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 the WTA Tour, with three titles on the WTA Challenger Tour (two in doubles). She also won nine singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF 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 the 2010 Wimbledon Championships junior tournament, beating Sachie Ishizu in straight sets.[1] She currently holds the record for the most aces (31) in a match on the WTA Tour, which she set in a second-round match against Monica Puig at the 2016 Australian Open.
Personal life
Plíšková was born to Radek Plíšek and Martina Plíšková in Louny, 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 footballer Dávid Hancko.,[3] on May 31, 2022, they announced on their social accounts the birth of their son, who was named Adam.[4]
Career
Juniors
Plíšková began competing professionally in 2005. She played her first ITF Junior Circuit final at the Malta ITF Junior Tournament in 2006, losing to Cristina Sánchez Quintanar. She made her major debut at the 2010 Australian Open and reached the semifinals. She defeated the top 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.[5] At the 2010 French Open, Kristýna was defeated by Danka Kovinić in the first round. She then went on to win the Eastbourne International junior tournament, beating Tara Moore. Plíšková eventually won the Wimbledon girls' singles, defeating Sachie Ishizu in the final.[1]
2006–2009
Plíšková played her first WTA Tour qualifying at the 2006 Prague Open losing to Kirsten Flipkens. She proceeded with competing on the ITF Circuit.
In 2007, Plíšková was awarded a wildcard at the Prague Open but lost to top 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.
In 2008, she won a wildcard for the Prague Open in both singles and doubles. In singles, she fell to Roberta Vinci in straight sets.
In 2009, Plíšková reached her first ITF Circuit singles final in Pesaro, but was defeated by Anastasia Grymalska.
Plíšková was given a wildcard into the qualifying rounds of Wimbledon. She defeated all three of her opponents to enter her first career main draw of a Grand Slam tournament.
Plíšková qualified for the Wimbledon Championships and won her first Grand Slam main-draw match against Polona Hercog. However, in round two, she lost to 24th seed Francesca Schiavone, in straight sets. She then qualified for the 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 Mandy Minella.[6]
Playing in Paris at the WTA indoor event, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Lara Arruabarrena Vecino. Next, she played at the $25k tournament in Grenoble, France where she lost in the quarterfinals to Sandra Záhlavová. At the Dubai Championships, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying to Kurumi Nara. Seeded eighth at the Malaysian Open, she lost in the first round to qualifier Zarina Diyas.[9] In Indian Wells, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying by American wildcard Grace Min.[10] At the Miami Open, she lost in the final round of qualifying to Jana Čepelová. After that, she stayed in Florida to compete at the Oaks Club Challenger where she was beaten in her quarterfinal match by eventual finalist Estrella Cabeza Candela.
Plíšková began the clay-court season at the Charleston Open. She lost in the final round of qualifying to Caroline Garcia. Playing at the first edition of the Katowice Open, she was defeated in the first round by third seed Klára Zakopalová. Seeded second at the first edition of the Lale Cup, Plíšková fell in her quarterfinal match to Ana Vrljić. Seeded fifth at the Slovak Open, she lost in the second round to Kateřina Siniaková.
2014
Plíšková won another two titles on the WTA Tour with her sister Karolína in doubles.
2015
She upset Svetlana 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 to Monica Niculescu in the next round.
2016: First WTA Tour title
Plíšková defeated Samantha Stosur in the first round of the Australian Open, but lost to Monica Puig after setting a new WTA Tour record for the most aces (31) in a match, but failed to convert five match points. At the Tashkent Open, she went on to win her maiden tour-level title, defeating defending champion Nao Hibino.[12]
2017: Second tour final at home
Plíšková started the season at Shenzhen, where she lost to Johanna 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.
In the Indian Wells Open, she reached the third round, where she faced Dominika 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 the Miami Open to Mandy Minella, also in three sets. At the new WTA Tour event Ladies 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 the Prague Open, falling to Mona Barthel there. Then, she won two matches in her other two clay-court events but lost in the first round to Chloé Paquet at the French Open.
At the Birmingham 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 began her clay-court season at the first edition of the Serbia Open where she lost in the first round to Océane Dodin.[19] Competing in Strasbourg, she was defeated in the first round by Alizé Cornet.[20] At the French Open, she was eliminated in the first round by eventual champion Barbora 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. It was her last match on the pro tour.
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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]
^The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
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