on 31 October 2011.

Petra Kvitova first gained notice by defeating then-world No 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the 2009 US Open.

Petra Kvitova helped lead the Czech Republic to victory in the Fed Cup that same year, making it the Czech Republic's first such title as an independent nation.

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In 2012, Petra Kvitova reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Opens, and was crowned the US Open Series champion.

In 2015, Petra Kvitova attained the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four Majors after her quarterfinal debut at the US Open.

Petra Kvitova trained in her Moravian hometown, Fulnek, until the age of 16, and was then encouraged by an instructor to pursue a professional career in tennis.

Petra Kvitova was coached by David Kotyza, from November 2008 till January 2016.

Petra Kvitova first attempted to qualify for a WTA tournament at the 2007 Prague Open, but she lost in the second round of qualifying to Ekaterina Ivanova.

Petra Kvitova then made her debut in the main draw of a WTA event at the 2007 Nordic Light Open, where she lost in the first round to Marta Domachowska in three sets.

Petra Kvitova made her Fed Cup debut in 2007, playing alongside Barbora Strycova in doubles, where they lost to the Spanish team of Nuria Llagostera Vives and Virginia Ruano Pascual.

Petra Kvitova began 2008 by upsetting Anabel Medina Garrigues in her opening match in Paris for her first ever WTA main-draw victory before falling to fourth seed Elena Dementieva.

Petra Kvitova won her seventh and most recent ITF singles title that same month.

Petra Kvitova then made her Grand Slam tournament debut appearance at the French Open, and went all the way to the last 16 where she lost to Kaia Kanepi in three sets, having defeated Akiko Morigami, Samantha Stosur and 12th seed Agnes Szavay en route.

Petra Kvitova then made her Olympics debut at the Beijing Olympics, partnering Lucie Safarova in doubles where the team lost to Australian pair of Stosur and Rennae Stubbs in the first round.

Petra Kvitova started 2009 impressively by reaching her first ever final, at the Hobart International, having defeated Sally Peers, Alona Bondarenko, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Virginie Razzano en route.

Petra Kvitova was then forced to withdraw from the French Open due to an ankle injury, and bowed out in the first round of Wimbledon.

Petra Kvitova was ranked 71 places lower than Safina at the time.

In 2010, Petra Kvitova reached the semifinals of the Memphis Open, losing to eventual champion Maria Sharapova.

Petra Kvitova then sailed to the semifinals of Wimbledon, defeating Sorana Cirstea, Zheng Jie, Victoria Azarenka, Caroline Wozniacki, and Kaia Kanepi en route, before falling to defending and eventual champion Serena Williams in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova recorded her first top 40 finish in 2010, at world No 34, and was named WTA Newcomer of the Year.

Petra Kvitova started 2011 by winning her second career title at the Brisbane International, defeating the likes of third seed Nadia Petrova and fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova en route to the final, where she beat Andrea Petkovic for the title.

Petra Kvitova was the 25th seed at the Australian Open, and made her first quarterfinal here, having defeated Sally Peers, Anna Chakvetadze, fifth seed Samantha Stosur and 22nd seed Flavia Pennetta en route, where she lost to second seed Vera Zvonareva in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova's strong run there ensured her a top 20 debut in the rankings, at world No 18.

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Petra Kvitova then beat Slovaks Dominika Cibulkova and Daniela Hantuchova in the Fed Cup opening round to put the Czech team in the semifinals.

At the Open GdF Suez, Petra Kvitova won her second title of the year by defeating newly crowned world No 1 and newly crowned Australian Open champion, Kim Clijsters in the final, in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then lost her next two opening matches to Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova in Indian Wells, and to Kristina Barrois at an ITF tournament in Nassau.

At the Miami Open, Petra Kvitova defeated Varvara Lepchenko in the second round but then lost her next match to Pavlyuchenkova.

Petra Kvitova kicked off her clay-court season in Madrid, where she won her third title of the year and her first Premier Mandatory-level title.

