Petra Kvitova

Forever A Champion, Kvitova Bids Farewell To Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON/WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) At age 35, Petra Kvitova is far removed from being a two-time singles champion at the Wimbledon Championships. She lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy on Centre Court twice, after winning titles in […]

Kvitova Clinches Berlin Crown

BERLIN/STARNBERG, June 25, 2023 World No. 9 Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic captured her second title of the season on Sunday after defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 7-6(6) to win the bett1open presented by ecotrans Group in Berlin, […]

Kvitova Makes Winning Return To Grass In Bad Homburg

BAD HOMBURG/WASHINGTON, June 21, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The WTA grass court season continues this week with the inaugural Bad Homburg Open presented by Engel & Völkers on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains in central Germany. The final […]

Kvitova Survives, Thiem Falls On Opening Day At Roland Garros

PARIS, May 30, 2021 (by Alessandro Boroch) No. 11 seed Petra Kvitova overcame a huge scare in her opening round at Roland Garros on Sunday against qualifier Greet Minnen, having saved one match point down 6-7(3), 5-6 to eventually complete […]

Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Welcomes Big Names

STUTTGART/WASHINGTON, April 18, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) The last time the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was played two years ago in Stuttgart, the capital of southwest Germany’s Baden-Württemberg state, Petra Kvitova won the title. She defeated Anett Kontaveit in the […]

Kvitova Joins Bad Homburg Open Line-Up

BAD HOMBURG, April 16, 2021 Petra Kvitova will play at the inaugural Bad Homburg Open  presented by  Engel & Völkers  held at the Bad Homburger Kurpark on June 20 to 26, 2021. This was announced by the organizers of the […]

Volvo Car Open: Trio Of Wins By Former Grand Slam Champions

CHARLESTON, S.C./WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Tuesday’s second day of the Volvo Car Open in Charleston, S.C., was highlighted by a trio of victories by three former Grand Slam champions – Sloane Stephens, Garbiñe Muguruza and Petra Kvitova. Stephens […]

Kvitova Now A Two-Time Doha Champion

DOHA/WASHINGTON, March 6, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) For the second time in three years, Petra Kvitova and Garbiñe Muguruza met in the title match to decide the WTA’s Qatar Total Open singles championship. Unlike in 2018, when Kvitova fought back […]

Consistency Is Key To Kvitova’s Doha Success

DOHA/WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Coming into the semifinal round of the WTA 500 Qatar Total Open, the last four left competing in Doha included three Top 20 players – all former Grand Slam champions – and an […]

Fighting Pain, Azarenka Wills Way To Doha Win

DOHA/WASHINGTON, March 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Victoria Azarenka remained undefeated (4-0) against World No. 5 and top seed Elina Svitolina, but this time it wasn’t easy. The two-time Doha champion fought through physical pain in her back the entire […]