Petra Kvitova is a Czech tennis player who has She became the second greatest player in the world in 2011 and has won more than 30 career titles, including 2 titles at Wimbledon. Here’s what you need to know about her.
Petra Kvitova Biography,
It was on March 8, 1990 that the tennis player was born in the town of Bilovec located in the Moravia-Silesia region of the Czech Republic.
She was raised alongside two older brothers, their father who was a teacher and his wife. Their family was poor and couldn’t even afford to own a car, but despite everything, they were content. Interestingly, Petra was introduced to tennis by her father, who not only coached her but also coached her brothers to play, but it was Petra Kvitova who grew up with a real talent for the sport.
Due to the amount of time she had to spend training and playing tennis, the Czech national didn’t have many friends growing up. While she started practicing since she was a child, her father who wept deeply when she won the Wimbledon title in 2012 continued to practice with her until she was 16 years old. They still practiced in Fulnek, his hometown.
With an ongoing career since 2006, Petra Kvitova began to gain fame quite early, but it was from 2010 that her career took shape. This helped her win WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2010, then WTA Player of the Year in 2011, among other accolades.
Petra Kvitova has won many titles, including 2012 Wimbledon where she defeated Maria Sharapova and in 2014 when she defeated Eugenie Bouchard. She also appeared in three other Gland Slam semi-finals. In 2018, the left-handed tennis star still had a record of 473–206. At the same time, she rose to 8th place among the best tennis players in the world rankings.
family and boyfriend
The 2012 Wimbledon Women’s Champion’s family is very supportive of her, bringing fame and good fortune to the once destitute family who now make celebrity appearances at her games.
Petra’s father’s name is Jiri Kvitova while her mother’s name is Pavla Kvitová. She is the youngest among 3 children born in the family which includes her two older brothers: Jiří Kvita and Libor Kvita. While Jiří is an engineer, Libor is a teacher. All three siblings played tennis when they were still young and it was thanks to their father who coached them.
The star player has been in a number of relationships in the past, although she is not married yet. The first relationship she was publicly known in was with Adam Pavlasek, whom she dated from 2011 to 2013.
After the breakup, the next boyfriend of Petra Kvitova was Czech tennis star Radek Stepanek who also used to date tennis players. The relationship between the two only lasted from 2013 to 2014.
In 2014, after her relationship with Stepanek, she had another relationship with ice hockey player Radek Meidl, to whom she announced that she was engaged in 2015. Unfortunately, this relationship ended in 2016. Since the end of this relationship, she still does not have a boyfriend in public.
Net value
Playing professionally since 2006, the Czech tennis player has achieved a lot in terms of trophies and fortune. In 2015, Petra Kvitova was ranked among the highest paid tennis players in the world, according to Forbes magazine. During the year, she earned $7.7 million. She won $5.9 million in winnings. This earned her the twelfth place in the world tennis rankings, while she was ranked sixth among the highest-earning female tennis players.
Overall, she has a net worth which has been estimated at $24 million. Although her many earnings have contributed greatly to her value, she has also gained many benefits from her endorsement deals, including with ALO Diamonds, Nike clothing and footwear as well as L’OCCITANE en Provence.
Height and width
Petra Kvitova is a woman who has good stamina andskills. Like many other popular tennis players, she is very athletic with good height. In the measurements, she stands at a height of 183 meters (6 feet) and a weight of 70 kg (154 pounds).
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