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'{{short description|Czech tennis player}} {{good article}} {{DISPLAYTITLE: Petra Kvitová}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Petra Kvitová | image = Petra Kvitová Maud Watson trophy 2018.jpg | image_size = | caption = Kvitová with the winner's trophy after defending her title at the [[2018 Birmingham Classic]] | country = {{CZE}} | residence = [[Monte Carlo]], [[Monaco]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bílovec]], [[Czechoslovakia]]<br />(now [[Czech Republic]]) | height = 1.82 m | turnedpro = 2006 | coach = [[David Kotyza]] (2008–2016)<br /> [[František Čermák]] (2016)<br /> [[Jiří Vaněk (tennis)|Jiří Vaněk]] (2016–present) | plays = Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | careerprizemoney = US$ 37,027,452<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/rankings/All_Career_Prize_Money.pdf |title=Career Prize Money Leaders |publisher=WTA Tennis |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106082954/http://wtafiles.wtatennis.com/pdf/rankings/All_Career_Prize_Money.pdf |archive-date=6 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[WTA Tour records#WTA career prize money leaders|5th in all-time rankings]] | website = [http://www.petrakvitova.net/ petrakvitova.net] | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=633|lost=288}} | singlestitles = 31 | highestsinglesranking = No. 2 (31 October 2011) | currentsinglesranking = No. 15 (16 October 2023) <!-- NEVER UPDATE UNTIL THE WTA WEBSITE IS UPDATED (ONLY on Mondays), ONLY UPDATE WITH LAST DATE THIS RANKING WAS ACHIEVED --> | AustralianOpenresult = F ([[2019 Australian Open – Women's singles|2019]]) | FrenchOpenresult = SF ([[2012 French Open – Women's singles|2012]], [[2020 French Open – Women's singles|2020]]) | Wimbledonresult = '''W''' ([[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2011]], [[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2014]]) | USOpenresult = QF ([[2015 US Open – Women's singles|2015]], [[2017 US Open – Women's singles|2017]]) | Othertournaments = yes | WTAChampionshipsresult = '''W''' ([[2011 WTA Tour Championships|2011]]) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=13|lost=35}} | doublestitles = 0 | highestdoublesranking = No. 196 (28 February 2011) | currentdoublesranking = | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[2011 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2011]]) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([[2010 French Open – Women's doubles|2010]]) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R ([[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2008]], [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2010]], [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|2011]]) | USOpenDoublesresult = 1R ([[2008 US Open – Women's doubles|2008]], [[2009 US Open – Women's doubles|2009]], [[2010 US Open – Women's doubles|2010]]) | Team = yes | FedCupresult = {{Plainlist| * '''W''' ([[2011 Fed Cup|2011]], [[2012 Fed Cup|2012]], [[2014 Fed Cup|2014]], [[2015 Fed Cup|2015]], [[2016 Fed Cup|2016]], [[2018 Fed Cup|2018]]) * Record 30–11 }} | HopmanCupresult = '''W''' ([[2012 Hopman Cup|2012]]) | medaltemplates-expand = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's [[tennis]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{CZE}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|Singles]]}} | updated = 16 October 2023 }} '''Petra <!-- Please do not add a middle name without a source --> Kvitová''', [[OLY]] ({{IPA-cs|ˈpɛtra ˈkvɪtovaː|lang}}; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional [[tennis]] player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 31 <!-- Do not add "WTA"; Grand Slam titles are not tour titles -->career singles titles, including two [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] titles at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2011]] and in [[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2014]]. She also won a bronze medal in singles while representing the [[Czech Republic at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Czech Republic]] at the [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles|2016 Rio Olympics]]. Her career-high [[WTA Rankings|ranking]] of world No. 2 was achieved on 31 October 2011. Kvitová first gained notice by defeating then-world No. 1 [[Dinara Safina]] in the third round of the [[2009 US Open – Women's singles|2009 US Open]]. This was followed by her first major semifinal appearance at the [[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2010 Wimbledon Championships]]. Then, during her breakthrough season in [[2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season|2011]], Kvitová won her first major title at Wimbledon over [[Maria Sharapova]] in the final, and becoming the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a major. At the end of the season, she won the [[2011 WTA Tour Championships – Singles|WTA Championships]] on her debut. She also helped lead the [[Czech Republic Fed Cup team|Czech Republic]] to victory in the [[2011 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] that same year, making it the Czech Republic's first such title as an independent nation. In 2012, Kvitová reached the semifinals of the [[2012 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian]] and [[2012 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]]s, and was crowned the [[2012 US Open Series|US Open Series]] champion. That same year, she also won the [[2012 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] alongside [[Tomáš Berdych]]. In [[2014 Petra Kvitová tennis season|2014]], she won her second major title at Wimbledon, defeating [[Eugenie Bouchard]] in the final. In 2015, Kvitová completed the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four majors after her quarterfinal debut at the [[2015 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]]. In 2016, she won the [[2016 WTA Elite Trophy|WTA Elite Trophy]] on her debut, thus becoming the first player ever to win both categories of year-end championships on debut. In 2019, she reached her first major final in almost five years, at the [[2019 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]], finishing runner-up to [[Naomi Osaka]]. {{TOC limit|2}} ==Early life== Petra Kvitová was born to Jiří Kvita, a mayor and former school teacher, and Pavla Kvitová in [[Bílovec]], [[Moravian-Silesian Region]], [[Czechoslovakia]] (now [[Czech Republic]]).<ref name=WTA-bio>{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314206/petra-kvitova/bio |title=Petra Kvitova Bio |publisher=WTA Tennis |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112062324/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314206/petra-kvitova/bio |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="baseline">{{cite web |url=http://baseline.tennis.com/article/58889/splendor-grass |title=Splendor in the grass |publisher=Baseline Tennis |date=7 June 2016 |access-date=13 May 2018 |author=Shmerler, Cindy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514142143/http://baseline.tennis.com/article/58889/splendor-grass |archive-date=14 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=TragedyTriumph10Years>{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2176252/tragedy-triumph-and-10-years-petra-kvitova-won-t-soon-forget |title=Tragedy, triumph and 10 years Petra Kvitova won't soon forget |publisher=WTA Tennis |access-date=22 June 2021 }}</ref> She has two elder brothers, Jiří Jr., an engineer, and Libor, a school teacher. Her father Jiří introduced her to tennis. During her childhood, she admired [[Czech American]] player [[Martina Navratilova]].<ref name=WTA-bio/> Kvitová trained in her [[Moravia]]n hometown, [[Fulnek]],<ref name="baseline"/><ref name="TragedyTriumph10Years"/> until the age of 16, and was then encouraged by an instructor to pursue a professional career in tennis.<ref>{{cite news |first=Douglas |last=Robson |title=Kvitova looks like a grass-court natural in capturing Wimbledon |work=USA Today |date=3 July 2011 |access-date=3 July 2011 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2011-07-02-wimbledon-womens-final-kvitova_n.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212914/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/2011-07-02-wimbledon-womens-final-kvitova_n.htm |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was coached by [[David Kotyza]], from November 2008 till January 2016. ==Career== ===2006–2010: Career beginnings, first title and ascendancy=== {{main|Petra Kvitová's early career}} As a junior, Kvitová achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 27 on 9 July 2007. She also amassed a 35–7 and 20–9 record in singles and doubles respectively. Her lone Grand Slam tournament appearance as a junior came at the [[2007 Wimbledon Championships]]. In singles, eighth-seeded Kvitová advanced to the last 16, after beating [[Jocelyn Rae]] and Malena Gordo before losing to eventual semifinalist [[Katarzyna Piter]] in straight sets.<ref name="TragedyTriumph10Years"/> In doubles, she played alongside fellow Czech [[Kateřina Vaňková]] but they fell at the first hurdle to [[Mariana Duque Mariño]] and [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100075246 |title=Petra Kvitova junior statistics |access-date=11 December 2015 |work=International Tennis Federation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222224707/http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100075246 |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová first attempted to qualify for a WTA tournament at the [[2007 ECM Prague Open|2007 Prague Open]], but she lost in the second round of qualifying to [[Ekaterina Ivanova (tennis)|Ekaterina Ivanova]]. She then made her debut in the main draw of a WTA event at the [[2007 Nordea Nordic Light Open|2007 Nordic Light Open]], where she lost in the first round to [[Marta Domachowska]] in three sets. Throughout 2006 and 2007, Kvitová captured six [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]] singles titles, four of which came in her home nation.<ref name=ITF>{{cite news |title=Petra Kvitova |work=International Tennis Federation |access-date=7 November 2019 |url=https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100075246 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830193645/https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100075246 |archive-date=30 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also made her [[2007 Fed Cup World Group play-offs|Fed Cup]] debut in 2007, playing alongside [[Barbora Strýcová]] in doubles, where they lost to the Spanish team of [[Nuria Llagostera Vives]] and [[Virginia Ruano Pascual]]. Kvitová began 2008 by upsetting [[Anabel Medina Garrigues]] in her opening match in [[2008 Open Gaz de France|Paris]] for her first ever WTA main-draw victory before falling to fourth seed [[Elena Dementieva]]. Then, she racked up her first ever top-10 win by beating world No. 8 and defending champion, [[Venus Williams]] in the first round in [[2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup|Memphis]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Venus Williams falls to Kvitova in opening round of Memphis tournament |access-date=27 February 2008 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/sports/27iht-tennisatpwta27.10480953.html |date=27 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220183930/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/sports/27iht-tennisatpwta27.10480953.html |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In April, she played her first [[2008 Fed Cup World Group play-offs|Fed Cup]] singles match where she faced Israeli [[Shahar Pe'er]], which she won in three sets. She also won her seventh and most recent ITF singles title that same month.<ref name=ITF/> Kvitová then made her Grand Slam tournament debut appearance at the [[2008 French Open|French Open]], and went to the last 16 where she lost to [[Kaia Kanepi]] in three sets, having defeated [[Akiko Morigami]], [[Samantha Stosur]] and 12th seed [[Ágnes Szávay]] en route. Kvitová then made her Olympics debut at the [[Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing Olympics]], partnering [[Lucie Šafářová]] in doubles where the team lost to Australian pair of Stosur and [[Rennae Stubbs]] in the first round.<ref>{{citation |url=https://amp.abc.net.au/article/475718 |title=Stosur, Stubbs open doubles account |access-date=13 August 2008 |work=ABC News}}</ref> In October, she reached the quarterfinals in [[2008 Zurich Open|Zurich]] as a qualifier where she lost to second seed [[Ana Ivanovic]], but the result nevertheless placed her in the top 50 rankings for the first time ever. She finished 2008 ranked world No. 44.<ref name=wta-rankings>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314206/petra-kvitova/rankings-history |title=Petra Kvitova Rankings History |access-date=9 November 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112062310/https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314206/petra-kvitova/rankings-history |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová started 2009 impressively by reaching her first final, at the [[2009 Moorilla Hobart International|Hobart International]], having defeated [[Sally Peers]], [[Alona Bondarenko]], [[Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova]], [[Virginie Razzano]] en route. There, she defeated compatriot [[Iveta Benešová]] to lift her maiden career title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kvitova wins Hobart International |work=ABC |access-date=16 January 2009 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-01-16/kvitova-wins-hobart-international/268904 |date=16 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030025336/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-01-16/kvitova-wins-hobart-international/268904 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> After suffering consecutive winless appearances at the [[2009 Australian Open|Australian Open]], the [[2009 Open GDF Suez|Open GdF Suez]] and the [[2009 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]], she reached the third round in [[2009 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], losing to eventual champion [[Vera Zvonareva]]. She was then forced to withdraw from the [[2009 French Open|French Open]] due to an ankle injury, and withdrew in the first round of [[2009 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. At the [[2009 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she defeated then-world No. 1, [[Dinara Safina]] in the third round in three sets for her first win over a reigning world No. 1. Kvitová was ranked 71 places lower than Safina at the time.<ref>{{cite news |title=US Open 2009: Dinara Safina knocked out to Czech teenager Petra Kvitova |access-date=6 September 2009 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6145707/US-Open-2009-Dinara-Safina-knocked-out-to-Czech-teenager-Petra-Kvitova.html |date=6 September 2009 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910083821/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/usopen/6145707/US-Open-2009-Dinara-Safina-knocked-out-to-Czech-teenager-Petra-Kvitova.html |archive-date=10 September 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she came up short to eventual semifinalist [[Yanina Wickmayer]] in the round of 16, in three sets. At the [[2009 Generali Ladies Linz|Linz Open]], Kvitová made her second final of the year, where she lost to Wickmayer once again.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wickmayer takes second WTA Tour title |access-date=19 October 2009 |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2009/10/19/wickmayer_takes_secondwtatourtitle-1-618682/ |date=19 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107070909/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2009/10/19/wickmayer_takes_secondwtatourtitle-1-618682/ |archive-date=7 November 2019 |url-status=live |work=vrt NWS}}</ref> She concluded 2009 as world No. 62.<ref name=wta-rankings/> In 2010, Kvitová reached the semifinals of the [[2010 Cellular South Cup|Memphis Open]], losing to eventual champion [[Maria Sharapova]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sharapova, Arvidsson set for Memphis final |access-date=20 February 2010 |url=http://www.upi.com/Sharapova-Arvidsson-set-for-Memphis-final/81541266643628/ |date=20 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321165924/http://www.upi.com/Sharapova-Arvidsson-set-for-Memphis-final/81541266643628/ |archive-date=21 March 2017 |url-status=live |work=UPI}}</ref> She then sailed to the semifinals of [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], defeating [[Sorana Cîrstea]], [[Zheng Jie]], [[Victoria Azarenka]], [[Caroline Wozniacki]], and Kaia Kanepi en route, before falling to defending and eventual champion [[Serena Williams]] in straight sets.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wimbledon 2010: Serena Williams proves too strong for Petra Kvitova |access-date=1 July 2010 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/01/serena-williams-petra-kvitova-wimbledon |date=1 July 2010 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211826/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jul/01/serena-williams-petra-kvitova-wimbledon |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, she was guaranteed to reach the top 30 rankings for the first time. However, after Wimbledon, she suffered five consecutive first round defeats before breaking the losing streak at the [[2010 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. There, she defeated [[Lucie Hradecká]] and [[Elena Baltacha]], before losing to defending and eventual champion [[Kim Clijsters]] in the third round, having led 3–0 in the first set before going on to lose the next 12 games in a row.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clijsters Wins Before 25-Minute Rain Delay At Open |access-date=3 September 2010 |url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/03/clijsters-federer-win-before-rain-stops-play-at-us-open/ |date=3 September 2010 |work=CBS Local |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907022903/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/03/clijsters-federer-win-before-rain-stops-play-at-us-open/ |archive-date=7 September 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová recorded her first top 40 finish in 2010, at world No. 34, and was also named [[WTA Newcomer of the Year]].<ref name=wta-rankings/><ref>{{cite news |title=Petra Kvitova voted WTA Newcomer of the Year for 2010 |access-date=1 December 2010 |url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/petra-kvitova-voted-wta-newcomer-of-the-year-for-2010 |date=1 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321170521/http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/petra-kvitova-voted-wta-newcomer-of-the-year-for-2010 |archive-date=21 March 2017 |work=Czech Radio |url-status=live}}</ref> ===2011: First Grand Slam and WTA Tour Championships titles=== [[File:Petra Kvitova Rosewater dish.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Kvitová holds the [[Venus Rosewater Dish]], her first Grand Slam crown, after winning the [[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2011 Wimbledon Championships]]]] {{main|2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season}} Kvitová started [[2011 WTA Tour|2011]] by winning her second career title at the [[2011 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]], defeating the likes of third seed [[Nadia Petrova]] and fifth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova en route to the final, where she beat [[Andrea Petkovic]] for the title. With the win, she achieved the ranking of world No. 28.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9350572.stm |title=Petra Kvitova beats Andrea Petkovic in Brisbane final |date=8 January 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601023039/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9350572.stm |archive-date=1 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová was the 25th seed at the [[2011 Australian Open|Australian Open]], and made her first quarterfinal here, having defeated Sally Peers, [[Anna Chakvetadze]], fifth seed Samantha Stosur and 22nd seed [[Flavia Pennetta]] en route, where she lost to second seed Vera Zvonareva in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/tennis/01/26/tennis.australia.clijsters.zvonareva/index.html |title=Clijsters faces Zvonareva rematch in Australian Open semifinals |date=26 January 2011 |work=CNN |access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref> Her strong run there ensured her a top 20 debut in the rankings, at world No. 18.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Kvitová then beat Slovaks [[Dominika Cibulková]] and [[Daniela Hantuchová]] in the [[2011 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] opening round to put the Czech team in the semifinals.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wsopen.com/czech_rep_clinches_win_over_slovakia_in_fed_cup/ |title=Czech Rep clinches win over Slovakia in Fed Cup |access-date=6 February 2011 |date=6 February 2011 |work=Western & Southern Open |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328002046/http://www.wsopen.com/czech_rep_clinches_win_over_slovakia_in_fed_cup/ |archive-date=28 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2011 Open GDF Suez|Open GdF Suez]], Kvitová won her second title of the year by defeating newly crowned world No. 1 and newly crowned Australian Open champion, Kim Clijsters in the final, in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9396347.stm |title=World number one Clijsters beaten in Paris Open final |date=13 February 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110601004923/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/9396347.stm |archive-date=1 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Once again, Kvitová's ranking rose to a new high of world No. 14.<ref name=wta-rankings/> After that, she suffered an early loss to [[Ayumi Morita]] in [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2011/02/kvitova-hantuchova-lose-in-1st-round-in-dubai/27807/ |title=Kvitova, Hantuchova lose in 1st round in Dubai |access-date=16 February 2011 |date=16 February 2011 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329134131/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2011/02/kvitova-hantuchova-lose-in-1st-round-in-dubai/27807/ |archive-date=29 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then lost her next two opening matches to Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová in [[2011 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]],<ref>{{citation |url=http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.my/2011/03/zahlavova-strycova-knocks-kvitova-out.html |title=Zahlavova Strycova knocks Kvitova out of Indian Wells |access-date=11 March 2011 |date=11 March 2011 |work=Women Who Serve |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328210037/http://womenwhoserve.blogspot.my/2011/03/zahlavova-strycova-knocks-kvitova-out.html |archive-date=28 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and to [[Kristina Barrois]] at an ITF tournament in [[2011 The Bahamas Women's Open|Nassau]]. At the [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Open]], Kvitová defeated [[Varvara Lepchenko]] in the second round but then lost her next match to Pavlyuchenkova. In the [[2011 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] semifinals against Belgium, she led the Czech team into the final, with wins over Yanina Wickmayer and [[Kirsten Flipkens]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13104171.stm |title=Russia and Czech Republic through to Fed Cup final |date=17 April 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429082653/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13104171.stm |archive-date=29 April 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová kicked off her clay-court season in [[2011 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]], where she won her third title of the year and her first Premier Mandatory-level title. She beat [[Alexandra Dulgheru]], [[Chanelle Scheepers]] and second seed Zvonareva to reach the last eight. She then overcame Cibulková and [[Li Na]] to reach the final where she defeated Victoria Azarenka to claim the title.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13328766.stm |title=Petra Kvitova beats Victora Azarenka to win Madrid Open |date=8 May 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531192015/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13328766.stm |archive-date=31 May 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> She made her top 10 debut after the tournament at world No. 10. The following week, because [[Jelena Janković]] failed to defend her points in [[2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]], Kvitová moved one place up to No. 9.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She played another ITF tournament at her home country in [[2011 Sparta Prague Open|Prague]] that week, losing in the final to [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]]. Kvitová was the ninth seed at the [[2011 French Open|French Open]]. She defeated [[Gréta Arn]], Zheng Jie, and [[Vania King]] in straight sets, before losing to eventual champion Li Na in the fourth round, despite having led 3–0 in the deciding set.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13594423.stm |title=French Open: Li Na beats Petra Kvitova to make quarters |date=30 May 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602095535/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/13594423.stm |archive-date=2 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová played a warm-up tournament for Wimbledon at [[2011 Aegon International|Eastbourne]] and reached the final where she lost to [[Marion Bartoli]] in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13823136 |title=Marion Bartoli beats Petra Kvitova in Eastbourne final |access-date=18 June 2011 |date=18 June 2011 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402060435/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13823136 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then won her first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] title at the [[2011 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]]. Seeded eighth, she defeated [[Alexa Glatch]], [[Anne Keothavong]], [[Roberta Vinci]] and Wickmayer en route to the quarterfinals. She then saw off [[Tsvetana Pironkova]] and fourth seed Azarenka to reach her first Grand Slam final, where she beat fifth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/14002512.stm |title=Wimbledon 2011: Petra Kvitova beats Maria Sharapova to title |date=2 July 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 July 2011 |first=Piers |last=Newbery |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703112914/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/14002512.stm |archive-date=3 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Thus, she became the first left-handed female player to win the singles title since [[Martina Navratilova]] in 1990, the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam tournament title and the first Czech player to win a Grand Slam singles title since [[Jana Novotná]] won Wimbledon in 1998.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/8612780/Wimbledon-2011-Petra-Kvitova-defeats-Maria-Sharapova-6-3-6-4-to-win-womens-singles-final-on-Centre-Court.html |title=Wimbledon 2011: Petra Kvitova defeats Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–4 to win women's singles final on Centre Court |date=2 July 2011 |work=Telegraph |access-date=2 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705095654/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/8612780/Wimbledon-2011-Petra-Kvitova-defeats-Maria-Sharapova-6-3-6-4-to-win-womens-singles-final-on-Centre-Court.html |archive-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis: Kvitova leads new generation |work=Asia One |date=3 July 2011 |access-date=3 July 2011 |url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20110703-287323.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154418/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20110703-287323.html |archive-date=17 April 2017}}</ref> [[File:Petra Kvitova Fed Cup 2011 Winner.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Kvitová, in 2011, in Moscow with the Fed Cup trophy]] Following Wimbledon, she kicked off her [[2011 US Open Series|US Open Series]] campaign at the [[2011 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]] where lost to Petkovic in the third round. The following week at the [[2011 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati Open]], she lost to Petkovic in the same round once more. She was then upset by Dulgheru in the opening round of the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], thus becoming the first Grand Slam champion to lose in the first round of the following Grand Slam tournament without winning a set.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/in-an-upset-kvitova-loses-to-dulgheru/ |title=In an Upset, Kvitova Loses to Dulgheru |last=Rothenberg |first=Ben |date=29 August 2011 |work=The New York Times |access-date=29 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909061932/http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/29/in-an-upset-kvitova-loses-to-dulgheru/ |archive-date=9 September 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová's form then improved in [[2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]], where she reached the semifinals, losing to Zvonareva. She cracked the top 5 rankings, at world No. 5, after Tokyo and also qualified for the [[2011 WTA Tour Championships|Tour Championships]] for the first time in her career.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.chinaopen.com.cn/en/news/2011-10-02/2022324.shtml |title=Kvitova, Azarenka, Huber and Raymond will Play in Istanbul |access-date=2 October 2011 |date=2 October 2011 |work=China Open |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004034551/http://www.chinaopen.com.cn/en/news/2011-10-02/2022324.shtml |archive-date=4 October 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the following week, she lost in the first round of the [[2011 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] to [[Sofia Arvidsson]] in three sets. Then, at the [[2011 Generali Ladies Linz|Linz Open]], she defeated [[Rebecca Marino]], [[Patricia Mayr-Achleitner]], Hantuchová and Janković on the way to the final, where she beat Cibulková to collect her fifth title of the season. At the [[2011 WTA Tour Championships|Tour Championships]] in Istanbul, third-seeded Kvitová emerged champion, thus becoming the third player to win the title on debut.