_(48521906392).jpg) Plíšková at the2019 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Born | (1992-03-21)21 March 1992 (age 33) Louny, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Retired | 2021 (last match played) |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Jaroslav Levinský |
| Prize money | US$ 3,517,903 |
| Official website | pliskova.net |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 409–345 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (31 July 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2012,2017,2019,2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 167–137 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 44 (14 June 2021) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2017) |
| French Open | QF (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014,2017) |
| US Open | 1R (2012,2014,2017) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 0–1 |
Kristýna Plíšková (Czech pronunciation:[ˈkrɪstiːnaˈpliːʃkovaː]; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech former professional tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and five doubles titles on theWTA Tour, with three titles on theWTA Challenger Tour (two in doubles). She also won nine singles and eight doubles titles on theITF Circuit. On 31 July 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 35. On 14 June 2021, she peaked at No. 44 in the WTA doubles rankings. Plíšková won the2010 Wimbledon Championships junior tournament, beatingSachie Ishizu in straight sets.[1] She currently holds the record for themost aces (31) in a match on the WTA Tour, which she set in a second-round match againstMonica Puig at the2016 Australian Open.
Plíšková was born to Radek Plíšek and Martina Plíšková inLouny, and has an identical twin sister,Karolína, who is also a tennis player, and a former world No. 1.[2] On 6 December 2021, Plíšková posted on her Instagram that she was excited to be expecting a baby with footballerDávid Hancko.[3] On 31 May 31 2022, they announced on their social accounts the birth of their son, who was named Adam.[4]
Plíšková began competing professionally in 2005. She played her firstITF Junior Circuit final at the Malta ITF Junior Tournament in 2006, losing to Cristina Sánchez Quintanar. She made hermajor debut at the2010 Australian Open and reached the semifinals. She defeated the top seed,Tímea Babos, in the quarterfinals but then lost toLaura Robson. Robson was eventually beaten in the final by Plíšková's twin sister Karolína.[5] At the2010 French Open, Kristýna was defeated by Danka Kovinić in the first round. She then went on to win theEastbourne International junior tournament, beatingTara Moore. Plíšková eventually won theWimbledon girls' singles, defeatingSachie Ishizu in the final.[1]
Plíšková played her first WTA Tour qualifying at the2006 Prague Open losing toKirsten Flipkens. She proceeded with competing on the ITF Circuit.
In 2007, Plíšková was awarded awildcard at the Prague Open but lost to top seedMarion Bartoli. She also competed in the doubles event with her sister Karolína, but they lost to fellow Czechs,Lucie Hradecká andRenata Voráčová, in the first round.
In 2008, she won a wildcard for thePrague Open in both singles and doubles. In singles, she fell toRoberta Vinci in straight sets.
In 2009, Plíšková reached her first ITF Circuit singles final in Pesaro, but was defeated by Anastasia Grymalska.
Plíšková won her first title in May at theKurume Cup in Japan, beating her sister in the final. At thePrague Open, she lost to the fifth seedAnabel Medina Garrigues in the first round. In doubles, she and her sister lost toKlaudia Jans andAlicja Rosolska in the opening round. She then played her first ladies' major event at the US Open and defeatedLauren Albanese andArantxa Rus, before losing toLourdes Domínguez Lino in the final qualifying round.
Plíšková was given a wildcard into the qualifying rounds ofWimbledon. She defeated all three of her opponents to enter her first career main draw of aGrand Slam tournament.
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Plíšková qualified for theWimbledon Championships and won her first Grand Slam main-draw match againstPolona Hercog. However, in round two, she lost to 24th seedFrancesca Schiavone, in straight sets. She then qualified for theUS Open where she upset 18th seedJulia Görges in the first round; but again, failed to make it past the second round, losing toMandy Minella.[6]
Plíšková began her season at theBrisbane International. She lost in the final round of qualifying to Australian wildcardBojana Bobusic.[7] At theSydney International, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying byAndrea Hlaváčková. InMelbourne, Plíšková won her first-round match over Australian wildcard Sacha Jones.[8] In the second round, she lost to 27th seedSorana Cîrstea.
Playing in Paris at theWTA indoor event, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying byLara Arruabarrena Vecino. Next, she played at the $25k tournament inGrenoble, France where she lost in the quarterfinals to Sandra Záhlavová. At theDubai Championships, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying toKurumi Nara. Seeded eighth at theMalaysian Open, she lost in the first round to qualifierZarina Diyas.[9] InIndian Wells, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying by American wildcardGrace Min.[10] At theMiami Open, she lost in the final round of qualifying to Jana Čepelová. After that, she stayed in Florida to compete at theOaks Club Challenger where she was beaten in her quarterfinal match by eventual finalist Estrella Cabeza Candela.
