Petra Kvitova

Petra Kvitova
  • Residence: Fulnek, Czech Republic
  • Date of Birth: 08 Mar 1990
  • Birthplace: Bilovec, Czech Republic
  • Height: 6' (1.82 m)
  • Weight: 154 lbs. (70 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
  • Status: Pro (2006)

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Petra Kvitova Biography

Coached by David Kotyza; fitness coach is Kristian Bajza; trains at same club as Tomas Berdych and Lucie Safarova ... Father is Jiri (teacher); mother is Pavla; brothers are Jiri (engineer) and Libor (teacher) ... Introduced to tennis by father ... Aggressive baseliner whose favorite shots are serve, forehand and backhand ... Speaks Czech and English ... Favorite type of movie is comedy ... Favorite types of music are pop and rock ... Favorite foods are sushi and Italian ... Also enjoys basketball and volleyball ... Favorite city to visit is Melbourne; favorite tournament is Wimbledon ... Self-described as friendly, happy ... Person most admired is Roger Federer; tennis idol growing up was Martina Navratilova (because she's left-handed like her).
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Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 1 10
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 7
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $873,719 $9,919,467
W/L - Singles 27 - 13 274 - 124
W/L - Doubles 0 - 2 9 - 26
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Results

FRENCH OPEN

Grand Slam // FRANCE // 26-May-2013 // $12,957,474 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 7 // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win [W] Aravane Rezai (FRA) 185 6-3 4-6 6-2
R64 Win Shuai Peng (CHN) 23 6-4 6-3
R32 Loss Jamie Hampton (USA) 54 6-1 7-6 (7)

WTA Rankings PTS

+160

Prize Money

$74,811
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Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
8 10 -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
31-Oct-2011 (2) 28-Feb-2011 (196)
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JANUARY - Reached 2r at Brisbane (l. to Pavlyuchenkova); fell 1r at Sydney (l. to Cibulkova); reached 2r at Australian Open (l. to Robson).

FEBRUARY - Reached QF at Paris [Indoors] (l. to Mladenovic); reached QF at Doha (l. to S.Williams); won 10th WTA title at Dubai (d. Errani in final).

MARCH - Reached QF at Indian Wells (l. to Kirilenko); reached 3r at Miami (l. to Flipkens).

APRIL - Runner-up at Katowice (l. to Vinci in final); reached QF at Stuttgart (l. to Li).

MAY - Reached 2r at Madrid (l. to Hantuchova); reached 3r at Rome (l. to Stosur).
2006 - Played first events of career on ITF Circuit, winning two singles titles.

2007 - Played first WTA main draw at Stockholm, falling 1r (l. to Domachowska); fell in qualifying twice (incl. US Open); won four singles titles on ITF Circuit.

2008 - First Top 50 season; QF twice at Budapest and Zürich; reached 4r once (Roland Garros) and 2r six times; fell 1r five times (incl. Wimbledon, US Open); fell in qualifying three times (incl. Australian Open); made Top 100 debut on April 14 (rose from No.123 to No.98) and Top 50 debut on October 20 (rose from No.57 to No.44).

2009 - Another Top 100 season; won first WTA title at Hobart (d. Benesova in final); runner-up at Linz (l. to Wickmayer in final); reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once and 2r four times; fell 1r nine times (incl. Australian Open, Wimbledon) and in qualifying twice; withdrew from Roland Garros w/right ankle injury.

2010 - Another Top 50 season; SF twice at Memphis (l. to Sharapova) and Wimbledon (first Grand Slam SF; l. to S.Williams); reached 3r twice (incl. US Open) and 2r five times (incl. Australian Open); fell 1r 11 times (incl. Roland Garros) and in qualifying once.

2011 - First Top 5 season (finishing No.2 behind Wozniacki); won six WTA titles at Brisbane (d. Petkovic in final), Paris [Indoors] (d. Clijsters in final), Madrid (d. Azarenka in final), Wimbledon (first Grand Slam title; d. Sharapova in final - was first player born in 1990s, male or female, to win a Grand Slam title), Linz (d. Cibulkova in final) and WTA Championships (d. Azarenka in final); runner-up at Eastbourne (l. to Bartoli in final); SF at Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (l. to Zvonareva); QF at Australian Open (l. to Zvonareva); reached 4r once (Roland Garros), 3r three times and 2r twice; fell 1r twice (incl. US Open); having started season at No.34, made Top 20 debut on January 31 (after Australian Open; rose from No.28 to No.18), Top 10 debut on May 9 (after Madrid; rose from No.18 to No.10), Top 5 debut on October 3 (after Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; rose from No.6 to No.5) and set career-high No.2 on October 31 (after WTA Championships); third Czech player ever to reach Top 2 (after Navratilova and Novotna); member of Fed Cup-winning Czech team.