<ref>{{cite news |title=Petra Kvitova beats Victoria Azarenka to win WTA Championships |newspaper=Guardian |access-date=30 October 2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/oct/30/petra-kvitova-victoria-azarenka-wta |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102151309/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/oct/30/petra-kvitova-victoria-azarenka-wta |archive-date=2 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the round-robin stage, she defeated Zvonareva, Wozniacki, and [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] in straight sets, putting her through to the semifinals. Her next opponent was Stosur, whom she beat to reach the final, a match against Azarenka for the world No. 2 ranking, which Kvitová won in three sets.<ref name="bbc.com">{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/15514072 |title=WTA Championships: Petra Kvitova beats Victoria Azarenka |access-date=30 October 2011 |date=30 October 2011 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402052229/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/15514072 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She ended the year only 115 points second to Wozniacki for the No. 1 spot.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Roundtable: WTA year in review |url=https://www.si.com/tennis/2011/11/15/wta-roundtable |access-date=9 November 2019 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=15 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109034551/https://www.si.com/tennis/2011/11/15/wta-roundtable |archive-date=9 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She concluded 2011 by helping the Czech Republic win its maiden [[2011 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] title as an independent nation, winning her singles rubbers against [[Maria Kirilenko]] and [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]]. In the end, the Czechs emerged victorious against Russia 3–2. She was also named [[WTA Player of the Year]], [[WTA Most Improved Player of the Year]] and [[ITF World Champions|ITF World Champion]] in 2011. In addition, she also won the [[WTA Sportsmanship Award]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Petra Kvitova awarded WTA player of year |work=USA Today |access-date=15 November 2011 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2011-11-14/kvitova-wins-wta-player-of-year/51199672/1 |date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111115215626/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2011-11-14/kvitova-wins-wta-player-of-year/51199672/1 |archive-date=15 November 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===2012: Continued success and Hopman Cup-Fed Cup double=== At the beginning of [[2012 WTA Tour|2012]], Kvitová was widely expected to reach the world No. 1 ranking.<ref name=rank>{{cite news |title=Kvitova close to No. 1 but downplays talk |work=tennis.com |access-date=6 January 2012 |url=http://www.tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=15560&z%20cdth=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Lindsay |last=Berra |title=On her good side |work=ESPN The Magazine |access-date=6 January 2012 |url=http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7393078/tennis-petra-kvitova-first-lefty-no-1-1996-espn-magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230213035/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/7393078/tennis-petra-kvitova-first-lefty-no-1-1996-espn-magazine |archive-date=30 December 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> She stated that attaining the position "would be nice", but that her priority was to improve her game.<ref name=rank/> Kvitová opted not to defend her title in Brisbane, choosing instead to participate in the [[2012 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] with [[Tomáš Berdych]] where they went on to win the title, defeating the French team in the final. She also won all of her singles matches at the event, defeating Tsvetana Pironkova, [[Bethanie Mattek-Sands]], Caroline Wozniacki, and Marion Bartoli.<ref>{{citation |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/129636.html |title=Kvitova and Berdych see off France for Hopman Cup win |access-date=7 January 2012 |date=7 January 2012 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407020046/http://en.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/129636.html |archive-date=7 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2012 Apia International Sydney|Sydney International]], Kvitová lost in the last four to Li Na. Had she won the tournament, she would have been the new world No. 1.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/12/li-na-petra-kvitova-sydney |title=China's Li Na beats Petra Kvitova to reach Sydney International final |access-date=12 January 2012 |date=12 January 2012 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010150711/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/12/li-na-petra-kvitova-sydney |archive-date=10 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, her run to the semifinals there saw her extend the longest winning streak of her career to date, 14 wins, that dates back to her title run in Linz last October. Then, at the [[2012 Australian Open|Australian Open]], where second-seeded Kvitová was the favourite for the title, she defeated [[Vera Dushevina]], [[Carla Suárez Navarro]], Maria Kirilenko and Ana Ivanovic to reach her second consecutive quarterfinal of the tournament. There, she saw off [[Sara Errani]] to advance to the semifinals, where she lost in three sets to Maria Sharapova, despite having been up a break in the third set.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/9040378/Australian-Open-2012-Maria-Sharapova-in-womens-final-against-Victoria-Azarenka-after-defeating-Petra-Kvitova.html |title=Maria Sharapova in women's final against Victoria Azarenka after defeating Petra Kvitova |access-date=26 January 2012 |date=26 January 2012 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126092210/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/9040378/Australian-Open-2012-Maria-Sharapova-in-womens-final-against-Victoria-Azarenka-after-defeating-Petra-Kvitova.html |archive-date=26 January 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> On [[2012 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] duty, Kvitová extended her long streak of wins in singles matches indoors, which started with her title run at the Open GdF Suez last year, to 25 matches, with her four victories against Germany and Italy, in the opening round and semifinal ties, respectively.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Kvitova-Looks-Forward-to-Home-Advantage-At-Fed-Cup.aspx |access-date=12 November 2019 |date=18 April 2012 |work=Tennis Now |title=Kvitova Looks Forward to Home Advantage At Fed Cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113074233/http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Kvitova-Looks-Forward-to-Home-Advantage-At-Fed-Cup.aspx |archive-date=13 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She scored those wins over the likes of Germans [[Julia Görges]] and [[Sabine Lisicki]],<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/champs-advance-after-thrashing-germany/story-OUkglmKzkZj0HOZn33f6qI.html |title=Champs advance after thrashing Germany |access-date=5 February 2012 |date=5 February 2012 |work=Hindustan Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108021946/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/champs-advance-after-thrashing-germany/story-OUkglmKzkZj0HOZn33f6qI.html |archive-date=8 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Italians [[Francesca Schiavone]] and Errani.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/fed-cup/2010/czechs-back-in-final_sto3243746/story.shtml |title=Czechs back in final |access-date=22 April 2012 |date=22 April 2012 |work=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108021946/https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/fed-cup/2010/czechs-back-in-final_sto3243746/story.shtml |archive-date=8 November 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2012 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], Kvitová lost in the third round to [[Christina McHale]] in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/tennis-indian-women-kvitova-idINDEE82B04E20120312 |title=Kvitova dumped out of Indian Wells by McHale |access-date=12 March 2012 |date=12 March 2012 |work=Reuters India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330071412/http://in.reuters.com/article/tennis-indian-women-kvitova-idINDEE82B04E20120312 |archive-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2012 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]], she exited in the second round after falling to Venus Williams in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/9164713/Venus-Williams-defies-odds-on-delayed-return-to-crush-Petra-Kvitova-in-Miami-Masters.html |title=Venus Williams defies odds on delayed return to crush Petra Kvitova in Miami Masters |access-date=24 March 2012 |date=24 March 2012 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325131119/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/9164713/Venus-Williams-defies-odds-on-delayed-return-to-crush-Petra-Kvitova-in-Miami-Masters.html |archive-date=25 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following month in [[2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]], she defeated Schiavone and [[Angelique Kerber]] to reach the semifinals, where she lost to Sharapova in straight sets, thus snapping a long run of 27 consecutive wins indoors.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/04/stuttgart-sharapova-d-kvitova/38473/#.Vu0uSPl97IU |title=Stuttgart: Sharapova d. Kvitova |access-date=28 April 2012 |date=28 April 2012 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330013846/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/04/stuttgart-sharapova-d-kvitova/38473/#.Vu0uSPl97IU |archive-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2012 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]], she was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to compatriot Lucie Hradecká.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/hradecka-stuns-kvitova_sto3264277/story.shtml |title=Hradecka stuns Kvitova in Madrid |access-date=9 May 2012 |date=9 May 2012 |work=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914153951/http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/hradecka-stuns-kvitova_sto3264277/story.shtml |archive-date=14 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following week in [[2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]], she beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Sorana Cîrstea to record her first quarterfinal appearance there, where she lost to Kerber.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/result/result-kerber-ousts-kvitova-in-rome_27869.html |title=Result: Angelique Kerber ousts Petra Kvitova in Rome |access-date=18 May 2012 |date=18 May 2012 |work=Sports Mole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329135658/http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/result/result-kerber-ousts-kvitova-in-rome_27869.html |archive-date=29 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová was seeded fourth at the [[2012 French Open|French Open]]. She advanced to the semifinals for the first time in her career, after defeating [[Ashleigh Barty]], [[Urszula Radwańska]], [[Nina Bratchikova]], [[Varvara Lepchenko]], and [[Yaroslava Shvedova]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/7797839/comeback-kvitova-makes-semis |title=Comeback Kvitova makes semis |access-date=6 June 2012 |date=6 June 2012 |work=Sky Sports}}</ref> There, for the third time this year, she lost to Sharapova, this time allowing the Russian to reclaim the No. 1 ranking.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18360553 |title=French Open: Maria Sharapova beats Petra Kvitova to reach final |work=BBC |access-date=7 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710215917/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18360553 |archive-date=10 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová started her grass-court season in [[2012 Aegon International|Eastbourne]] where she fell to [[Ekaterina Makarova]] in the second round. As the fourth seed at [[2012 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Kvitová defeated [[Akgul Amanmuradova]], Elena Baltacha and Lepchenko to reach the fourth round. She then beat Schiavone to reach the quarterfinals but the first-time defending champion's journey came to an end, after she was overwhelmed in straight sets by four-time and eventual champion, Serena Williams. After Wimbledon, Kvitová dropped out of the top 5 rankings.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18694240 |title=Serena Williams beats Petra Kvitova in Wimbledon quarters |access-date=3 July 2012 |date=3 July 2012 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201014855/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18694240 |archive-date=1 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then competed at the [[Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], making her maiden appearance in the singles discipline. As the sixth seed, she defeated [[Kateryna Bondarenko]] and [[Peng Shuai]] in the first two rounds, both in straight sets. She then overcame Flavia Pennetta to reach the quarterfinals. There, she was upset by Kirilenko in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/russian-federation/london-2012-olympics/result/result-kirilenko-shocks-kvitova_37823.html |title=Result: Maria Kirilenko shocks Petra Kvitova in Olympic quarter-final |access-date=2 August 2012 |date=2 August 2012 |work=Sports Mole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329070012/http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/russian-federation/london-2012-olympics/result/result-kirilenko-shocks-kvitova_37823.html |archive-date=29 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/petra-kvitova-1.html |title=Petra Kvitová |access-date=23 September 2020 |archive-date=18 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121218094041/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/petra-kvitova-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Kvitová kickstarted her [[2012 US Open Series|US Open Series]] campaign by winning the [[2012 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]], the eighth title of her career. She defeated [[Ksenia Pervak]] in her opener and then moved past Bartoli to reach the quarterfinals where she beat [[Tamira Paszek]]. She then beat Wozniacki in three sets to reach the final where she overcame Li in three sets to win the title, thus ending a 10-month title drought.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-women-montreal-idUSBRE87D02X20120814 |title=Kvitova overcomes wobble to claim Montreal title |access-date=13 August 2012 |date=13 August 2012 |work=Reuters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330032341/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-women-montreal-idUSBRE87D02X20120814 |archive-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2012 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati Open]], she reached the semifinals, falling to Kerber once again. She then won her second title of the year and the ninth of her career in [[2012 New Haven Open at Yale|New Haven]], defeating [[Nicole Gibbs]], Lucie Šafářová, Errani and Kirilenko along the way. She also secured the US Open Series crown after her win over Šafářová in New Haven.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kvitova clinches Emirates Airline US Open Series women's title |work=Emirates US Open Series |access-date=9 December 2015 |url=http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/news/kvitova_clinches_emirates_airline_us_open_series_womens_title/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328074042/http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/news/kvitova_clinches_emirates_airline_us_open_series_womens_title/ |archive-date=28 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2012 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she reached the fourth round for the first time since 2009. Along the way, she defeated [[Polona Hercog]], Alizé Cornet, and [[Pauline Parmentier]]. She then lost to Bartoli in three sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/us-open-bartoli-stuns-kvitova-to-reach-quarters-sharapova-winsus-open-bartoli-stuns-kvitova-as-sharapova-stosur-advance-440629.html |title=Bartoli stuns Kvitova to reach quarters |date=3 September 2012 |access-date=14 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924155537/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/us-open-bartoli-stuns-kvitova-to-reach-quarters-sharapova-winsus-open-bartoli-stuns-kvitova-as-sharapova-stosur-advance-440629.html |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the Asian swing, Kvitová did not enjoy much success as she suffered early losses in [[2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]] and [[2012 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]]. Kvitová was named the sixth qualifier for the [[2012 WTA Tour Championships|Tour Championships]] following the China Open. As the defending champion, she dropped her first round-robin match to Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets and was then forced to withdraw with a virus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/8191414/Petra-Kvitova-forced-to-withdraw-from-WTA-Championships-with-a-virus |title=Petra Kvitova forced to withdraw from WTA Championships with a virus |work=Sky Sports |access-date=24 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027011428/http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/8191414/Petra-Kvitova-forced-to-withdraw-from-WTA-Championships-with-a-virus |archive-date=27 October 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová ended 2012 as world No. 8.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She then helped the Czech team to defend its [[2012 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] title, going 1–1 in singles matches against Serbia in the final before the Czech Republic won 3–1 in the tie through Šafářová.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fed Cup: Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/20197346 |publisher=BBC |date=4 November 2012 |access-date=12 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924233126/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/20197346 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===2013: Mixed results and late-season revival=== Kvitová began [[2013 WTA Tour|2013]] at the [[2013 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]]. Seeded sixth, she bowed out in the second round to eventual runner-up Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2013/01/former-champion-kvitova-bows-out |title=Former champion Kvitova bows out |access-date=1 January 2013 |date=1 January 2013 |work=Brisbane International |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130104110039/http://www.brisbaneinternational.com.au/2013/01/former-champion-kvitova-bows-out |archive-date=4 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then dropped her opening match in [[2013 Apia International Sydney|Sydney]] to Dominika Cibulková.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/8382905/petra-kvitova-suffered-another-early-defeat-in-the-sydney-international |title=Petra Kvitova suffered another early defeat in the Sydney International |access-date=6 January 2013 |date=6 January 2013 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130108072944/http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/8382905/Petra-Kvitova-suffered-another-early-defeat-in-the-Sydney-International |archive-date=8 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová was the eighth seed at the [[2013 Australian Open|Australian Open]]. She moved past Francesca Schiavone in the first round in three sets. In the second round, however, she struggled against [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]] and eventually succumbed to the Brit in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/9808712/Laura-Robson-defeats-No-8-seed-Petra-Kvitova-11-9-in-final-set-thriller-to-reach-Australian-Open-third-round.html |title=Laura Robson defeats No 8 seed Petra Kvitova 11–9 in final set thriller to reach Australian Open third round |access-date=17 January 2013 |date=17 January 2013 |work=Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119000741/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/australianopen/9808712/Laura-Robson-defeats-No-8-seed-Petra-Kvitova-11-9-in-final-set-thriller-to-reach-Australian-Open-third-round.html |archive-date=19 January 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová was then awarded a wildcard into the [[2013 Open GDF Suez|Open GdF Suez]]. She defeated Stefanie Vögele to reach the quarterfinals where she was upset by [[Kristina Mladenovic]] in straight sets. In the opening round of [[2013 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]], where the Czech team faced Australia, Kvitová started with a win in singles over [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] and followed it up with a three-set victory over Samantha Stosur, saving a match point in the process. The Czechs then advanced to the semifinals with a 4–0 scoreline.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-11/samantha-stosur-and-petra-kvitova-shake-hands-at-the-fed-cup/4511212 |title=Australia's Fed Cup run ends |access-date=11 February 2013 |date=11 February 2013 |work=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506183704/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-11/samantha-stosur-and-petra-kvitova-shake-hands-at-the-fed-cup/4511212 |archive-date=6 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then sailed to her first title of the year, and a milestone 10th of her career, in [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], despite having never won a match at the tournament before. She defeated the likes of Daniela Hantuchová, Ana Ivanovic, Agnieszka Radwańska, Caroline Wozniacki and Sara Errani en route to the title.<ref>{{citation |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/23/sport/tennis/kvitova-errani-dubai-tennis/index.html |title=Kvitova ends drought with Dubai title |access-date=1 March 2013 |date=23 February 2013 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227015505/http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/23/sport/tennis/kvitova-errani-dubai-tennis/index.html |archive-date=27 February 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by a quarterfinal appearance at the [[2013 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]] where she lost to Serena Williams in three sets, thus allowing Williams to regain the world No. 1 ranking.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/21478570 |title=Serena Williams beats Petra Kvitova to reclaim number one spot |access-date=15 February 2013 |date=15 February 2013 |work=BBC}}</ref> She then reached her first ever quarterfinal at the [[2013 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]]. As the fifth seed, she defeated [[Olga Govortsova]], [[Lesia Tsurenko]] and [[Klara Zakopalová]] before coming up short to Maria Kirilenko in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-indian-women-idUKBRE92C1HZ20130313 |title=Kvitova ousted by Kirilenko at Indian Wells |access-date=13 March 2013 |date=13 March 2013 |work=Reuters UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331092704/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tennis-indian-women-idUKBRE92C1HZ20130313 |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by a loss to Kirsten Flipkens in the third round of [[2013 Sony Open Tennis|Miami]]. Kvitová started her clay-court season by reaching the final in [[2013 BNP Paribas Katowice Open|Katowice]] where she was upset by Roberta Vinci in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3144108/title/vinci-conquers-kvitova-katowice |title=Vinci Conquers Kvitova and Katowice |access-date=14 April 2013 |date=14 April 2013 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419044346/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3144108/title/vinci-conquers-kvitova-katowice |archive-date=19 April 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[2013 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] semifinal tie against Italy, Kvitová lost to Vinci once again in her first match before managing to overcome Errani in three sets. However, in a repeat of their 2010 semifinal tie result, the Czechs, who were the two-time defending champions, fell to the Italian team once more.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/article/553/8665555/italy-end-czechs-reign |title=Italy end Czechs' reign |access-date=22 April 2013 |date=22 April 2013 |work=Sporting Life |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511050339/http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/article/553/8665555/italy-end-czechs-reign |archive-date=11 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]], Kvitová beat Germans [[Annika Beck]] and Julia Görges to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Li Na. She then suffered an early exit in [[2013 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] to Hantuchová.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/result/result-hantuchova-stuns-kvitova-in-madrid_83469.html |title=Result: Daniela Hantuchova stuns Petra Kvitova in Madrid |access-date=8 May 2013 |date=8 May 2013 |work=Sporting Mole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502040642/http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/result/result-hantuchova-stuns-kvitova-in-madrid_83469.html |archive-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]], she struggled past Sabine Lisicki in her opener but then lost to Stosur.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/result/result-stosur-overcomes-kvitova-challenge_84684.html |title=Result: Samantha Stosur overcomes Petra Kvitova challenge in Rome |access-date=16 May 2013 |date=16 May 2013 |work=Sporting Mole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502135454/http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/result/result-stosur-overcomes-kvitova-challenge_84684.html |archive-date=2 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2013 French Open|French Open]], Kvitová beat [[Aravane Rezaï]] and Peng Shuai before losing in the third round to [[Jamie Hampton]] in straight sets, in a match where she struggled.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/06/roland-garros-hampton-d-kvitova/47740/#.Vu1HKfl97IU |title=Roland Garros: Hampton d. Kvitova |access-date=1 June 2013 |date=1 June 2013 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608041047/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/06/roland-garros-hampton-d-kvitova/47740/#.Vu1HKfl97IU |archive-date=8 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová kicked off the grass-court season in [[2013 Aegon International|Eastbourne]], losing to Yanina Wickmayer in the second round. Seeded eighth, Kvitová reached the quarterfinals of [[2013 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]. She overcame [[CoCo Vandeweghe]] in the first round in three sets before receiving a walkover from Yaroslava Shvedova. She reached the last eight after defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Carla Suárez Navarro but there, she succumbed to Flipkens in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/02/wimbledon-petra-kvitova-kirsten-flipkens |title=Wimbledon 2013: Petra Kvitova in shock defeat to Kirsten Flipkens |access-date=2 July 2013 |last=Lewis |first=Tim |date=2 July 2013 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008061541/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/jul/02/wimbledon-petra-kvitova-kirsten-flipkens |archive-date=8 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Petra Kvitova (9420665692).jpg|thumb|right|220px|Kvitová at the 2013 Southern California Open]] During the [[2013 US Open Series|US Open Series]], Kvitová reached the last eight of the [[2013 Southern California Open – Singles|Southern California Open]] where she was upset by Virginie Razzano despite having two match points.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/08/razzano-upsets-kvitova-carlsbad-marathon/48621/#.Vu1H1vl97IU |title=Razzano upsets Kvitova in Carlsbad marathon |access-date=2 August 2013 |date=2 August 2013 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806124618/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/08/razzano-upsets-kvitova-carlsbad-marathon/48621/#.Vu1H1vl97IU |archive-date=6 August 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was the defending champion at the [[2013 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]] and defeated [[Eugenie Bouchard]] and Stosur to reach the quarterfinals but failed to defend her title when she lost to eventual finalist Sorana Cîrstea in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/tennis-women-toronto-idINDEE97901D20130810 |title=Kvitova stunned, Radwanska, Li, Serena through in Toronto |access-date=10 August 2013 |date=10 August 2013 |work=Reuters India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330213244/http://in.reuters.com/article/tennis-women-toronto-idINDEE97901D20130810 |archive-date=30 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati Open]], she lost to Wozniacki in the third round. Kvitová was the defending champion in [[2013 New Haven Open at Yale|New Haven]] and made the final once more but was defeated by the rising [[Simona Halep]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/9597203/simona-halep-tops-defending-champ-petra-kvitova-new-haven |title=Simona Halep wins New Haven Open |access-date=24 August 2013 |date=24 August 2013 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826031936/http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/9597203/simona-halep-tops-defending-champ-petra-kvitova-new-haven |archive-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2013 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], she fell to [[Alison Riske]] in the third round, causing her to drop out of the top 10 for the first time since May 2011.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/31/us-open-petra-kvitova-alison-riske |title=US Open 2013: Petra Kvitova beaten by American wildcard Alison Riske |access-date=31 August 2013 |date=31 August 2013 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901183206/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/31/us-open-petra-kvitova-alison-riske |archive-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name=wta-rankings/> At the [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Pan Pacific Open]], seventh-seeded Kvitová reached the quarterfinals after defeating a pair of youngsters, [[Belinda Bencic]] and [[Madison Keys]], both in straight sets. Then, she overcame Svetlana Kuznetsova and Venus Williams to reach the final where she defeated Angelique Kerber for her second title of 2013, her 11th career title overall.