Kristýna Plíšková (born 21 March 1992) is a Czech tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is world number 86, which she reached on 28 January 2013. Her career high in doubles is world number 81, which she reached on 13 January 2014. To date, she has won one doubles title on the WTA tour as well as three singles and six doubles titles on the ITF circuit. Plíšková won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles tournament, beating Sachie Ishizu in straight sets;[1] her twin sister Karolína was the 2010 Australian Open – Girls' Singles champion.[2]
Personal life
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]
Junior career
Plíšková began competing professionally in 2005. She played her first ITF junior final at the Malta ITF Junior Tournament in 2006, losing to Cristina Sánchez Quintanar. Plíšková made her Grand Slam debut at the 2010 Australian Open and reached the semifinals. She defeated the first seed Tímea Babos in the quarterfinals, but then lost to Laura Robson. Robson was eventually beaten in the final by Plíšková's twin sister Karolína.[2] At the 2010 French Open, Plíšková was defeated by Danka Kovinić in the first round. She then went on to win the 2010 Aegon International junior tournament, beating Tara Moore. Plíšková eventually won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Girls' Singles, defeating Sachie Ishizu.[1]
Professional career
2006
Plíšková played her first WTA Tour qualifications at the 2006 ECM Prague Open, losing to Kirsten Flipkens. She proceeded with competing on the ITF circuit.
2007
In 2007, Plíšková was awarded with a wild card at the 2007 ECM Prague Open but lost to the first seed Marion Bartoli. She also competed in the doubles event with her sister Karolína, but they lost to fellow Czechs Lucie Hradecká and Renata Voráčová in the first round.
2008
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 in straight sets.
2009
In 2009, Plíšková reached her first ITF circuit singles final in Pesaro, but was defeated by Anastasia Grymalska.
2010
Plíšková won her first ITF title in May 2010 in Kurume, beating her sister in the final. At the 2010 ECM Prague Open, she lost to the fifth seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round. In doubles, she and her sister lost to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska in the opening round. She then played her first senior Grand Slam at the US Open. She defeated Lauren Albanese and Arantxa Rus, but she then she lost to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the final qualifying round.
2011
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 career senior grand slam.
2012
Plíšková qualified for the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and won her first grand slam main draw match. She lost in the second round to 24th seed Francesca Schiavone. She then qualified for the 2012 US Open where she upset 18th seed Julia Görges in the first round; but again, failed to make it past the second round.
2013
At the Generali Ladies Linz in October, Plíšková won her maiden WTA title in doubles alongside sister Karolína, becoming the first set of twins in history to win a doubles title together on the tour.[4]
WTA finals
Doubles (1–1)
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–1) |
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| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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ITF finals
Singles (3–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
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| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–3) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
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| 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 |
Clay |
 Karolína Plíšková |
5–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
13 February 2011 |
Rancho Mirage, United States |
Hard |
 Ashley Weinhold |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Winner |
2. |
23 January 2012 |
Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France |
Hard (i) |
Anna Remondina |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
30 January 2012 |
Grenoble, France |
Hard (i) |
Karolína Plíšková |
6–7(11–13), 6–7(6–8) |
| Winner |
3. |
14 October 2013 |
Limoges, France |
Hard (i) |
 Tamira Paszek |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
28 October 2013 |
Barnstaple, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
 Marta Sirotkina |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Doubles (6–4)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (5–3) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
|---|
| Runner-up |
1. |
16 May 2010 |
Kurume, Japan |
Clay |
Karolína Plíšková |
 Sun Shengnan
Xu Yifan |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Winner |
1. |
13 February 2011 |
Rancho Mirage, United States |
Hard |
Karolína Plíšková |
Nadejda Guskova
 Sandra Zaniewska |
6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Winner |
2. |
7 August 2011 |
Vancouver, Canada |
Hard |
Karolína Plíšková |
Jamie Hampton
 N. Lertcheewakarn |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
6 November 2011 |
Taipei 5, Taiwan |
Hard |
Karolína Plíšková |
 Chan Yung-jan
Zheng Jie |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
20 November 2011 |
Bratislava, Slovakia |
Hard |
Karolína Plíšková |
 Naomi Broady
 Kristina Mladenovic |
7–5, 4–6, [2–10] |
| Winner |
3. |
23 January 2012 |
Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France |
Hard (i) |
Karolína Plíšková |
Julie Coin
Eva Hrdinová |
6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Winner |
4. |
30 January 2012 |
Grenoble, France |
Hard (i) |
Karolína Plíšková |
 Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Maryna Zanevska |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
17 September 2012 |
Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Karolína Plíšková |
 Vesna Dolonc
 Stefanie Vögele |
1–6, 7–6(7–3), [13–15] |
| Winner |
5. |
12 November 2012 |
Zawada, Poland |
Carpet (i) |
Karolína Plíšková |
 Kristina Barrois
Sandra Klemenschits |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner |
6. |
28 October 2013 |
Barnstaple, United Kingdom |
Hard (i) |
Naomi Broady |
 Raluca Olaru
Tamira Paszek |
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' Singles (1–0)
Singles performance timeline
References
External links
| Persondata |
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| Name |
Plíšková, Kristýna |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Czech tennis player |
| Date of birth |
21 March 1992 |
| Place of birth |
Louny, Czechoslovakia |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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Gabriela Dabrowski 
Sachie Ishizu
