Karolína Plíšková
Encyclopedia
Karolína Plíšková is a professional Czech
tennis
player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 168, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 239, which she reached on 1 August 2011. Her twin sister Kristýna
is also a tennis player. In 2010, she won the girls' singles event
at the 2010 Australian Open
, beating Laura Robson
6–1, 7–6 (7–5) in the final.
sister Kristýna
, who is also a tennis player. She is currently coached by Jan Bedan.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 168, which she reached on 24 May 2010. Her career high in doubles is 239, which she reached on 1 August 2011. Her twin sister Kristýna
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion....
is also a tennis player. In 2010, she won the girls' singles event
2010 Australian Open – Girls' Singles
Ksenia Pervak was the defending champion, but did not compete in the Juniors this year.Karolína Plíšková won in the final 6–1, 7–6, against Laura Robson.-Seeds:# Tímea Babos # Heather Watson ...
at the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, beating Laura Robson
Laura Robson
Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her...
6–1, 7–6 (7–5) in the final.
Personal life
Plíšková was born to Radek and Martina Plíšková, and has a twinTwin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
sister Kristýna
Kristýna Plíšková
Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion....
, who is also a tennis player. She is currently coached by Jan Bedan.
ITF Circuit singles finals (6–3)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 14 April 2008 | Bol Bol, Croatia Bol is a town on the south of the island of Brač in theSplit-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,661 .Bol is renowned for its most popular beach, the Zlatni rat . It is a promontory composed mostly of pebble rock that visibly shifts with the tidal movement, a unique sight... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Clay | Florence Haring Florence Haring Florence Haring is a French professional tennis player. As of June 26, 2006, she reached her highest single rankings of World number 213.... |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 25 May 2009 | Grado Grado, Italy Grado is a town and comune in the north-eastern Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located on a peninsula of the Adriatic Sea between Venice and Trieste.... , Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... |
Clay | Julia Schruff Julia Schruff Julia Schruff is a professional German tennis player.Her career high WTA-ranking was attained on 17 April 2006, when she reached No. 52. Her highest doubles ranking was reached on 2 October 2006, when she reached No... |
7–6(2), 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 7 September 2009 | Noto Noto Noto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily . Its located 32 km southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Iblean Mountains and gives its name to the surrounding valley, Val di Noto... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Carpet | Shiho Hisamatsu Shiho Hisamatsu Shiho Hisamatsu is a Japanese women's tennis player.Hisamatsu turned professional in 2004 at the U.S. Open Qualifying round. Her highest WTA singles ranking record is 143rd, which she achieved on November 6, 2006.-Record:-External links:... |
3–6, 7–6(2), 7–6(9) |
Winner | 4. | 26 April 2010 | Gifu Gifu, Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku period, various warlords, including Oda Nobunaga, used... , Japan |
Clay | Sun Shengnan Sun Shengnan Sun Shengnan is a Chinese female tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 233rd, which she reached on May 28, 2007. Her career high in doubles is 50th, which she reached on September 17, 2007.... |
6–2, 7–5 |
Runner–up | 1. | 10 May 2010 | Kurume, Japan | Clay | Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion.... |
7–5, 2–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 5. | 24 October 2010 | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the... |
Hard | Eirini Georgatou | 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 |
Runner–up | 2. | 5 June 2011 | Prerov Prerov Přerov is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic where the Bečva river flows through. Přerov is a statute town . It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Clay | Réka-Luca Jani Réka-Luca Jani Réka-Luca Jani is a professional Hungarian tennis player and member of the Hungary Fed Cup team. On November 30, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 253 whilst her best doubles ranking was 294 on November 30, 2009.... |
0–6, 3–6 |
Runner–up | 3. | 17 July 2011 | Darmstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Clay | Mandy Minella Mandy Minella Mandy Minella is a professional Luxembourgian tennis player. Her highest singles ranking to date is World Number 125 on July 25, 2011, and World Number 250 for doubles on July 17, 2006... |
