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Petra Kvitová Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Petra Kvitová is a Czech professional tennis player who is well-known for her aggressive baseline play and fierce left-handed groundstrokes. She has won the Wimbledon title in 2011 and 2014, and is also an Olympic medallist, winning the bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also won the Hopman Cup in 2012, partnering .

Sun Sign

Pisces

Residence

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Turned Pro

2006

Boyfriend / Spouse

Petra has dated  –

  1. Adam Pavlásek (2011–2013)
  2. Radek Štěpánek (2013-2014)
  3. Radek Meidl (2014-2016) – Petra started dating Czech hockey player Radek Meidl in June 2014 and the couple got engaged in December 2015. However, they split in May 2016.

Distinctive Features

  • Often braids her hair in a single pigtail while playing
  • Lanky frame
  • Charming smile
  • Gleaming face

Brand Endorsements

Petra has served as the brand ambassador for –

  • Nike
  • Wilson Sporting Goods Company
  • Ritmo Mundo
  • ALO Diamonds
  • TAG Heuer
  • L’Occitane en Provence
  • Atelier Swarovski
  • Maybelline
  • Steilmann

She has appeared in the TV commercials for –

  • GS Condro
  • Skupiny ČEZ (Czech Power Distribution Company)

She has been sponsored by –

  • UniCredit Bank
  • Česká Pošta (Czech Postal Service Operator)

Petra Kvitová Favorite Things

  • Tennis Player – Martina Navratilova
  • Tennis Shot – Serve (Forehand and Backhand)
  • Movie Genre – Comedy
  • Music Genre – Pop, Rock
  • Food – Sushi
  • Cuisine – Italian
  • Sports – Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball
  • City – Melbourne
  • Tennis Tournament/Event – Wimbledon

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Petra Kvitová Facts

  1. When she won the Wimbledon Championships in 2011, Petra became the first player born in the 1990s, male or female, to win a Grand Slam tournament title. She held the record until won the 2016 French Open.
  2. She also won the season-ending annual WTA Tour Finals (formerly known as the WTA Tour Championships) in 2011, which made her only the 3rd player to win that title in their debut appearance, after and .
  3. Her first Fed Cup win in 2011 was also the Czech Republic’s first Fed Cup triumph as an independent nation.
  4. She achieved the feat of reaching the last 8 of every Grand Slam tournament after making it to the quarterfinals of the 2015 US Open.
  5. As of December 2019, Petra has won the prestigious Fed Cup, as part of the Czech Republic’s national female team, 6 times (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018).
  6. She was named as the 6th highest-paid female athlete and 5th among tennis players in the world by Forbes magazine in 2015. The same year, she partnered with Right To Play, an international non-profit organization that focuses on utilizing the power of sports to empower children facing adversity.
  7. Petra won the WTA Elite Trophy in 2016 (the tournament’s second edition) at her maiden appearance in the event. This made her the first player ever to win both categories of WTA’s season-ending championships on debut, after her 2011 triumph (on debut) at the WTA Tour Finals.
  8. On December 20, 2016, Petra was robbed and assaulted by a knife by a masked thug at her apartment in Prostějov, Czech Republic. She sustained multiple lacerations to the tendons and nerves on her left hand. She underwent surgery and by March 2017, had regained the use of her left hand. The criminal was identified and arrested as late as May 2018 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison, on February 6, 2019.

Featured Image by Tatiana / / CC BY-SA 2.0

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Facts of Petra Kvitová

  • Gender Female
  • full namePetra Kvitová
  • nicknamesK-Viddy, P3tra, Del Petra
  • birthplaceBílovec, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
  • Date of Birth March 08, 1990
  • Age 34 years 8 months
  • Horoscope Pisces
  • Lucky Number 3
  • Lucky Stone Aquamarine
  • Lucky Color Sea Green
  • Best Match for Marriage Cancer, Scorpio
  • ethnicity / ethnic backgroundCzech
  • nationalityCzech
  • net worth$24 million
  • professionProfessional Tennis Player
  • weight68 kg or 150 lbs
  • height6 ft or 183 cm
  • hair colorBlonde
  • eye colorBlue
  • body type / buildAthletic
  • collegeUniversity of Jan Amos Komensky
  • motherPavla Kvitová
  • fatherJiří Kvita
  • brothersJiří , Libor
  • favorite foodSushi

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