Petra Kvitova beat Alexandra Dulgheru, Chanelle Scheepers and second seed Zvonareva to reach the last eight.

Petra Kvitova then overcame Cibulkova and Li Na to reach the final where she defeated Victoria Azarenka to claim the title.

Petra Kvitova made her top 10 debut after the tournament at world No 10.

Petra Kvitova played another ITF tournament at her home country in Prague that week, losing in the final to Magdalena Rybarikova.

Petra Kvitova played a warm-up tournament for Wimbledon at Eastbourne and reached the final where she lost to Marion Bartoli in three sets.

Petra Kvitova then won her first Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon Championships.

Petra Kvitova then saw off Tsvetana Pironkova and fourth seed Azarenka to reach her first Grand Slam final, where she beat fifth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova was then upset by Dulgheru in the opening round of the US Open, thus becoming the first Grand Slam champion to lose in the first round of the following Grand Slam tournament without winning a set.

Petra Kvitova cracked the top 5 rankings, at world No 5, after Tokyo and qualified for the Tour Championships for the first time in her career.

At the Tour Championships in Istanbul, third-seeded Petra Kvitova emerged champion, thus becoming the third player to win the title on debut.

Petra Kvitova ended the year only 115 points second to Wozniacki for the No 1 spot.

Petra Kvitova 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.

Petra Kvitova was named WTA Player of the Year, WTA Most Improved Player of the Year and ITF World Champion in 2011.

At the beginning of 2012, Petra Kvitova was widely expected to reach the world No 1 ranking.

Petra Kvitova stated that attaining the position "would be nice", but that her priority was to improve her game.

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Petra Kvitova opted not to defend her title in Brisbane, choosing instead to participate in the Hopman Cup with Tomas Berdych where they went on to win the title, defeating the French team in the final.

Petra Kvitova won all of her singles matches at the event, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Caroline Wozniacki, and Marion Bartoli.

On Fed Cup duty, Petra Kvitova extended her long streak of wins in singles matches indoors, which started with her title run at the Open GdF Suez last year, to 29 matches, with her four victories against Germany and Italy, in the opening round and semifinal ties, respectively.

Petra Kvitova scored those wins over the likes of Germans Julia Gorges and Sabine Lisicki, and Italians Francesca Schiavone and Errani.

In Indian Wells, Petra Kvitova lost in the third round to Christina McHale in three sets.

Petra Kvitova started her grass-court season in Eastbourne where she fell to Ekaterina Makarova in the second round.

Petra Kvitova then beat Schiavone to reach the quarterfinals but the first-time defending champion's journey came to an end, after she was overwhelmed in straight sets by four-time and eventual champion, Serena Williams.

Petra Kvitova then competed at the Summer Olympics, making her maiden appearance in the singles discipline.

Petra Kvitova then overcame Flavia Pennetta to reach the quarterfinals.

Petra Kvitova kickstarted her US Open Series campaign by winning the Canadian Open, the eighth title of her career.

Petra Kvitova defeated Ksenia Pervak in her opener and then moved past Bartoli to reach the quarterfinals where she beat Tamira Paszek.

Petra Kvitova then beat Wozniacki in three sets to reach the final where she overcame Li in three sets to win the title, thus ending a 10-month title drought.

Petra Kvitova then won her second title of the year and the ninth of her career in New Haven, defeating Nicole Gibbs, Lucie Safarova, Errani and Kirilenko along the way.

Petra Kvitova secured the US Open Series crown after her win over Safarova in New Haven.

Petra Kvitova was named the sixth qualifier for the Tour Championships following the China Open.

Petra Kvitova then dropped her opening match in Sydney to Dominika Cibulkova.

Petra Kvitova moved past Francesca Schiavone in the first round in three sets.

Petra Kvitova was then awarded a wildcard into the Open GdF Suez.

