2014 Petra Kvitová tennis season

2014 Petra Kvitová tennis season

Kvitova won her 2nd major title at Wimbledon
Calendar prize money	$4,853,236
Singles
Season record	43–16 (72.88%)
Calendar titles	3
Current ranking	No. 4
Year-end ranking	No. 4
Ranking change from previous year	2
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	1R
French Open	3R
Wimbledon	W
US Open	3R
Tour Finals	RR
Last updated on: 29 September, 2014.

The 2014 Petra Kvitova tennis season officially began on 5 January with the start of the 2014 WTA Tour at the 2014 Apia International Sydney.

Yearly summary

Early hard court season and Australian Open

Apia International Sydney

Kvitova started her season in Sydney where she was defeated in the opening round last year. As the second seed Kvitova received a first round bye. She then defeated qualifier Christina Mchale and compatriot Lucie Safarova. In the semi-final, Kvitova was defeated by qualifier and eventual champion Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets 4-6 3-6.

Australian Open

In the first Grand Slam of the year, Kvitova drew world no.88 Luksika Kumkhum in the opening round, she was upset by the Thai in 3 sets 6-2 1-6 4-6. It was Kvitova's earliest exit in a Grand Slam since 2011 U.S. Open.

Middle East series

Qatar Open

As the 3rd seed at the 2014 Qatar Total Open, Kvitova received a bye in the first round. In the second round she faced former world no.1 Venus Williams. The match proved to be a harsh and intense match between the 2 in-form players, with Petra winning the first set 6-2 and Venus winning the second in the same scoreline. In the deciding set, Kvitova served a match point after leading 5-4 40-30, but eventually missed the opportunity, which took the match to a tiebreak. She then missed the second match point at 6-5, and faced match point down at 6-7. Kvitova ultimately took 3 consecutive point from a match point down and closed out the match 6-2 2-6 7-6⁹. She then won her compatriot Lucie Safarova in the third round, before losing to Jelena Jankovic 1-6 3-6.

Dubai Tennis Championships

Kvitova failed to defend her title in Dubai, losing to world no.16 Carla Suárez Navarro in 3 sets 1-6 6-4 7-6⁴ in the second round.

North American hard court season

Indian Wells Masters

At the 2014 BNP Paribas Open, Petra was seeded 8th and won her first two matches against American Coco Vandeweghe in straight sets and then the 27th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets. However, she lost in the 4th round to an in-form Slovak Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets.

Miami Masters

Kvitova was the 8th seed at the 2014 Sony Open Tennis and she reached the quarterfinals of the event for the first time in her career, she has never advanced beyond third round previously. She defeated Paula Ormaechea and Donna Vekic to set up a fourth round clash with 12th seed Ana Ivanovic. Despite losing the first set 3-6, Kvitova then double-bageled the Serb to take the match. In the last eight, she lost to defending finalist Maria Sharapova in straight sets.

Fed Cup semifinal

In her first match, Petra was pitted against young Italian Camila Giorgi and she won in straight sets. In the following round, she avenged her loss to Roberta Vinci from last year when she defeated the veteran in straight sets as well.

Clay court season

Stuttgart Open

Kvitova, the 3rd seed at the 2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, suffered a shocking loss in the second round to former top 30 player Alisa Kleybanova 2-6 6-7³.

Madrid Open

Seeded 5th at the 2014 Mutua Madrid Open, Kvitova won her first round match against Sorana Cirstea in three sets. Then, she defeated Varvara Lepchenko and Safarova to reach the quarterfinals where she was supposed to play world no.1 Serena Williams. However, her opponenet conceded a walkover and Petra sailed into semifinals where she lost to Simona Halep in three sets.

Italian Open

After receiving a first round bye at the 2014 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Kvitova the 5th seed was defeated by Zhang Shuai in 3 sets 7-6⁵ 5-7 6-3 in round 2.

French Open

At the French Open, Kvitova comfortably won over Zarina Diyas and Marina Erakovic in the first 2 rounds, before facing former French Open Champion Svetlana Kuznetsova. The third round encounter was extremely tight, with Kvitova losing in 3 sets 7-6³ 6-1 9-7.

Grass Court Season

Eastbourne

Kvitova started her campaign in Eastbourne as the 2nd seed. She merely defeated compatriot Lucie Safarova 6-1 5-7 7-6⁴ in the first round and Varvara Lepchenko in the following. She withdrew from the quarter final encounter against Heather Watson due to hamstring injury.

