Kristína Kučová

Kristína Kučová

Full name	Kristína Kučová
Country	Slovakia
Born	(1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	$265,968
Singles
Career record	225–167
Career titles	5 ITF
Highest ranking	103 (3 August 2009)
Current ranking	150 (3 February 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2010)
French Open	Q1 (2009, 2010, 2011)
Wimbledon	2R (2009)
US Open	Q2 (2008, 2011)
Doubles
Career record	51–57
Career titles	4 ITF
Highest ranking	168 (5 October 2009)
Current ranking	548 (3 February 2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	1–2
Last updated on: 3 February 2014.

Kristína Kučová (born 23 May 1990 in Bratislava) is a Slovak tennis player. Her highest juniors ranking was world number three. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand (like Wimbledon finalists Monica Seles and Marion Bartoli), and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her. Her highest career ranking was world number 103, achieved on 3 August 2009.

Her older sister, Zuzana Kučová, is a former player on the women's tennis circuit.

Tennis career

Juniors

At the 2007 US Open – Girls' Singles, the unseeded Kučová took 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. In addition to this, Kučová reached the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and 2007 French Open girls' doubles quarterfinals. Both times, Kučová was seeded seventh, however, she reached the French Open quarterfinals with compatriot Klaudia Boczová, losing to eventual champions and third seeds Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska. She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals along with compatriot Lenka Juríková. The seventh-seeded Slovak pair lost to eventual runner-ups Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara.

ITF finals

Singles (5–11)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner–up	1.	20 April 2007	Hvar	Clay	Karolina Jovanović	1–6 4–6
Winner	2.	14 May 2007	Michalovce	Clay	Katarzyna Piter	2–6 6–3 6–4
Runner–up	3.	25 May 2008	Galați	Clay	Valentina Sulpizio	2–6 6–7(2)
Runner–up	4.	10 August 2008	Hechingen	Clay	Maša Zec Peškirič	6–3 6–7(1) 3–6
Runner–up	5.	7 September 2008	Maribor	Clay	Maša Zec Peškirič	2–6 6–7(6)
Runner–up	6.	29 March 2009	La Palma	Hard	Anastasija Sevastova	6–4 1–6 1–6
Runner–up	7.	5 June 2009	Pozoblanco	Hard	Angelique Kerber	3–6 4–6
Runner–up	8.	6 June 2010	Brno	Clay	Zuzana Ondrášková	3–6 6–4 2–6
Runner–up	9.	26 September 2010	Bucharest	Clay	Mădălina Gojnea	4–6 4–6
Winner	10.	18 June 2012	Alkmaar	Clay	Janina Toljan	6–3 6–4
Winner	11.	8 July 2012	Denain	Clay	Michaela Hončová	6–2 1–6 6–2
Runner–up	12.	30 June 2013	Zlín	Clay	Melanie Klaffner	3–6 2–6
Winner	13.	28 July 2013	Les Contamines-Montjoie	Clay	Clothilde de Bernardi	7–5 6–7(3) 6–3
Winner	14.	18 August 2013	Craiova	Clay	Alberta Brianti	7–5 3–6 6–4
Runner–up	15.	15 September 2013	Sofia	Clay	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	2–6 6–1 3–6
Runner–up	16.	26 October 2013	Herzliya	Hard	Yuliya Beygelzimer	3–6, 6–4, 2–5, ret.

Doubles (4–2)

Outcome	No	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Winner	1.	17 March 2007	Cairo	Clay	Zuzana Kučová	Melissa Berry Michelle Gerards	6–7 (3) 6–4 6–3
Winner	2.	20 May 2007	Michalovce	Clay	Klaudia Boczová	Olga Brózda Justyna Jegiołka	7–5 4–6 6–3
Runner-up	3.	11 May 2008	Jounieh	Clay	Stefanie Vögele	Nina Bratchikova Veronika Kapshay	5–7, 6–3, [6–10]
Winner	4.	25 May 2008	Galați	Clay	Valentina Sulpizio	Alexandra Cadanțu Antonia Xenia Tout	6–0 6–2
Runner-up	5.	3 May 2009	Johannesburg	Hard	Anastasija Sevastova	Naomi Cavaday Lesia Tsurenko	2–6 6–2 [9–11]
Winner	6.	14 June 2009	Zlín	Clay	Zuzana Kučová	Nikola Fraňková Carmen Klaschka	6–3 6–4

External links

• Kristína Kučová at the Women's Tennis Association
• Kristína Kučová at the International Tennis Federation
• Kristína Kučová at the Fed Cup

v t e Women's Tennis Association: Top Slovak female singles tennis players as of 10 February 2014 1. Dominika Cibulková (13 ) 2. Daniela Hantuchová (30 ) 3. Magdaléna Rybáriková (32 ) 4. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (73 1) 5. Jana Čepelová (82 ) 6. Kristína Kučová (147 3) 7. Michaela Hončová (262 ) 8. Zuzana Zlochová (320 1) 9. Petra Uberalová (353 2) 10. Karin Morgošová (360 2)