Petra Kvitova, the former world No. 2 (achieved on 31 October 2011), is best known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety. She is also known to attack weak second serves by producing powerful winners. She is also noted for her exceptional timing. On forehands, she prefers to take the ball early, thus allowing her to produce down-the-line winners effectively. On backhands, she utilizes all the important muscle groups to produce shots with an exceptional amount of power.
Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player. She has won 28 career singles titles, two of which are Grand Slam titles, and the Wimbledon Championships in 2011 and in 2014. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she also won a bronze medal representing her home country Czech Republic. Currently, she is ranked world no.29 by the Women's Tennis Association (As of 4th April 2022).
Kvitová first came to the spotlight after defeating then-world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the 2009 US Open. Her breakthrough in her tennis career came in 2011 when Kvitová won her first Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final, thus becoming the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam tournament title.
Petra Kvitová was born on 8th March 1990 in Bílovec, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic). Her birth name is Petra Kvitová. She holds a Czech nationality and belongs to the white ethnicity. Her star sign is Pisces. She is a follower of Christianity.
Kvitová was born into a well-to-do family. His father, Jiří Kvitova, is a former school teacher who currently serves as Mayor, while her mother, Pavla Kvitová, is a homemaker. It was her caring father who introduced Petra to tennis when she was a child. Kvitová trained in her Moravian hometown, Fulnek until the age of 16.
Petra did her schooling at Nicholas Copernicus Grammar School. After completing her college education, she enrolled at Univerzita Jana Amose Komenského Praha, a private University in Prague.
Petra Kvitova is currently linked to her long-time coach Jiri Vanek. Vanek is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. The two-time Wimbledon champion confirmed her rumored relationship with her coach Jiri Vanek in an interview before heading to the United States to play the 2021 US Open Series. Actually, Petra and Jiri had started dating in May 2021, during the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome.
Before dating her coach, Petra was romantically linked to Czech hockey player Radek Meidl. She even got engaged to him in 2015. Even after living together, their love chemistry didn't go well. They find it difficult to form a close relationship. So, the couple decided to part ways. It was also their busy schedules and career which hindered their relationship at that time.
As of April 2022, the net worth of Petra Kvitova is estimated to be the US $30 million. She earned her wealth after winning major trophies on the WTA Tour. Ever since turning professional in 2006, she has already won 585 matches including Wimbledon, Australian Open, US Open, French Open, and other tour titles.
With a money prize of $33,790,862, she is the seventh highest-earning WTA player of all time. Kvitová was named the world's sixth highest-paid female athlete by Forbes in 2015. Apart from her tennis career, she also earns millions from her massive endorsement deals with Nike, Wilson Sporting Goods Company, Česká pošta (a Czech postal service operator), and others.
Petra Kvitova is 6 ft ) inches tall and her body weight is 68 Kg. She has an hourglass-shaped perfectly toned body. As a pro tennis player, she does a lot of exercises to keep herself fit and active. She has managed to keep a slim body by doing exercise regularly. She has got a beautiful face with a fair complexion.
She looks elegant in her straight long hair which is blonde in color. She has a pair of sparkling blue-colored eyes. Her body measures 38-29-38 inches. She wears a bra of 36A (US) size and a shoe of US size 10. The dress size of 10 and bra size of 42D (US) perfectly fit her body.