Kristína Kučová

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Kristína Kučová (born May 23, 1990 in Bratislava) is a junior tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking has been World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kucová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand (like Wimbledon finalists Marion Bartoli and Monica Seles), and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her.

[edit] Tennis career

[edit] Juniors

At the 2007 U.S. Open, the unseeded Kucová stunned everyone by taking the title, defeating thirteenth seed Julia Glushko in the third round, top seed and defending champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals, and number two seed Urszula Radwańska in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 (4). In addition to this, Kučová reached the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and 2007 French Open girls' doubles quarterfinals. Both times, Kucová was seeded seventh, however, she reached the French Open quarterfinals with compatriot Klaudia Boczova, losing to eventual champions and third seeds Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska. She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals along with compatriot Lenka Jurikova. The seventh-seeded Slovakian pair lost to eventual runner-ups Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara, 7–5, 6–3.