Plíšková began the clay-court season at theCharleston Open. She lost in the final round of qualifying toCaroline Garcia. Playing at the first edition of theKatowice Open, she was defeated in the first round by third seedKlára Zakopalová. Seeded second at the first edition of theLale Cup, Plíšková fell in her quarterfinal match to Ana Vrljić. Seeded fifth at theSlovak Open, she lost in the second round to Kateřina Siniaková.
Plíšková won another two titles on the WTA Tour with her sister Karolína in doubles.
She upsetSvetlana Kuznetsova in Wimbledon to reach the third round of a major championship for the first time in her career.[11] However, she went on to lose toMonica Niculescu in the next round.
Plíšková defeatedSamantha Stosur in the first round of the Australian Open, but lost toMonica Puig after setting a new WTA Tour record for the most aces (31) in a match, but failed to convert five match points. At theTashkent Open, she went on to win her maiden tour-level title, defeating defending champion Nao Hibino.[12]
Plíšková started the season at Shenzhen, where she lost toJohanna Konta in three sets in the quarterfinals. In the Australian Open, she went on to lose to world No. 1 and defending champion,Angelique Kerber, in the third round.
She went on to defeatRoberta Vinci in the first round ofDubai Championships, before losing toLauren Davis in the second, in three sets.
In theIndian Wells Open, she reached the third round, where she facedDominika Cibulková and dominated the first set 6–2, before losing the last two sets in tiebreaks and having a match point at 5–4 in the deciding set. She lost her opener at theMiami Open to Mandy Minella, also in three sets. At the new WTA Tour eventLadies Open Biel Bienne, she reached the quarterfinals where she lost to her compatriot and later tournament champion,Markéta Vondroušová, in two sets. Plíšková then reached the final of thePrague Open, falling to Mona Barthel there. Then, she won two matches in her other two clay-court events but lost in the first round toChloé Paquet at theFrench Open.
She had a decent grass-court season, amassing four wins in theRosmalen Open,Mallorca Open,Eastbourne International and theWimbledon Championships. Plíšková then proceeded to reach the final of an $80k event back home in Prague, but then cut her finger on an electric fan at theJiangxi International Open, which resulted in her having to withdraw from her next two events. She returned to action in theConnecticut Open, losing to eventual championDaria Gavrilova. At theUS Open, she lost toMagdaléna Rybáriková in the second round.
At theBirmingham Classic, she and her sister Karolína became the first identical twins in WTA Tour history to play each other in a main-draw match. Kristýna beat her sister, who was ranked over 100 places above her.[13]
Plíšková started her 2021 season at the first edition of theYarra Valley Classic where she lost in the first round toVera Zvonareva, in three sets.[14] At theAustralian Open, she was defeated in the first round byHeather Watson.[15]
Getting past qualifying at theQatar Ladies Open, Plíšková was eliminated in the first round byAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[16] InDubai, she was beaten in the first round by qualifier Tereza Martincová.[17] At theMiami Open, she fell in the first round toKatie Boulter.[18]
Plíšková began her clay-court season at the first edition of theSerbia Open where she lost in the first round to Océane Dodin.[19] Competing inStrasbourg, she was defeated in the first round by Alizé Cornet.[20] At theFrench Open, she was eliminated in the first round by eventual championBarbora Krejčíková. In doubles, she partnered with her twin sister, Karolína. They reached the quarterfinals of a major for the first time in their career. As a result, Kristýna reached a career-high ranking of 44 in doubles.
She reached second round ofWimbledon andUS Open, losing toAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova andPetra Kvitová respectively. Added two quarterfinals inBelgrade andCluj.
She is inactive since she lost first round ofAstana Open to 7th seedVarvara Gracheva.
