PLISKOVA Karolina

Date of Birth: 21 Mar 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.85/6'0''

Place of birth: LOUNY

Birth Country:

Czech Republic

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Tennis	Women's Singles	9
	Women's Doubles CZE Pliskova / Vondrousova	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 2	Women's Singles First Round CZE PLISKOVA KPLISKOVA Karolina 6 6 FRA CORNET ACORNET Alize 1 3	Finished
2nd on Court 2	Ariake Tennis Park Court 2	Women's Singles Third Round CZE PLISKOVA KPLISKOVA Karolina 4 2 ITA GIORGI CGIORGI Camila 6 6	Finished
3rd on Court 3	Ariake Tennis Park Court 3	Women's Singles Second Round CZE PLISKOVA KPLISKOVA Karolina 6 6⁰ 6 ESP SUAREZ NAVARRO CSUAREZ NAVARRO Carla 3 7 1	Finished
3rd on Court 6	Ariake Tennis Park Court 6	Women's Doubles Second Round BRA Pigossi / Stefani 2 6 [13] CZE Pliskova / Vondrousova 6 4 [11]	Finished
4th on Court 9	Ariake Tennis Park Court 9	Women's Doubles First Round CZE Pliskova / Vondrousova 6 6 CHN Duan / Zheng 2 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Grand Slams

	Aus Open		Roland Garros		Wimbledon		US Open
Year	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles	Singles	Doubles
2021	R32	-	R64	QF	RU	-	-	-
2020	R32	-	R64	-	-	-	R64	-
2019	SF	-	R32	-	R16	-	R16	-
2018	QF	-	R32	-	R16	-	QF	-
2017	QF	R64	SF	-	R64	-	QF	-
2016	R32	SF	R128	R16	R64	SF	RU	R16
2015	R32	R64	R64	R32	R64	R64	R128	R64
2014	R64	R64	R64	R64	R64	R64	R32	R64
2013	R128	-	R128	R64	R64	R64	R128	R64
2012	-	-	R128	-	R128	-	-	R64

2021 Tournament Results - Singles

Result
Winner	-
Runner-up	Rome,Wimbledon
Semifinal	-

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128

Kaya, Kaja (karolina-pliskova.com, 21 Sep 2020; isport.blesk.cz, 15 Nov 2015)

Fishing, charity work, listening to music, watching films. (wtatennis.com, 01 Jan 2021)

Husband Michal Hrdlicka

Languages spoken:

Sascha Bajin [personal], GER, from 2020; Olga Savchuk [personal], UKR, from 2019

Right (pliskova.net, 18 Jan 2016)

Sporting relatives:

Her twin sister Kristyna is also a tennis professional on the WTA circuit. Her husband Michal Hrdlicka has worked as a television presenter and served as her manager. (karolina-pliskova.com, 08 Jun 2021; thesun.co.uk, 23 Jan 2019; pliskova.net, 18 Jan 2016)

Turned professional in 2009

An injury to her left leg forced her to retire part way through the final of the 2020 Italian Open in Rome. (bbc.co.uk, 21 Sep 2020; karolina-pliskova.com, 21 Sep 2020)

She took up the sport at age four in Louny, Czech Republic. (wtatennis.com, 17 Apr 2016; zatecky.denik.cz, 24 Oct 2014)

"It's thanks to my parents that I started to play tennis." (tennismajors.com, 20 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
DOUBLE BAGEL FINAL
In May 2021 she lost the final of the Italian Open in Rome to Poland's Iga Swiatek, She was beaten in straight sets without winning a game, and claimed only 13 points during the 46-minute match. It was only the fourth time since 2000 that a Women's Tennis Association [WTA] final had ended in a double bagel. "I think you have days like this in tennis when things are not going your way. I think that was the day today. Anyway, I will just quickly forget about today." (tennishead.net, 16 May 2021; musktree.com, 16 May 2021; skysports.com, 16 May 2021)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pliskovy
https://instagram.com/karolinapliskova
https://twitter.com/kapliskova
Athlete Website: https://www.karolina-pliskova.com

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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