2012 - Second Top 10 season (finishing No.8); won eighth and ninth WTA titles at Montréal (d. Li in final) and New Haven (d. Kirilenko in final); SF five times at Sydney (l. to Li), Australian Open (l. to Sharapova), Stuttgart (l. to Sharapova), Roland Garros (l. to Sharapova) and Cincinnati (l. to Kerber); QF three times at Rome, Wimbledon (l. to S.Williams) and Olympics (l. to Kirilenko); reached 4r once (US Open), 3r once and 2r four times; fell 1r once; fell in RR stage at WTA Championships (went 0-1 in RR then withdrew w/illness); withdrew from Doha w/right Achilles injury and from Dubai w/illness.
SINGLES
Winner (10): 2013 - Dubai; 2012 - Montréal, New Haven; 2011 - Brisbane, Paris [Indoors], Madrid, Wimbledon, Linz, WTA Championships; 2009 - Hobart.
Finalist (3): 2013 - Katowice; 2011 - Eastbourne; 2009 - Linz.

ADDITIONAL
Czech Fed Cup Team, 2007-13; Czech Olympic Team, 2012.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles 1 10
WTA Doubles Titles 0 0
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles 0 7
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles 0 0
Prize Money $873,719 $9,919,467
W/L - Singles 27 - 13 274 - 124
W/L - Doubles 0 - 2 9 - 26

Matchfacts

Service Record YTD Return Record YTD
Aces 135 1st Serve Return Points Won 36.9%
Double Faults 200 2nd Serve Return Points Won 57.8%
1st Serve 61.4% Break Points Opportunities 317
1st Serve Points Won 64.5% Break Points Converted 50.5%
2nd Serve Points Won 46.3% Return Games Played 416
Break Points Faced 321 Return Games Won 38.5%
Break Points Saved 58.9% Return Points Won 45.1%
Service Games Played 405 Total Points Won 51.2%
Service Games Won 67.4%
Service Points Won 57.5%

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
11 / 5 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2r SF QF 2r 1r - - -
13 / 5 FRENCH OPEN 3r SF 4r 1r - 4r - -
16 / 4 WIMBLEDON - QF W SF 1r 1r - -
8 / 5 US OPEN - 4r 1r 3r 4r 1r - -

Doubles

W/L   2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
1 / 3 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2r 1r 1r - - - - -
1 / 1 FRENCH OPEN - 2r - - - - - -
0 / 3 WIMBLEDON 1r 1r - 1r - - - -
0 / 3 US OPEN - 1r 1r 1r - - - -

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Petra Kvitova Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

FRENCH OPEN

Grand Slam // FRANCE // 26-May-2013 // $12,957,474 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 7 // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win [W] Aravane Rezai (FRA) 185 6-3 4-6 6-2
R64 Win Shuai Peng (CHN) 23 6-4 6-3
R32 Loss Jamie Hampton (USA) 54 6-1 7-6 (7)

WTA Rankings PTS

+160

Prize Money

$74,811

ROME

WTA // ITALY // 13-May-2013 // $2,369,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 8/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 BYE
R32 Win Sabine Lisicki (GER) 34 6-4 0-6 7-5
R16 Loss [9] Samantha Stosur (AUS) 10 7-5 2-6 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+125

Prize Money

$24,300

MADRID

WTA // SPAIN // 04-May-2013 // $5,137,962 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 8/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 Win Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 37 4-6 7-5 6-4
R32 Loss [W] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 71 2-6 6-2 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+80

Prize Money

$26,433

STUTTGART

WTA // GERMANY // 22-Apr-2013 // $795,707 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 5/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [W] Annika Beck (GER) 60 7-5 6-7 6-3
R16 Win Julia Goerges (GER) 30 2-6 7-6 (4) 6-2
Q Loss [2] Na Li (CHN) 5 6-3 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+120

Prize Money

$19,300

FED CUP WEEK 2

Fed Cup // ITALY // 20-Apr-2013 // $0 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 8M/0Q/0D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R2 Loss Roberta Vinci (ITA) 12 6-4 6-1
R2 Win Sara Errani (ITA) 7 2-6 6-2 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+0

Prize Money

$0

KATOWICE

WTA // POLAND // 08-Apr-2013 // $235,000 // Clay (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 1/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Misaki Doi (JPN) 88 6-4 6-4
R16 Win Mandy Minella (LUX) 98 7-5 6-2
Q Win Petra Martic (CRO) 91 6-3 6-2
S Win [Q] Alexandra Cadantu (ROU) 117 6-0 6-4
F Loss [2] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 13 7-6 (2) 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+200

