Kristýna Plíšková (; born 21 March 1992) is a Czech inactive 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.
[ 2010 Wimbledon Championships]
Girls' champion Pliskova adds to family success
(3 July 2010) 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.
On 6 December 2021, Plíšková posted on her Instagram that she was excited to be expecting a baby with footballer
Dávid Hancko. On 31 May 31 2022, they announced on their social accounts the birth of their son, who was named Adam.
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.
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.
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.
2010
Plíšková won her first title in May at the
Kurume Cup in Japan, beating her sister in the final. At the
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 ladies' major event at the US Open and defeated
Lauren Albanese and
Arantxa Rus, before losing to
Lourdes Domínguez Lino in the final qualifying round.
2011
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.
2012
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.
2013
Plíšková began her season at the
Brisbane International. She lost in the final round of qualifying to Australian wildcard
Bojana Bobusic. At the
Sydney International, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying by
Andrea Hlaváčková
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Origin of the name
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. In
Melbourne
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, Plíšková won her first-round match over Australian wildcard Sacha Jones. In the second round, she lost to 27th seed
Sorana Cîrstea.
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
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, 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. In
Indian Wells, Plíšková was defeated in the first round of qualifying by American wildcard
Grace Min. 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
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in Wimbledon to reach the third round of a major championship for the first time in her career. 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.
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.
She went on to defeat
Roberta Vinci in the first round of
Dubai Championships, before losing to
Lauren Davis in the second, in three sets.
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
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.
She had a decent grass-court season, amassing four wins in the
Rosmalen Open,
Mallorca Open,
Eastbourne International and the
Wimbledon 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 the
Jiangxi International Open, which resulted in her having to withdraw from her next two events. She returned to action in the
Connecticut Open, losing to eventual champion
Daria Gavrilova. At the
US Open, she lost to
Magdaléna Rybáriková in the second round.
2019
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.
2021: First major quarterfinal in doubles
Plíšková started her 2021 season at the first edition of the
Yarra Valley Classic where she lost in the first round to
Vera Zvonareva, in three sets. At the
Australian Open, she was defeated in the first round by
Heather Watson.
Getting past qualifying at the
Qatar Ladies Open, Plíšková was eliminated in the first round by
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
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. In
Dubai
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, she was beaten in the first round by qualifier Tereza Martincová. At the
Miami Open, she fell in the first round to
Katie Boulter.
Plíšková began her clay-court season at the first edition of the
Serbia Open where she lost in the first round to Océane Dodin. Competing in
Strasbourg
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, she was defeated in the first round by Alizé Cornet. At the
French Open
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, she was eliminated in the first round by eventual champion
Barbora Krejčíková
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. 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
''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.
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Singles
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner–up)
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Record against other players
Top 10 wins
* She has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Notes
References
External links
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Official website
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1992 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Louny
Tennis players from the Ústí nad Labem Region
Czech female tennis players
Czech twins
Wimbledon junior champions
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles