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Barbora Krejčíková
Czech tennis player (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Barbora Krejčíková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbarbora ˈkrɛjtʃiːkovaː]; born 18 December 1995) is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 28 February 2022, and became world No. 1 in doubles on 22 October 2018. She is known for her aggressive playing style and her smooth, powerful groundstrokes.[2]
![]() Krejčíková at the 2023 US Open | ||||||||||||
Native name | Barbora Krejčíková | |||||||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||||||
Residence | Ivančice, Czech Republic | |||||||||||
Born | (1995-12-18) 18 December 1995 (age 28) Brno, Czech Republic | |||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2010[1] | |||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||
Coach | Jana Novotná (2014–17) Petr Kovačka (2018) Aleš Kartus (2018–23) Pavel Motl (2023–) | |||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 14,550,358 | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 385–216 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 8 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 2 (28 February 2022) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 10 (15 July 2024) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (2022, 2024) | |||||||||||
French Open | W (2021) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2024) | |||||||||||
US Open | QF (2021) | |||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||
Tour Finals | RR (2021) | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | 3R (2021) | |||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 357–140 | |||||||||||
Career titles | 19 | |||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (22 October 2018) | |||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 10 (15 July 2024) | |||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2022, 2023) | |||||||||||
French Open | W (2018, 2021) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (2018, 2022) | |||||||||||
US Open | W (2022) | |||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (2021) | |||||||||||
Olympic Games | W (2020) | |||||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 | |||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | ||||||||||||
Australian Open | W (2019, 2020, 2021) | |||||||||||
French Open | QF (2021) | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R (2017) | |||||||||||
US Open | QF (2016) | |||||||||||
Other mixed doubles tournaments | ||||||||||||
Team competitions | ||||||||||||
Fed Cup | W (2018), record 1–1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
Krejčíková has won two Grand Slam singles titles (at the 2021 French Open and at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships) and seven major doubles titles, including the career Super Slam in women's doubles.[3] She has won a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, including two in singles, seven in doubles, and three in mixed doubles. She won all seven of her women's doubles majors partnering with compatriot Kateřina Siniaková. She also won three mixed doubles titles, all at the Australian Open, in 2019 and 2021 with Rajeev Ram and in 2020 with Nikola Mektić. She is one of only two active female players to have won a major in all three disciplines, alongside Venus Williams.[4]
Krejčíková has won eight singles and eighteen doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including one at the WTA 1000 level in singles and two in doubles. Alongside her major titles, Krejčíková won the 2021 WTA Finals and a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in women's doubles, both partnering with Siniaková, and was part of the Czech team that won the 2018 Fed Cup. The pairing also finished runners-up at two WTA Finals and the 2021 Australian Open.