Wimbledon

Kvitova entered the Wimbledon Championships as a heavy favourite, having won her maiden Grand Slam title here in 2011. After winning the first 2 rounds against Andrea Hlavackova and Mona Barthel comfortably, Kvitova faced former champion Venus Williams in the third round. Similar to their Doha encounter, Venus pushed Kvitova to a third set, being one set all at 5-7 7-6². The decider featured both players in their very prime form, with the Czech ultimately sailing through at 7-5. Kvitova secured a quarter final place by defeating Peng Shuai in the following round. With Maria Sharapova exit in the 4th round, Kvitova was the only remaining Grand Slam Champion in the last 8. She then beat compatriots Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and Lucie Safarova in the quarter final and semi final respectively. In her second Grand Slam final, Kvitova completely outplayed 13th seed and maiden finalist Eugenie Bouchard in only 55 minutes. The match was the fifth shortest women's final match in the tournament history.

US Open Series

Rogers Cup

Kvitova officially began her US Open series campaign in Montreal as the 2nd seed. She defeated Casey Dellacqua in her opener after receiving a first round bye. In the third round, she lost to eventual semifinalist Ekaterina Makarova in three sets.

Western & Southern Open

At the 2014 Western & Southern Open, Petra was seeded 3rd and had first round bye again. This time she faced Ukrainian number 1 Elina Svitolina in her opening match and she was ousted in straight sets.

Connecticut Open

Petra entered New Haven as the 2nd seed and defending finalist. She defeated Makarova in straight sets in her opening match after receiving a first round bye again. In the quarterfinals, she defeated Zahlavova Strycova. She reached the final for the third straight year when she overcame Aussie Samantha Stosur in the semis. In the final, she faced good friend Magdalena Rybarikova whom she defeated in straight sets to claim her 13th WTA title.

US Open

Petra was seeded 3rd at the 2014 US Open, the grand slam where she has yet to reach the quarterfinals, having never going beyond the 4th round. In the first round, she defeated Kristina Mladenovic. She reached the third round after scoring a win over fellow Czech Petra Cetkovska. She then lost in the third round for the second straight year, this time to Serbian Aleksandra Krunic in straight sets.

Asian swing & WTA Finals

Wuhan Open

Playing in the hometown of her good friend, the recently retired Li Na, Petra the 3rd seed cruised into the third round with a straight sets win over Italian Karin Knapp. She then booked her spot in the quarterfinals with a 3-set victory over compatriot Karolina Pliskova. In the last eight, she went on to defeat Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia and set up a semifinal clash with Svitolina, whom she lost to in Cincinnati in August. But Kvitova was too good this time, beating her in two sets to reach the final, where she defeated Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets - a rematch of this year's Wimbledon. ^[1]

China Open

Kvitova next played at the China Open in Beijing, where she was the 3rd seed. She received a 1R Bye due to still playing in Wuhan. She defeated Shuai Peng in 2R. Kvitova was scheduled to face Venus Williams in 3R, but Williams had to withdraw, earning Kvitova a walkover into the quarterfinals, where she beat Italian Roberta Vinci in a tight two-setter. In the semifinals Kvitova had to fight hard, and got past Samantha Stosur in a three-set battle. ^[2] In the final, Kvitova suffered a defeat at the hands of Maria Sharapova, 4–6 6–2 3–6. This was Kvitova's 2nd loss to Sharapova this season, and 6th overall. ^[3]

WTA Finals

Kvitova was a favourite entering the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore. She was the third seed and was drawn into the same group as Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki. She lost her first match against Radwanska in straight sets, her second loss to the Pole. She then went on to upset Maria Sharapova in straight sets, recording her first victory over the Russian in 5 attempts. She would qualify for the semifinals if she had defeated Wozniacki, but fell to the Dane in straight sets. She exited the tournament placed last in her group.

Fed Cup final

Petra represented her homecountry where they faced the German team. In the opening rubber, Petra defeated Andrea Petkovic in straight sets. As a result of compatriot Safarova winning the second match, he team were one win away from the title and all hopes were on Kvitova to defeat her opponent and fellow Top 10 Angelique Kerber in next rubber. She did so in a tight three set match, Czech Republic claimed their third Fed Cup title in 4 years.

