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Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová (; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 31 career singles titles, including two Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon in 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2011 and in 2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2014. She also won a bronze medal in singles while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Czech Republic at the Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, 2016 Rio Olympics. Her career-high WTA Rankings, ranking of world No. 2 was achieved on 31 October 2011. Kvitová first gained notice by defeating then-world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the 2009 US Open – Women's singles, 2009 US Open. This was followed by her first major semifinal appearance at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles, 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Birmingham Classic
The 2018 Birmingham Classic (also known as the Nature Valley Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 37th edition of the event, and a Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It was contested at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, 18 - 24 June 2018. Petra Kvitová successfully defended its 2017 singles title. Points and prize money Point distribution Prize money 1Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money. *per team Singles main draw entrants Seeds *1 Rankings as of June 11, 2018. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: * Katie Boulter * Elina Svitolina * Heather Watson The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Océane Dodin * Jennifer Brady * Dalila Jakupović * Kristýna Plíšková Withdrawals ;Before the tournament * Madison Keys → replaced by Donna Vekić Doubles main draw e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
Puerto Rico's Monica Puig defeated Germany's Angelique Kerber in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 to win the gold medal in Women's Singles tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics. It was Puerto Rico's first Olympic gold medal, and Puig became the first unseeded female player to win the Olympic tennis gold medal. In the bronze medal match, the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitová defeated the United States' Madison Keys 7–5, 2–6, 6–2. It was Germany's first medal in women's singles since 1992 and the Czech Republic's first since 1996. The tournament was held from 6 to 13 August 2016 at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro. There were 64 competitors from 36 nations. Background This was the 13th appearance of the women's singles tennis. A women's event was held only once during the first three Games (only men's tennis was played in 1896 and 1904), but has been held at every Olympics for which there was a tennis tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Fed Cup
The 2016 Fed Cup was the 54th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 12–13 November and was won by the Czech Republic Fed Cup team, Czech Republic for the third year in a row, and for the fifth time in six years. World Group Seeds Draw Final France vs. Czech Republic World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. * will remain in World Group for 2017. *, and are promoted to the World Group for 2017. * will remain in World Group II for 2017. *, and are relegated to World Group II for 2017. World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2016. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Fed Cup
The 2015 Fed Cup (also known as the 2015 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 53rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 14–15 November and was won by the Czech Republic Fed Cup team, Czech Republic for the second year in a row, and for the fourth time in five years. World Group Seeds Draw Final Czech Republic vs Russia World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. Date: 18–19 April * remained in the World Group in 2016. * , , and were promoted to the World Group in 2016. * remained in World Group II in 2016. * , , and were relegated to World Group II in 2016. World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Fed Cup
The 2014 Fed Cup (also known as the 2014 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 52nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place on 8–9 November and was won by the Czech Republic. Petra Kvitová won both of her singles matches in the final against Germany, delivering two of the three points needed for victory of her team. The draw took place on 10 July 2013 in Paris, France. World Group Source: Draw World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2014. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs. Dates: 8–9 February Results: World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Fed Cup
The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in Kobe, Japan. The final took place at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on 3–4 November. The home and defending champions Czech Republic defeated the first-finalists Serbia, to win their seventh title and equal the record for second-most titles won by a country since the competition's beginning. Czech Republic was the only country except United States and Australia to hold both Davis Cup and Fed Cup at the same time. The Czechs did the same in 2012. Petra Kvitová and Tomáš Berdych also scored Hopman Cup victory at the same year. World Group Draw World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Fed Cup
The 2011 Fed Cup (also known as the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 49th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 5–6 November. Czech Republic defeated the home team, Russia, to win their sixth title and first as an independent nation. World Group Draw World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Australia, France, Slovakia and United States), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Spain, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. Date: 16–17 April World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. The winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the loser playing in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 5–6 February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 US Open – Women's Doubles
Serena Williams and Venus Williams were the defending champions. However, Serena withdrew from the tournament because of a foot injury and Venus chose to participate in the singles event only. Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) in the final. This match was played over two days due to heavy rainfall on September 12. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External links Main draw at the International Tennis Federation
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2009 US Open – Women's Doubles
Serena and Venus Williams defeated the defending champions Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2009 US Open. It was their second US Open title together and tenth major title together overall. It was the second component in an eventual non-calendar-year Grand Slam for the sisters. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External links Main Draw at the International Tennis Federation
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2008 US Open – Women's Doubles
Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina were the defending champions, but Safina chose not to participate, and only Dechy competed that year. Dechy partnered with Casey Dellacqua, but lost in the first round to Klaudia Jans and Alicja Rosolska. Cara Black and Liezel Huber won in the final 6–3, 7–6(8–6), against Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 External linksDraws at the International Tennis Federation
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2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Sabine Lisicki and Samantha Stosur. Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik defeated Lisicki and Stosur in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. It was the first Grand Slam title for the veteran couple, and allowed them to take the No. 1 ranking. Seeds Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova ''(second round)'' Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (champions) Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond ''(quarterfinals)'' Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina ''(semifinals)'' Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Meghann Shaughnessy ''(second round)'' Nadia Petrova / Anastasia Rodionova ''(quarterfinals)'' Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká ''(first round)'' Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie ''(quarterfinals)'' Julia Görges / Maria Kirilenko ''(first round)'' Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová ''(third round)'' María José Martínez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships. Serena and Venus Williams were the two-time defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Vesnina and Zvonareva. Seeds Serena Williams / Venus Williams ''(quarterfinals)'' Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez ''(withdrew)'' Nadia Petrova / Samantha Stosur ''(third round)'' Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta ''(semifinals)'' Liezel Huber / Bethanie Mattek-Sands ''(semifinals)'' Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik ''(quarterfinals)'' Lisa Raymond / Rennae Stubbs ''(quarterfinals)'' Alisa Kleybanova / Francesca Schiavone ''(withdrew)'' Chan Yung-jan / Zheng Jie ''(first round)'' Maria Kirilenko / Agnieszka Radwańska ''(second round)'' Cara Black / Daniela Hantuchová ''(third round)'' Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
