Květa Peschke

Květa Peschke

Full name	Květoslava Peschke
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Born	(1975-07-09) 9 July 1975 Bílovec, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	27 April 1993
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Torsten Peschke
Prize money	US$6,075,116
Singles
Career record	322–213
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 26 (7 November 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2000)
French Open	3R (1999, 2000)
Wimbledon	4R (2005)
US Open	2R (1998, 2000)
Doubles
Career record	651–382
Career titles	35
Highest ranking	No. 1 (4 July 2011)
Current ranking	No. 26 (12 July 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2011, 2014)
French Open	F (2010)
Wimbledon	W (2011)
US Open	SF (2006, 2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2011)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	SF (2013)
French Open	SF (2008)
Wimbledon	SF (2019, 2021)
US Open	F (2006, 2010, 2012)
Last updated on: 14 July 2021.

Květoslava Peschke (née Hrdličková; born 9 July 1975) is a Czech professional tennis player who primarily specialises in doubles.

She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 in November 2005, winning 1 WTA singles title in Makarska in 1998. In doubles, she claimed her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Katarina Srebotnik. Peschke and Srebotnik also jointly attained the world No. 1 ranking in doubles for the next 10 weeks, and were the 2011 WTA Doubles Team of the Year. Peschke has also been runner-up at the 2010 French Open and 2018 Wimbledon Championships in women's doubles. In mixed doubles, she reached the final at the US Open in 2006, 2010, and 2012.

Peschke married her coach, Torsten Peschke, on 5 May 2003 in Berlin.

Career

2005–2010

In her first event of the season, she reached the quarterfinals of the Tier-V event in Hobart. At Wimbledon, she reached the fourth round, defeating Vera Zvonareva and Conchita Martínez, a former winner. She reached her first semifinal of the year at the Tier-II-event in Linz, defeating Elena Dementieva, Zvonareva and Ai Sugiyama. She also reached a quarterfinal at another Tier-II-event, in Philadelphia, before losing to Dementieva in three sets.

Peschke's doubles career has been more successful, including her top-10 debut in the doubles ranking in September 2006. In 2005, she won two WTA doubles titles in Paris (Tier II) and in Linz (Tier II) and reached the finals of four WTA Tour doubles events. In 2006, she won WTA doubles titles, defending her 2005 title at Paris and winning in Dubai (Tier II). Her main successes in doubles came at three of the four grand slams, reaching the quarterfinals of the French Open, the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, and the semifinals of the US Open. Her partner in each event was Francesca Schiavone. She also lost in the 2006 US Open mixed doubles final with Martin Damm to Bob Bryan and Martina Navratilova.

At the 2007 US Open, Peschke and Rennae Stubbs reached the doubles semifinals, before losing to Nathalie Dechy and Dinara Safina. The Peschke-Stubbs team won their first title in Stuttgart. In the final, the team defeated Chan Yung-jan and Safina in three sets. Other titles included Los Angeles and the 2007 Zurich Open.

Peschke partnered with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan to reach the final of the mixed doubles at the US Open. In the final, Peschke and Qureshi lost to Bob Bryan and Liezel Huber, in straight sets.

2011–2012

Peschke and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik were one of the most victorious doubles team in 2011. The pair won in Auckland, Doha, Carlsbad, Eastbourne and Beijing, they won their first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, defeating Sabine Lisicki and Samantha Stosur in the final.

She won two doubles titles in 2012, in Sydney with Srebotnik and in Linz with Anna-Lena Grönefeld.

World TeamTennis

Peschke has played eight seasons with World TeamTennis starting in 2008 when she debuted in the league with the Kansas City Explorers. She stayed with the Explorers for another three years (2008-2011), then played a season with the New York Sportimes in 2013, the San Diego Aviators in 2014, the Philadelphia Freedoms in 2017, and the Washington Kastles in 2019.

Career statistics

Main article: Květa Peschke career statistics

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2010	French Open	Clay	Katarina Srebotnik	Serena Williams Venus Williams	2–6, 3–6
Win	2011	Wimbledon	Grass	Katarina Srebotnik	Sabine Lisicki Samantha Stosur	6–3, 6–1
Loss	2018	Wimbledon	Grass	Nicole Melichar	Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková	4–6, 6–4, 0–6

Mixed doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2006	US Open	Hard	Martin Damm	Martina Navratilova Bob Bryan	2–6, 3–6
Loss	2010	US Open	Hard	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	Liezel Huber Bob Bryan	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2012	US Open	Hard	Marcin Matkowski	Ekaterina Makarova Bruno Soares	7–6(10–8), 1–6, [10–12]

Grand Slam performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	1R	3R	A	2R	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 4	3–4
French Open	2R	3R	3R	1R	1R	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	0 / 9	8–9
Wimbledon	1R	1R	1R	A	2R	A	A	4R	2R	A	0 / 6	5–6
US Open	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	1R	1R	A	0 / 7	2–7
Win–Loss	2–3	2–4	5–4	0–2	2–4	0–0	1–1	4–4	1–3	1–1	0 / 26	18–26

Doubles

Tournament	1994	...	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A		3R	1R	A	QF	A	A	1R	A	A	QF	3R	2R	SF	2R	2R	SF	1R	A	3R	3R	3R	2R	A	0 / 16	28–15
French Open	2R		2R	2R	3R	1R	A	1R	3R	QF	3R	3R	3R	F	QF	QF	2R	QF	A	1R	1R	3R	QF	A	2R	0 / 21	36–20
Wimbledon	1R		1R	2R	A	2R	A	A	1R	QF	QF	3R	A	QF	W	2R	SF	1R	A	QF	SF	F	QF	NH	1R	1 / 18	39–17
US Open	A		2R	2R	3R	1R	A	A	1R	SF	SF	1R	A	3R	QF	QF	3R	QF	A	1R	1R	1R	2R	QF		0 / 18	28–18
Win–Loss	1–2		4–4	3–4	4–1	4–4	0–0	0–1	2–4	9–3	9–3	7–4	4–2	11–4	16–3	8–4	8–3	10–4	0–1	3–3	6–4	9–4	9–4	3–2	1–2	1 / 73	131–70

Mixed Doubles

Tournament	2002	...	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	SR	W–L
Australian Open	QF		A	A	A	QF	1R	1R	1R	1R	SF	2R	1R	A	A	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 12	8–11
French Open	A		2R	1R	1R	SF	1R	A	2R	QF	1R	1R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	NH	A	0 / 12	7–12
Wimbledon	2R		2R	3R	3R	QF	A	A	2R	3R	QF	3R	A	A	2R	2R	SF		SF	0 / 13	12–13
US Open	A		1R	F	2R	2R	A	F	A	F	QF	QF	A	A	2R	2R	QF			0 / 11	22–11
Win–Loss	3–2		1–3	5–3	2–3	7–3	0–2	4–2	1–3	7–4	6–4	4–4	0–1	0–0	1–3	2–4	5–4	0–1	1–1	0 / 48	49–47

Notes

• At the 2008 Australian Open, Peschke and Martin Damm withdrew before their quarterfinal match, this is not counted as a loss.
• At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, Peschke and Pavel Vízner received a third round walkover, this is not counted as a win.
• At the 2013 Australian Open, Peschke and Marcin Matkowski received a second round walkover, this is not counted as a win.
• At the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, Peschke and Kevin Krawietz received second and third round walkovers, these are not counted as wins.

External links

• Květa Peschke at the Women's Tennis Association
• Květa Peschke at the International Tennis Federation
• Květa Peschke at the Billie Jean King Cup