All matches

Singles matches

Tournament	Match #	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 5-11 January 2014	-	1R	Bye
	1	2R	Christina McHale	#65	Win	6–1, 6–0
	2	QF	Lucie Šafářová	#27	Win	7–6(7–4), 6–2
	3	SF	Tsvetana Pironkova (Q)	#107	Loss	4–6, 3–6
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 13-25 January 2014	4	1R	Luksika Kumkhum	#88	Loss	2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Qatar Ladies Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 10–16 February 2014	–	1R	Bye
	5	2R	Venus Williams	#48	Win	6–2, 2–6, 7–6(9–7)
	6	3R	Lucie Šafářová	#28	Win	7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–2
	7	QF	Jelena Janković	#8	Loss	1–6, 3–6
Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 17–22 February 2014	-	1R	Bye
	8	2R	Carla Suárez Navarro	#16	Loss	6–1, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 3-16 March 2014	–	1R	Bye
	9	2R	Coco Vandeweghe (WC)	#108	Win	6–1, 6–3
	10	3R	Svetlana Kuznetsova	#30	Win	6–3, 2–6, 6–0
	11	4R	Dominika Cibulková	#11	Loss	3–6, 2–6
Sony Open Tennis Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 17-30 March 2014	–	1R	Bye
	12	2R	Paula Ormaechea	#75	Win	6–3, 6–4
	13	3R	Donna Vekić (Q)	#94	Win	6–3, 6–4
	14	4R	Ana Ivanovic	#13	Win	3–6, 6–0, 6–0
	15	QF	Maria Sharapova	#7	Loss	5–7, 1–6
Fed Cup Semifinals Ostrava, Czech Republic Fed Cup Hard, indoor 19-20 April 2014	16	SF R2	Camila Giorgi	#54	Win	6–4, 6–2
	17	SF R3	Roberta Vinci	#20	Win	6–3, 7-5
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay, indoor 21–27 April 2014	–	1R	Bye
	18	2R	Alisa Kleybanova	#102	Loss	2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay, outdoor 3–11 May 2014	19	1R	Sorana Cîrstea	#27	Win	6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
	20	2R	Varvara Lepchenko	#48	Win	2–6, 6–2, 6–1
	21	3R	Lucie Šafářová	#25	Win	6–4, 6–3
	-	QF	Serena Williams	#1	Walkover	N/A
	22	SF	Simona Halep	#5	Loss	7–6(7–4), 3–6, 2–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 12–18 May 2014	–	1R	Bye
	23	2R	Zhang Shuai	#43	Loss	6–7(6–8), 7–5, 3–6
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 25 May-8 June 2014	24	1R	Zarina Diyas	#86	Win	7–5, 6–2
	25	2R	Marina Erakovic	#61	Win	6–4, 6–4
	26	3R	Svetlana Kuznetsova	#28	Loss	7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–9
Aegon International Eastbourne, Britain WTA Premier Grass, outdoor 14–21 June 2014	27	1R	Lucie Šafářová	#23	Win	6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
	28	2R	Varvara Lepchenko	#57	Win	6–1, 6–4
	-	QF	Heather Watson (WC)	#70	Walkover	N/A
Wimbledon London, Britain Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 23 June-7 July 2014	29	1R	Andrea Hlaváčková	#118	Win	6–3, 6–0
	30	2R	Mona Barthel	#59	Win	6–2, 6–0
	31	3R	Venus Williams	#31	Win	5–7, 7–6(7–2), 7–5
	32	4R	Peng Shuai	#61	Win	6–3, 6–2
	33	QF	Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová	#43	Win	6–1, 7–5
	34	SF	Lucie Šafářová	#23	Win	7–6(8–6), 6–1
	35	F	Eugenie Bouchard	#13	Win (1)	6–3, 6–0
Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 4-10 August 2014	-	1R	Bye
	36	2R	Casey Dellacqua	#31	Win	6–3, 6–2
	37	3R	Ekaterina Makarova	#19	Loss	4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 11–17 August 2014	–	1R	Bye
	38	2R	Elina Svitolina	#39	Loss	2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Connecticut Open New Haven, USA WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 17–23 August 2014	–	1R	Bye
	39	2R	Ekaterina Makarova	#18	Win	6–2, 6–1
	40	QF	Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová	#31	Win	6–4, 6–1
	41	SF	Samantha Stosur	#25	Win	6–3, 6–1
	42	F	Magdaléna Rybáriková	#68	Win (2)	6–4, 6–2
US Open New York City, USA Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 25 August-7 September 2014	43	1R	Kristina Mladenovic	#73	Win	6–1, 6–0
	44	2R	Petra Cetkovská	#63	Win	6–4, 6–2
	45	3R	Aleksandra Krunić (Q)	#145	Loss	4–6, 4–6
Wuhan Open Wuhan, China WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 21-27 September 2014	–	1R	Bye
	46	2R	Karin Knapp (Q)	#62	Win	6–3, 6–0
	47	3R	Karolína Plíšková	#31	Win	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
	48	QF	Caroline Garcia	#49	Win	6–3, 6–4
	49	SF	Elina Svitolina	#34	Win	6–3, 7–5
	50	F	Eugenie Bouchard	#7	Win (3)	6–3, 6–4
China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 29 September–5 October 2014	–	1R	Bye
	51	2R	Shuai Peng	#24	Win	6–4, 6–2
	–	3R	Venus Williams	#31	Walkover	N/A
	52	QF	Roberta Vinci	#44	Win	7–6(7–2), 6–4
	53	SF	Samantha Stosur	#21	Win	6–3, 5–7, 6–2
	54	F	Maria Sharapova	#4	Loss (1)	4–6, 6–2, 3–6
WTA Tour Finals Singapore, Singapore WTA Finals Hard, indoor 20-26 October 2014
	55	RR	Agnieszka Radwanska	#6	Loss	2-6, 3-6
	56	RR	Maria Sharapova	#2	Win	6-3, 6-2
	57	RR	Caroline Wozniacki	#8	Loss	2-6, 3-6