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2013/9/28/kvitova-triumphs-in-tokyo |title=Kvitova triumphs in Tokyo |access-date=28 September 2013 |agency=Aljazeera}}</ref> She moved back into the top 10 by virtue of that result.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She then reached the semifinals of the [[2013 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] where she lost to Jelena Janković. As a result of her strong results in Asia, she qualified for the [[2013 WTA Tour Championships|Tour Championships]] on 7 October.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3484087/title/kvitova-errani-jankovic-qualify |title=Kvitova, Errani, Jankovic qualify |access-date=7 October 2013 |date=7 October 2013 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009163322/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/3484087/title/kvitova-errani-jankovic-qualify |archive-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As the fifth seed, she qualified for the semifinals after recording victories over Radwańska and Kerber in the round-robin stage but there, she lost to Li in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/istanbul-li-d-kvitova/49579/#.Vu1LNvl97IU |title=Istanbul: Li d. Kvitova |access-date=26 October 2013 |date=26 October 2013 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029181902/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2013/10/istanbul-li-d-kvitova/49579/#.Vu1LNvl97IU |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> She ended the year as world No. 6.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Furthermore, Kvitová was awarded the [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]] for the second time. ===2014: Second Wimbledon title and Fed Cup triplet=== {{main|2014 Petra Kvitová tennis season}} Kvitová started [[2014 WTA Tour|2014]] by playing the [[2014 Hopman Cup|Hopman Cup]] with [[Radek Štěpánek]]. She won all of her singles matches but they did not advance to the final, finishing second in their group behind eventual champions France. Kvitová then competed in [[2014 Apia International Sydney|Sydney]] where she advanced to the last four after defeating Christina McHale and compatriot Lucie Šafářová. There, she was stunned by qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.apiainternational.com.au/2014/01/kvitova-upset-by-qualifier-pironkova |title=Qualifier Pironkova upsets Kvitova |access-date=9 January 2014 |date=9 January 2014 |work=Apia International Sydney |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110060805/http://www.apiainternational.com.au/2014/01/kvitova-upset-by-qualifier-pironkova |archive-date=10 January 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 Australian Open|Australian Open]], she succumbed to [[Luksika Kumkhum]] in the first round in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/13/ana-ivanovic-li-na-australian-open |title=Australian Open: Petra Kvitova dumped out by world No88 Luksika Kumkhum |access-date=13 January 2014 |date=13 January 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113210205/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jan/13/ana-ivanovic-li-na-australian-open |archive-date=13 January 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was the first time Kvitová exited a Grand Slam tournament in the opening round since the 2011 US Open. Kvitová was scheduled to play the [[2014 Open GDF Suez|Open GdF Suez]], but withdrew prior to her opening match because of a respiratory illness.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.stevegtennis.com/2014/01/kvitova-withdraws-from-paris-open-with-respiratory-problems/ |title=Petra Kvitova Withdraws from Paris Open with Respiratory Problems |access-date=30 January 2014 |date=30 January 2014 |work=SteveGTennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209195533/http://www.stevegtennis.com/2014/01/kvitova-withdraws-from-paris-open-with-respiratory-problems/ |archive-date=9 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Because of this illness, she was unable to compete in the [[2014 Fed Cup|Fed Cup]] opening round tie against Spain. At the [[2014 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]], third-seeded Kvitová cruised into the quarterfinals with two tough three-set victories over Venus Williams and Šafářová before falling to Jelena Janković in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/02/doha-jankovic-d-kvitova/50606/#.Vu1N_Pl97IU |title=Doha: Jankovic d. Kvitova |access-date=14 February 2014 |date=14 February 2014 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302192956/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/02/doha-jankovic-d-kvitova/50606/#.Vu1N_Pl97IU |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Championships]], she failed to defend her title when she lost her opening match to Carla Suárez Navarro.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-20/kvitova27s-title-defence-hopes-dashed/5271412 |title=Carla Suarez Navarro dashes Petra Kvitova's hopes of retaining Dubai Open title |access-date=20 February 2014 |date=20 February 2014 |work=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220161734/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-20/kvitova27s-title-defence-hopes-dashed/5271412 |archive-date=20 February 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Next, Kvitová competed in [[2014 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] where she was the eighth seed. She beat Coco Vandeweghe and 27th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova before losing to 12th seed Dominika Cibulková in the round of 16.<ref>{{citation |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/221867-indian-wells-li-na-sets-up-quarterfinal-clash-with-dominika-cibulkova |title=Indian Wells: Li Na sets up quarterfinal clash with Dominika Cibulkova |access-date=12 March 2014 |date=12 March 2014 |work=NDTV Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105090421/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/221867-indian-wells-li-na-sets-up-quarterfinal-clash-with-dominika-cibulkova |archive-date=5 November 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[2014 Sony Open Tennis|Miami]], she was seeded eighth again and defeated [[Paula Ormaechea]], [[Donna Vekić]] and 12th seed Ana Ivanovic to reach her first quarterfinal of the tournament. There, she fell to fourth seed Maria Sharapova in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-sharapova-idUSBREA2P02220140326 |title=Sharapova closes in on return trip to Miami final |access-date=25 March 2014 |date=25 March 2014 |work=Reuters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331082025/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-sharapova-idUSBREA2P02220140326 |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] semifinal tie against Italy, Kvitová dispatched both [[Camila Giorgi]] and Roberta Vinci in straight sets, thus sending the Czech team into their third final in the last four years.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2014/04/20/czech-republic-beats-italy-4-0-in-fed-cup-semis/7934197/ |title=Czech Republic beats Italy 4–0 in Fed Cup semis |access-date=20 April 2014 |date=20 April 2014 |work=USA Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420152948/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2014/04/20/czech-republic-beats-italy-4-0-in-fed-cup-semis/7934197/ |archive-date=20 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová began her clay court campaign in [[2014 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles|Stuttgart]], losing to [[Alisa Kleybanova]] in her opening match.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/9280351/wta-porsche-tennis-grand-prix-petra-kvitova-beaten-in-straight-sets-in-stuttgart |title=WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: Petra Kvitova beaten in straight sets in Stuttgart |access-date=24 April 2014 |date=24 April 2014 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425001951/http://www1.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/9280351/wta-porsche-tennis-grand-prix-petra-kvitova-beaten-in-straight-sets-in-stuttgart |archive-date=25 April 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]], she defeated Sorana Cîrstea, Varvara Lepchenko and Šafářová to reach the quarterfinals, where she received a walkover from top seed Serena Williams. She lost to Simona Halep in the last four.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.foxsports.com/tennis/story/simona-halep-beats-petra-kvitova-to-reach-madrid-open-final1-051014 |title=Halep beats Kvitova to reach Madrid Open final |access-date=10 May 2014 |date=10 May 2014 |work=FOX Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421203517/http://www.foxsports.com/tennis/story/simona-halep-beats-petra-kvitova-to-reach-madrid-open-final1-051014 |archive-date=21 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then lost her opening match in [[2014 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]] to [[Zhang Shuai (tennis)|Zhang Shuai]],<ref>{{citation |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/307527.html |title=Kvitova stunned as seeds tumble in Rome |access-date=13 May 2014 |date=13 May 2014 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409144333/http://en.espn.co.uk/tennis/sport/story/307527.html |archive-date=9 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> before bowing out in the third round of the [[2014 French Open|French Open]] for the second year in a row, this time to former champion Kuznetsova in a marathon three-setter.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/tennis-open-kuznetsova-idUKL3N0OH0CO20140531 |title=Tennis-Cycle of life offers hope to Kuznetsova at Roland Garros |access-date=31 May 2014 |date=31 May 2014 |work=Reuters}}</ref> [[File:Petra serve (14359975800).jpg|thumb|250px|Kvitová at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, where she claimed her second Grand Slam title]] During the grass-court swing, Kvitová competed in [[2014 Aegon International|Eastbourne]] where she advanced to the quarterfinals but was then forced to withdraw due to a hamstring injury.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/19/heather-watson-petra-kvitova-eastbourne |title=Heather Watson through to semi-finals after Petra Kvitova withdraws |access-date=19 June 2014 |date=19 June 2014 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619155336/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/19/heather-watson-petra-kvitova-eastbourne |archive-date=19 June 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová was seeded sixth at [[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|Wimbledon]]. She won her first two matches easily against compatriot [[Andrea Hlaváčková]] and German [[Mona Barthel]]. She faced former champion and 30th seed Venus Williams in the third round and was two points away from losing the match but went on to win in three sets. After dismissing Peng Shuai in the fourth round, she beat two more Czechs in the form of Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and Šafářová to reach the final. There, she defeated Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets to win her second Grand Slam title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/28177057 |title=Wimbledon 2014: Petra Kvitova thrashes Eugenie Bouchard in final |access-date=5 July 2014 |last=Newbery |first=Piers |date=5 July 2014 |work=bbc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705195854/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/28177057 |archive-date=5 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/10948472/Petra-Kvitova-defeats-Eugenie-Bouchard-6-3-6-0-in-the-Wimbledon-2014-womens-final.html |title=Petra Kvitova defeats Eugenie Bouchard 6–3 6–0 in the Wimbledon 2014 women's final |date=5 July 2014 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706180335/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/10948472/Petra-Kvitova-defeats-Eugenie-Bouchard-6-3-6-0-in-the-Wimbledon-2014-womens-final.html |archive-date=6 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> She rose to world No. 4 as a result, thus returning to the top 5 rankings for the first time since 2012.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Kvitová kicked off the [[2014 US Open Series|US Open Series]] at the [[2014 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]] where she was the second seed. She received a first round bye and faced Aussie [[Casey Dellacqua]] in her opening match, which she won in straight sets. In the third round, she lost to Ekaterina Makarova in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Maria-Sharapova-and-Petra-Kvitova-suffer-upset-losses-in-Montreal-articolo19552.html |title=Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova suffer upset losses in Montreal |access-date=8 August 2014 |date=8 August 2014 |work=Tennis World USA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810140302/http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Maria-Sharapova-and-Petra-Kvitova-suffer-upset-losses-in-Montreal-articolo19552.html |archive-date=10 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2014 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]], third-seeded Kvitová received a first round bye and faced [[Elina Svitolina]] in her opener but was upset by the Ukrainian in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-wimbledon-champ-petra-kvitova-crashes-out-of-cincinnati |title=Tennis: Wimbledon champ Petra Kvitova crashes out of Cincinnati |access-date=14 August 2014 |date=14 August 2014 |work=Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402093511/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-wimbledon-champ-petra-kvitova-crashes-out-of-cincinnati |archive-date=2 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 Connecticut Open|Connecticut Open]] where she was seeded second, she received a bye into second round where she faced Makarova again, whom which she defeated easily in straight sets this time to reach the last eight. She was the only seed to reach the quarterfinals. There, she beat Záhlavová-Strýcová in straight sets. She then went on to defeat Samantha Stosur to reach her third consecutive final in New Haven. She won the title by defeating Magdaléna Rybáriková in the final, her 13th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-24/wimbledon-champ-kvitova-wins-connecticut-open/5692352 |title=Petra Kvitova wins her second WTA Connecticut Open title with win over Magdalena Rybarikova |access-date=24 August 2014 |date=24 August 2014 |work=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824233837/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-24/wimbledon-champ-kvitova-wins-connecticut-open/5692352 |archive-date=24 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Kvitová was upset by qualifier Aleksandra Krunić in the third round.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-open-idUSKBN0GU0R220140830 |title=Kvitova joins upset list in loss to Krunic |access-date=30 August 2014 |date=30 August 2014 |work=Reuters |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331001821/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-open-idUSKBN0GU0R220140830 |archive-date=31 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following month at the inaugural [[2014 Wuhan Open|Wuhan Open]], third-seeded Kvitová cruised into the third round on an upset-filled day by defeating [[Karin Knapp]] in her opening match in straight sets. She then overcame fellow Czech [[Karolína Plíšková]] for a place in the last eight where she moved past [[Caroline Garcia]]. In the semifinals, Kvitová avenged her loss to Svitolina by defeating the Ukrainian in straight sets to reach the final. There, she beat Bouchard in straight sets to claim her 14th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/29391039 |title=Petra Kvitova beats Eugenie Bouchard to win Wuhan Open title |access-date=27 September 2014 |date=27 September 2014 |work=bbc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140928084310/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/tennis/29391039 |archive-date=28 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> With this victory, Kvitová became the fourth player to qualify for the [[2014 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]] in Singapore.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtafinals.com/article/kvitova-qualifies-for-singapore/4175474 |title=Kvitova Qualifies For Singapore |access-date=27 September 2014 |date=27 September 2014 |work=WTA Finals |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929174042/http://www.wtafinals.com/article/kvitova-qualifies-for-singapore/4175474 |archive-date=29 September 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was also the first time since 2011 where she had won more than two titles in a season. Then, the following week at the [[2014 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], Kvitová carried on her good form by reaching her fourth final of the year but lost to Sharapova in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/10/sharapova-beats-kvitova-to-win-china-open/52933/#.Vu1Upfl97IU |title=Sharapova beats Kvitova in Beijing final, reclaims No. 2 ranking |access-date=5 October 2014 |date=5 October 2014 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006071010/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/10/sharapova-beats-kvitova-to-win-china-open/52933/#.Vu1Upfl97IU |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2014 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]], Kvitová was upset by [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] in her opening match in straight sets. She then recorded a straight-set victory over Sharapova, ending a five-match losing streak against her, but then lost her bid to qualify for the semifinals when she succumbed to Caroline Wozniacki in her last round-robin match.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/10/wta-finals-wozniacki-d-kvitova/53124/#.Vu1Vsfl97IU |title=WTA Finals: Wozniacki d. Kvitova |access-date=24 October 2014 |date=24 October 2014 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141027053706/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/10/wta-finals-wozniacki-d-kvitova/53124/#.Vu1Vsfl97IU |archive-date=27 October 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, Kvitová ended the year as world No. 4.<ref name=wta-rankings/> At the [[2014 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] where Czech Republic faced Germany for the title, she saw off over [[Andrea Petkovic]] in straight sets, and Angelique Kerber in a thrilling three-setter, enabling the Czech team to clinch its third Fed Cup title in four years with the final score of the tie at 3–1.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/189824.aspx |title=Kvitova wins thriller to guide Czechs to Fed Cup glory |access-date=11 November 2014 |date=9 November 2014 |work=Fed Cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111194250/http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/189824.aspx |archive-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová received two awards in 2014, the [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]] and the [[WTA Diamond Aces Award|Diamond Aces Award]].<ref name=diamond-aces>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-receives-diamond-aces-award |title=Kvitova Receives Diamond Aces Award |access-date=23 October 2014 |date=23 October 2014 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232431/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-receives-diamond-aces-award |archive-date=10 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-safarova-win-wta-awards |title=Kvitova & Safarova Win WTA Awards |access-date=2 December 2014 |date=2 December 2014 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232757/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-safarova-win-wta-awards |archive-date=10 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ===2015: Steady ranking and coping with mononucleosis=== Kvitová kicked off [[2015 WTA Tour|2015]] in [[2015 WTA Shenzhen Open|Shenzhen]] as the second seed, where she lost to eighth seed [[Timea Bacsinszky]] in the semifinals.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/01/top-seed-halep-bacsinszky-into-shenzhen-open-final/53569/#.Vu0Zwfl97IU |title=Bacsinszky upsets Kvitova, gets Halep in Shenzhen Open final |access-date=9 January 2015 |date=9 January 2015 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112012734/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/01/top-seed-halep-bacsinszky-into-shenzhen-open-final/53569/#.Vu0Zwfl97IU |archive-date=12 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová was the second seed in [[2015 Apia International Sydney|Sydney]] and received a first round bye. She defeated [[Peng Shuai]] in the second round and then beat [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] in the last eight. In a rematch of their semifinal here a year ago, Kvitová avenged her earlier loss to [[Tsvetana Pironkova]], and then went on to defeat fellow Czech [[Karolína Plíšková]] in the final for her first title of the year, the 15th of her career.<ref>{{citation |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Kvitova-downs-fellow-Czech-Pliskova-to-win-Sydney-title/articleshow/45910491.cms |title=Kvitova downs fellow Czech Pliskova to win Sydney title |access-date=16 January 2015 |date=16 January 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919193118/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Kvitova-downs-fellow-Czech-Pliskova-to-win-Sydney-title/articleshow/45910491.cms |archive-date=19 September 2017}}</ref> At the [[2015 Australian Open|Australian Open]], fourth-seeded Kvitová was upset by [[Madison Keys]] in the third round in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/30965958 |title=Australian Open 2015: Petra Kvitova beaten by Madison Keys |access-date=24 January 2015 |date=24 January 2015 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203090225/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/30965958 |archive-date=3 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then lost in [[2015 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] and [[2015 Qatar Total Open|Doha]], in the third round and quarterfinals, respectively, both at the hands of [[Carla Suárez Navarro]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/sport-news/4636953-petra-kvitova-caroline-wozniacki-lose-doha-qatar-tournament-results |title=Kvitova, Wozniacki among seeds to exit Doha |access-date=27 February 2015 |date=27 February 2015 |work=Sporting News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327225813/http://www.sportingnews.com/sport-news/4636953-petra-kvitova-caroline-wozniacki-lose-doha-qatar-tournament-results |archive-date=27 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She subsequently withdrew from [[2015 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]] and [[2015 Miami Open|Miami]] due to exhaustion.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4572155/title/kvitova-withdraws-from-miami |title=Kvitova Withdraws From Miami |access-date=18 March 2015 |date=18 March 2015 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319194949/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4572155/title/kvitova-withdraws-from-miami |archive-date=19 March 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She launched her comeback after a six-week break at the [[2015 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] semifinals, where the Czechs faced France. Kvitová won both her rubbers in straight sets, defeating Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia. The Czech team subsequently advanced to the final for the fourth time in five years.<ref>{{citation |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/kvitova-takes-czechs-past-france-fed-cup-final-004523006--ten.html |title=Kvitova fires Czechs past France, into Fed Cup final |access-date=19 April 2015 |date=19 April 2015 |work=Yahoo! Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423232903/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/kvitova-takes-czechs-past-france-fed-cup-final-004523006--ten.html |archive-date=23 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> After dropping her opening match in [[2015 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]] to [[Madison Brengle]],<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/32432673 |title=Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova shocked in Suttgart |access-date=24 April 2015 |date=24 April 2015 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402034231/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/32432673 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová sailed into the quarterfinals in [[2015 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] with wins over Olga Govortsova, Coco Vandeweghe and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She then advanced to the semifinals after dispatching [[Irina-Camelia Begu]] in straight sets, setting up a clash with world No. 1, Serena Williams. She had not beaten Williams in five previous attempts but upset the American in straight sets to advance to her second Madrid final. The win also ended Williams' 27-match winning streak dating back to the WTA Finals the previous year.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/sports/tennis/petra-kvitova-defeats-serena-williams-in-madrid-semifinals.html?_r=0 |title=Petra Kvitova Defeats Serena Williams in Madrid Semifinals |access-date=8 May 2015 |date=8 May 2015 |work=NY Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514041014/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/sports/tennis/petra-kvitova-defeats-serena-williams-in-madrid-semifinals.html?_r=0 |archive-date=14 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, she defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova in a dominating performance to claim her 16th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.si.com/tennis/2015/05/09/petra-kvitova-wins-madrid-open-svetlana-kuznetsova |title=Petra Kvitova dominates Svetlana Kuznetsova to win Madrid Open title |access-date=28 January 2016 |date=9 May 2015 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084946/http://www.si.com/tennis/2015/05/09/petra-kvitova-wins-madrid-open-svetlana-kuznetsova |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following week in [[2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]], Kvitová cruised into her second quarterfinal here but lost to Suárez Navarro for the third time this year.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/italian-open/result/result-suarez-navarro-too-strong-for-kvitova_222944.html |title=Carla Suarez Navarro too strong for Petra Kvitova |access-date=15 May 2015 |date=15 May 2015 |work=Sports Mole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517061455/http://www.sportsmole.co.uk/tennis/italian-open/result/result-suarez-navarro-too-strong-for-kvitova_222944.html |archive-date=17 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seeded fourth at the [[2015 French Open|French Open]], she defeated [[Marina Erakovic]], [[Sílvia Soler Espinosa]] and 30th seed Begu to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament outside of Wimbledon for the first time since the 2012 US Open. There, she was upset by 24th seed Bacsinszky in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/243151-timea-bacsinszky-stuns-ffourth-seed-petra-kvitova-at-french-open |title=Timea Bacsinszky Stuns Fourth Seed Petra Kvitova at French Open |access-date=2 June 2015 |date=2 June 2015 |work=Sports NDTV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619021356/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/243151-timea-bacsinszky-stuns-ffourth-seed-petra-kvitova-at-french-open |archive-date=19 June 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Nevertheless, following the tournament's conclusion, Kvitová returned to the world No. 2 ranking for the first time since February 2012.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Kvitová began her grass court season at [[2015 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], after withdrawing from [[2015 Aegon International|Eastbourne]] the week before with an illness.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-23/wimbledon-champion-kvitova-withdraws-from-eastbourne/6565500 |title=Petra Kvitova withdraws from Eastbourne International ahead of Wimbledon title defence |access-date=23 June 2015 |date=23 June 2015 |work=ABC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623034415/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-23/wimbledon-champion-kvitova-withdraws-from-eastbourne/6565500 |archive-date=23 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> As the defending champion and the second seed, she handily defeated [[Kiki Bertens]] in the first round in 35 minutes, losing just one point on serve via a double fault. She then defeated [[Kurumi Nara]] in the second round in straight sets to advance to the third round where she faced 28th seed [[Jelena Janković]]. There, Kvitová led by a set and a break, but was upset by the former world No. 1 in the end in a tight three-setter, thus ending her journey as the defending champion.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/wimbledon-2015-defending-champion-petra-kvitova-crashes-out-to-jelena-jankovic-10366281.html |title=Wimbledon 2015: Defending champion Petra Kvitova crashes out to Jelena Jankovic |access-date=5 July 2015 |date=5 July 2015 |work=Independent |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905203808/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon/wimbledon-2015-defending-champion-petra-kvitova-crashes-out-to-jelena-jankovic-10366281.html |archive-date=5 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In August, it was revealed that Kvitová was diagnosed with [[mononucleosis]] (also known as glandular fever) and that she contracted the virus during spring earlier in the year but nevertheless, was cleared to compete.