Prize Money

$20,000

MIAMI

WTA // USA // 19-Mar-2013 // $5,185,625 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 BYE
R64 Win Shuai Peng (CHN) 34 5-7 6-2 6-2
R32 Loss [30] Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 28 6-0 4-6 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+80

Prize Money

$25,450

INDIAN WELLS

WTA // USA // 06-Mar-2013 // $6,020,268 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/64Q/32D // Rank: 7 // Seed/Entry: 5/W

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 BYE
R64 Win Olga Govortsova (BLR) 67 6-4 3-6 6-3
R32 Win [Q] Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) 74 6-2 7-6 (5)
R16 Win [19] Klara Zakopalova (CZE) 22 6-2 6-3
Q Loss [13] Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 15 4-6 6-4 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+250

Prize Money

$104,000

DUBAI

WTA // UNITED ARAB EMIRATES // 18-Feb-2013 // $2,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 6/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [Q] Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 67 6-2 6-1
R16 Win Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 13 7-5 7-6 (1)
Q Win [3] Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 4 6-2 6-4
S Win [8] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 10 6-3 6-4
F Win [5] Sara Errani (ITA) 7 6-2 1-6 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+470

Prize Money

$442,198

DOHA

WTA // QATAR // 11-Feb-2013 // $2,369,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 64M/32Q/32D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R64 BYE
R32 Win Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 20 6-4 RET
R16 Win [11] Nadia Petrova (RUS) 12 4-6 6-4 6-3
Q Loss [2] Serena Williams (USA) 2 3-6 6-3 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+225

Prize Money

$49,040

FED CUP WEEK 1

Fed Cup // CZECH REPUBLIC // 09-Feb-2013 // $0 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 6M/0Q/2D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R1 Win Jarmila Gajdosova (AUS) 168 7-6 (2) 6-3
R1 Win Samantha Stosur (AUS) 9 2-6 7-6 (3) 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+0

Prize Money

$0

PARIS

WTA // FRANCE // 28-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 2/W

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 BYE
R16 Win [Q] Stefanie Voegele (SUI) 100 7-6 (5) 6-3
Q Loss [W] Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 87 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+120

Prize Money

$17,850

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 14-Jan-2013 // $13,712,772 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 8/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R128 Win Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 48 6-4 2-6 6-2
R64 Loss Laura Robson (GBR) 53 2-6 6-3 11-9

WTA Rankings PTS

+100

Prize Money

$45,723

SYDNEY

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 06-Jan-2013 // $690,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/64Q/16D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 5/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 15 6-1 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$5,200

BRISBANE

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 30-Dec-2012 // $1,000,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 8 // Seed/Entry: 6/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win Carla Suarez Navarro (ESP) 34 6-3 6-4
R16 Loss Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 36 6-4 7-5

WTA Rankings PTS

+60

Prize Money

$13,393

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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
8 10 -

Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
26/05/2013 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
27/08/2012 US OPEN 4R 280
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON QF 500
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN SF 900
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF 900
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON W 2000
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 4R 280
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF 500
Date Tournament Round Points
30/08/2010 US OPEN 3R 160
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON SF 900
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 4R 280
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 1R 2
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 4R 140
Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2007 US OPEN Q - 2R 15
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2012 8 532
2011 2 361
2010 34 333
2009 62 379
2008 44 959
2007 157 454
2006 773 -
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
31-Oct-2011 (2) 28-Feb-2011 (196)

Current WTA Rankings

Ranking Points
8 4435

Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
26/05/2013 FRENCH OPEN 3R 160
14/01/2013 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
27/08/2012 US OPEN 4R 280
25/06/2012 WIMBLEDON QF 500
27/05/2012 FRENCH OPEN SF 900
16/01/2012 AUSTRALIAN OPEN SF 900
29/08/2011 US OPEN 1R 5
20/06/2011 WIMBLEDON W 2000
22/05/2011 FRENCH OPEN 4R 280
17/01/2011 AUSTRALIAN OPEN QF 500
Date Tournament Round Points
30/08/2010 US OPEN 3R 160
21/06/2010 WIMBLEDON SF 900
23/05/2010 FRENCH OPEN 1R 5
18/01/2010 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2R 100
31/08/2009 US OPEN 4R 280
22/06/2009 WIMBLEDON 1R 5
19/01/2009 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 5
25/08/2008 US OPEN 1R 2
23/06/2008 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
25/05/2008 FRENCH OPEN 4R 140
Date Tournament Round Points
14/01/2008 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
27/08/2007 US OPEN Q - 2R 15

Tour Championships

Date Tournament Round Points
23/10/2012 WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS - ISTANBUL 1R 70
25/10/2011 WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS W 1500