She finished the season ranked as No. 146 in the world in singles and No. 139 in doubles.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[21]
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q3 | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0 / 31 | 15–31 | 33% |
| WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dubai /Qatar Open[a] | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 2R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | Q1 | NH | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Open | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Pan Pacific /Wuhan Open[b] | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| China Open | NMS | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 0 | Career total: 140 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 3–10 | 3–10 | 2–4 | 10–14 | 22–23 | 14–22 | 18–21 | 9–8 | 5–15 | 0–0 | 1 / 140 | 91–139 | 40% |
| Year-end ranking | 861 | 753 | 506 | 227 | 179 | 110 | 121 | 123 | 113 | 61 | 61 | 97 | 66 | 69 | 146 | - | $3,517,903 | ||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2016 | Tashkent Open, Uzbekistan | International | Hard |  Nao Hibino | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2017 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay |  Mona Barthel | 6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2013 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | International | Clay | Karolína Plíšková |  Kristina Mladenovic Katarzyna Piter | 1–6, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2013 | Linz Open, Austria | International | Hard (i) | Karolína Plíšková |  Gabriela DabrowskiAlicja Rosolska | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2014 | Austrian Open, Austria | International | Clay | Karolína Plíšková |  Andreja Klepač María Teresa Torró Flor | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2014 | Hong Kong Open | International | Hard | Karolína Plíšková |  Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Arina Rodionova | 6–2, 2–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2019 | Bucharest Open, Romania | International | Clay |  Viktória Kužmová |  Jaqueline CristianElena-Gabriela Ruse | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2020 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | International | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Monica NiculescuRaluca Olaru | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2016 | Dalian Open, China | Hard | Misa Eguchi | 7–5, 4–6, 2–5 ret. |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2018 | Chicago Challenger, United States | Hard | Mona Barthel |  Asia MuhammadMaria Sanchez | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2019 | Indian Wells Challenger, United States | Hard |  Evgeniya Rodina | Taylor Townsend Yanina Wickmayer | 7–6(7), 6–4 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2009 | ITF Pesaro, Italy | 10,000 | Clay |  Anastasia Grymalska | 6–2, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 2010 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Karolína Plíšková | 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2011 | ITF Rancho Mirage, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Ashley Weinhold | 3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2012 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Anna Remondina | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2012 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Karolína Plíšková | 6–7(11), 6–7(6) |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2013 | Open de Limoges, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Tamira Paszek | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2013 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Marta Sirotkina | 7–6(5), 3–6, 6–7(6) |
| Win | 4–4 | Mar 2014 | ITF Preston, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Çağla Büyükakçay | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| Loss | 4–5 | May 2014 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Grass |  Naomi Broady | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Jun 2014 | Nottingham Trophy, UK | 75,000 | Grass |  Zarina Diyas | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Feb 2015 | GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ana Bogdan | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Apr 2015 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Nina Zander | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Apr 2015 | Lale Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard |  Shahar Pe'er | 6–1, 6–7(4), 5–7 |
| Win | 8–6 | May 2015 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Nao Hibino | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Oct 2015 | Open de Touraine, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Olga Fridman | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–7 | Feb 2016 | ITF Kreuzlingen, Switzerland | 50,000 | Carpet (i) |  Amra Sadiković | 7–6(4), 7–6(3) |
| Loss | 9–8 | Jul 2017 | ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech Republic | 80,000 | Clay | Bernarda Pera | 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2010 | Kurume Cup, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Karolína Plíšková |  Sun ShengnanXu Yifan | 0–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Feb 2011 | ITF Rancho Mirage, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Karolína Plíšková | Nadejda GuskovaSandra Zaniewska | 6–7(6), 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2011 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Karolína Plíšková | Jamie Hampton Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2011 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Karolína Plíšková |  Chan Yung-janZheng Jie | 6–7(5), 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2011 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Karolína Plíšková | Naomi BroadyKristina Mladenovic | 7–5, 4–6, [2–10] |
| Win | 3–3 | Jan 2012 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Karolína Plíšková | Julie CoinEva Hrdinová | 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2012 | Open de l'Isère, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Karolína Plíšková | Valentyna IvakhnenkoMaryna Zanevska | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2012 | GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury, UK | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Karolína Plíšková |  Vesna DoloncStefanie Vögele | 1–6, 7–6(3), [13–15] |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2012 | ITF Zawada, Poland | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Karolína Plíšková | Kristina BarroisSandra Klemenschits | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 6–4 | Nov 2013 | GB Pro-Series Barnstaple, UK | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Naomi Broady | Raluca OlaruTamira Paszek | 6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 6–5 | Apr 2014 | Seoul Open Challenger, South Korea | 50,000 | Hard | Irena Pavlovic | Chan Chin-weiChuang Chia-jung | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2015 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Grass | Naomi Broady | Eri HozumiJunri Namigata | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jul 2016 | Stockton Challenger, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Alison Van Uytvanck | Robin Anderson Maegan Manasse | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sachie Ishizu | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Season | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | KPR |
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| 2016 | |||||||
| 1. | Belinda Bencic | No. 10 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 4–1, ret. | 101 |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2. |  Jeļena Ostapenko | No. 7 | Shenzhen Open, China | Hard | 1R | 6–1, 6–4 | 61 |
| 3. | Petra Kvitová | No. 10 | Charleston Open, United States | Clay | 2R | 1–6, 6–1, 6–3 | 77 |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 4. | Karolína Plíšková | No. 3 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(9–7) | 112 |
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