Petra Kvitova defeated Stefanie Vogele to reach the quarterfinals where she was upset by Kristina Mladenovic in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then sailed to her first title of the year, and a milestone 10th of her career, in Dubai, despite having never won a match at the tournament before.

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Petra Kvitova defeated the likes of Daniela Hantuchova, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwanska, Caroline Wozniacki and Sara Errani en route to the title.

Petra Kvitova then reached her first ever quarterfinal at the Indian Wells Open.

Petra Kvitova started her clay-court season by reaching the final in Katowice where she was upset by Roberta Vinci in straight sets.

In Stuttgart, Petra Kvitova beat Germans Annika Beck and Julia Gorges to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Li Na.

Petra Kvitova then suffered an early exit in Madrid to Hantuchova.

At the French Open, Petra Kvitova beat Aravane Rezai and Peng Shuai before losing in the third round to Jamie Hampton in straight sets, in a match where she struggled.

Petra Kvitova overcame CoCo Vandeweghe in the first round in three sets before receiving a walkover from Yaroslava Shvedova.

Petra Kvitova reached the last eight after defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Carla Suarez Navarro but there, she succumbed to Flipkens in three sets.

Petra Kvitova was the defending champion at the Canadian Open and defeated Eugenie Bouchard and Stosur to reach the quarterfinals but failed to defend her title when she lost to eventual finalist Sorana Cirstea in three sets.

Petra Kvitova was the defending champion in New Haven and made the final once more but was defeated by the rising Simona Halep.

At the Pan Pacific Open, seventh-seeded Petra Kvitova reached the quarterfinals after defeating a pair of youngsters, Belinda Bencic and Madison Keys, both in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova moved back into the top 10 by virtue of that result.

Petra Kvitova then reached the semifinals of the China Open where she lost to Jelena Jankovic.

Furthermore, Petra Kvitova was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the second time.

Petra Kvitova started 2014 by playing the Hopman Cup with Radek Stepanek.

Petra Kvitova won all of her singles matches but they did not advance to the final, finishing second in their group behind eventual champions France.

Petra Kvitova then competed in Sydney where she advanced to the last four after defeating Christina McHale and compatriot Lucie Safarova.

Petra Kvitova was scheduled to play the Open GdF Suez, but withdrew prior to her opening match because of a respiratory illness.

At the Qatar Open, third-seeded Petra Kvitova cruised into the quarterfinals with two tough three-set victories over Venus Williams and Safarova before falling to Jelena Jankovic in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova beat Coco Vandeweghe and 27th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova before losing to 12th seed Dominika Cibulkova in the round of 16.

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At the Fed Cup semifinal tie against Italy, Petra Kvitova dispatched both Camila Giorgi and Roberta Vinci in straight sets, thus sending the Czech team into their third final in the last four years.

Petra Kvitova began her clay court campaign in Stuttgart, losing to Alisa Kleybanova in her opening match.

Petra Kvitova then lost her opening match in Rome to Zhang Shuai, before bowing out in the third round of the French Open for the second year in a row, this time to former champion Kuznetsova in a marathon three-setter.

Petra Kvitova won her first two matches easily against compatriot Andrea Hlavackova and German Mona Barthel.

Petra Kvitova faced former champion and 30th seed Venus Williams in the third round and was two points away from losing the match but went on to win in three sets.

Petra Kvitova rose to world No 4 as a result, thus returning to the top 5 rankings for the first time since 2012.

Petra Kvitova kicked off the US Open Series at the Canadian Open where she was the second seed.

Petra Kvitova received a first round bye and faced Aussie Casey Dellacqua in her opening match, which she won in straight sets.

In Cincinnati, third-seeded Petra Kvitova received a first round bye and faced Elina Svitolina in her opener but was upset by the Ukrainian in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then went on to defeat Samantha Stosur to reach her third consecutive final in New Haven.

Petra Kvitova won the title by defeating Magdalena Rybarikova in the final, her 13th career title.