Premier Mandatory Events

Date Tournament Round Points
13/05/2013 ROME 3R 125
04/05/2013 MADRID 2R 80
22/04/2013 STUTTGART 3R 120
19/03/2013 MIAMI 3R 80
06/03/2013 INDIAN WELLS QF 250
18/02/2013 DUBAI W 470
11/02/2013 DOHA 4R 225
28/01/2013 PARIS 3R 120
06/01/2013 SYDNEY 1R 1
30/12/2012 BRISBANE 2R 60
Date Tournament Round Points
29/09/2012 BEIJING 2R 80
23/09/2012 TOKYO 2R 1
19/08/2012 NEW HAVEN W 470
13/08/2012 CINCINNATI QF 395
07/08/2012 MONTREAL W 900
18/06/2012 EASTBOURNE 1R 1
14/05/2012 ROME 4R 225
05/05/2012 MADRID 2R 80
23/04/2012 STUTTGART 4R 200
20/03/2012 MIAMI 2R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
07/03/2012 INDIAN WELLS 3R 80
08/01/2012 SYDNEY 4R 200
01/10/2011 BEIJING 2R 5
25/09/2011 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC QF 395
15/08/2011 CINCINNATI 3R 125
08/08/2011 TORONTO 3R 125
13/06/2011 EASTBOURNE QF 320
30/04/2011 MADRID W 1000
22/03/2011 MIAMI 3R 80
09/03/2011 INDIAN WELLS 2R 5
Date Tournament Round Points
14/02/2011 DUBAI 1R 1
07/02/2011 PARIS W 470
18/10/2010 MOSCOW 1R 1
02/10/2010 BEIJING 3R 140
26/09/2010 TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC 1R 1
22/08/2010 NEW HAVEN 1R 1
16/08/2010 MONTREAL 1R 1
08/05/2010 MADRID 1R 30
02/05/2010 ROME 2R 70
23/03/2010 MIAMI 2R 50
Date Tournament Round Points
10/03/2010 INDIAN WELLS 2R 50
17/08/2009 TORONTO Q - 2R 20
10/08/2009 CINCINNATI Q - 1R 1
09/05/2009 MADRID 2R 80
25/03/2009 MIAMI 1R 5
11/03/2009 INDIAN WELLS 3R 80
15/02/2009 DUBAI 1R 1
09/02/2009 PARIS 1R 1

Internationals

Date Tournament Round Points
08/04/2013 KATOWICE QF 200
10/10/2011 LINZ W 280
02/01/2011 BRISBANE W 280
11/10/2010 LINZ 2R 30
02/08/2010 COPENHAGEN 1R 1
26/07/2010 ISTANBUL 1R 1
19/07/2010 PORTOROZ 1R 1
13/06/2010 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
12/04/2010 BARCELONA 1R 1
14/02/2010 MEMPHIS 4R 130
Date Tournament Round Points
10/01/2010 HOBART Q - 3R 10
19/10/2009 LUXEMBOURG 1R 1
12/10/2009 LINZ QF 200
20/07/2009 PORTOROZ 2R 30
13/07/2009 PRAGUE 2R 30
06/07/2009 BASTAD 2R 30
04/05/2009 ESTORIL 1R 1
13/04/2009 BARCELONA 1R 1
11/01/2009 HOBART W 280
04/01/2009 BRISBANE 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points

Fed Cup

Date Tournament Round Points
20/04/2013 FED CUP WEEK 2 1R 0
09/02/2013 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
03/11/2012 FED CUP FINAL 1R 0
21/04/2012 FED CUP WEEK 2 W 0
04/02/2012 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
05/11/2011 FED CUP FINAL W 0
16/04/2011 FED CUP WEEK 2 W 0
05/02/2011 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
24/04/2010 FED CUP WEEK 2 1R 0
06/02/2010 FED CUP WEEK 1 1R 0
Date Tournament Round Points
25/04/2009 FED CUP WEEK 2 1R 0
07/02/2009 FED CUP WEEK 1 W 0
26/04/2008 FED CUP WEEK 2- PLAYOFFS 1R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
20/10/2008 LINZ 2R 50
13/10/2008 ZURICH 3R 85
06/10/2008 MOSCOW Q - 1R 1
28/07/2008 MONTREAL 2R 35
21/07/2008 LOS ANGELES 2R 20
07/07/2008 BUDAPEST 3R 35
09/06/2008 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
19/05/2008 STRASBOURG 2R 20
28/04/2008 PRAGUE 1R 1
26/03/2008 MIAMI 1R 20
Date Tournament Round Points
24/02/2008 MEMPHIS 2R 28
11/02/2008 ANTWERP Q - 1R 1
04/02/2008 PARIS 2R 50
30/07/2007 STOCKHOLM 1R 1
07/05/2007 PRAGUE Q - 2R 2

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