6–7(5), 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 23 October 2011 | Makinohara, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
Carpet | Erika Sema Erika Sema is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema... |
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–0 |
ITF Circuit doubles finals (3–2)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner–up | 1. | 10 May 2010 | Kurume, Japan | Clay | Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion.... |
Sheng-Nan Sun Yi-Fan Xu |
0–6, 3–6 |
Winners | 1. | 13 February 2011 | Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage, California Rancho Mirage is a resort city in Riverside County, California, United States. The population was 17,218 at the 2010 census, up from 13,249 at the 2000 census, but the seasonal population can exceed 20,000. In between Cathedral City and Palm Desert, it is one of the eight cities of the Coachella... , the United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
Hard | Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion.... |
Nadejda Guskova Sandra Zaniewska Sandra Zaniewska Sandra Zaniewska is a Polish professional tennis player, who is, as of November 14, 2011, ranked No. 295. She has won two ITF tournaments and was the runner–up of the 2009 Australian Open in Girls' Doubles.- Personal life :... |
6(6)–7, 6–1, [10–5] |
Winners | 2. | 4 June 2011 | Prerov Prerov Přerov is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic where the Bečva river flows through. Přerov is a statute town . It has population of about 47,373 to January 2, 2008. Přerov is about 22 km south west of Olomouc. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Clay | Katerina Kramperova Kateřina Kramperová Kateřina Kramperová is a professional Czech tennis player. On April 6, 2009, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 461 whilst her best doubles ranking was 450 on May 11, 2009.-External links:... |
Lyudmyla Kichenok Lyudmyla Kichenok Lyudmyla Kichenok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 232, which she reached on 18 October 2010. Her career high in doubles is 143, which she reached on 12 July 2010. She is the twin sister of Nadiya Kichenok.-Doubles: 1 :- Singles 5 :- Doubles 18 ... Nadiya Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok Nadiya Kichenok is a professional Ukrainian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 431, which she reached on 18 October 2010. Her career high in doubles is 143, which she reached on 12 July 2010. She is the twin sister of Lyudmyla Kichenok.-Doubles: 1 :-Singles: :- Doubles 18 ... |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner–up | 3. | 11 July 2011 | Darmstadt Darmstadt Darmstadt is a city in the Bundesland of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Rhine Main Area.The sandy soils in the Darmstadt area, ill-suited for agriculture in times before industrial fertilisation, prevented any larger settlement from developing, until the city became the seat... , Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Clay | Hana Birnerová | Natela Dzalamidze Anna Zaja |
5–7, 6–2, [6–10] |
Winners | 4. | 7 August 2011 | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , Canada |
Hard | Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková Kristýna Plíšková is a Czech tennis player. She won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships in junior singles, beating Sachie Ishizu 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, while her twin sister Karolína is the 2010 Australian Open junior singles champion.... |
Jamie Hampton Jamie Hampton Jamie Lee Hampton is a professional American tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On April 4, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of World No. 116. Hampton lived in Enterprise, Alabama until she was 13, when she moved to Auburn, Alabama... N. Lertcheewakarn Noppawan Lertcheewakarn Noppawan Lertcheewakarn is a professional Thai tennis player. At the Wimbledon 2009, she won the junior singles title. As of 12 April 2010, Lertcheewakarn has a rank on the WTA singles tour of 150 and doubles tour of 97.-Playing style:... |
5–7, 6–2, [10–2] |
Junior Grand Slam singles finals (1–0)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 2010 2010 Australian Open The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year.... |
Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
Hard | Laura Robson Laura Robson Laura Robson is a British tennis player. She debuted on the International Tennis Federation junior tour in 2007, and a year later won the Wimbledon Junior Girls' Championship at the age of 14. As a junior, she also twice reached the final of the Australian Open, in 2009 and 2010. She won her... |
6–1, 7–6(5) |