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Karolina Pliskova

Karolina Pliskova
  • Residence: Louny, Czech Republic
  • Date of Birth: 21 Mar 1992
  • Birthplace: Louny, Czech Republic
  • Height: 6' 1" (1.86 m)
  • Weight: 159 lbs. (72 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (2009)
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Karolina Pliskova Biography

Coach is Daniel Vanek; fitness trainer is Frantisek Mandlik; trains at I. CLTK club in Prague ... Began playing tennis at age 4 ... Enjoys fishing, music (likes pop, Czech music) and movies (favorites are Rocky and Public Enemies) ... Likes reading books by Paulo Coelho ... Favorite food is pasta.
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 1 1
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 9
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 6
Prize Money $108,672 $341,675
W/L - Singles 17 - 14 206 - 136
W/L - Doubles 4 - 3 73 - 65
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Results

STRASBOURG

WTA // FRANCE // 20-May-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 73 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Misaki Doi (JPN) 92 7-5 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
73 51 112
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
13-May-2013 (71) 30-Apr-2012 (91)
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JANUARY - Fell in Brisbane qualifying; fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Errani); fell 1r at Australian Open (l. to Daniilidou).

FEBRUARY - Fell in Paris [Indoors] and Dubai qualifying; won first WTA title at Kuala Lumpur (d. Mattek-Sands in final); made Top 100 debut afterwards on March 4 (rose from No.127 to No.84).

MARCH - Fell in Indian Wells qualifying; reached 2r at Miami (l. to Wozniacki).

APRIL - Fell in Charleston qualifying; reached QF at Katowice (l. to Vinci); fell 1r at Marrakech (l. to Pironkova).

MAY - Fell in Madrid qualifying; fell 1r at Strasbourg (l. to Doi).
2006 - Played first events on ITF Circuit; played first WTA qualifying at Prague (as WC).

2007 - Played first WTA main draw at Prague, falling 1r (as WC).

2008 - QF at Prague; won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2009 - Fell 1r once; won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2010 - Fell 1r once and in qualifying three times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); won two singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2011 - Fell 1r three times and in qualifying six times (incl. Australian Open, Roland Garros, US Open); won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2012 - Reached 2r once; fell 1r five times (incl. Roland Garros, Wimbledon) and in qualifying seven times (incl. other two majors); won two singles titles and three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.
SINGLES
Winner (1): 2013 - Kuala Lumpur.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 1 1
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 9
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 6
Prize Money $108,672 $341,675
W/L - Singles 17 - 14 206 - 136
W/L - Doubles 4 - 3 73 - 65

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 98 1st Serve Return Points Won 33.2%
Double Faults 36 2nd Serve Return Points Won 52.9%
1st Serve 56.5% Break Points Opportunities 104
1st Serve Points Won 71.6% Break Points Converted 43.3%
2nd Serve Points Won 46% Return Games Played 144
Break Points Faced 104 Return Games Won 31.3%
Break Points Saved 60.6% Return Points Won 41.0%
Service Games Played 146 Total Points Won 50.8%
Service Games Won 71.9%
Service Points Won 60.5%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
0 / 1 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1r - - - - - - -
0 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - 1r - - - - - -
0 / 1 WIMBLEDON - 1r - - - - - -

Doubles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
0 / 1 US OPEN - 1r - - - - - -
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Karolina Pliskova Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

STRASBOURG

WTA // FRANCE // 20-May-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 73 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Misaki Doi (JPN) 92 7-5 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 04-May-2013 // $5,137,962 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 72 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Melanie Oudin (USA) 98 4-6 6-1 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,592

MARRAKECH

WTA // MOROCCO // 22-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 76 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [9] Tsvetana Pironkova (BUL) 53 7-5 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,800

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /W

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor (ESP) 84 6-1 3-6 6-0
R16 Win [6] Kaia Kanepi (EST) 37 7-5 6-3
Q Loss [2] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 13 6-1 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+70

Prize Money

$5,500

CHARLESTON

WTA // USA // 01-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/16D // Rank: 80 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Alison Riske (USA) 199 6-3 7-5
Q-R16 Loss [9] Vania King (USA) 136 6-4 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$1,300

OSPREY

ITF // USA // 25-Mar-2013 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 92 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Julia Cohen (USA) 128 6-7 (7) 6-3 7-6 (6)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$444