Yearly records

Head-to-head matchups

Ordered by number of wins, as of Fed Cup final

Lucie Šafářová 5–0 Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová 2–0 Venus Williams 2–0 Varvara Lepchenko 2–0 Shuai Peng 2–0 Eugenie Bouchard 2–0 Roberta Vinci 2–0 Samantha Stosur 2–0 Christina McHale 1–0 Coco Vandeweghe 1–0 Paula Ormaechea 1–0 Donna Vekić 1–0 Ana Ivanovic 1–0

Angelique Kerber 1-0 Andrea Petkovic 1-0 Zarina Diyas 1–0 Marina Erakovic 1–0 Andrea Hlaváčková 1–0 Mona Barthel 1–0 Sorana Cîrstea 1–0 Casey Dellacqua 1–0 Camila Giorgi 1–0 Magdaléna Rybáriková 1–0 Ekaterina Makarova 1–1 Svetlana Kuznetsova 1–1 Elina Svitolina 1–1

Caroline Wozniacki 0-1 Agnieszka Radwanska 0-1 Alisa Kleybanova 0–1 Jelena Janković 0–1 Tsvetana Pironkova 0–1 Luksika Kumkhum 0–1 Carla Suárez Navarro 0–1 Dominika Cibulková 0–1 Simona Halep 0–1 Shuai Zhang 0–1 Maria Sharapova 1–2

Finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Legend Grand Slams (1–0) WTA Tour Championships (0–0) WTA Premier Mandatory (0–1) WTA Premier 5 (1–0) WTA Premier (1–0) WTA International (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0)

Finals by venue Outdoors (3–1) Indoors (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	12.	July 5, 2014	Wimbledon, Great Britain	Grass	Eugenie Bouchard	6–3, 6–0
Winner	13.	August 23, 2014	New Haven, Connecticut, USA	Hard	Magdaléna Rybáriková	6–4, 6–2
Winner	14.	September 27, 2014	Wuhan, China	Hard	Eugenie Bouchard	6–3, 6–4
Runner-Up	5.	October 5, 2014	Beijing, China	Hard	Maria Sharapova	4–6, 6–2, 3–6

See also

• 2014 Maria Sharapova tennis season
• 2014 Li Na tennis season
• 2014 Serena Williams tennis season
• 2014 WTA Tour

References

Petra Kvitová Entourage David Kotyza (coach) Career Statistics Czech Republic Fed Cup team Czech Republic Hopman Cup team Seasons Early career 2011 2014 Career highlights 2011 Wimbledon Championships 2014 Wimbledon Championships 2011 WTA Tour Championships 2011 Fed Cup 2012 Hopman Cup (with Tomáš Berdych) 2012 US Open Series (Montreal and New Haven) 2012 Fed Cup 2014 Fed Cup Petra Kvitová Official Website