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kvitova diagnosed with mono |work=WTA Tennis |access-date=10 August 2015 |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4924244/title/kvitova-diagnosed-with-mononucleosis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811163203/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4924244/title/kvitova-diagnosed-with-mononucleosis |archive-date=11 August 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[2015 US Open Series|US Open Series]], Kvitová lost her openers in [[2015 Rogers Cup|Toronto]] and [[2015 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/08/ukrainian-qualifier-upsets-wimbledon-finalist-muguruza/55912/ |title=Qualifier Tsurenko upsets Muguruza in Toronto, Azarenka tops Kvitova |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=12 August 2015 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815105024/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/08/ukrainian-qualifier-upsets-wimbledon-finalist-muguruza/55912/ |archive-date=15 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/528692-wta-cincinnati-caroline-garcia-upsets-struggling-petra-kvitova.html |title=WTA Cincinnati: Caroline Garcia Upsets Struggling Petra Kvitova |access-date=20 August 2015 |date=20 August 2015 |work=VAVEL USA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329113203/http://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/528692-wta-cincinnati-caroline-garcia-upsets-struggling-petra-kvitova.html |archive-date=29 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> As the defending champion at the [[2015 Connecticut Open|Connecticut Open]], second-seeded Kvitová received a bye in the opening round and safely advanced to the semifinals after defeating Keys and [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]. She then rolled past [[Caroline Wozniacki]] in straight sets for a place in her fourth straight final at the tournament, where she beat compatriot Lucie Šafářová in three sets for her 17th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/08/petra-kvitova-wins-2nd-straight-new-haven-final/56078/#.Vjcy5vkrLIU |title=Kvitova tops Safarova to defend New Haven title |access-date=30 August 2015 |date=30 August 2015 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831213711/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/08/petra-kvitova-wins-2nd-straight-new-haven-final/56078/#.Vjcy5vkrLIU |archive-date=31 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> With this win, she also successfully defended a title for the first time in her career. At the [[2015 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Kvitová was the fifth seed and reached the fourth round after defeating [[Laura Siegemund]], wildcard [[Nicole Gibbs]] and 32nd seed [[Anna Karolína Schmiedlová]], all in straight sets. She then advanced to her maiden quarterfinal at the tournament after seeing off qualifier [[Johanna Konta]], thus completing the feat of reaching at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in her career. There, she fell short to 26th seed and eventual champion Flavia Pennetta in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/09/us-open-2015-flavia-pennetta-petra-kvitova |title=US Open 2015: Flavia Pennetta rides tension to end Petra Kvitova's anguish |access-date=9 September 2015 |date=9 September 2015 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102151154/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/09/us-open-2015-flavia-pennetta-petra-kvitova |archive-date=2 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The Asian swing was not a successful one for Kvitová as she lost early in [[2015 Wuhan Open|Wuhan]] and [[2015 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/vinci-outfoxes-kvitova-make-wuhan-qfs |title=Vinci Outfoxes Kvitova To Make Wuhan QFs |access-date=30 September 2015 |date=30 September 2015 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929161036/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/vinci-outfoxes-kvitova-make-wuhan-qfs |archive-date=29 September 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5046729 |title=Massive Win For Errani in Beijing |access-date=4 October 2015 |date=4 October 2015 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405213650/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5046729 |archive-date=5 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Nevertheless, she qualified for the [[2015 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]] on 14 October.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5067701/title/petra-kvitova-going-to-singapore |title=Petra Kvitova Going To Singapore |access-date=14 October 2015 |date=14 October 2015 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016000944/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5067701/title/petra-kvitova-going-to-singapore |archive-date=16 October 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Seeded fourth, she lost her round-robin matches to Angelique Kerber and [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] but scored a win over Šafářová. However, she managed to secure a spot in the semifinals where she defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets to advance to her second final at the tournament. This was also the first ever final of the tournament since the inception of the round-robin format between two players with a losing record in the group stage. There, she lost to Radwańska in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-radwanska-beats-kvitova-to-win-2015-wta-finals-singles-crown |title=Tennis: Radwanska beats Kvitova to win 2015 WTA Finals singles crown |access-date=1 November 2015 |date=1 November 2015 |work=Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103180650/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-radwanska-beats-kvitova-to-win-2015-wta-finals-singles-crown |archive-date=3 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová finished the year as world No. 6.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She participated in the [[2015 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] final, going 1–1 in her singles matches, with the Czechs defending their title in the end by winning the decisive doubles rubber.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/15/fed-cup-final-czech-republic-russia |title=Karolina Pliskova does her bit as Czech Republic retain Fed Cup |access-date=28 January 2016 |date=15 November 2015 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127122512/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/15/fed-cup-final-czech-republic-russia |archive-date=27 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> That year, Kvitová also won the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the third year running.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-krantzcke-award |title=Kvitova Claims Krantzcke Award |access-date=10 December 2015 |date=10 December 2015 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232809/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-krantzcke-award |archive-date=10 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ===2016: Olympic Bronze and Fed Cup quintet=== Kvitová had a slow start in [[2016 WTA Tour|2016]] due to gastrointestinal illness,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.si.com/tennis/2016/01/05/ap-ten-shenzhen-open |title=Kvitova withdraws from Shenzhen Open due to illness |access-date=5 January 2016 |date=5 January 2016 |work=SI Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328081529/http://www.si.com/tennis/2016/01/05/ap-ten-shenzhen-open |archive-date=28 March 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> going 2–4 in main draw matches for the first two months, with the wins coming over Luksika Kumkhum at the [[2016 Australian Open|Australian Open]] and Barbora Strýcová in [[2016 Qatar Total Open|Doha]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.foxsports.com/tennis/story/the-latest-kvitova-wins-opening-match-at-australian-open-011716 |title=The Latest: Kvitova wins opening match at Australian Open |access-date=17 January 2016 |date=17 January 2016 |work=FOX Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421171852/http://www.foxsports.com/tennis/story/the-latest-kvitova-wins-opening-match-at-australian-open-011716 |archive-date=21 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> A week after the conclusion of the Australian Open, Kvitová and long-time coach [[David Kotyza]] split.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5299311/title/kvitova-splits-with-coach-kotyza |title=Kvitova splits with coach Kotyza |access-date=25 January 2016 |date=25 January 2016 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208134614/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5299311/title/kvitova-splits-with-coach-kotyza |archive-date=8 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[2016 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] opening round tie against Romania, she lost both of her singles matches. However, the Czech team ultimately cruised into the semifinals with the score 3–2.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/02/romania-leads-czech-republic-2-1-in-fed-cup/57542/#.Vu0lH_l97IU |title=Fed Cup: Czech Republic overcomes Romania 3–2 |access-date=7 February 2016 |date=7 February 2016 |work=tennis.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729060014/http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/02/romania-leads-czech-republic-2-1-in-fed-cup/57542/#.Vu0lH_l97IU |archive-date=29 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2016 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]] where she was seeded eighth, Kvitová won consecutive matches for the first time in almost six months, reaching her first quarterfinal of the year in the process. There, she lost to Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5425208/title/radwanska-battles-past-kvitova |title=Radwanska battles past Kvitova |access-date=16 March 2016 |date=16 March 2016 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318105347/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5425208/title/radwanska-battles-past-kvitova |archive-date=18 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> However, this was followed by an early loss in [[2016 Miami Open|Miami]] in the hands of 30th seed Ekaterina Makarova.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.ubitennis.net/blog/2016/03/26/ekaterina-makarova-defeats-petra-kvitova-to-reach-the-fourth-round-in-miami/ |title=Ekaterina Makarova defeats Petra Kvitova to reach the fourth round in Miami |access-date=26 March 2016 |date=26 March 2016 |work=UBI Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160408044340/http://www.ubitennis.net/blog/2016/03/26/ekaterina-makarova-defeats-petra-kvitova-to-reach-the-fourth-round-in-miami/ |archive-date=8 April 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Entering the clay court swing, Kvitová announced Czech doubles specialist [[František Čermák]] as her new coach.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/633267-petra-kvitova-announces-new-coach-appointment-in-frantisek-cermak.html |title=Petra Kvitova announces new coach Frantisek Cermak |access-date=14 April 2016 |date=14 April 2016 |work=VAVEL USA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505151901/http://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/633267-petra-kvitova-announces-new-coach-appointment-in-frantisek-cermak.html |archive-date=5 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seeded fifth in [[2016 Women's Stuttgart Open|Stuttgart]], she made her first semifinal at the tournament since 2012 but there, she lost to eventual champion Angelique Kerber.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5517737/title/kerber-prevails-in-kvitova-classic |title=Kerber prevails in Kvitova classic |access-date=23 April 2016 |date=23 April 2016 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424233419/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5517737/title/kerber-prevails-in-kvitova-classic |archive-date=24 April 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She then lost early in [[2016 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] and [[2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]], the former in which she was the defending champion. As a result, she dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since September 2013, at world No. 12, also her lowest ranking since May 2011.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/daria-gavrilova-beats-petra-kvitova-to-earn-careerbest-ranking-and-likely-french-open-seed/news-story/92529569bd9430950a195cd9d9744d4c |title=Daria Gavrilova beats Petra Kvitova to earn career-best ranking and likely French Open seed |access-date=5 May 2016 |date=5 May 2016 |work=Herald Sun |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507070610/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/daria-gavrilova-beats-petra-kvitova-to-earn-careerbest-ranking-and-likely-french-open-seed/news-story/92529569bd9430950a195cd9d9744d4c |archive-date=7 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5562325/title/keys-unlocks-kvitova-upset |title=Keys unlocks Kvitova upset |access-date=11 May 2016 |date=11 May 2016 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517102952/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5562325/title/keys-unlocks-kvitova-upset |archive-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=wta-rankings/> At the [[2016 French Open|French Open]], Kvitová was upset by eventual surprise quarterfinalist [[Shelby Rogers]] in the third round in three sets, receiving bagels in both sets lost.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/sports/tennis/shelby-rogers-ranked-no-108-defeats-petra-kvitova.html?_r=0 |title=Shelby Rogers, Ranked No. 108, Defeats Petra Kvitova |access-date=27 May 2016 |date=27 May 2016 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531192512/http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/28/sports/tennis/shelby-rogers-ranked-no-108-defeats-petra-kvitova.html?_r=0 |archive-date=31 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Petra Kvitová French Open 2016.jpg|left|thumb|190px|Kvitová at the [[2016 French Open – Women's singles|2016 French Open]]]] Kvitová suffered a dire grass court season as she failed to produce a winning record on the surface, falling early to [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] and [[Johanna Konta]] in [[2016 Aegon Classic|Birmingham]] and [[2016 Aegon International|Eastbourne]] respectively.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36602364 |title=Eastbourne: Johanna Konta beats Petra Kvitova |access-date=22 June 2016 |date=22 June 2016 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625173304/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/36602364 |archive-date=25 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seeded 10th at [[2016 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], she easily defeated Sorana Cîrstea in the first round. In a rain-interrupted second round encounter against Makarova, however, she succumbed to the Russian in a tight straight-set loss.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/02/wimbledon-women-tennis |title=Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova laid low by familiar ups and downs |access-date=2 July 2016 |date=2 July 2016 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708134348/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jul/02/wimbledon-women-tennis |archive-date=8 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> After Wimbledon, Kvitová exited the top 10 once again, having spent a short stint there throughout the tournament's two-week duration.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Kicking off the [[2016 US Open Series|US Open Series]] in [[2016 Rogers Cup|Montreal]], Kvitová made the round of 16 where she lost to [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/frustrated-eugenie-bouchard-falters-in-third-round-at-rogers-cup |title=Frustrated Eugenie Bouchard falters in third round at Rogers Cup |access-date=28 July 2016 |date=28 July 2016 |work=Montreal Gazette |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730172754/http://montrealgazette.com/sports/frustrated-eugenie-bouchard-falters-in-third-round-at-rogers-cup |archive-date=30 July 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], 11th-seeded Kvitová defeated the likes of [[Tímea Babos]] and Caroline Wozniacki, and then avenged her earlier two losses to Makarova to sail into her second consecutive Olympic quarterfinal, where she beat Elina Svitolina in straight sets. She came up short to eventual gold medallist [[Monica Puig]] in the semifinals, but then defeated [[Madison Keys]] in the bronze medal match to win her first ever Olympic medal.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5803583 |title=Kvitova claims Olympic bronze medal |access-date=13 August 2016 |date=13 August 2016 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816145817/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5803583 |archive-date=16 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Thus, she became the first Czech player of either gender to win an Olympic medal in the singles discipline since [[Jana Novotná]] in 1996.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/czech-republic-wins-two-bronze-medals/ |title=Czech Republic wins two bronze medals |access-date=14 August 2016 |date=14 August 2016 |work=ITF}}</ref> Kvitová was the two-time defending champion in [[2016 Connecticut Open|New Haven]] but saw her title defence come to an end in the semifinals in the hands of Radwańska.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10553588/agnieszka-radwanska-defeats-petra-kvitova-to-advance-to-connecticut-open-final |title=Agnieszka Radwanska defeats Petra Kvitova to advance to Connecticut Open final |access-date=27 August 2016 |date=27 August 2016 |work=Sky Sports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828181023/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10553588/agnieszka-radwanska-defeats-petra-kvitova-to-advance-to-connecticut-open-final |archive-date=28 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> As the 14th seed at the [[2016 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], where for the first time since the 2011 Australian Open, Kvitová was not a top 10 seed at a Grand Slam tournament, she reached the fourth round but lost to eventual champion Kerber in straight sets. The loss meant Kvitová has failed to make a single Grand Slam quarterfinal in a season for the first time since 2009.<ref>{{citation |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/kerber-beats-kvitova-into-us-open-quarterfinals-3014174/ |title=US Open 2016: Angelique Kerber beats Petra Kvitova, enters quarters |access-date=5 September 2016 |date=5 September 2016 |work=The Indian Express |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905085109/http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/kerber-beats-kvitova-into-us-open-quarterfinals-3014174/ |archive-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the US Open, Kvitová announced that she and coach Čermák have gone separate ways.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2016/09/07/petra-kvitova-fires-coach-frantisek-cermak/89947524/ |title=Petra Kvitova fires coach Frantisek Cermak |access-date=7 September 2016 |date=7 September 2016 |work=USA Today |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909045316/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2016/09/07/petra-kvitova-fires-coach-frantisek-cermak/89947524/ |archive-date=9 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová began the Asian swing with a loss to Puig in the second round of [[2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10586932/monica-puig-comes-back-from-the-brink-to-oust-petra-kvitova-in-pan-pacific-open |title=Monica Puig comes back from the brink to oust Petra Kvitova in Pan Pacific Open |access-date=21 September 2016 |date=21 September 2016 |work=SkySports |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925015526/http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10586932/monica-puig-comes-back-from-the-brink-to-oust-petra-kvitova-in-pan-pacific-open |archive-date=25 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2016 Wuhan Open|Wuhan Open]], she sailed past Ostapenko and Svitolina in straight sets for a place in the third round. There, she scored her fourth win over a reigning world No. 1 when she defeated Kerber in three sets, in a match that lasted nearly three-and-a-half hours. In the quarterfinals, she beat Konta and then in the last four, she went on to score her first win over Simona Halep to reach her first final of the year. There, she dominated Dominika Cibulková in straight sets for her 18th career title, thus putting an end to a 13-month title drought.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37528373 |title=Petra Kvitova beats Dominika Cibulkova to win Wuhan Open title |access-date=1 October 2016 |date=1 October 2016 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002131542/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37528373 |archive-date=2 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then reached the quarterfinals of the [[2016 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] where she lost to Keys. The loss ended Kvitová's hopes of qualifying for the [[2016 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]], having recorded five straight appearances at the event dating back to 2011.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/sports/1105005/madison-keys-beats-petra-kvitova-in-olympic-rematch-at-china-open |title=Madison Keys beats Petra Kvitova in Olympic rematch at China Open |access-date=7 October 2016 |date=7 October 2016 |work=Bangkok Post }}</ref> At the [[2016 BGL Luxembourg Open|Luxembourg Open]], top-seeded Kvitová reached the final but lost to [[Monica Niculescu]] in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.aol.co.uk/sport/2016/10/22/niculescu-shocks-kvitova-to-end-title-drought/ |title=Niculescu shocks Kvitova to end title drought |access-date=22 October 2016 |date=22 October 2016 |work=AOL UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022220151/http://www.aol.co.uk/sport/2016/10/22/niculescu-shocks-kvitova-to-end-title-drought/ |archive-date=22 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Despite not making the cut for the WTA Finals, Kvitová qualified for the [[2016 WTA Elite Trophy|WTA Elite Trophy]]. As the third seed, she was drawn into the same group as [[Roberta Vinci]] and Strýcová, defeating both players in straight sets to advance to the semifinals where she sailed past wildcard [[Zhang Shuai]]. In the final, she beat Svitolina in straight sets to win the tournament on debut, thus lifting her 19th career title and her first title indoors since winning the WTA Finals in 2011.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37887882 |title=Petra Kvitova beats Elina Svitolina to secure WTA Elite Trophy title |access-date=6 November 2016 |date=6 November 2016 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107014801/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/37887882 |archive-date=7 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová ended the season as world No. 11.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She then represented her nation in the [[2016 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] final where they took on France. Despite losing her only singles rubber against [[Caroline Garcia]], the Czechs went on to successfully defend their title by winning the tie 3–2 to lift their third successive trophy, their fifth in the last six years.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/244799.aspx |title=Czechs maintain hold on Fed Cup trophy |access-date=13 November 2016 |date=13 November 2016 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114235235/http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/244799.aspx |archive-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> With that achievement, Kvitová claimed the record of most Fed Cup titles won by a Czech player, having been part of all of the teams that took home those five crowns. Moreover, she was awarded the WTA Sportsmanship Award for the fourth year in a row, her fifth overall.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6153567/title/kvitova-claims-fifth-krantzcke-award |title=Kvitova Claims Fifth Krantzcke Award |access-date=14 December 2016 |date=14 December 2016 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216162503/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6153567/title/kvitova-claims-fifth-krantzcke-award |archive-date=16 December 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ===2017: Comeback from knife attack and out of top 20=== During the off-season in 2016, going into [[2017 WTA Tour|2017]], Kvitová announced [[Jiří Vaněk (tennis)|Jiří Vaněk]] as her new coach.<ref>{{citation |url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/01/petra-kvitova-and-karolina-pliskova-swap-coaches-for-2017-6295465/ |title=Petra Kvitova and Karolina Pliskova swap coaches for 2017 |access-date=1 December 2016 |date=1 December 2016 |work=METRO |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202130431/http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/01/petra-kvitova-and-karolina-pliskova-swap-coaches-for-2017-6295465/ |archive-date=2 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, her plans were jeopardized when she was attacked during a break-in at her home in the Czech Republic by a knife-wielding robber shortly before Christmas. During the break-in she suffered cuts to her dominant left hand, resulting in injuries to the tendons and nerves.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/38387278 |title=Petra Kvitova out for three months after hand surgery following knife attack |access-date=20 December 2016 |date=20 December 2016 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221093355/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/38387278 |archive-date=21 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was initially expected to be sidelined for six months.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/21/petra-kvitova-focused-return-tennis-following-knife-attack-surgery |title=Petra Kvitova could return to tennis within six months following knife attack |access-date=21 December 2016 |date=21 December 2016 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222043157/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/21/petra-kvitova-focused-return-tennis-following-knife-attack-surgery |archive-date=22 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In late May, Kvitová announced she would return to competition at the [[2017 French Open|French Open]], a month ahead of schedule.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/05/26/petra-kvitova-says-actually-already-won-biggest-fight-ahead/ |title=Petra Kvitova readies herself for emotional French Open return |access-date=26 May 2017 |date=26 May 2017 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527010237/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/05/26/petra-kvitova-says-actually-already-won-biggest-fight-ahead/ |archive-date=27 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> She kicked off her Paris comeback with a win against American [[Julia Boserup]] in the first round.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40076227 |title=French Open: Petra Kvitova wins first match following knife attack |access-date=28 May 2017 |date=28 May 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531232822/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40076227 |archive-date=31 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she lost to Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the following round in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/31/tennis/petra-kvitova-french-open/ |title=French Open: Petra Kvitova knocked out by Bethanie Mattek-Sands |access-date=31 May 2017 |date=31 May 2017 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721093048/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/31/tennis/petra-kvitova-french-open/ |archive-date=21 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová began the grass-court swing at the [[2017 Aegon Classic Birmingham|Birmingham Classic]], where she defeated both [[Tereza Smitková]] and [[Naomi Broady]] in straight sets to reach her first quarterfinal of 2017, also her first on grass since the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. There, she took down fifth seed Kristina Mladenovic to reach the last four, where she moved past Lucie Šafářová. In the final, she beat Ashleigh Barty in three sets for her milestone 20th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40398244 |title=Aegon Classic: Petra Kvitova wins first title since stabbing by beating Ashleigh Barty |access-date=25 June 2017 |date=25 June 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625195554/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40398244 |archive-date=25 June 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she then suffered a second consecutive loss in the second round of [[2017 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], this time to Madison Brengle in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/07/05/petra-kvitova-digs-deep-debilitating-heat-cannot-keep-fairy/ |title=Petra Kvitova digs deep in the debilitating heat but cannot keep fairy tale alive |access-date=5 July 2017 |date=5 July 2017 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707172135/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/07/05/petra-kvitova-digs-deep-debilitating-heat-cannot-keep-fairy/ |archive-date=7 July 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the [[2017 US Open Series|US Open Series]], Kvitová posted a quarterfinal appearance in [[2017 Bank of the West Classic|Stanford]],<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-stanford/2017/garbine-muguruza-wins-petra-kvitova-eliminated-at-stanford-classic_sto6277728/story.shtml |title=Garbine Muguruza wins, Petra Kvitova eliminated at Stanford Classic |access-date=5 August 2017 |date=5 August 2017 |work=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808075257/http://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-stanford/2017/garbine-muguruza-wins-petra-kvitova-eliminated-at-stanford-classic_sto6277728/story.shtml |archive-date=8 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> but then lost early in [[2017 Rogers Cup|Toronto]] and [[2017 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]], both at the hands of the resurgent [[Sloane Stephens]],<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/sloane-stephens-scores-statement-win-over-petra-kvitova-toronto-rogers-cup |title=Stephens scores statement win over Kvitova in Toronto |access-date=10 August 2017 |date=10 August 2017 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812020126/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/sloane-stephens-scores-statement-win-over-petra-kvitova-toronto-rogers-cup |archive-date=12 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/stephens-scores-kvitova-double-cincinnati |title=Stephens scores Kvitova double in Cincinnati |access-date=16 August 2017 |date=16 August 2017 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817122908/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/stephens-scores-kvitova-double-cincinnati |archive-date=17 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> before bowing out in the opening round of [[2017 Connecticut Open|New Haven]] to Zhang Shuai.