Kristýna Plíšková at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships |
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| Country | Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Louny, Czech Republic |
| Born | 21 March 1992 Louny, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Career prize money | $122,364 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 110-107 |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 177 (17 October 2011) |
| Current ranking | 180 (5 December 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | — |
| French Open | Q1 (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2011) |
| US Open | Q3 (2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 36-43 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 142 (7 November 2011) |
| Current ranking | 143 (5 December 2011) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | — |
| French Open | — |
| Wimbledon | — |
| US Open | — |
| Last updated on: 6 December 2011. | |
Kristýna Plíšková (born 21 March 1992) is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4,[1] while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion.[2]
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Plíšková was born to Radek and Martina Plíšková, and has a twin sister Karolína, who is also a tennis player.[3] She is currently coached by Jan Bedan.[3]
Plíšková began competing professionally in 2005. She played her first ITF junior final at Malta ITF Junior Tournament in 2006, losing to Cristina Sánchez Quintanar 6(4)–7, 6–4, 6–2. Plíšková made her Grand Slam debut at the 2010 Australian Open and reached the semifinals. She defeated the first seed Tímea Babos 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 in the quarterfinals, but then lost to Laura Robson 6–3, 6–1. Robson was eventually beaten in the final 6–1, 7–6(5) by Plíšková's twin sister Karolína.[2] At the 2010 French Open, Plíšková was defeated by Danka Kovinić 7–6(4), 6–2 in the first round. She then went on to win the 2010 AEGON International Junior Tournament, beating Tara Moore 6–2, 6–4. Plíšková eventually won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
Plíšková played her first WTA Tour qualifications at the 2006 ECM Prague Open, losing to Kirsten Flipkens 6–0, 6–3 in the first round. She proceeded with competing at the ITF Circuit.
In 2007, Plíšková was awarded with a wild card for the 2007 ECM Prague Open and lost to the first seed Marion Bartoli 6–1, 6–2. She also competed at the doubles event with her sister Karolína, but they lost to another Czech team, Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová, 6–2, 6–0 in the first round.
In 2008, Plíšková won a wild card for the 2008 ECM Prague Open in both singles and doubles. In singles, Plíšková fell to Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–0.
In 2009, she reached her first ITF Circuit singles final in Pesaro, but was defeated by Anastasia Grymalska 2–6, 6–1, 6–2.
Plíšková won her first ITF title in May 2010 in Kurume, beating her sister 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 in the final. At the 2010 ECM Prague Open, she lost to the fifth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round with 6–1, 6–3. In doubles, she and her sister lost to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the opening round with 6(6)–7, 6–4, [12–10]. Than she played her first senior Grand Slam at US Open. She defeated Lauren Albanese and Arantxa Rus, but then she lost to Lourdes Domínguez Lino 3–6 6–3 0–6 in final qualifying round.
Plíšková was given a wild card into the qualifying rounds of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. She defeated all three of her opponents to qualify for her first senior grand slam.
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 16 August 2009 | Pesaro, Italy | Clay | Anastasia Grymalska | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 16 May 2010 | Kurume, Japan | Carpet | Karolína Plíšková | 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner–up | 2. | 13 February 2011 | Rancho Mirage, the United States | Hard | Ashley Weinhold | 6–3, 3–6, 7-5 |
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Runner–up | 1. | 16 May 2010 | Kurume, Japan | Clay | Karolína Plíšková | Sheng-Nan Sun Yi-Fan Xu |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Winners | 1. | 13 February 2011 | Rancho Mirage, the United States | Hard | Karolína Plíšková | Nadejda Guskova Sandra Zaniewska |
6(6)–7, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Winners | 2. | 7 August 2011 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Karolína Plíšková | Jamie Hampton N. Lertcheewakarn |
5–7, 6–2, [10–2] |
| Runner–up | 2. | 6 November 2011 | Taipei, Taiwan | Hard | Karolína Plíšková | Chan Yung-jan Zheng Jie |
6-7, 7-5, 3-6 |
| Runner–up | 3. | 20 November 2011 | Bratislava, Slovak Republic | Hard | Karolína Plíšková | Naomi Broady Kristina Mladenovic |
7-5, 4-6, 2-10 |
| Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Winner | 2010 | Wimbledon Championships | Grass | Sachie Ishizu | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
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