Kristýna Plíšková

Kristýna Plíšková

Plíšková at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
Full name Kristýna Plíšková
Country  Czech Republic
Born 21 March 1992
Louny, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Plays Left-handed
Prize money $659,837
Singles
Career record 240–198
Career titles 0 WTA, 7 ITF
Highest ranking 86 (28 January 2013)
Current ranking 124 (27 April 2015)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2013)
French Open 1R (2013)
Wimbledon 2R (2012)
US Open 2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record 100–91
Career titles 3 WTA, 6 ITF
Highest ranking 51 (15 September 2014)
Current ranking 85 (27 April 2015)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open
French Open 1R (2014)
Wimbledon 1R (2014)
US Open 1R (2012, 2014)
Last updated on: 27 April 2015.

Kristýna Plíšková (born 21 March 1992) is a Czech tennis player.

Plíšková has won three doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as seven singles and six doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 28 January 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 86. On 15 September 2014, she peaked at world number 51 in the doubles rankings.

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 in Louny, 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 at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships

Plíšková qualified for the 2012 Wimbledon Championships and won her first grand slam main draw match against Polona Hercog of Slovenia. However, in round two, she lost to 24th seed Francesca Schiavone in straight sets. 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, losing to Luxembourg's Mandy Minella.[4]

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.[5]

WTA finals

Doubles (3–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0)
Premier (0–0)
International (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 14 July 2013 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Palermo, Italy Clay Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková France Kristina Mladenovic
Poland Katarzyna Piter
1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Winner 1. 13 October 2013 Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria Hard (i) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Canada Gabriela Dabrowski
Poland Alicja Rosolska
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Winner 2. 13 July 2014 Gastein Ladies, Bad Gastein, Austria Clay Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Spain María Teresa Torró Flor
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Winner 3. 14 September 2014 Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Australia Arina Rodionova
6–2, 2–6, [12–10]

ITF finals

Singles (7–6)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 16 August 2009 Pesaro, Italy Clay Italy Anastasia Grymalska 6–2, 1–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 16 May 2010 Kurume, Japan Clay Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 5–7, 6–2, 6–0
Runner-up 2. 13 February 2011 Rancho Mirage, United States Hard United States Ashley Weinhold 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Winner 2. 23 January 2012 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i) Italy Anna Remondina 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 30 January 2012 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6–7(11–13), 6–7(6–8)
Winner 3. 14 October 2013 Limoges, France Hard (i) Austria Tamira Paszek 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 28 October 2013 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i) Russia Marta Sirotkina 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Winner 4. 3 March 2014 Preston, United Kingdom Hard (i) Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 5. 5 May 2014 Fukuoka, Japan Grass United Kingdom Naomi Broady 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 2 June 2014 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Kazakhstan Zarina Diyas 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 6. 2 February 2015 Glasgow, United Kingdom Hard (i) Romania Ana Bogdan 6–2, 6–2
Winner 7. 6 April 2015 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i) Germany Nina Zander 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 6. 20 April 2015 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Israel Shahar Pe'er 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 5–7

Doubles (6–5)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 16 May 2010 Kurume, Japan Clay Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková China Sun Shengnan
China Xu Yifan
0–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 13 February 2011 Rancho Mirage, United States Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Russia Nadejda Guskova
Poland Sandra Zaniewska
6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–4
Winner 2. 7 August 2011 Vancouver, Canada Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková United States Jamie Hampton
Thailand N. Lertcheewakarn
5–7, 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 6 November 2011 Taipei, Taiwan Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
China Zheng Jie
6–7(5–7), 7–5, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 20 November 2011 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková United Kingdom Naomi Broady
France Kristina Mladenovic
7–5, 4–6, [2–10]
Winner 3. 23 January 2012 Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková France Julie Coin
Czech Republic Eva Hrdinová
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Winner 4. 30 January 2012 Grenoble, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Ukraine Valentyna Ivakhnenko
Ukraine Maryna Zanevska
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 4. 17 September 2012 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Hard (i) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Serbia Vesna Dolonc
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
1–6, 7–6(7–3), [13–15]
Winner 5. 12 November 2012 Zawada, Poland Carpet (i) Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková Germany Kristina Barrois
Austria Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 6–1
Winner 6. 28 October 2013 Barnstaple, United Kingdom Hard (i) United Kingdom Naomi Broady Romania Raluca Olaru
Austria Tamira Paszek
6–3, 3–6, [10–5]
Runner-up 5. 21 April 2014 Seoul, South Korea Hard France Irena Pavlovic Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
4–6, 3–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament201020112012201320142015W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 2R Q2 Q1 1–1
French Open A Q1 Q1 1R Q1 N/A 0–1
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R 1R N/A 1–4
US Open Q3 Q3 2R Q2 1R N/A 1–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 0–0 3–8

Junior Grand Slam finals

Girls' Singles

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Winner 2010 Wimbledon Grass Japan Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 2010 Wimbledon Championships: Girls' champion Pliskova adds to family success (3 July 2010)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Quayle, Emma (29 January 2010). "Another sister act". The Age. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kristýna Plíšková at the International Tennis Federation
  4. "US Open: Minella und Muller sind erfolgreich". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. "Stats Corner: Twins Make History In Linz". Women's Tennis Association. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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