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.nhregister.com/sports/article/Zhang-upsets-No-3-Kvitova-at-Connecticut-Open-11948850.php |title=Zhang upsets No. 3 Kvitova at Connecticut Open |access-date=22 August 2017 |date=22 August 2017 |work=New Haven Register |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822135856/http://www.nhregister.com/sports/article/Zhang-upsets-No-3-Kvitova-at-Connecticut-Open-11948850.php |archive-date=22 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she bounced back at the [[2017 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] by beating Jelena Janković, Alizé Cornet and 18th seed Caroline Garcia to reach the fourth round. There, she saw off third seed Garbiñe Muguruza to sail into her tenth Grand Slam tournament quarterfinal where she was stopped by ninth seed Venus Williams in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/41173099 |title=US Open: Petra Kvitova on her return to tennis after knife attack |access-date=6 September 2017 |date=6 September 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906224835/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/41173099 |archive-date=6 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová kicked off the Asian swing in [[2017 Wuhan Open|Wuhan]] where she was the defending champion and faced local player [[Peng Shuai]] at the first hurdle, but came up short in an epic three-set match that lasted three hours and 34 minutes.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/peng-dethrones-defending-champ-kvitova-wuhan-epic |title=Peng dethrones defending champ Kvitova in Wuhan epic |access-date=25 September 2017 |date=25 September 2017 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927001614/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/peng-dethrones-defending-champ-kvitova-wuhan-epic |archive-date=27 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2017 China Open (tennis)|China Open]], she moved past fellow Czech [[Kristýna Plíšková]] and American [[Varvara Lepchenko]] to reach the third round where saw off fifth seed Caroline Wozniacki, in straight sets. She then beat [[Barbora Strýcová]] to reach the semifinals but there, she was defeated by eventual champion Garcia in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/garcia-conquers-kvitova-one-win-wuhan-beijing-double |title=Garcia conquers Kvitova, one win from Wuhan-Beijing double |access-date=7 October 2017 |date=7 October 2017 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009041914/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/garcia-conquers-kvitova-one-win-wuhan-beijing-double |archive-date=9 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The loss meant that for the first time since 2010, Kvitová did not win a Premier Mandatory or Premier 5 title during a season. She then lost in the first round of [[2017 Tianjin Open|Tianjin]] to [[Zhu Lin (tennis)|Zhu Lin]], in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/41581461 |title=Venus Williams loses in Hong Kong as Petra Kvitova is knocked out in Tianjin |access-date=11 October 2017 |date=11 October 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012001317/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/41581461 |archive-date=12 October 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of not qualifying for the [[2017 WTA Elite Trophy|WTA Elite Trophy]] where she was the defending champion, Kvitová fell out of the top 20 rankings for the first time since January 2011.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She subsequently concluded the year as world No. 29.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Nevertheless, Kvitová was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award once again, her fifth in succession and sixth in the last seven seasons.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/safarova-kvitova-earn-player-voted-awards-service-and-sportsmanship |title=Safarova, Kvitova earn player-voted awards for service and sportsmanship |access-date=5 December 2017 |date=5 December 2017 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206135835/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/safarova-kvitova-earn-player-voted-awards-service-and-sportsmanship |archive-date=6 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===2018: Five WTA titles and re-entry into top 5=== Kvitová started [[2018 WTA Tour|2018]] in [[2018 Apia International Sydney|Sydney]], unseeded at a Premier event for the first time since the [[2010 Kremlin Cup]], having been forced to withdraw from [[2018 Brisbane International|Brisbane]] the week before due to a viral illness. She lost to [[Camila Giorgi]] in the second round.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/giorgi-jolts-kvitova-sydney-second-round |title=Giorgi jolts Kvitova in Sydney second round |access-date=10 January 2018 |date=10 January 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113224930/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/giorgi-jolts-kvitova-sydney-second-round |archive-date=13 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then fell in the opening round of the [[2018 Australian Open|Australian Open]], succumbing to Andrea Petkovic in three sets despite having served for the match twice.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22118072/australian-open-petra-kvitova-keeps-perspective-heartbreaking-loss |title=Petra Kvitova keeps perspective after heartbreaking loss |access-date=16 January 2018 |date=16 January 2018 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117120238/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22118072/australian-open-petra-kvitova-keeps-perspective-heartbreaking-loss |archive-date=17 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she bounced back by winning the [[2018 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy|St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy]]. En route to the final, she saw past the likes of [[Elena Vesnina]], [[Irina-Camelia Begu]], [[Jeļena Ostapenko]] and [[Julia Görges]]. She then beat [[Kristina Mladenovic]] in the final in a dominating performance to win her 21st career title, thus becoming the first left-handed player to win a singles title in Russia.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-completes-stellar-run-capture-st-petersburg-crown |title=Kvitova completes stellar run to capture St. Petersburg crown |access-date=4 February 2018 |date=4 February 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072132/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-completes-stellar-run-capture-st-petersburg-crown |archive-date=5 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then won her singles matches against [[Viktorija Golubic]] and [[Belinda Bencic]] in the opening round of the [[2018 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] where the Czech Republic took on Switzerland, with the Czechs eventually cruising into the last four with the score 3–1, also their tenth consecutive Fed Cup semifinal appearance. The tie also marked the first time since the 2015 final against Russia where Kvitová won a Fed Cup match.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22398967/fed-cup-results-sunday |title=Czech Republic, France, Germany advance to Fed Cup semifinals |access-date=11 February 2018 |date=11 February 2018 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083129/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/22398967/fed-cup-results-sunday |archive-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová carried her good form into the [[2018 Qatar Total Open|Qatar Open]], defeating [[Çağla Büyükakçay]], [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] and [[Elina Svitolina]] to reach the quarterfinals. There, she moved past Görges via a retirement and then overcame world No. 1, [[Caroline Wozniacki]], in three sets to move into the final, where she outlasted fourth seed [[Garbiñe Muguruza]] in three sets to capture her 22nd career title, thus guaranteeing her return to the top 10 for the first time since June 2016.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/comeback-queen-kvitova-captures-doha-title-scintillating-thriller |title=Comeback queen Kvitova captures Doha title in scintillating thriller |access-date=18 February 2018 |date=18 February 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219090159/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/comeback-queen-kvitova-captures-doha-title-scintillating-thriller |archive-date=19 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=wta-rankings/> In [[2018 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], ninth-seeded Kvitová scrapped past Kazakh [[Yulia Putintseva]] in the opener in three sets to record the equal-longest winning streak of her career, 14 wins, dating back to her title run in St. Petersburg a month before. However, she saw that streak expire when she lost to young American wildcard [[Amanda Anisimova]] in the following round in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://sport360.com/article/tennis/272073/petra-kvitovas-winning-streak-comes-to-an-end-at-hands-of-16-year-old-amanda-anisimova |title=Petra Kvitova's winning streak comes to an end at hands of 16-year-old Amanda Anisimova |access-date=11 March 2018 |date=11 March 2018 |work=Sport360 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144452/http://sport360.com/article/tennis/272073/petra-kvitovas-winning-streak-comes-to-an-end-at-hands-of-16-year-old-amanda-anisimova |archive-date=12 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then beat [[Aryna Sabalenka]] and [[Sofia Kenin]] to reach the fourth round in [[2018 Miami Open|Miami]] where she was beaten by Ostapenko.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/ostapenko-outlasts-kvitova-miami-midnight-marathon |title=Ostapenko outlasts Kvitova in Miami midnight marathon |access-date=27 March 2018 |date=27 March 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328041230/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/ostapenko-outlasts-kvitova-miami-midnight-marathon |archive-date=28 March 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová started off her clay-court season with her maiden appearance in [[2018 Volvo Car Open|Charleston]] but lost her opener to fellow Czech [[Kristýna Plíšková]], marking her first loss to a Czech player since May 2012, having amassed a run of 24 consecutive wins against her compatriots during that period.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/23031737/petra-kvitova-upset-kristyna-pliskova-3-sets-volvo-car-open |title=No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova loses opening match at Charleston |access-date=5 April 2018 |date=5 April 2018 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010119/http://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/story/_/id/23031737/petra-kvitova-upset-kristyna-pliskova-3-sets-volvo-car-open |archive-date=8 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Then, facing Germany in the [[2018 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] semifinals, she notched wins over Görges and Angelique Kerber, thus sending the Czech team into its sixth final in the last eight years.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/23284156/petra-kvitova-wins-sends-czech-republic-fed-cup-final |title=Petra Kvitova beats Angelique Kerber for Fed Cup semifinal win |access-date=22 April 2018 |date=22 April 2018 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033753/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/23284156/petra-kvitova-wins-sends-czech-republic-fed-cup-final |archive-date=23 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by a loss to Kerber in the first round of [[2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-quick-revenge-sweet-for-kerber-over-kvitova |title=Tennis: Quick revenge sweet for Kerber over Kvitova |access-date=26 April 2018 |date=26 April 2018 |work=The Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427003802/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-quick-revenge-sweet-for-kerber-over-kvitova |archive-date=27 April 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then enacted a 13-match winning streak the remainder of the clay court swing, first, by claiming the title in [[2018 J&T Banka Prague Open|Prague]], her maiden title on home soil, dispatching [[Tereza Smitková]], [[Natalia Vikhlyantseva]], [[Kateřina Siniaková]] and [[Zhang Shuai]] to reach the final, all without the loss of a set. There, she came back from a set down to beat [[Mihaela Buzărnescu]] for her 23rd career title, her first at an International-level tournament since Linz in 2011.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-crowned-home-triumph-prague |title=Kvitova crowned at home with triumph in Prague |access-date=5 May 2018 |date=5 May 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505205343/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-crowned-home-triumph-prague |archive-date=5 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then breezed through to her second crown in two weeks by winning her third title in [[2018 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]], becoming the first woman to do so, by seeing off [[Lesia Tsurenko]], [[Monica Puig]], [[Anett Kontaveit]], [[Daria Kasatkina]] and [[Karolína Plíšková]] to make the final, where she fought through a tough three-setter to see off [[Kiki Bertens]] for her 24th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-record-third-madrid-crown-against-bertens |title=Kvitova claims record third Madrid crown against Bertens |access-date=12 May 2018 |date=12 May 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152158/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-record-third-madrid-crown-against-bertens |archive-date=13 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The winning streak ended at the [[2018 French Open|French Open]], when she crashed out in the third round to 25th seed Kontaveit in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kontaveit-snaps-kvitovas-streak-advance-paris |title=Kontaveit snaps Kvitova's streak to advance in Paris |access-date=2 June 2018 |date=2 June 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605042413/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kontaveit-snaps-kvitovas-streak-advance-paris |archive-date=5 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Petra Kvitová Birmingham 2018.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kvitová at the [[2018 Birmingham Classic]]]] Starting the grass-court season in [[2018 Birmingham Classic|Birmingham]] where she was the defending champion, Kvitová saw off the likes of [[Johanna Konta]] and [[Daria Gavrilova]] to record her fifth quarterfinal appearance of 2018. There, she beat Görges in straight sets for her 50th main draw win on grass. She then moved past Buzarnescu to reach the final where she defeated [[Magdaléna Rybáriková]] in three sets for her 25th career title, also the second successful title defence of her career after the 2015 Connecticut Open.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-fifth-title-season-birmingham |title=Kvitova claims fifth title of the season at Birmingham |access-date=24 June 2018 |date=24 June 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624180831/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-fifth-title-season-birmingham |archive-date=24 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then beat Kateryna Bondarenko in her opener in [[2018 Eastbourne International|Eastbourne]] before withdrawing due to a hamstring injury.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44629761 |title=Eastbourne: Petra Kvitova withdraws from Agnieszka Radwanska match with injury |access-date=27 June 2018 |date=27 June 2018 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718192651/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/44629761 |archive-date=18 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> At [[2018 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Kvitová bowed out in the first round on a day filled with upsets, succumbing to [[Aliaksandra Sasnovich]] in three sets. It was her first defeat in the opening round of the tournament since 2009, and 2018 also marks the first season since 2009 where she suffered multiple opening-round exits at the Grand Slam tournaments.<ref>{{citation |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/03/tennis/wimbledon-tennis-nadal-halep-kvitova-kyrgios-spt-intl/index.html |title=Wimbledon 2018: Sharapova, Kvitova make shock exits |access-date=3 July 2018 |date=3 July 2018 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704093827/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/03/tennis/wimbledon-tennis-nadal-halep-kvitova-kyrgios-spt-intl/index.html |archive-date=4 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová began the month of August at the [[2018 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]] where she was dispatched by Bertens in the third round in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bertens-blasts-past-kvitova-montreal-third-round-upset |title=Bertens blasts past Kvitova in Montreal third-round upset |access-date=9 August 2018 |date=9 August 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810105252/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bertens-blasts-past-kvitova-montreal-third-round-upset |archive-date=10 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following week in [[2018 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]], her form improved, beating Serena Williams, Mladenovic and 15th seed [[Elise Mertens]] to sail into her first semifinal of the tournament since 2012, where she was stopped by Bertens once more, this time in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bertens-barrels-cincy-final-second-kvitova-win |title=Bertens barrels into Cincy final with second Kvitova win |access-date=18 August 2018 |date=18 August 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819114506/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/bertens-barrels-cincy-final-second-kvitova-win |archive-date=19 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, Kvitová returned to the top 5 rankings for the first time in almost three years by virtue of that result.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She then made the quarterfinals of the [[2018 Connecticut Open|Connecticut Open]] where she retired to Carla Suárez Navarro after dropping the first set due to a shoulder injury.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/su%C3%A1rez-navarro-makes-new-haven-sf-over-injured-kvitova |title=Suárez Navarro makes New Haven SF over injured Kvitova |access-date=23 August 2018 |date=23 August 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824101959/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/su%C3%A1rez-navarro-makes-new-haven-sf-over-injured-kvitova |archive-date=24 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This was followed by a defeat in the hands of 26th seed Sabalenka in the third round of the [[2018 US Open (tennis)|US Open]]. The loss meant that for the first time in her career, Kvitová has failed to record an appearance in the second week at the Grand Slams in a season.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2018-09-01/2018-09-01_aryna_sabalenka_upsets_petra_kvitova_in_straight_sets_to_reach_round_of_16.html |title=Aryna Sabalenka upsets Petra Kvitova to reach Round of 16 |access-date=1 September 2018 |date=1 September 2018 |work=US Open |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902115749/https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2018-09-01/2018-09-01_aryna_sabalenka_upsets_petra_kvitova_in_straight_sets_to_reach_round_of_16.html |archive-date=2 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then suffered a dismal Asian swing with early exits in [[2018 Wuhan Open|Wuhan]] and [[2018 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/pavlyuchenkova-downs-two-time-champ-kvitova-wuhan |title=Pavlyuchenkova downs two-time champ Kvitova in Wuhan |access-date=26 September 2018 |date=26 September 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927125118/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/pavlyuchenkova-downs-two-time-champ-kvitova-wuhan |archive-date=27 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/gavrilova-grounds-kvitova-begin-china-open |title=Gavrilova grounds Kvitova to begin China Open |access-date=29 September 2018 |date=29 September 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929155554/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/gavrilova-grounds-kvitova-begin-china-open |archive-date=29 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 4 October, she became the fourth player to qualify for the [[2018 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-wozniacki-book-spots-2018-wta-finals-singapore |title=Kvitova, Wozniacki book spots at 2018 WTA Finals Singapore |access-date=4 October 2018 |date=4 October 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004185651/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-wozniacki-book-spots-2018-wta-finals-singapore |archive-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seeded fourth in her first appearance at the tournament since 2015, she bowed out in the round-robin stage, failing to score a win with losses to Svitolina, Wozniacki and Plíšková, thus making it her worst result of the tournament to date.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/pliskova-first-singapore-semis-after-ousting-kvitova |title=Pliskova first into Singapore semis after ousting Kvitova |access-date=25 October 2018 |date=25 October 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025150121/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/pliskova-first-singapore-semis-after-ousting-kvitova |archive-date=25 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> She subsequently ended the year ranked world No. 7, her first top 10 finish since 2015.<ref name=wta-rankings/> In the [[2018 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] final, where Czech Republic took on the United States, Kvitová was nominated as part of the Czech team but illness forced her out of play. Nevertheless, the Czechs won the tie with the score 3–0, making it their sixth Fed Cup title in the last eight seasons.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46172481 |title=Fed Cup: Czech Republic beat United States to win sixth title in eight years |access-date=11 November 2018 |date=11 November 2018 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116153222/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/46172481 |archive-date=16 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, Kvitová was awarded the WTA Sportsmanship for the seventh time overall.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/2018-wta-tournament-and-player-award-winners-announced-first-ever-coach-award-presented |title=2018 WTA Tournament and Player Award winners announced, first ever Coach Award is presented |access-date=10 December 2018 |date=10 December 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202717/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/2018-wta-tournament-and-player-award-winners-announced-first-ever-coach-award-presented |archive-date=10 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===2019: Australian Open final and injury struggles=== [[File:Sydney International Tennis WTA (46001160195) (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|200px|Kvitová at the 2019 Sydney International]] Kvitová started the [[2019 WTA Tour|2019]] season in [[2019 Brisbane International|Brisbane]]. She advanced through the first round after defeating [[Danielle Collins]] in a match that lasted over three hours, before losing to Anett Kontaveit in the second round.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kontaveit-sprints-brisbane-quarterfinals-kvitova-upset |title=Kontaveit sprints into Brisbane quarterfinals with Kvitova upset |access-date=2 January 2019 |date=2 January 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111232601/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kontaveit-sprints-brisbane-quarterfinals-kvitova-upset |archive-date=11 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then claimed her second title in [[2019 Sydney International|Sydney]]. She defeated Aryna Sabalenka and [[Hsieh Su-wei]] to reach her first quarterfinal on Australian soil since winning here in 2015. There, she beat defending champion Angelique Kerber and then moved past Aliaksandra Sasnovich to book her place in the final. There, she came back from a set down to defeat Ashleigh Barty, winning her 26th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-conquers-barty-classic-sydney-championship |title=Kvitova conquers Barty in classic Sydney championship |access-date=12 January 2019 |date=12 January 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113003845/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-conquers-barty-classic-sydney-championship |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> As the eighth seed at the [[2019 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Kvitová cruised into the quarterfinals without dropping a set, recording wins over Magdaléna Rybáriková, Irina-Camelia Begu, Belinda Bencic and Amanda Anisimova. Her win over Bencic saw her through to the second week here for the first time since 2012, and for the first time at a Grand Slam outside the US Open since the 2015 French Open. In the quarterfinals, she moved past Barty in straight sets and then beat Collins in straight sets to advance to her first Grand Slam final since 2014, and her first outside Wimbledon. There, she faced fourth seed [[Naomi Osaka]], with the world No. 1 ranking at stake. After losing the first-set tiebreak, Kvitová made a big comeback during the second set after facing three championship points on her own serve. She then won four consecutive games to claim the set. However, Osaka recovered from this turnaround, breaking Kvitová early in the decider en route to claiming victory.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/47013268 |title=Australian Open 2019: Naomi Osaka beats Petra Kvitova to win title |access-date=26 January 2019 |date=26 January 2019 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126224937/https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/47013268 |archive-date=26 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, Kvitová returned to the world No. 2 ranking for the first time since June 2015 after the tournament's conclusion.<ref name=wta-rankings/> The following week, Kvitová competed in [[2019 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy|St. Petersburg]] where she was the defending champion, defeating Victoria Azarenka in her opener to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to Donna Vekić.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/25899769/petra-kvitova-upset-donna-vekic-st-petersburg |title=Petra Kvitova upset by Donna Vekic in St. Petersburg |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=2 February 2019 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203231226/http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/25899769/petra-kvitova-upset-donna-vekic-st-petersburg |archive-date=3 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2019 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai Tennis Championships]], Kvitová recorded consecutive wins here for the first time since 2013, beating both Kateřina Siniaková and [[Jennifer Brady]] in three sets to reach the quarterfinals, where saw off [[Viktória Kužmová]] in straight sets. In the last four, she edged past Hsieh to reach the final where she succumbed to Bencic in three sets. The loss marked the first time since 2013 where Kvitová lost back-to-back finals.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/%E2%80%98so-many-times-i-was-close-defeat%E2%80%99-comeback-kid-bencic-stops-kvitova-claim-dubai-crown |title='So many times I was close to defeat:' Comeback kid Bencic stops Kvitova to claim Dubai crown |access-date=23 February 2019 |date=23 February 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224001918/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/%E2%80%98so-many-times-i-was-close-defeat%E2%80%99-comeback-kid-bencic-stops-kvitova-claim-dubai-crown |archive-date=24 February 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She then lost her opening match at the [[2019 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Open]], coming up short in a tight three-setter to Venus Williams.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/venus-pulls-kvitova-stunner-indian-wells-second-round |title=Venus pulls off Kvitova stunner in Indian Wells second round |access-date=10 March 2019 |date=10 March 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091454/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/venus-pulls-kvitova-stunner-indian-wells-second-round |archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then competed in [[2019 Miami Open|Miami]], where she was seeded third, beating [[Maria Sakkari]], 26th seed Vekić and 19th seed Caroline Garcia to return to her second quarterfinal of the tournament. There, she succumbed to 12th seed Barty in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1449337/its-been-my-goal-for-a-long-time-barty-bests-kvitova-in-miami-midnight-marathon-seals-top-10-rise |title='It's been my goal for a long time': Barty bests Kvitova in Miami midnight marathon, seals Top 10 rise |access-date=27 March 2019 |date=27 March 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119063114/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1449337/its-been-my-goal-for-a-long-time-barty-bests-kvitova-in-miami-midnight-marathon-seals-top-10-rise |url-status=live |archive-date=19 November 2019}}</ref> Kvitová began her clay court season in [[2019 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]] where she became the first player to win two titles in 2019. Seeded third, she saw off the likes of [[Greet Minnen]], seventh seed Anastasija Sevastova and sixth seed Kiki Bertens en route to the final, where she beat eighth seed Kontaveit in straight sets for her overall 27th career title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/commanding-kvitova-claims-second-title-season-stuttgart |title=Commanding Kvitova claims second title of season at Stuttgart |access-date=28 April 2019 |date=28 April 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512113621/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/commanding-kvitova-claims-second-title-season-stuttgart |archive-date=12 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She was the defending champion at the [[2019 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]] and made the last eight where she lost to eventual champion Bertens, in a rematch of last year's final, in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/bertens-grounds-kvitova-madrid-open-rematch |title=Bertens grounds Kvitova in Madrid Open rematch |access-date=9 May 2019 |date=9 May 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512154456/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/bertens-grounds-kvitova-madrid-open-rematch |archive-date=12 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2019 Italian Open|Italian Open]], her first appearance here since 2016, Kvitová made the third round where she faced Sakkari but retired with an injured calf while trailing in the decider.