At the US Open, Petra Kvitova was upset by qualifier Aleksandra Krunic in the third round.

Petra Kvitova then overcame fellow Czech Karolina Pliskova for a place in the last eight where she moved past Caroline Garcia.

At the WTA Finals, Petra Kvitova was upset by Agnieszka Radwanska in her opening match in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then recorded a straight-set victory over Sharapova, ending a five-match losing streak against her, but then lost her bid to qualify for the semifinals when she succumbed to Caroline Wozniacki in her last round-robin match.

Petra Kvitova received two awards in 2014, the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award and the Diamond Aces Award.

Petra Kvitova kicked off 2015 in Shenzhen as the second seed, where she lost to eighth seed Timea Bacsinszky in the semifinals.

Petra Kvitova was the second seed in Sydney and received a first round bye.

Petra Kvitova defeated Peng Shuai in the second round and then beat Jarmila Gajdosova in the last eight.

At the Australian Open, fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova was upset by Madison Keys in the third round in straight sets.

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Petra Kvitova then lost in Dubai and Doha, in the third round and quarterfinals, respectively, both at the hands of Carla Suarez Navarro.

Petra Kvitova subsequently withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami due to exhaustion.

Petra Kvitova launched her comeback after a six-week break at the Fed Cup semifinals, where the Czechs faced France.

Petra Kvitova won both her rubbers in straight sets, defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia.

Petra Kvitova had not beaten Williams in five previous attempts but upset the American in straight sets to advance to her second Madrid final.

The following week in Rome, Petra Kvitova cruised into her second quarterfinal here but lost to Suarez Navarro for the third time this year.

Nevertheless, following the tournament's conclusion, Petra Kvitova returned to the world No 2 ranking for the first time since February 2012.

Petra Kvitova began her grass court season at Wimbledon, after withdrawing from Eastbourne the week before with an illness.

Petra Kvitova then defeated Kurumi Nara in the second round in straight sets to advance to the third round where she faced 28th seed Jelena Jankovic.

Petra Kvitova then rolled past Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets for a place in her fourth straight final at the tournament, where she beat compatriot Lucie Safarova in three sets for her 17th career title.

At the US Open, Petra Kvitova was the fifth seed and reached the fourth round after defeating Laura Siegemund, wildcard Nicole Gibbs and 32nd seed Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, all in straight sets.

That year, Petra Kvitova won the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the third year running.

At the Indian Wells Open where she was seeded eighth, Petra Kvitova won consecutive matches for the first time in almost six months, reaching her first quarterfinal of the year in the process.

Petra Kvitova then lost early in Madrid and Rome, the former in which she was the defending champion.

At the French Open, Petra Kvitova was upset by eventual surprise quarterfinalist Shelby Rogers in the third round in three sets, receiving bagels in both sets lost.

Petra Kvitova suffered a dire grass court season as she failed to produce a winning record on the surface, falling early to Jelena Ostapenko and Johanna Konta in Birmingham and Eastbourne respectively.

At the Summer Olympics, 11th-seeded Petra Kvitova defeated the likes of Timea 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.

Petra Kvitova came up short to eventual gold medallist Monica Puig in the semifinals, but then defeated Madison Keys in the bronze medal match to win her first ever Olympic medal.

Petra Kvitova was the two-time defending champion in New Haven but saw her title defence come to an end in the semifinals in the hands of Radwanska.

The loss meant Petra Kvitova has failed to make a single Grand Slam quarterfinal in a season for the first time since 2009.

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Petra Kvitova began the Asian swing with a loss to Puig in the second round of Tokyo.

Petra Kvitova then reached the quarterfinals of the China Open where she lost to Keys.

At the Luxembourg Open, top-seeded Petra Kvitova reached the final but lost to Monica Niculescu in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then represented her nation in the Fed Cup final where they took on France.

Petra Kvitova was initially expected to be sidelined for six months.

Petra Kvitova kicked off her Paris comeback with a win against American Julia Boserup in the first round.

