Petra Kvitová is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Kvitová turned professional in 2006 and has won 29 career singles titles.
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Kvitova has two Grand Slam singles titles at the Wimbledon Championships.
She is known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety. She also earned a bronze medal for the Czech Republic at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
On October 31, 2011, she achieved her career-high ranking of world No. 2. She has reached the quarterfinals of all four major tournaments.
Kvitová rose to prominence after defeating world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the 2009 US Open.
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Kvitová reached the semifinals of the Australian and French Opens in 2012, and she won the US Open Series. She won her second major title at Wimbledon in 2014, beating Eugenie Bouchard in the final.
Kvitová reached the US Open quarterfinals in 2015. She became the first player in history to win both categories of year-end championships on her debut in 2016 when she won the WTA Elite Trophy.
In 2019, she reached her first major final in nearly five years, finishing runner-up to Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open.


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