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/sakkari-survives-ailing-kvitova-reach-last-eight-rome |title=Sakkari survives ailing Kvitova to reach last eight in Rome |access-date=16 May 2019 |date=16 May 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517085555/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/sakkari-survives-ailing-kvitova-reach-last-eight-rome |archive-date=17 May 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then pulled out of the [[2019 French Open|French Open]] with an arm injury, bringing her clay court swing to a premature close.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/french-open/2019/french-open-2019-petra-kvitova-withdraws-from-french-open-due-to-muscle-tear_sto7294375/story.shtml |title=Kvitova withdraws from French Open due to muscle tear |access-date=27 May 2019 |date=27 May 2019 |work=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603124829/https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/french-open/2019/french-open-2019-petra-kvitova-withdraws-from-french-open-due-to-muscle-tear_sto7294375/story.shtml |archive-date=3 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Returning to competition at [[2019 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] after a six-week layoff, sixth-seeded Kvitová cruised to the fourth round, her first appearance in the second week here since winning the title in 2014, thus making multiple second week appearances at the Grand Slams for the first time since 2015. There, she lost to 19th seed Johanna Konta in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/08/johanna-konta-battles-past-petra-kvitova-to-reach-wimbledon-last-eight |title=Johanna Konta battles past Petra Kvitova to reach Wimbledon last eight |access-date=8 July 2019 |date=8 July 2019 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708230117/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/08/johanna-konta-battles-past-petra-kvitova-to-reach-wimbledon-last-eight |archive-date=8 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the summer, Kvitová was forced to withdraw from the [[2019 Rogers Cup|Canadian Open]] to recover from the arm injury that had been plaguing her the past two months.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27313047/kvitova-pulls-rogers-cup-injury |title=Kvitova pulls out of Rogers Cup with injury |access-date=3 August 2019 |date=3 August 2019 |work=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804194814/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/27313047/kvitova-pulls-rogers-cup-injury |archive-date=4 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She returned to action in [[2019 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]] where she fell in her opener to Sakkari in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/sakkari-ousts-kvitova-under-cincy-lights-i-had-totake-her-out-her-comfort-zone |title=Sakkari ousts Kvitova under Cincy lights: 'I had to...take her out of her comfort zone' |access-date=14 August 2019 |date=14 August 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815080809/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/sakkari-ousts-kvitova-under-cincy-lights-i-had-totake-her-out-her-comfort-zone |archive-date=15 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> This was followed by a loss to Andrea Petkovic in the second round of the [[2019 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], her earliest loss at the tournament since 2011.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/i-know-what-doesnt-suit-her-petkovic-stuns-no6-seed-kvitova-new-york |title='I know what doesn't suit her' - Petkovic stuns No.6 seed Kvitova in New York |access-date=29 August 2019 |date=29 August 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830075421/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/i-know-what-doesnt-suit-her-petkovic-stuns-no6-seed-kvitova-new-york |archive-date=30 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, she bounced back with strong results during the Asian swing. In [[2019 Wuhan Open|Wuhan]], she sailed to the last four by scoring wins over Polona Hercog, Sloane Stephens and [[Dayana Yastremska]], all in straight sets, but was then stopped by Alison Riske.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/i-really-enjoyed-every-bit-it-riske-quells-kvitova-reach-biggest-career-final-wuhan |title='I really enjoyed every bit of it' - Riske quells Kvitova to reach biggest career final in Wuhan |access-date=27 September 2019 |date=27 September 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016143120/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/i-really-enjoyed-every-bit-it-riske-quells-kvitova-reach-biggest-career-final-wuhan |archive-date=16 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following week in [[2019 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]], she recorded her fifth quarterfinal appearance at the tournament, after defeating Mladenovic and ninth seed Bencic, both in straight sets, where she succumbed to world No. 1 Barty in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/one-highest-quality-matches-i-played-all-year-barty-battles-past-kvitova-beijing-semis |title='One of the highest quality matches I played all year' - Barty battles past Kvitova into Beijing semis |access-date=4 October 2019 |date=4 October 2019 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> On 7 October, Kvitová was announced as the sixth qualifier for the [[2019 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-chan-chan-stosur-zhang-qualify-2019-shiseido-wta-finals-shenzhen |title=Kvitova, Chan-Chan, Stosur-Zhang qualify for 2019 Shiseido WTA Finals Shenzhen |access-date=7 October 2019 |date=7 October 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007084753/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-chan-chan-stosur-zhang-qualify-2019-shiseido-wta-finals-shenzhen |archive-date=7 October 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seeded sixth at the tournament, also her seventh appearance here, the most of any player this decade, however, Kvitová suffered a winless outing for the second year in a row, with losses to Osaka, Bencic and Barty, thus crashing out in the round-robin stage. The result also saw Kvitová's losing streak at the tournament, dating back to her loss in the 2015 final to Agnieszka Radwańska, extended to seven matches. She also became the only player this decade to suffer multiple winless appearances at the tournament, the first since Elena Dementieva, in 2004, 2005 and 2006.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/barty-books-semifinal-spot-wta-finals-kvitova-win |title=Barty books semifinal spot at WTA Finals with Kvitova win |access-date=31 October 2019 |date=31 October 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031140403/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/barty-books-semifinal-spot-wta-finals-kvitova-win |archive-date=31 October 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Kvitova maintained her year-end ranking from the previous year, world No. 7, tying Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams for most top-10 season finishes this decade, seven seasons.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Furthermore, she was awarded the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award for the seventh year running, her eighth overall, and ties Kim Clijsters for most Sportsmanship Award wins.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1524678/2019-wta-tournament-player-and-coach-award-winners-announced |title=2019 WTA Tournament, Player and Coach award winners announced |access-date=9 December 2019 |date=9 December 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209170348/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1524678/2019-wta-tournament-player-and-coach-award-winners-announced |url-status=live }}</ref> ===2020: Grand Slam renaissance=== Kvitová began [[2020 WTA Tour|2020]] at the [[2020 Brisbane International|Brisbane International]]. Seeded fifth, she scored back-to-back wins here for the first time in three appearances, and recorded her best result here since winning the title in 2011, by making the semifinals where she lost to eighth seed Madison Keys in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1566274/keys-completes-comeback-over-kvitova-to-reach-brisbane-final |title=Keys completes comeback over Kvitova to reach Brisbane final |access-date=11 January 2020 |date=11 January 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111104948/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1566274/keys-completes-comeback-over-kvitova-to-reach-brisbane-final |url-status=live }}</ref> She then made the quarterfinals of the [[2020 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] with wins over [[Kateřina Siniaková]], [[Paula Badosa]], 25th seed [[Ekaterina Alexandrova]] and 22nd seed [[Maria Sakkari]]. The result saw Kvitová record consecutive quarterfinal appearances at the same Grand Slam tournament for the first since the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. It also meant that for the first time since 2015, she has made a Grand Slam quarterfinal in a season in consecutive years. There, however, she succumbed to world No. 1, [[Ashleigh Barty]], in straight sets, her fourth consecutive defeat to the Aussie, which also handed the top-ranked player her first win over a top-10 opponent at the Grand Slams.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1590809/barty-blasts-past-kvitova-to-make-australian-open-semifinals |title=Barty blasts past Kvitova to make Australian Open semifinals |access-date=28 January 2020 |date=28 January 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=28 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128074619/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1590809/barty-blasts-past-kvitova-to-make-australian-open-semifinals |url-status=live }}</ref> Having failed to defend her runner-up result here from a year ago, Kvitová dropped out of the top 10, for the first time since February 2018.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Kvitová then made the quarterfinals at [[2020 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy|St. Petersburg]], after overcoming [[Alison van Uytvanck]] in her opener in three sets, thus making at least the quarterfinal stage in her first three tournaments of the season for the first time since 2011. There, however, she conceded a walkover to Alexandrova due to illness.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1609444/kvitova-forced-out-of-st-petersburg-with-illness |title=Kvitova forced out of St. Petersburg with illness |access-date=14 February 2020 |date=14 February 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075333/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1609444/kvitova-forced-out-of-st-petersburg-with-illness |url-status=live }}</ref> Kvitová's final tournament appearance, before the suspension of the tour in March due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/16/wta-suspends-tour-until-2-may-amid-coronavirus-outbreak |title=WTA suspends tour until 2 May amid coronavirus outbreak |access-date=16 March 2020 |date=16 March 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=16 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316144155/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/16/wta-suspends-tour-until-2-may-amid-coronavirus-outbreak |url-status=live }}</ref> was in [[2020 Qatar Total Open|Doha]] where she was the eighth seed. There, she clinched a spot in her second final here after defeating the likes of Carla Suárez Navarro, Jeļena Ostapenko, Ons Jabeur and world No. 1 Barty, ending a four-match losing streak against the latter. However, she succumbed to ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the championship match in straight sets, making it the tenth runner-up finish of her career, and the first time she lost consecutive finals at the Premier Mandatory/5 level.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1630232/sabalenka-surges-past-kvitova-to-sixth-title-in-doha |title=Sabalenka surges past Kvitova to sixth title in Doha |access-date=29 February 2020 |date=29 February 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=2 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302164535/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1630232/sabalenka-surges-past-kvitova-to-sixth-title-in-doha |url-status=live }}</ref> Further suspensions to the 2020 season followed, the latest one lasting till end of July.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-atp-and-wta-seasons-suspended-until-june-7 |title=Tennis: ATP and WTA seasons suspended until June 7 |access-date=19 March 2020 |date=19 March 2020 |work=The Straits Times |archive-date=19 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319172215/http://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-atp-and-wta-seasons-suspended-until-june-7 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1651150/wta-and-atp-announce-further-suspension-of-tours |title=WTA and ATP announce further suspension of tours |access-date=1 April 2020 |date=1 April 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=1 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401230144/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1651150/wta-and-atp-announce-further-suspension-of-tours |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11988962/atp-and-wta-tours-extend-suspension-until-july-31 |title=ATP and WTA Tours extend suspension until July 31 |access-date=15 May 2020 |date=15 May 2020 |work=Sky Sports |archive-date=16 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200516123535/https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/11988962/atp-and-wta-tours-extend-suspension-until-july-31 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in spite of the suspensions, Kvitová made her unofficial return to the sport in May at an all-Czech exhibition event held in Prague, where she beat the likes of [[Barbora Krejčíková]], Siniaková and [[Karolína Muchová]] to lift the title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/kvitova-wins-all-czech-tennis-crown-c-1066451 |title=Kvitova wins all-Czech tennis crown |access-date=29 May 2020 |date=29 May 2020 |work=7News |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075317/https://7news.com.au/sport/tennis/kvitova-wins-all-czech-tennis-crown-c-1066451 |url-status=live }}</ref> In July, she followed up with appearances in the final of both legs of another exhibition event in Berlin, one on grass and another on an indoor hardcourt. She lost both finals from a set up, to Elina Svitolina in the former and Anastasija Sevastova in the latter.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1730789/svitolina-wins-first-leg-of-berlin-exhibition |title=Svitolina wins first leg of Berlin exhibition |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=17 July 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718035819/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1730789/svitolina-wins-first-leg-of-berlin-exhibition |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1732713/sevastova-rallies-past-kvitova-to-win-berlin-hard-court-exhibition |title=Sevastova rallies past Kvitova to win Berlin hard court exhibition |access-date=19 July 2020 |date=19 July 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720031427/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1732713/sevastova-rallies-past-kvitova-to-win-berlin-hard-court-exhibition |url-status=live }}</ref> Returning to competition in August at the [[2020 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]] tournament, held in New York City this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Kvitová lost her opening match to compatriot [[Marie Bouzková]] in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1772838/bouzkova-battles-to-thrilling-cincy-win-over-kvitova |title=Bouzkova battles to thrilling Cincy win over Kvitova |access-date=24 August 2020 |date=24 August 2020 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> She then made the fourth round at the [[2020 US Open – Women's singles|US Open]], making it her 20th appearance in the second week at the Grand Slams. There, however, she succumbed in a tight three-setter to [[Shelby Rogers]], despite having four match points.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1813309/rogers-saves-match-points-outlasts-kvitova-in-us-open-stunner |title=Rogers saves match points, outlasts Kvitova in US Open stunner |access-date=6 September 2020 |date=6 September 2020 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075333/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1813309/rogers-saves-match-points-outlasts-kvitova-in-us-open-stunner |url-status=live }}</ref> She matched her best result at the [[2020 French Open – Women's singles|French Open]] after that, defeating [[Océane Dodin]], [[Jasmine Paolini]], [[Leylah Annie Fernandez]], Zhang Shuai and Laura Siegemund, all in straight sets, to reach the last four where she fell to [[Sofia Kenin]] in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1858800/classy-kenin-storms-past-kvitova-into-french-open-final |title=Classy Kenin storms past Kvitova into French Open final |access-date=8 October 2020 |date=8 October 2020 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Nevertheless, that run saw Kvitová reach multiple Grand Slam quarterfinals in a season for the first time since 2012, and it also guaranteed her return to the top 10 for the first time in nine months.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Kvitová would then shut down her 2020 season after the French Open,<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-i-will-only-play-grand-slams-from-now-on-jokes-petra-kvitova |title=Tennis: I will only play Grand Slams from now on, jokes Petra Kvitova |access-date=15 October 2020 |date=15 October 2020 |work=The Straits Times }}</ref> and this meant that for the first time since 2010, she did not win a title during a season, her best showing this year being the runner-up finish to Sabalenka in Doha. Nevertheless, she finished the year ranked world No. 8, her eighth overall year-end ranking inside the top 10.<ref name=wta-rankings/> === 2021: Titles across three decades and struggles with form === Kvitová kicked off her [[2021 WTA Tour|2021]] season at the [[2021 Yarra Valley Classic|Yarra Valley Classic]] where she was seeded fourth, defeating Venus Williams in straight sets in her opening match before falling to 14th seed [[Nadia Podoroska]] in the following round in three sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2021/02/03/serena-sizzles-in-melbourne-after-barty-kenin-script-hard-fought-wins/1946672 |title=Serena sizzles in Melbourne after Barty, Kenin script hard-fought wins |access-date=3 February 2021 |date=3 February 2021 |work=Malay Mail }}</ref> Kvitová was seeded ninth at the [[2021 Australian Open – Women's singles|2021 Australian Open]], but fell at the second hurdle to [[Sorana Cîrstea]] in three sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2022355/cirstea-hsieh-score-aussie-upsets-over-andreescu-kvitova |title=Cirstea, Hsieh score Aussie upsets over Andreescu, Kvitova |access-date=9 February 2021 |date=9 February 2021 |work=WTA }}</ref> She then competed in [[2021 Qatar Total Open|Doha]] where she was seeded fourth, receiving a bye in the first round. She kicked off her campaign with a win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to make the last eight where she saw off Anett Kontaveit in three sets. She then beat [[Jessica Pegula]] to reach her third final here, a rematch of the 2018 final, against Garbiñe Muguruza. In huge contrast to the former encounter, Kvitová won easily this time, dropping just three games in windy conditions to sail to her 28th career title. This meant that Kvitová has now won titles across three decades, dating back to her maiden career title at Hobart in January 2009, also becoming the first player male or female born in the 1990s to achieve that feat.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2056224/kvitova-claims-second-doha-title-with-muguruza-rout |title=Kvitova claims second Doha title with Muguruza rout |access-date=6 March 2021 |date=6 March 2021 |work=WTA }}</ref> The following week in [[2021 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]], however, she was forced to retire in her opener against [[Jil Teichmann]] due to a thigh injury.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2021/03/10/kvitova-pulls-out-of-dubai-event-with-thigh-injury/1956399 |title=Svitolina crashes out as 'fiery' Gauff reaches last 16 in Dubai |access-date=10 March 2021 |date=10 March 2021 |work=Malay Mail }}</ref> Later that month, Kvitová made the fourth round at the [[2021 Miami Open|Miami Open]] after seeing off Alizé Cornet and 17th seed Johanna Konta before succumbing to fifth seed Elina Svitolina from a set up.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/2021/03/30/1065407-wta-miami-elina-svitolina-notches-gritty-win-over-petra-kvitova-for-quarterfinal-spot.html |title=WTA Miami: Elina Svitolina notches gritty win over Petra Kvitova for quarterfinal spot |access-date=29 March 2021 |date=29 March 2021 |work=VAVEL USA }}</ref> Opening her season's campaign on clay in [[2021 Volvo Car Open|Charleston]], Kvitová scored her career's maiden win on green clay surface by defeating Aussie [[Storm Sanders]], before falling to eventual runner-up Danka Kovinić in the next round, in straight sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2097581/kovinic-upsets-kvitova-muguruza-retires-in-charleston |title=Kovinic upsets Kvitova, Muguruza retires in Charleston |access-date=8 April 2021 |date=8 April 2021 |work=WTA }}</ref> Then, as the defending champion in [[2021 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]], she saw off the likes of top-20 oppositions in Jennifer Brady and Maria Sakkari to reach the quarterfinals where she was stopped by Svitolina despite having led by a set, once again, and having two match points this time around.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2115976/svitolina-saves-2-match-points-outlasts-kvitova-in-stuttgart |title=Svitolina saves 2 match points, outlasts Kvitova in Stuttgart |access-date=23 April 2021 |date=23 April 2021 |work=WTA }}</ref> She then advanced past Marie Bouzková, Angelique Kerber and Veronika Kudermetova to make her sixth quarterfinal in [[2021 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] where she lost to world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in three sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2129799/barty-holds-off-kvitova-badosa-upsets-bencic-again-to-set-rematch-in-madrid-sfs |title=Barty holds off Kvitova, Badosa upsets Bencic again to set rematch in Madrid SFs |access-date=5 May 2021 |date=5 May 2021 |work=WTA }}</ref> Then, in [[2021 Italian Open (tennis)|Rome]], Kvitová was inflicted her first defeat to a player ranked outside the top 100 for the first time in more than three years when she lost to Vera Zvonareva in the second round.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2139126/barty-pliskova-book-round-of-16-slots-in-rome |title=Pegula shocks Osaka; Barty, Pliskova book round-of-16 slots in Rome |access-date=12 May 2021 |date=12 May 2021 |work=WTA }}</ref> At the [[2021 French Open|French Open]], 11th-seeded Kvitová saved a match point in the first round against Greet Minnen en route to a win from a set down but then was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an ankle injury sustained during media duties there.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/kvitova-saves-matchpoint-reach-second-round-2021-05-30/ |title=Kvitova saves matchpoint to reach second round |access-date=30 May 2021 |date=30 May 2021 |work=Reuters }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/roland-garros/2021/french-open-tennis-great-disappointment-petra-kvitova-withdraws-from-roland-garros-2021-after-fall_sto8349220/story.shtml |title=FRENCH OPEN TENNIS - 'GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT' - PETRA KVITOVA WITHDRAWS FROM ROLAND GARROS 2021 AFTER FALL |access-date=1 June 2021 |date=1 June 2021 |work=Eurosport }}</ref> [[File:2021-06 Petra Kvitová (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kvitová at the [[2021 Bad Homburg Open]]]] She would return to action three weeks later at the inaugural [[2021 Bad Homburg Open|Bad Homburg Open]], her first tournament on grass courts since Wimbledon two years ago. Seeded first, Kvitová made a semifinal run with wins over [[Katarzyna Piter]], [[Ann Li]] and fifth seed Podoroska. She lost in the last four to fourth seed Kerber in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2178963/kerber-ekes-past-kvitova-will-face-siniakova-for-bad-homburg-title |title=Kerber ekes past Kvitova, will face Siniakova for Bad Homburg title |access-date=25 June 2021 |date=25 June 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> At [[2021 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], however, Kvitová was sent packing in the opening round by fellow Grand Slam champion Sloane Stephens in straight sets, and it marked the 10th occasion in her career where she fell at the first hurdle at the Grand Slams.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jun/28/reinvigorated-sloane-stephens-brushes-aside-petra-kvitova-at-wimbledon |title=Reinvigorated Sloane Stephens brushes aside Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon |access-date=28 June 2021 |date=28 June 2021 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> On home soil, at the [[2021 Prague Open|Prague Open]], Kvitová rode a three-match losing streak for the first time since the tour suspension was lifted last summer, when she tumbled out in the opening round to Slovak [[Rebecca Šramková]] in three sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/prague-return-ends-defeat-petra-kvitova-putintseva-konjuh-book-budapest-rematch |title=PRAGUE RETURN ENDS IN DEFEAT FOR KVITOVA; PUTINTSEVA, KONJUH BOOK REMATCH IN BUDAPEST |access-date=12 July 2021 |date=12 July 2021 |work=TENNIS}}</ref> Kvitová then recorded her fourth appearance at the [[Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], her third in the singles discipline, and was selected as co-flag bearer alongside basketball player [[Tomáš Satoranský]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2196370/tokyo-2020-osaka-lights-olympic-cauldron-as-the-games-kick-off |title=TOKYO 2020: OSAKA BECOMES THE FIRST TENNIS PLAYER TO LIGHT THE OLYMPIC CAULDRON |access-date=23 July 2021 |date=23 July 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> In tennis competition, she saw off Italy's Jasmine Paolini in her opener before taking her earliest loss at the event, in the hands of Belgian Alison van Uytvanck in the second round, besides being inflicted her first bagel set at the Games in the process.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.vavel.com/en-us/tennis-usa/2021/07/25/1079392-tokyo-2020-petra-kvitova-powers-past-jasmine-paolini-inopener-for-a-valuable-win.html |title=Tokyo 2020: Petra Kvitova powers past Jasmine Paolini in opener for a 'valuable' win |access-date=25 July 2021 |date=25 July 2021 |work=VAVEL }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2198453/tokyo-2020-badosa-upsets-swiatek-sabalenka-kvitova-also-fall-at-olympicsf |title=TOKYO 2020: BADOSA UPSETS SWIATEK; SABALENKA, KVITOVA ALSO FALL AT OLYMPICS |access-date=27 July 2021 |date=27 July 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> The following month, Kvitová returned during the North American summer swing and opened with a loss to eventual champion Camila Giorgi in the third round of [[2021 National Bank Open|Montreal]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2213898/giorgi-upsets-kvitova-pliskova-moves-into-montreal-quarterfinals |title=GIORGI UPSETS KVITOVA; PLISKOVA MOVES INTO MONTREAL QUARTERFINALS |access-date=12 August 2021 |date=12 August 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> She then reached her third quarterfinal in [[2021 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]], her most of such showings at a 1000-level event in North America, and best result in more than three months, where she faced Kerber but was forced to retire down a set due to a stomach issue.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2225004/barty-wins-battle-of-slam-champions-over-krejcikova-in-cincinnati-to-meet-kerber-as-kvitova-retires |title=BARTY WINS BATTLE OF SLAM CHAMPIONS OVER KREJCIKOVA IN CINCINNATI; TO MEET KERBER AS KVITOVA RETIRES |access-date=20 August 2021 |date=20 August 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> At the [[2021 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], 10th seed Kvitová recorded back-to-back wins at the Grand Slams for the first time this year, to reach the third round where she was beaten by 17th seed and eventual semifinalist Sakkari in straight sets. The loss marked the second time in her career she did not reach a second week at the Grand Slams, after 2018.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2243992/sakkari-stumps-kvitova-in-us-open-third-round-clash |title=Swiatek overcomes Kontaveit; Sakkari, Pliskova advance to US Open round of 16 |access-date=4 September 2021 |date=4 September 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Kvitová made two more appearances before closing her 2021 season, in [[2021 J&T Banka Ostrava Open|Ostrava]] and [[2021 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], and made the last four in the former where she lost to eventual champion Kontaveit before bowing out in the third round of the latter to eventual finalist Victoria Azarenka, both defeats coming in straight sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2268534/sakkari-ousts-top-seed-swiatek-kontaveit-dismisses-home-hope-kvitova-to-set-ostrava-final |title=Sakkari ousts top seed Swiatek; Kontaveit dismisses home hope Kvitova to set Ostrava final |access-date=25 September 2021 |date=25 September 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2286530/azarenka-edges-kvitova-in-rivalry-s-resumption-in-indian-wells |title=Azarenka edges Kvitova at Indian Wells, Fernandez tallies another comeback thriller |access-date=11 October 2021 |date=11 October 2021 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> She subsequently ended 2021 ranked world No. 17, her first top-20 finish since 2016 and second of her career in total.<ref name=wta-rankings/> === 2022: Early struggles and resurgence === Kvitová opened [[2022 WTA Tour|2022]] with a debut showing at the [[2022 Adelaide International 1|Adelaide International]] where she was unseeded, and drew local Aussie [[Priscilla Hon]] in the opening round but crashed out in three sets, despite having led by a set and a break.