Petra Kvitova began the grass-court swing at the Birmingham Classic, where she defeated both Tereza Smitkova and Naomi Broady in straight sets to reach her first quarterfinal of 2017, her first on grass since the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Petra Kvitova kicked off the Asian swing in Wuhan where she was the defending champion and faced local player Peng Shuai at the first hurdle, but came up short in an epic three-set match that lasted three hours and 34 minutes.

Petra Kvitova then beat Barbora Strycova to reach the semifinals but there, she was defeated by eventual champion Garcia in straight sets.

The loss meant that for the first time since 2010, Petra Kvitova did not win a Premier Mandatory or Premier 5 title during a season.

Petra Kvitova then lost in the first round of Tianjin to Zhu Lin, in three sets.

Nevertheless, Petra Kvitova was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award , her fifth in succession and sixth in the last seven seasons.

Petra Kvitova started 2018 in Sydney, unseeded at a Premier event for the first time since the 2010 Kremlin Cup, having been forced to withdraw from Brisbane the week before due to a viral illness.

Petra Kvitova then fell in the opening round of the Australian Open, succumbing to Andrea Petkovic in three sets despite having served for the match twice.

Petra Kvitova then beat Kristina Mladenovic in the final in a dominating performance to win her 21st career title, thus becoming the first left-handed player to win a singles title in Russia.

Petra Kvitova carried her good form into the Qatar Open, defeating Cagla Buyukakcay, Agnieszka Radwanska and Elina Svitolina to reach the quarterfinals.

In Indian Wells, ninth-seeded Petra Kvitova 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.

Petra Kvitova then beat Aryna Sabalenka and Sofia Kenin to reach the fourth round in Miami where she was beaten by Ostapenko.

Petra Kvitova started off her clay-court season with her maiden appearance in Charleston but lost her opener to fellow Czech Kristyna Pliskova, 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.

Petra Kvitova then enacted a 13-match winning streak the remainder of the clay court swing, first, by claiming the title in Prague, her maiden title on home soil, dispatching Tereza Smitkova, Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Katerina Siniakova and Zhang Shuai to reach the final, all without the loss of a set.

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Petra Kvitova then breezed through to her second crown in two weeks by winning her third title in Madrid, becoming the first woman to do so, by seeing off Lesia Tsurenko, Monica Puig, Anett Kontaveit, Daria Kasatkina and Karolina Pliskova to make the final, where she fought through a tough three-setter to see off Kiki Bertens for her 24th career title.

Petra Kvitova then moved past Buzarnescu to reach the final where she defeated Magdalena Rybarikova in three sets for her 25th career title, the second successful title defence of her career after the 2015 Connecticut Open.

Petra Kvitova then beat Kateryna Bondarenko in her opener in Eastbourne before withdrawing due to a hamstring injury.

At Wimbledon, Petra Kvitova bowed out in the first round on a day filled with upsets, succumbing to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets.

Nevertheless, Petra Kvitova returned to the top 5 rankings for the first time in almost three years by virtue of that result.

Petra Kvitova then made the quarterfinals of the Connecticut Open where she retired to Carla Suarez Navarro after dropping the first set due to a shoulder injury.

The loss meant that for the first time in her career, Petra Kvitova has failed to record an appearance in the second week at the Grand Slams in a season.

Petra Kvitova then suffered a dismal Asian swing with early exits in Wuhan and Beijing.

Petra Kvitova subsequently ended the year ranked world No 7, her first top 10 finish since 2015.

Furthermore, Petra Kvitova was awarded the WTA Sportsmanship for the seventh time overall.

Petra Kvitova defeated Aryna Sabalenka and Hsieh Su-wei to reach her first quarterfinal on Australian soil since winning here in 2015.

Nevertheless, Petra Kvitova returned to the world No 2 ranking for the first time since June 2015 after the tournament's conclusion.