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 92 // Seed/Entry: /Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R64 Win [W] Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 196 7-6 (3) 6-1
Q-R32 Win [17] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 98 6-2 6-3
R128 Win Lucie Hradecka (CZE) 54 6-2 6-1
R64 Loss [9] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 9 5-7 6-3 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+80

Prize Money

$13,750

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 84 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R64 Loss [19] Olga Puchkova (RUS) 79 6-4 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,285

KUALA LUMPUR

WTA // MALAYSIA // 25-Feb-2013 // $235,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 127 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 121 6-3 6-2
R16 Win [5] Misaki Doi (JPN) 83 6-4 7-6 (7)
Q Win Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (AUT) 193 7-5 6-1
S Win [4] Ayumi Morita (JPN) 55 6-0 6-2
F Win [W] Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 197 1-6 7-5 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+280

Prize Money

$40,000

DUBAI

WTA // UNITED ARAB EMIRATES // 18-Feb-2013 // $2,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 128 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 67 3-6 6-2 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,726

GRENOBLE

ITF // FRANCE // 04-Feb-2013 // $25,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 124 // Seed/Entry: 2/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [L] Anastasiya Vasylyeva (UKR) 313 6-1 6-1
R16 Win Anna Floris (ITA) 274 6-3 6-0
Q Loss [Q] Julia Kimmelmann (GER) 444 6-4 3-6 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+14

Prize Money

$654

PARIS

WTA // FRANCE // 28-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 121 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Irena Pavlovic (FRA) 179 6-4 6-7 7-5
Q-R16 Loss [4] Kiki Bertens (NED) 65 6-4 7-6 (3)

WTA Rankings PTS

+8

Prize Money

$1,450

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 119 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Loss Eleni Daniilidou (GRE) 94 7-5 5-7 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+5

Prize Money

$27,737

SYDNEY

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/64Q/16D // Rank: 120 // Seed/Entry: /Q

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R64 Win Alexandra Panova (RUS) 93 6-3 6-2
Q-R32 Win [A] Irina Falconi (USA) 152 7-6 (5) 6-3
Q-R16 Win Estrella Cabeza Candela (ESP) 119 7-6 (3) 6-2
R32 Loss [3] Sara Errani (ITA) 7 6-1 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+20

Prize Money

$5,200

BRISBANE

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 30-Dec-2012 // $1,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 118 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss [7] Olga Puchkova (RUS) 106 7-6 (6) 7-6 (1)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$1,134
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
73 51 112

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 40
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 60
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 60
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 40
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
30/08/2010 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 120 102
2011 159 130
2010 203 364
2009 228 -
2008 427 818
2007 860 917
2006 1168 -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
13-May-2013 (71) 30-Apr-2012 (91)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
73 857

Rankings Breakdown

  • Singles
    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
27/08/2012 US OPEN 2R 40
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 60
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN 1R 60
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
29/08/2011 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 40
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
30/08/2010 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
04/05/2013 MADRID Q - 1R 1
01/04/2013 CHARLESTON Q - 2R 8
19/03/2013 MIAMI 2R 80
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
18/02/2013 DUBAI Q - 1R 1
28/01/2013 PARIS Q - 2R 8
06/01/2013 SYDNEY 1R 20
30/12/2012 BRISBANE Q - 1R 1
15/10/2012 MOSCOW 2R 8
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI Q - 2R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
02/04/2012 CHARLESTON 1R 12
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 1
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 1R 30

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
20/05/2013 STRASBOURG 1R 1
22/04/2013 MARRAKECH 1R 1
08/04/2013 KATOWICE 3R 70
25/02/2013 KUALA LUMPUR W 280
08/10/2012 LINZ 1R 1
29/07/2012 WASHINGTON DC 1R 1
23/04/2012 FES Q - 2R 6
27/02/2012 KUALA LUMPUR 2R 46
02/01/2012 AUCKLAND 1R 16
10/10/2011 OSAKA Q - 3R 10
Date Tournament Round Points
19/09/2011 SEOUL Q - 2R 6
06/06/2011 COPENHAGEN 1R 1
18/04/2011 FES Q - 1R 1
21/02/2011 ACAPULCO 1R 1
26/07/2010 ISTANBUL Q - 2R 6
12/07/2010 PRAGUE 1R 1
13/07/2009 PRAGUE 1R 1

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
28/04/2008 PRAGUE 3R 30
07/05/2007 PRAGUE 1R 1
08/05/2006 PRAGUE Q - 1R 1
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