<ref>{{citation|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/tennis-priscilla-hon-aussie-star-upset-over-petra-kvitova-stuns-fans-025944387.html |title='What a moment': Tennis world erupts over Aussie's epic upset win |access-date=4 January 2022 |date=4 January 2022 |work=Yahoo! Sport }}</ref> She then saved two match points to beat [[Arantxa Rus]] in the first round of [[2022 Sydney International|Sydney]],<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2443564/badosa-kontaveit-make-winning-starts-in-sydney-kvitova-avoids-upset |title=Badosa, Kontaveit make winning starts in Sydney; Kvitova avoids upset |access-date=10 January 2022 |date=10 January 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> but then lost to Ons Jabeur in straight sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2445163/jabeur-seals-first-win-vs-kvitova-in-sydney-will-next-face-kontaveit |title=Jabeur seals first win vs. Kvitova in Sydney, will next face Kontaveit |access-date=12 January 2022 |date=12 January 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Kvitová was the 20th seed at the [[2022 Australian Open|Australian Open]], her first seeding in the 17–24 range at the Grand Slams, but took another early loss to Romania's Sorana Cîrstea for the second year running, this time in the first round.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-18/australian-open-petra-kvitova-out-daniil-medvedev-through/100764108 |title=Petra Kvitova out of Australian Open after 'painful' defeat, Daniil Medvedev moves into second round |access-date=18 January 2022 |date=18 January 2022 |work=ABC }}</ref> Her season start struggles continued into February with a loss to another Romanian in Irina-Camelia Begu, also her first ever defeat to the latter, in the second round of [[2022 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy|St. Petersburg]], a rematch of their second-round encounter here four years ago.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2478837/begu-defeats-kvitova-in-st-petersburg-for-first-time-in-six-meetings-rybakina-withdraws |title=Ostapenko blazes into St. Petersburg quarters; Begu upsets Kvitova |access-date=10 February 2022 |date=10 February 2022 |work=WTA }}</ref> She then reached the quarterfinals in [[2022 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] after seeing off Camila Giorgi and world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, the latter being her first top 10 win in nearly two years. In the last eight, however, she came up short to Jeļena Ostapenko in three sets, despite having served for the match twice, and having a match point under her belt.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2489605/ostapenko-saves-match-point-denies-kvitova-in-dubai-marathon |title=Ostapenko saves match point, denies Kvitova in Dubai marathon |access-date=17 February 2022 |date=17 February 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> The following week in [[2022 Qatar Total Open|Doha]], defending champion Kvitová avenged her St. Petersburg loss to Begu in the opening round but then had to retire down a set to 16th seed Elise Mertens in the next round due to a wrist inflammation. The loss meant that for the first time since 2017, Kvitová failed to reach a final in the Middle East, and she also exited the top 30 for the first time since her top-30 debut in January 2011.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2498127/badosa-storms-past-tauson-in-doha-krejcikova-advances-kvitova-retires |title=Badosa storms past Tauson in Doha; Krejcikova advances, Kvitova retires |access-date=22 February 2022 |date=22 February 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref><ref name=wta-rankings/> After yet another third-round exit in [[2022 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], this time to eventual finalist Maria Sakkari,<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2534478/sakkari-sweeps-past-kvitova-saville-claims-another-upset-in-indian-wells |title=Sakkari sweeps past Kvitova; Saville claims another upset in Indian Wells |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=14 March 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Kvitová recorded her best result in more than six months with a third quarterfinal showing in [[2022 Miami Open|Miami]], defeating [[Clara Burel]], [[Lauren Davis]] and 21st seed Veronika Kudermetova along the way. There, she lost to incoming world No. 1 [[Iga Świątek]] in straight sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2555252/swiatek-bests-kvitova-for-15th-straight-win-into-miami-open-semifinals |title=Swiatek bests Kvitova for 15th straight win, into Miami Open semifinals |access-date=30 March 2022 |date=30 March 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Kvitová opened her season on clay with a couple of first-round exits, in [[2022 Credit One Charleston Open|Charleston]] and [[2022 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]], the former via retirement – making it her first losing streak on this surface at the tour level since 2018 when she also lost her opening matches in the same two tournaments.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/wta-roundup-petra-kvitova-retires-first-round-charleston-2022-04-05/ |title=WTA roundup: Petra Kvitova retires in first round at Charleston |access-date=5 April 2022 |date=5 April 2022 |work=Reuters }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2582117/swiatek-bests-lys-in-stuttgart-to-notch-20th-straight-victory-pliskova-edges-kvitova |title=Swiatek bests Lys in Stuttgart to notch 20th straight victory; Pliskova edges Kvitova |access-date=20 April 2022 |date=20 April 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Her losing streak was extended to four, her first such since end of 2019, when she crashed out in the opening round of [[2022 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] to Jil Teichmann, her earliest exit here since 2010.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2596218/kostyuk-bests-tauson-in-generation-2002-clash-fernandez-advances |title=Raducanu, Kostyuk set Generation 2002 clash in Madrid; Fernandez advances |access-date=29 April 2022 |date=29 April 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Kvitová's string of recent poor results saw her fall to a 12-year low of world No. 34 in the rankings after Madrid, which is also her equal-lowest ranking since the year-end rankings of 2010.<ref name=wta-rankings/> At the [[2022 French Open|French Open]], 32nd seed Kvitová scored her season's maiden win on the dirt when she beat Hungary's [[Anna Bondár]] in the first round, making it her 30th victory of the tournament.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/roland-garros-news/roland-garros-kvitova-advances-to-second-round-600792.html |title=Roland-Garros: Kvitova advances to second round |access-date=23 May 2022 |date=23 May 2022 |work=Tennis Majors }}</ref> However, she lost in the next round to Daria Saville in straight sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/daria-saville-races-into-french-open-third-round-after-eliminating-kvitova-20220526-p5aol3.html |title='I just played clean': Saville's confidence soaring after Kvitova win |access-date=26 May 2022 |date=26 May 2022 |work=Sydney Morning Herald }}</ref> Kvitová began her season on grass with a loss to an in-form [[Beatriz Haddad Maia]] in her opening match at [[2022 Birmingham Classic|Birmingham]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2650546/insider-wrap-jabeur-embraces-the-pressure-gauff-off-to-solid-start-on-grass |title=Insider Wrap: Jabeur embraces the pressure; Gauff off to solid start on grass |access-date=20 June 2022 |date=20 June 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> However, she bounced back from her third losing streak of the season by lifting her first title in [[2022 Eastbourne International|Eastbourne]] the following week. En route to her second final here, 14th-seeded Kvitová saw off Donna Vekic and [[Katie Boulter]] in her first two matches,<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2653153/kvitova-into-eastbourne-quarters-haddad-maia-wins-12th-straight-match |title=Kvitova into Eastbourne quarters; Haddad Maia wins 12th straight match |access-date=22 June 2022 |date=22 June 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> before dispatching [[Harriet Dart]] to return to the last four here for the first time since 2011.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2653851/kvitova-giorgi-roll-into-eastbourne-semifinals |title=Kvitova, Giorgi roll into Eastbourne semifinals |access-date=23 June 2022 |date=23 June 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> There, she avenged her Birmingham defeat to 15th seed Haddad Maia and in the championship round, denied the eighth seed and defending champion Ostapenko a completed title defence, winning the final in straight sets, to collect her fifth title on the surface and 29th of her career.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2654674/kvitova-ends-haddad-maia-win-streak-meets-ostapenko-in-eastbourne-final |title=Kvitova ends Haddad Maia win streak, meets Ostapenko in Eastbourne final |access-date=24 June 2022 |date=24 June 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2655587/kvitova-eases-past-ostapenko-in-eastbourne-for-29th-career-title |title=Kvitova eases past Ostapenko in Eastbourne for 29th career title |access-date=25 June 2022 |date=25 June 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> At [[2022 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], 25th seed Kvitová prevailed over Jasmine Paolini and [[Ana Bogdan]] to reach the third round here for just the third time since she last won the title in 2014. There, however, she succumbed to fourth seed [[Paula Badosa]] in a tight straight-set defeat – making it the third edition of Wimbledon consecutively where she lost on Centre Court.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2665449/halep-makes-wimbledon-round-of-16-badosa-tops-kvitova |title=Halep makes Wimbledon Round of 16; Badosa tops Kvitova |access-date=2 July 2022 |date=2 July 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Nevertheless, Kvitová ended her 2022 grass exploits with seven wins on the surface, her highest such count since 2014. During the North American summer stretch, an unseeded Kvitová exited the [[2022 National Bank Open|Canadian Open]] at the first hurdle, her earliest defeat here since 2010, in the hands of Alison Riske-Amritraj.<ref>{{citation|url=https://nationalbankopen.com/news/nbo-daily-serena-simona-shine-on-the-court-bianca-rules-the-grounds/ |title=NBO DAILY: SERENA, LEYLAH SHINE ON THE COURT; BIANCA RULES THE GROUNDS |access-date=8 August 2022 |date=8 August 2022 |work=National Bank Open }}</ref> The following week in [[2022 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]], however, her form improved as she exacted revenge against the likes of Teichmann, Cirstea and fifth seed Jabeur to reach the last eight, the latter win made 2022 the first season since 2019 where she recorded multiple wins over an opponent ranked inside the top 10.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2748848/by-the-numbers-kvitova-bests-jabeur-to-reach-cincinnati-quarters |title=By the numbers: Kvitova bests Jabeur to reach Cincinnati quarters |access-date=18 August 2022 |date=18 August 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> In her fourth quarterfinal showing here, also her fourth of 2022, Kvitová defeated [[Ajla Tomljanović]] on their debut encounter.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2750085/by-the-numbers-keys-outhits-rybakina-to-return-to-cincinnati-semis |title=By the numbers: Keys outhits Rybakina to return to Cincinnati semis |access-date=19 August 2022 |date=19 August 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> In the semifinals, she defeated former champion Madison Keys, in their ninth meeting in total and a rematch of their opening-round clash here last year, to move to her 40th career final and her first in North America since New Haven seven years ago.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2752598/kvitova-outlasts-keys-in-cincinnati-to-reach-40th-career-singles-final |title=Kvitova outlasts Keys in Cincinnati to reach 40th career singles final |access-date=20 August 2022 |date=20 August 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/savoring-moment-everything-came-out-petra-kvitova-edges-madison-keys-cincinnati |title=SAVORING THE MOMENT: EVERYTHING "CAME OUT" OF PETRA KVITOVA AFTER EDGING MADISON KEYS IN CINCINNATI SEMIS |access-date=20 August 2022 |date=20 August 2022 |work=TENNIS }}</ref> In the final, she was swept aside by qualifier Caroline Garcia in straight sets, in what was their ninth overall meeting, and a rematch of their second-round encounter here seven years ago. The runner-up finish was the 11th of Kvitová's career and she has now lost her last three finals at the 1000-level in succession.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2754663/garcia-soars-past-kvitova-in-cincinnati-to-claim-10th-career-title |title=Garcia soars past Kvitova in Cincinnati to claim 10th career title |access-date=21 August 2022 |date=21 August 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> At the [[2022 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], 21st seed Kvitová scored her first win over a top 10 player at the Grand Slams in five years when she saved match points to beat ninth seed Garbiñe Muguruza in the third round – a rematch of their last 16 meeting here in 2017 which was also the aforementioned Kvitová win over a top 10 player at this level.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2778910/kvitova-saves-match-points-to-beat-muguruza-at-us-open |title=Takeaways: Kvitova saves two match points, to meet Pegula at US Open |access-date=3 September 2022 |date=3 September 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> The victory earned herself the 600th win of her career across all levels besides placing her in her first second week appearance at the Grand Slams in two years. In the next round, however, she lost to Jessica Pegula in straight sets. It meant that for the first time since 2009, Kvitová did not reach a quarterfinal at the Grand Slams in two consecutive years.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2782337/pegula-ousts-kvitova-into-us-open-quarterfinals |title=How Pegula, Swiatek can keep the momentum going at the US Open |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=5 September 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Nevertheless, owing to her strong results over the past three months, Kvitová saw her ranking return to the top 20 for the first time since January this year.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Kvitová returned from a month's break in October, firstly on home soil at the [[2022 Ostrava Open|Ostrava Open]] where she returned to the quarterfinals here, for the second year running, her fifth such result of the season, and 99th of her career, but suffered defeat in the hands of fellow Wimbledon champion [[Elena Rybakina]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2842012/rybakina-powers-past-kvitova-in-ostrava-quarterfinals |title=Rybakina powers past Kvitova in Ostrava quarterfinals |access-date=7 October 2022 |date=7 October 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> In her last tournament of the year, seeded 16th in her debut at the [[2022 Guadalajara Open Akron|Guadalajara Open]], she beat fellow leftie Bernarda Pera in her opener for the second time in three weeks before succumbing to fellow Grand Slam champion [[Bianca Andreescu]] from a set up in the next round. The result also meant that for the second consecutive season, in her final tournament of the year, Kvitová lost to a fellow Grand Slam champion, having beaten a fellow left-hander in the prior round.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2860037/andreescu-overcomes-kvitova-rybakina-advances-in-guadalajara |title=Andreescu overcomes Kvitova; Rybakina advances in Guadalajara |access-date=19 October 2022 |date=19 October 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref> Kvitová subsequently recorded her best ranking of the season, also her year-end ranking, after the event, at world No. 16, effectively improving her ranking by more than a half, dating back to summer earlier in the season.<ref name=wta-rankings/> Amassing 27 wins out of 46 matches played, the season also marked the first time since 2010 where Kvitová recorded a season winning rate of less than 60%. === 2023: Biggest title in five years === Kicking off the [[2023 WTA Tour|2023]] season in a team event for the first time since 2014, Kvitová amassed two straight-set wins in singles at the inaugural [[2023 United Cup|United Cup]]. Firstly, she beat world No. 3 [[Jessica Pegula]] to open her season with her 30th career win over an opponent ranked in the top 5, and it was also the Czech Republic's sole win in its opening tie against the United States.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2998623/kvitova-keeps-czech-hopes-alive-with-dramatic-win-over-pegula |title=Kvitova posts Top 5 win over Pegula; U.S. beats Czech Republic |access-date=30 December 2022 |date=30 December 2022 |work=WTA Tennis }}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/stat-of-the-day-petra-kvitova-defeats-jessica-pegula-for-30th-top-5-win |title=Stat of the Day: Petra Kvitova defeats Jessica Pegula for 30th Top 5 win of career |access-date=30 December 2022 |date=30 December 2022 |work=TENNIS}}</ref> She next beat [[Laura Siegemund]] to give the Czechs an unassailable 3–0 advantage in its tie against Germany, effectively securing her nation its first tie win of the tournament.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.unitedcup.com/en/news/czech-republic-germany-united-cup-2023-sunday |title=Kvitova Seals Czech Republic Victory Against Germany |access-date=1 January 2023 |date=1 January 2023 |work=United Cup}}</ref> She then recorded her maiden quarterfinal appearance in [[2023 Adelaide International 2|Adelaide]], her 100th career quarterfinal result in main draws, but lost to Daria Kasatkina, also making it her first defeat in the quarterfinal stage of an Australian tournament outside the Australian Open.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3016337/kasatkina-bests-kvitova-to-make-adelaide-2-semifinals |title=Kasatkina bests Kvitova to make Adelaide 2 semifinals |access-date=12 January 2023 |date=12 January 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> Seeded 15th at the [[2023 Australian Open|Australian Open]], Kvitová exited in the second round to [[Anhelina Kalinina]] in a tight straight-setter, making it the 10th time in her career where she failed to reach the second week here.<ref>{{citation|url=https://ausopen.com/articles/news/womens-wrap-sakkari-pegula-through-kvitova-exits |title=Women's wrap: Sakkari, Pegula through as Kvitova exits |access-date=18 January 2023 |date=18 January 2023 |work=Australian Open}}</ref> In February, Kvitová suffered consecutive last-16 exits, coming in [[2023 Qatar Total Open|Doha]] and [[2023 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] – the first time since 2016 where she failed to reach a quarterfinal in the Middle East.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3065973/gauff-bests-kvitova-in-doha-bencic-pulls-off-comeback-vs-azarenka |title=Gauff bests Kvitova in Doha; Bencic pulls off comeback vs. Azarenka |access-date=15 February 2023 |date=15 February 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3078463/sabalenka-dethrones-ostapenko-with-three-set-comeback-in-dubai |title=Sabalenka dethrones Ostapenko with three-set comeback in Dubai |access-date=22 February 2023 |date=22 February 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> The following month, in [[2023 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells]], 15th seed Kvitová claimed back-to-back wins here for the first time since 2016 by defeating [[Elizabeth Mandlik]], before recovering from a first-set bagel to prevail over 24th seed Jeļena Ostapenko to reach the round of 16.<ref>{{citation|url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/jelena-ostapenko-and-petra-kvitova-in-mind-boggling-indian-wells-drama-064027680.html |title=Jelena Ostapenko and Petra Kvitova in 'mind-boggling' Indian Wells drama |access-date=13 March 2023 |date=13 March 2023 |work=Yahoo Sport Australia}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3110283/and-the-award-goes-to-the-best-of-week-1-from-indian-wells |title=And the award goes to? The Best of Week 1 from Indian Wells |access-date=14 March 2023 |date=14 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> There, she scored her second win in three months over world No. 3 Pegula, needing to save four match points this time around.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3110579/kvitova-saves-four-match-points-edges-pegula-in-indian-wells |title=Kvitova saves four match points, edges Pegula in Indian Wells |access-date=14 March 2023 |date=14 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/petra-kvitova-reaches-35th-wta-1000-level-quarterfinal-pegula-indian-wells |title=Petra Kvitova reaches 35th WTA 1000-level quarterfinal with upset of Pegula at Indian Wells |access-date=14 March 2023 |date=14 March 2023 |work=TENNIS}}</ref> She would fall to seventh seed [[Maria Sakkari]] in her third quarterfinal appearance here next – a rematch of their third-round encounter of the previous year which Sakkari also won.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3111790/sakkari-reels-in-kvitova-to-make-back-to-back-indian-wells-semifinals |title=Sakkari reels in Kvitova to make back-to-back Indian Wells semifinals |access-date=15 March 2023 |date=15 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> At the [[2023 Miami Open|Miami Open]], 15th seed Kvitová carried on with her good form by defeating the likes of compatriot [[Linda Nosková]],<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3120864/gracheva-ousts-jabeur-kvitova-rolls-in-miami-second-round |title=Gracheva ousts Jabeur; Kvitova rolls in Miami second round |access-date=24 March 2023 |date=24 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> 22nd seed Donna Vekić (her third such meeting against Vekić to have come in the third round of Miami – all of which have been won by Kvitová)<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3122201/krejcikova-kvitova-vondrousova-win-on-busy-day-for-czechs-in-miami |title=Krejcikova, Kvitova, Vondrousova win on busy day for Czechs in Miami |access-date=26 March 2023 |date=26 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> and [[Varvara Gracheva]] to make the last eight here for a second year in a row hence also reaching back-to-back quarterfinals in Indian Wells and Miami in the same season for the first time in her career.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3123112/andreescu-retires-due-to-injury-alexandrova-advances-in-miami |title=Andreescu retires due to injury, Alexandrova advances in Miami |access-date=27 March 2023 |date=27 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> Kvitová broke new ground next by advancing into her first semifinal at the tournament by defeating 18th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3125347/kvitova-edges-alexandrova-to-reach-miami-semifinals-for-first-time |title=Kvitova edges Alexandrova to reach Miami semifinals for first time |access-date=30 March 2023 |date=30 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> It is also the milestone 20th semifinal overall of her career at WTA 1000 events.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/stat-of-the-day-petra-kvitova-reaches-milestone-20th-wta-1000-semifinal-in-miami |title=Stat of the Day: Petra Kvitova reaches milestone 20th WTA 1000 semifinal of career in Miami |access-date=30 March 2023 |date=30 March 2023 |work=TENNIS}}</ref> In the semifinals, she beat Sorana Cirstea in straight sets to reach the final,<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3129253/kvitova-ends-cirstea-s-run-to-reach-first-miami-final |title=Kvitova ends Cirstea's run to reach first Miami final |access-date=31 March 2023 |date=31 March 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> where she stopped 10th seed Elena Rybakina from completing the Sunshine Double, by winning the title match in straight sets – for the milestone 30th title of her career, her ninth to have come at WTA 1000 level and also her biggest one since Madrid 2018.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3132386/kvitova-snaps-rybakina-s-streak-to-win-30th-career-title-in-miami |title=Kvitova snaps Rybakina's streak to win Miami; 30th career title |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=1 April 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> With the result, Kvitová returned to the top 10 for the first time since September 2021.<ref name=wta-rankings/><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/33-year-old-petra-kvitova-makes-her-way-back-to-the-top-10-with-miami-open-title |title=33-year-old Petra Kvitova makes her way back to the Top 10 with Miami Open title run |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=1 April 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> Kvitová's clay season in 2023 marked the first time she failed to record a single win on the surface upon her exit from the French Open. She withdrew from two events [[2023 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]] and [[2023 Italian Open|Rome]] injured, and went winless in her other two appearances on the surface, namely, [[2023 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] and the [[2023 French Open|French Open]] – falling to [[Jule Niemeier]] and [[Elisabetta Cocciaretto]] respectively.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3240343/niemeier-upsets-former-champion-kvitova-in-madrid |title=Niemeier upsets former champion Kvitova in Madrid |access-date=27 April 2023 |date=27 April 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3494971/keys-haddad-maia-win-at-french-open-bencic-kvitova-suffer-upsets |title=Keys, Haddad Maia win at French Open; Bencic, Kvitova suffer upsets |access-date=30 May 2023 |date=30 May 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> The latter defeat was Kvitová's first loss in the first hurdle in Paris since 2010 where she lost to [[Sophie Ferguson]] – and it also meant she had failed to reach a single quarterfinal in her last 10 appearances at the majors, dating back to the 2021 Australian Open. Nevertheless, Kvitová rose to world No. 9 following the French Open, her first single-digit ranking since the fortnight of the 2021 Australian Open.<ref name=wta-rankings/> She then turned her clay misfortunes around by starting the grass season with her first title on this surface outside the United Kingdom, capturing her 31st career title at the [[2023 WTA German Open|German Open]]. En route, seventh-seeded Kvitová saw off Karolína Plíšková and Nadia Podoroska, both in straight sets, to reach the quarterfinals.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3544555/kvitova-ousts-pliskova-in-berlin-garcia-tops-lisicki-in-serving-duel |title=Kvitova ousts Pliskova in Berlin; Garcia tops Lisicki in serving duel |access-date=19 June 2023 |date=19 June 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://apnews.com/article/berlin-open-rybakina-garcia-kvitova-19b8fc167d1b5b2cbeb0aaaf4344f9a |title=Donna Vekic upsets Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at the Berlin Open |access-date=22 June 2023 |date=22 June 2023 |work=Associated Press}}</ref> Next, she claimed consecutive straight-set wins over third seed Caroline Garcia and Alexandrova, both coming on the same day, to reach the final.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3551730/kvitova-vekic-win-twice-to-advance-to-berlin-final |title=Kvitova, Vekic win twice to advance to Berlin final |access-date=24 June 2023 |date=24 June 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> There, Kvitová defeated Vekić in straight sets for the third time in the past 12 months, thus winning a title without the loss of a set for the first time since the 2016.<ref name=Berlin-2023>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3552692/kvitova-overpowers-vekic-to-win-berlin-31st-career-title |title=Kvitova overpowers Vekic to win Berlin; 31st career title |access-date=25 June 2023 |date=25 June 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> Her win over Garcia also marked her first on grass coming over an opponent ranked in the top 10 since the 2011 Wimbledon final where she beat Maria Sharapova.<ref name=Berlin-2023/><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3553308/week-in-review-kvitova-heating-up-just-in-time-for-wimbledon |title=Week in Review: Kvitova heating up just in time for Wimbledon |access-date=26 June 2023 |date=26 June 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> At [[2023 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Kvitová was the ninth seed and went up against Jasmine Paolini in the opening round here for the second year in a row. Playing on the date of the ninth anniversary of her second title here this time, Kvitová won the match in three sets again, just like the year before. The win also marked Kvitová's 10th at this event since winning her second title here in 2014, and the 10th of her career to have come on Centre Court here.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2023-07-05/kvitova_made_to_work_against_paolini.html |title=Kvitova made to work against Paolini |access-date=5 July 2023 |date=5 July 2023 |work=Wimbledon}}</ref> She then dispatched both Aliaksandra Sasnovich and [[Natalija Stevanović]] in straight sets to reach the second week.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3572722/jabeur-kvitova-race-into-wimbledon-round-3 |title=Jabeur, Kvitova race into Wimbledon Round 3 |access-date=7 July 2023 |date=7 July 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3578490/kvitova-closes-out-stevanovic-to-reach-wimbledon-second-week |title=Kvitova closes out Stevanovic to reach Wimbledon second week |access-date=8 July 2023 |date=8 July 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> There, Kvitová lost to sixth seed Ons Jabeur in the last 16 – making it her 10th overall defeat both in this stage at the majors and since the 2020 season.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2023-07-10/jabeur_delivers_masterclass.html |title=Jabeur delivers masterclass |access-date=10 July 2023 |date=10 July 2023 |work=Wimbledon}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3586052/jabeur-tops-kvitova-at-wimbledon-sets-rematch-with-rybakina |title=Jabeur tops Kvitova at Wimbledon; sets rematch with Rybakina |access-date=10 July 2023 |date=10 July 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> Kvitová suffered dismal results in the American summer swing, firstly logging in two wins, one in each of the [[2023 National Bank Open – Women's singles|Canadian]] and [[2023 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati Opens]].