Petra Kvitová Coach: Who is Jiří Vaněk?

Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player.

Kvitová turned professional in 2006 and has won 29 career singles titles, including two major titles at the Wimbledon Championships in 2011 and 2014.

She also won a bronze medal while representing the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Kvitová has a career-high ranking of world No. 2, achieved on October 31, 2011.

Petra Kvitová Coach: Who is Jiří Vaněk?

Jiří Vaněk is the coach of Petra Kvitová.

Jiří Vaněk is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Born April 24, 1978, in Domazlice, Czechia, Vanek reached a career-high of No. 14 in the junior singles world rankings and No. 21 in doubles in 1995, making the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open boys’ singles in 1996.

Vanek turned pro in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in October 2000.

He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, reaching the second round.

Vanek, 44, was a coach of former world #1 player Karolína Plíšková.

He is currently the coach of two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, with whom he has romantic relationship since August 2021.