At the Dubai Tennis Championships, Petra Kvitova recorded consecutive wins here for the first time since 2013, beating both Katerina Siniakova and Jennifer Brady in three sets to reach the quarterfinals, where saw off Viktoria Kuzmova in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then lost her opening match at the Indian Wells Open, coming up short in a tight three-setter to Venus Williams.

Petra Kvitova then competed in Miami, where she was seeded third, beating Maria Sakkari, 26th seed Vekic and 19th seed Caroline Garcia to return to her second quarterfinal of the tournament.

Petra Kvitova began her clay court season in Stuttgart where she became the first player to win two titles in 2019.

Petra Kvitova was the defending champion at the Madrid Open and made the last eight where she lost to eventual champion Bertens, in a rematch of last year's final, in straight sets.

At the Italian Open, her first appearance here since 2016, Petra Kvitova made the third round where she faced Sakkari but retired with an injured calf while trailing in the decider.

Petra Kvitova then pulled out of the French Open with an arm injury, bringing her clay court swing to a premature close.

Petra Kvitova returned to action in Cincinnati where she fell in her opener to Sakkari in three sets.

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The result saw Petra Kvitova's losing streak at the tournament, dating back to her loss in the 2015 final to Agnieszka Radwanska, extended to seven matches.

Petra Kvitova became the only player this decade to suffer multiple winless appearances at the tournament, the first since Elena Dementieva, in 2004,2005 and 2006.

Petra Kvitova maintained her year-end ranking from the previous year, world No 7, tying Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams for most top-10 season finishes this decade, seven seasons.

Petra Kvitova then made the quarterfinals of the Australian Open with wins over Katerina Siniakova, Paula Badosa, 25th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova and 22nd seed Maria Sakkari.

Petra Kvitova 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.

Petra Kvitova lost both finals from a set up, to Elina Svitolina in the former and Anastasija Sevastova in the latter.

Petra Kvitova then made the fourth round at the US Open, making it her 20th appearance in the second week at the Grand Slams.

Petra Kvitova matched her best result at the French Open after that, defeating Oceane Dodin, Jasmine Paolini, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Zhang Shuai and Laura Siegemund, all in straight sets, to reach the last four where she fell to Sofia Kenin in straight sets.

Nevertheless, that run saw Petra Kvitova reach multiple Grand Slam quarterfinals in a season for the first time since 2012, and it guaranteed her return to the top 10 for the first time in nine months.

Petra Kvitova kicked off her 2021 season at the Yarra Valley Classic where she was seeded fourth, defeating Venus Williams in straight sets in her opening match before falling to 14th seed Nadia Podoroska in the following round in three sets.

Petra Kvitova was seeded ninth at the 2021 Australian Open, but fell at the second hurdle to Sorana Cirstea in three sets.

Petra Kvitova then competed in Doha where she was seeded fourth, receiving a bye in the first round.

Petra Kvitova kicked off her campaign with a win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to make the last eight where she saw off Anett Kontaveit in three sets.

Petra Kvitova then beat Jessica Pegula to reach her third final here, a rematch of the 2018 final, against Garbine Muguruza.

In huge contrast to the former encounter, Petra Kvitova won easily this time, dropping just three games in windy conditions to sail to her 28th career title.

Later that month, Petra Kvitova made the fourth round at the Miami Open after seeing off Alize Cornet and 17th seed Johanna Konta before succumbing to fifth seed Elina Svitolina from a set up.

Opening her season's campaign on clay in Charleston, Petra Kvitova scored her career's maiden win on green clay surface by defeating Aussie Storm Sanders, before falling to eventual runner-up Danka Kovinic in the next round, in straight sets.

At the French Open, 11th-seeded Petra Kvitova saved a match point in the first round against Greet Minnen en route to a win from a set down but then was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained during media duties there.

Petra Kvitova lost in the last four to fourth seed Kerber in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break.

At Wimbledon Petra Kvitova was sent packing in the opening round by fellow Grand Slam champion Sloane Stephens in straight sets, and it marked the 10th occasion in her career where she fell at the first hurdle at the Grand Slams.

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On home soil, at the Prague Open, Petra Kvitova rode a three-match losing streak for the first time since the tour suspension was lifted last summer, when she tumbled out in the opening round to Slovak Rebecca Sramkova in three sets.

Petra Kvitova then recorded her fourth appearance at the Summer Olympics, her third in the singles discipline, and was selected as co-flag bearer alongside basketball player Tomas Satoransky.

The following month, Petra Kvitova returned during the North American summer swing and opened with a loss to eventual champion Camila Giorgi in the third round of Montreal.

Petra Kvitova then reached her third quarterfinal in Cincinnati, her most of such showings at a 1000-level event in North America, and best result in more than three months, where she faced Kerber but was forced to retire down a set due to a stomach issue.

At the US Open, 10th seed Petra Kvitova recorded back-to-back wins at the Grand Slams for the first time this year, to reach the third round where she was beaten by 17th seed and eventual semifinalist Sakkari in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova made two more appearances before closing her 2021 season, in Ostrava and Indian Wells, and made the last four in the former where she lost to eventual champion Kontaveit before bowing out in the third round of the latter to eventual finalist Victoria Azarenka, both defeats coming in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova subsequently ended 2021 ranked world No 17, her first top-20 finish since 2016 and second of her career in total.

Petra Kvitova opened 2022 with a debut showing at the Adelaide International where she was unseeded, and drew local Aussie Priscilla Hon in the opening round but crashed out in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break.

Petra Kvitova then saved two match points to beat Arantxa Rus in the first round of Sydney, but then lost to Ons Jabeur in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then reached the quarterfinals in Dubai after seeing off Camila Giorgi and world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the latter being her first top 10 win in nearly two years.

The following week in Doha, defending champion Petra Kvitova avenged her St Petersburg loss to Begu in the opening round but then had to retire down a set to 16th seed Elise Mertens in the next round due to a wrist inflammation.

The loss meant that for the first time since 2017, Petra Kvitova failed to reach a final in the Middle East, and she exited the top 30 for the first time since her top-30 debut in January 2011.

Petra Kvitova opened her season on clay with a couple of first-round exits, in Charleston and Stuttgart, the former via retirement – making it her first losing streak on this surface at the tour level since 2018 when she lost her opening matches in the same two tournaments.

Petra Kvitova's losing streak was extended to four, her first such since end of 2019, when she crashed out in the opening round of Madrid to Jil Teichmann, her earliest exit here since 2010.

At the French Open, 32nd seed Petra Kvitova scored her first win on clay of the year when she beat Hungary's Anna Bondar in the first round, making it her 30th victory of the tournament.

Petra Kvitova began her season on grass with a loss to an in-form Beatriz Haddad Maia in her opening match at Birmingham.

En route to her second final here, 14th-seeded Petra Kvitova saw off Donna Vekic and Katie Boulter in her first two matches, before dispatching Harriet Dart to return to the last four here for the first time since 2011.

At Wimbledon, 25th seed Petra Kvitova prevailed over Jasmine Paolini and Ana Bogdan to reach the third round here for just the third time since she last won the title in 2014.

Nevertheless, Petra Kvitova ended her 2022 grass exploits with seven wins on the surface, her highest such count since 2014.

At the US Open, 21st seed Petra Kvitova scored her first win over a top 10 player at the Grand Slams in five years when she saved match points to beat ninth seed Garbine Muguruza in the third round – a rematch of their last 16 meeting here in 2017 which was the aforementioned Petra Kvitova win over a top 10 player at this level.

Petra Kvitova uses the pinpoint service stance and is known for her fast and well-placed serves.

Petra Kvitova is known to attack weak second serves by producing powerful winners.

Petra Kvitova's volleys tend to come more from her forehand, her stronger side, which she executes by moving her racket in a straight line, allowing her to disguise the shot well enough from her opponents.

Petra Kvitova is known for her inconsistencies, inability to maintain focus during matches as well as impatience mid-rally.

However, when Petra Kvitova is at her best, she is extremely dangerous, as seen in the final of the 2015 Madrid Open against Svetlana Kuznetsova where she hit 33 winners in the 66-minute contest, an average of a winner every two minutes, which is more than double her unforced error count of 14 too.

Petra Kvitova followed up with three consecutive wins in their next meetings – in the final of the Pan Pacific Open and the round-robin stage of the WTA Tour Championships, both in 2013, and the Fed Cup final in 2014, all in three sets.

Petra Kvitova 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 Petra Kvitova's first win over Kerber on clay outdoors.

Two months later, Petra Kvitova scored her first win over Wozniacki in the fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships, winning with the loss of just two games.

Petra Kvitova then proceeded to win their next three clashes – in the round-robin stage of the 2011 WTA Tour Championships, Montreal semifinals in 2012 and Dubai semifinals in 2013.

Petra Kvitova dominated the early stages of their rivalry, winning five of their first six clashes.

Petra Kvitova then went on to win their next two clashes in straight sets – in the quarterfinals of Dubai and the round-robin stage of the WTA Tour Championships, both in 2013.

Pair did not meet in 2017, the first time since 2010, and in 2018, Petra Kvitova 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 sets.

Petra Kvitova then proceeded to claim her first two wins over the Russian, in the final of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships in straight sets and later that year, in the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open via retirement.

At the 2014 WTA Finals, Petra Kvitova gained her revenge by beating Sharapova in straight sets in their round-robin match, and then scored another win here the following year in the semifinals, both in straight sets.

Later that year, Petra Kvitova scored her second win over Li, in the Montreal final which she won in three sets to snap a 10-month title drought and capture her first title of 2012.

Petra Kvitova subsequently went on a three-match winning streak – in the Tokyo semifinals in 2013, the second round of Doha and the third round of the Wimbledon Championships, the latter two in 2014.

Petra Kvitova would proceed with a further three consecutive victories – in the quarterfinals of the 2019 China Open, in the round-robin stage of the 2019 WTA Finals, and in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Australian Open, a rematch of their quarterfinal clash here a year ago, the latter two in straight sets.

Petra Kvitova then began dating Czech hockey player Radek Meidl in June 2014.

On 20 December 2016, Petra Kvitova was robbed at her apartment in Prostejov, Czech Republic, suffering multiple lacerations to the tendons and nerves on her left hand and fingers while trying to defend herself.

Petra Kvitova underwent surgery to repair the damage to her hand, and was expected to sit out the next six months in order to fully recover.

Three days later, in her first press conference since her surgery, Petra Kvitova revealed that she had regained movement in her left hand.

In early January 2017, it was reported that Petra Kvitova's recovery was going according to plan, and that she had gradually begun doing exercises with her injured fingers.

On 23 May 2017, Petra Kvitova announced that she would play the Wimbledon Championships the following month, and would make a last-minute decision, later in the week, on whether to compete at the French Open.

Petra Kvitova subsequently confirmed her participation at the latter event, thus marking her return to competition where she defeated American Julia Boserup in her opening match.

Petra Kvitova currently uses the Wilson Pro Staff 97 racquet, a similar version to Roger Federer's.

Petra Kvitova is represented by IMG, following a signed agreement in August 2014.

Three months later, it was announced that Petra Kvitova had signed a multi-year contract with Beverly Hills-based watchmaker, Ritmo Mundo.

Petra Kvitova is an ambassador for French skincare brand L'Occitane en Provence.

Petra Kvitova was named world's sixth highest-paid female athlete by Forbes in 2015, ranking fifth among tennis players.

Note: Petra Kvitova withdrew from the 2021 French Open, and received walkovers at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2022 US Open, all before her second round match, and all of which do not officially count as a loss or win.