<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3628413/kvitova-s-compassionate-response-to-bencic-s-injury-sparks-praise |title=Kvitova's compassionate response to Bencic's injury sparks praise |access-date=11 August 2023 |date=11 August 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://wsopen.com/wednesdays-match-recap/ |title=WEDNESDAY'S MATCH RECAP |access-date=17 August 2023 |date=17 August 2023 |work=Western & Southern Open}}</ref> Next, at the [[2023 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], where 11th seed Kvitová recorded her 50th consecutive appearance at the Grand Slams as a seeded player – having never missed out on a seeding at this stage of competition since her first such at this same event in [[2010 US Open (tennis)|2010]], she lost in the second round to returning mother Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3660778/resurgent-wozniacki-defeats-kvitova-in-us-open-second-round-showdown |title=Resurgent Wozniacki defeats Kvitova in US Open second-round showdown |access-date=31 August 2023 |date=31 August 2023 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> The loss meant that Kvitová has failed to reach a single quarterfinal at the Grand Slams for the third season in a row, with her last such result being 2020 French Open where she was a semifinalist. ==Playing style== {{multiple image|250px| | footer = Kvitová's service motion | width1 = 160 | image1 = Petra Kvitova (8713888303).jpg | width2 = 160 | image2 = Petra Kvitova BNP Paribas Katowice Open 2013 (3).jpg }} [[File:Sydney International Tennis WTA Premier (46000969645).jpg|thumb|250px|Kvitová hitting a forehand]] Kvitová uses the pinpoint service stance and is known for her fast and well-placed serves. As a left-handed player, she executes the shot well by serving out wide away from her opponent, especially on the advantage-side of the court to her opponent's backhand, and then coming forward to finish off the point with a winner down the line. She is also noted for her exceptional timing. On forehands, she prefers to take the ball early, thus allowing her to produce down-the-line winners effectively. On backhands, she utilizes all the important muscle groups to produce shots with exceptional amount of power. When returning, she uses a short compact motion which allows her to return aggressively regardless of the serve speed. She is also known to attack weak second serves by producing powerful winners. She also possesses notable amount of variety in her game. Her volleys tend to come more from her forehand, her stronger side, which she executes by moving her racket in a straight line, also allowing her to disguise the shot well enough from her opponents. In the slice department, she has the ability to keep the ball low and performs the shot better on her backhand wing. Due to her tall frame, she is known to make up for her lack of speed by playing close to the baseline. Her game suits the fast courts and she cites grass as her favourite surface.<ref>{{citation |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/patrick-mouratoglou/kvitova-next-big-boss-2211.html |title=Kvitova: The next big boss |access-date=16 October 2011 |date=16 October 2011 |work=Yahoo! |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119184140/https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/patrick-mouratoglou/kvitova-next-big-boss-2211.html |archive-date=19 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://www.onlinetennisinstruction.com/petra-kvitova.html |title=Petra Kvitova Biography And Detailed Game Analysis |access-date=19 November 2016 |date=19 November 2016 |work=Yahoo! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161118085551/http://www.onlinetennisinstruction.com/petra-kvitova.html |archive-date=18 November 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:2018 Birmingham - Tuesday Petra Kvitova (42397788734).jpg|thumb|250px|Kvitová hitting a backhand]] However, due to her high-risk game and aggressive style of play she is known to produce a high number of unforced errors in matches. Movement is another weakness in her game though it has shown significant improvement over the last couple of years as she is now able to run down more balls than before. She is known for her inconsistencies, inability to maintain focus during matches as well as impatience mid-rally. Kvitová sometimes struggles against defensive players, including [[Angelique Kerber]], [[Simona Halep]] and [[Elina Svitolina]], who prolong points to the extent that Kvitová feels she must hit a winner, thus increasing the chances of producing an unforced error. Against such opponents, she has been shown to break down physically due to her opponent's use of court craft, consistency and patience on court.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-connecticut-open-night-semifinal-0827-20160826-story.html |title=Radwanska Overwhelms Defending Champion Kvitova In Connecticut Open Semifinals |access-date=26 August 2016 |date=26 August 2016 |work=Hartford Courant |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160830224224/http://www.courant.com/sports/hc-connecticut-open-night-semifinal-0827-20160826-story.html |archive-date=30 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, when Kvitová is at her best, she is extremely dangerous, as seen in the final of the [[2015 Mutua Madrid Open|2015 Madrid Open]] against [[Svetlana Kuznetsova]] where she hit 33 winners in the 66-minute contest, an average of a winner every two minutes, which is more than double her unforced error count of 14 too.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.si.com/tennis/2015/05/09/petra-kvitova-wins-madrid-open-svetlana-kuznetsova |title=Petra Kvitova dominates Svetlana Kuznetsova to win Madrid Open title |access-date=9 May 2015 |date=9 May 2015 |work=SI Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125121352/http://www.si.com/tennis/2015/05/09/petra-kvitova-wins-madrid-open-svetlana-kuznetsova |archive-date=25 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Another similar illustration was witnessed in the final of the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships]] against [[Eugenie Bouchard]] where Kvitová fired 28 winners in 55 minutes, against just 12 unforced errors, to lift her second major title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/28179793 |title=Wimbledon 2014: Power of Petra Kvitova sees off Eugenie Bouchard |access-date=5 July 2014 |date=5 July 2014 |work=BBC}}</ref> ==Rivalries== ===Kvitová vs. Kerber=== Kvitová and [[Angelique Kerber]] have met 16 times, with the head-to-head currently tied at 8–8.<ref>{{citation |url=https://matchstat.com/en/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Angelique%20Kerber/Petra%20Kvitova |title=Petra Kvitova vs. Angelique Kerber |access-date=20 November 2019 |date=20 November 2019 |work=MATCHSTAT |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075405/https://matchstat.com/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Angelique%20Kerber/Petra%20Kvitova |url-status=live }}</ref> Their first three meetings came in 2012, the first in [[2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]] where Kvitová won in straight sets. Kerber then won their two next clashes in the quarterfinals of [[2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia|Rome]] and the semifinals of [[2012 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]], both in three sets. Kvitová followed up with three consecutive wins in their next meetings – in the final of the [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Pan Pacific Open]] and the round-robin stage of the [[2013 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]], both in 2013, and the [[2014 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] final in 2014,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-10/czech-rebulic-wins-fed-cup-as-kvitova-outlasts-kerber/5878494 |title=Petra Kvitova outlasts Angelique Kerber to win Fed Cup for Czech Republic |access-date=10 November 2014 |date=10 November 2014 |work=ABC News |archive-date=16 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116185256/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-10/czech-rebulic-wins-fed-cup-as-kvitova-outlasts-kerber/5878494 |url-status=live }}</ref> all in three sets. That same winning streak then turned to Kerber's favour – in the round-robin stage of the [[2015 WTA Finals|WTA Finals]] in 2015, the semifinals of [[2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]] and the fourth round of the [[2016 US Open (tennis)|US Open]], the latter two in 2016. In their tenth clash, in the third round of [[2016 Wuhan Open|Wuhan]] in 2016, Kvitová edged past Kerber in three sets in a match that lasted over three-and-a-half hours, which is also their longest match to date.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-defeats-kerber-wuhan-marathon |title=Kvitova Defeats Kerber In Wuhan Marathon |access-date=28 September 2016 |date=28 September 2016 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122195502/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-defeats-kerber-wuhan-marathon |archive-date=22 January 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Then, in the semifinals of the [[2018 Fed Cup World Group|Fed Cup]] in 2018, Kvitová saw off Kerber in straight sets, her first such win over the German since their first meeting, only for Kerber to exact revenge in their opening-round clash in [[2018 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]] a few days later. Kvitová has since won their next two meetings, firstly in the last eight of [[2019 Sydney International|Sydney]] in 2019, and then in the second round of [[2021 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid]] in 2021, both in straight sets, the latter being Kvitová's first win over Kerber on clay outdoors.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/atp-sydney/2019/tennis-news-petra-kvitova-topples-angelique-kerber-to-reach-sydney-semi-finals_sto7082384/story.shtml |title=Petra Kvitova topples Angelique Kerber to reach Sydney semi-finals |access-date=10 January 2019 |date=10 January 2019 |work=Eurosport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082706/https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/atp-sydney/2019/tennis-news-petra-kvitova-topples-angelique-kerber-to-reach-sydney-semi-finals_sto7082384/story.shtml |archive-date=28 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2125039/kvitova-edges-kerber-in-madrid-match-of-grand-slam-champs |title=Kvitova edges Kerber in Madrid match of Grand Slam champs |access-date=1 May 2021 |date=1 May 2021 |work=WTA}}</ref> Their fifteenth encounter came much later in 2021, on grass in [[2021 Bad Homburg Open|Bad Homburg]], their first meeting on the surface, and fifth to take place in Germany. This time, Kerber exacted revenge by coming back from a set and a break deficit to prevail over Kvitová.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/kerber-beats-kvitova-to-reach-bad-homburg-open-final |title=KERBER BEATS KVITOVA TO REACH BAD HOMBURG OPEN FINAL |access-date=25 June 2021 |date=25 June 2021 |work=TENNIS }}</ref> They next met in August 2021, in the quarterfinals of the [[2021 Western & Southern Open|Western & Southern Open]], where Kvitová had to retire in the second set due to illness. ===Kvitová vs. Wozniacki=== Kvitová and [[Caroline Wozniacki]] met 15 times. Kvitová leads the head-to-head 8–7.<ref>{{citation |url=https://matchstat.com/en/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Caroline%20Wozniacki/Petra%20Kvitova |title=Petra Kvitova vs. Caroline Wozniacki |access-date=20 November 2019 |date=20 November 2019 |work=MATCHSTAT}}</ref> They played each other at least once a year, from their first meeting in 2009 up until 2018. Their first meeting came in the second round of the [[2009 Swedish Open]] with Wozniacki winning comfortably. The following year, in the first round of the [[2010 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]], Wozniacki beat Kvitová once again. Two months later, Kvitová scored her first win over Wozniacki in the fourth round of the [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]], winning with the loss of just two games.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/jun/28/wimbledon-2010-petra-kvitova-caroline-wozniacki |title=Wimbledon 2010: Petra Kvitova thrashes No3 seed Caroline Wozniacki |access-date=28 June 2010 |date=28 June 2010 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> At the end of the year, the two met in the third round of the [[2010 China Open (tennis)|China Open]] where Wozniacki beat Kvitová comfortably once more and ensured herself the world No. 1 ranking as a result.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/8048700/Caroline-Wozniacki-becomes-new-world-No-1-after-reaching-China-Open-quarter-finals.html |title=Caroline Wozniacki becomes new world No 1 after reaching China Open quarter-finals |access-date=7 October 2010 |date=7 October 2010 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014004434/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/wtatour/8048700/Caroline-Wozniacki-becomes-new-world-No-1-after-reaching-China-Open-quarter-finals.html |archive-date=14 October 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová then proceeded to win their next three clashes – in the round-robin stage of the [[2011 WTA Tour Championships]], [[2012 Rogers Cup|Montreal]] semifinals in 2012 and [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] semifinals in 2013. Wozniacki exacted revenge by winning their next two meetings – in the third round of [[2013 Western & Southern Open|Cincinnati]] in 2013 and the round-robin stage of the [[2014 WTA Finals]]. After that, Kvitová won their next four meetings in a row, all on hard courts – the [[2015 Connecticut Open|New Haven]] semifinals in 2015, second round of the [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics|Rio Olympics]] in 2016, third round of [[2017 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]] in 2017 and the semifinals of [[2018 Qatar Total Open|Doha]] in 2018,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1444284/kvitova-roars-past-wozniacki-gets-muguruza-in-doha-final |title=Kvitova roars past Wozniacki, gets Muguruza in Doha final |access-date=17 February 2018 |date=17 February 2018 |work=WTA Tennis}}</ref> the latter where Wozniacki served for the match twice. Wozniacki then ended the losing streak with a win in the round robin stage of the [[2018 WTA Finals]] where she edged past Kvitová in three sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1438403/wozniacki-outlasts-kvitova-for-first-win-of-2018-wta-finals |title=Wozniacki outlasts Kvitova for first win of 2018 WTA Finals |access-date=23 October 2018 |date=23 October 2018 |work=WTA |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075344/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1438403/wozniacki-outlasts-kvitova-for-first-win-of-2018-wta-finals |url-status=live }}</ref> Wozniacki then retired in 2020 after the Australian Open, and returned to the sport in 2023 at the Canadian Open. Their next match-up came not long later, in the second round of the [[2023 US Open (tennis)|US Open]] where Wozniacki upset Kvitová in straight sets, which would be the best win of Wozniacki's career in terms of ranking since their previous clash in WTA Finals nearly five years ago.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/caroline-wozniacki-turns-back-the-clock-with-petra-kvitova-upset-at-us-open |title=Caroline Wozniacki turns back the clock with Petra Kvitova upset at US Open |access-date=31 August 2023 |date=31 August 2023 |work=TENNIS}}</ref> ===Kvitová vs. Radwańska=== Kvitová and [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] met 13 times. Kvitová leads the head-to-head 8–5.<ref>{{citation |url=https://matchstat.com/en/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Agnieszka%20Radwanska/Petra%20Kvitova |title=Petra Kvitova vs Agnieszka Radwanska |access-date=20 November 2019 |date=20 November 2019 |work=MATCHSTAT |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075350/https://matchstat.com/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Agnieszka%20Radwanska/Petra%20Kvitova |url-status=live }}</ref> Kvitová dominated the early stages of their rivalry, winning five of their first six clashes. Their first meeting came in the semifinals of the [[2009 Generali Ladies Linz|2009 Linz Open]] which Kvitová won in straight sets. Their next two encounters came in 2011, the first in quarterfinals of [[2011 Aegon International|Eastbourne]] where Kvitová came back from a set down to beat Radwańska, and then in the round-robin stage of the [[2011 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]] which Kvitová won in straight sets. A year later, also in the round-robin stage of the [[2012 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]], Radwańska scored her first win over Kvitová, thus exacting revenge for her loss from a year ago by winning comfortably in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/wta-championships-round-robin-play-tuesday/ |title=Radwanska beats Kvitova in Istanbul |access-date=23 October 2012 |date=23 October 2012 |work=SPORTSNET}}</ref> Kvitová then went on to win their next two clashes in straight sets – in the quarterfinals of [[2013 Dubai Tennis Championships|Dubai]] and the round-robin stage of the [[2013 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]], both in 2013. At the [[2014 WTA Finals]], Radwańska won their round-robin match easily, only for Kvitová to avenge the loss in the semifinals of [[2015 Connecticut Open|New Haven]] the following year. Radwańska followed up by winning their next three encounters – in the final of the [[2015 WTA Finals]], the quarterfinals of [[2016 BNP Paribas Open|2016 Indian Wells Open]] and the semifinals of [[2016 Connecticut Open]], the latter with the loss of just two games, the most dominant scoreline in all their encounters. The pair did not meet in 2017, the first time since 2010, and in 2018, Kvitová snapped the losing streak by winning their last two clashes – the second round of [[2018 Qatar Total Open|Doha]] in three sets,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1444350/kvitova-keeps-winning-quells-radwanska-in-doha |title=Kvitova keeps winning, quells Radwanska in Doha |access-date=14 February 2018 |date=14 February 2018 |work=WTA |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075401/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1444350/kvitova-keeps-winning-quells-radwanska-in-doha |url-status=live }}</ref> and the opening round of [[2018 Connecticut Open|New Haven]], their final encounter, in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Connecticut-Open-Petra-Kvitova-tops-Radwanska-in-13170174.php |title=Connecticut Open: Petra Kvitova tops Radwanska in opening round |access-date=20 August 2018 |date=20 August 2018 |work=Greenwich Time |archive-date=24 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824121640/https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Connecticut-Open-Petra-Kvitova-tops-Radwanska-in-13170174.php |url-status=live }}</ref> Radwańska then retired at the end of 2018. ===Kvitová vs. Sharapova=== Kvitová and [[Maria Sharapova]] met 11 times. Kvitová trails the head-to-head 4–7.<ref>{{citation |url=https://matchstat.com/en/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Maria%20Sharapova/Petra%20Kvitova |title=Petra Kvitova vs Maria Sharapova |access-date=20 November 2019 |date=20 November 2019 |work=MATCHSTAT}}</ref> Their first meeting came in the semifinals of [[2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup|Memphis]] back in 2010, which Sharapova won in straight sets. Kvitová then proceeded to claim her first two wins over the Russian, in the final of the [[2011 Wimbledon Championships]] in straight sets and later that year, in the semifinals of the [[2011 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Pan Pacific Open]] via retirement.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/14002512 |title=Wimbledon 2011: Petra Kvitova beats Maria Sharapova to title |access-date=2 July 2011 |date=2 July 2011 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131025945/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/14002512 |archive-date=31 January 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/29/maria-sharapova-pan-pacific-open |title=Maria Sharapova pulls out of Pan Pacific Open after ankle injury |access-date=29 September 2011 |date=29 September 2011 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082836/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/sep/29/maria-sharapova-pan-pacific-open |archive-date=28 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Sharapova then went on a five-match winning streak – in the semifinals of the [[2012 Australian Open|Australian Open]], the [[2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Women's Stuttgart Open]] and the [[2012 French Open|French Open]], all in 2012, and then in 2014, in the quarterfinals of [[2014 Sony Open Tennis|Miami]] and the final of [[2014 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]]. At the [[2014 WTA Finals]], Kvitová gained her revenge by beating Sharapova in straight sets in their round-robin match, and then [[2015 WTA Finals|scored another win]] here the following year in the semifinals, both in straight sets. Their final encounter came in the [[2015 Fed Cup World Group|2015 Fed Cup]] final, where Sharapova edged past Kvitová in three sets. Sharapova then retired in February 2020. ===Kvitová vs. Li=== Kvitová and [[Li Na]] met seven times. Kvitová trails the head-to-head 3–4.<ref>{{citation |url=https://matchstat.com/en/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Na%20Li/Petra%20Kvitova |title=Na Li vs. Petra Kvitova |access-date=20 November 2019 |date=20 November 2019 |work=MATCHSTAT |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075411/https://matchstat.com/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Na%20Li/Petra%20Kvitova |url-status=live }}</ref> All their encounters came throughout 2011 to 2013, the first being the semifinals of the [[2011 Mutua Madrid Open|2011 Madrid Open]] which Kvitová won comfortably in straight sets. Later that month, in the fourth round of the [[2011 French Open|French Open]], Li exacted revenge by coming back from a set down to beat Kvitová, and would go on to win the title.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13594423 |title=French Open: Li Na beats Petra Kvitova to make quarters |access-date=30 May 2011 |date=30 May 2011 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911075631/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/13594423 |archive-date=11 September 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, they clashed in the semifinals of [[2012 Apia International Sydney|Sydney]] where Li, once more, beat Kvitová despite being a set down, this time denying Kvitová the No. 1 ranking.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/12/li-na-petra-kvitova-sydney |title=China's Li Na beats Petra Kvitova to reach Sydney International final |access-date=12 January 2012 |date=12 January 2012 |work=Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010150711/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/12/li-na-petra-kvitova-sydney |archive-date=10 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Later that year, Kvitová scored her second win over Li, in the [[2012 Rogers Cup|Montreal]] final which she won in three sets to snap a 10-month title drought and capture her first title of 2012.<ref>{{citation |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/sport/tennis/kvitova-montreal-li-na-tennis/index.html |title=Kvitova edges Li for first title of 2012 |access-date=14 August 2012 |date=14 August 2012 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815030724/http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/14/sport/tennis/kvitova-montreal-li-na-tennis/index.html |archive-date=15 August 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> They met thrice in 2013. The first two came in the quarterfinals of [[2013 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix|Stuttgart]] which Li won, and the quarterfinals of [[2013 China Open (tennis)|Beijing]] which Kvitová won, the latter in three sets. In their final meeting, the semifinals of the [[2013 WTA Tour Championships|WTA Tour Championships]], Li saw off Kvitová in straight sets.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2013-10/27/content_17061080.htm |title=Li Na reaches WTA Championships final |access-date=27 October 2013 |date=27 October 2013 |work=China Daily |archive-date=30 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030040918/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2013-10/27/content_17061080.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Li then retired in August 2014. ===Kvitová vs. Venus Williams=== Kvitová and Venus Williams have met eight times with Kvitová currently leading the head-to-head 5–3.<ref>{{citation |url=https://matchstat.com/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Petra%20Kvitova/Venus%20Williams |title=Petra Kvitova vs. Venus Williams |access-date=20 November 2019 |date=20 November 2019 |work=MATCHSTAT |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075407/https://matchstat.com/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Petra%20Kvitova/Venus%20Williams |url-status=live }}</ref> With the exception of one, all of their encounters have gone to a decider. Their first meeting came in 2008 in the opening round at [[2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup|Memphis]] where Kvitová shocked then-eighth-ranked Williams for her maiden top-10 career win. Williams exacted revenge four years later in the second round of the [[2012 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami Open]]. Kvitová subsequently went on a three-match winning streak – in the [[2013 Toray Pan Pacific Open|Tokyo]] semifinals in 2013, the second round of [[2014 Qatar Total Open|Doha]] and the third round of the [[2014 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]],<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/27/petr-kvitova-venus-williams-wimbledon-2014-match-report |title=Petra Kvitova edges Venus Williams in three-set classic at Wimbledon |access-date=27 June 2014 |date=27 June 2014 |work=Guardian |archive-date=28 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628040230/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/jun/27/petr-kvitova-venus-williams-wimbledon-2014-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> the latter two in 2014. Their next two meetings both came in the United States, with Williams emerging victorious on home soil both times, firstly at the [[2017 US Open (tennis)|2017 US Open]] quarterfinals,<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/41170014 |title=US Open 2017: Venus Williams beats Petra Kvitova in thriller to make semis |access-date=6 September 2017 |date=6 September 2017 |work=BBC }}</ref> and then in the second round of the [[2019 BNP Paribas Open|2019 Indian Wells Open]] where in the latter, she recovered from a set and double break deficit to come back and win the match.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2019/03/petra-kvitova-venus-williams-indian-wells-three-set-clash/80269/ |title=VINTAGE VENUS PULLS OFF STIRRING COMEBACK OVER KVITOVA AT INDIAN WELLS |access-date=9 March 2019 |date=9 March 2019 |work=TENNIS.COM }}</ref> In their most recent encounter, in the second round of the [[2021 Yarra Valley Classic]], Kvitová exacted revenge by clinching the maiden straight-set win in their head-to-head.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2008131/kvitova-outlasts-venus-at-yarra-valley-classic-barty-s-return-a-success |title=Kvitova outlasts Venus at Yarra Valley Classic; Barty's return a success |access-date=2 February 2021 |date=2 February 2021 |work=WTA }}</ref> ===Kvitová vs. Barty=== Kvitová and [[Ashleigh Barty]] have met ten times, with the head-to-head levelled at 5–5,<ref>{{citation |url=https://matchstat.com/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Petra%20Kvitova/Ashleigh%20Barty |title=Petra Kvitova vs. Ashleigh Barty |access-date=19 March 2020 |date=19 March 2020 |work=MATCHSTAT |archive-date=23 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923075408/https://matchstat.com/tennis/h2h-odds-bets/Petra%20Kvitova/Ashleigh%20Barty |url-status=live }}</ref> in what was described in February 2020 as "the best rivalry at the moment on the WTA Tour".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/29/ash-barty-bundled-out-of-qatar-open-semi-finals-by-petra-kvitova |title=Ash Barty bundled out of Qatar Open semi finals by Petra Kvitova |access-date=29 February 2020 |date=28 February 2020 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=29 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229103026/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/feb/29/ash-barty-bundled-out-of-qatar-open-semi-finals-by-petra-kvitova |url-status=live }}</ref> They first met in 2012 at the [[2012 French Open|French Open]] where, in her maiden Grand Slam main draw appearance, Barty was soundly defeated in straight sets. The pair's next clash came more than five years later, in 2017, in the final of [[2017 Aegon Classic|Birmingham]] where Kvitová came back from a set down to claim the title, before replicating a similar victory in the [[2019 Sydney International|Sydney]] final in 2019 to lift the title. They met once more two weeks later in the quarterfinals of the [[2019 Australian Open – Women's singles|Australian Open]] where Kvitová moved past Barty in straight sets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/petra-kvitova-is-the-comeback-story-we-should-all-be-cheering-for/news-story/f3a8801736f0124b226bb2434a1bf098 |title=Petra Kvitova is the comeback story we should all be cheering for |access-date=23 January 2019 |date=23 January 2019 |work=news.com.au |archive-date=22 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122122559/https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-open/petra-kvitova-is-the-comeback-story-we-should-all-be-cheering-for/news-story/f3a8801736f0124b226bb2434a1bf098 |url-status=live }}</ref> Barty then went on to record her first win against Kvitová two months later in the quarterfinals of the [[2019 Miami Open – Women's singles|Miami Open]]. She would proceed with a further three consecutive victories – in the quarterfinals of the [[2019 China Open (tennis)|2019 China Open]], in the round-robin stage of the [[2019 WTA Finals]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/oct/31/tennis-wta-finals-ashleigh-barty-petra-kvitova-live |title=WTA Finals: Barty and Bencic through as tearful Bertens retires – as it happened |access-date=1 November 2019 |date=1 November 2019 |work=news.com.au |archive-date=31 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031235150/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/oct/31/tennis-wta-finals-ashleigh-barty-petra-kvitova-live |url-status=live }}</ref> and in the quarterfinals of the [[2020 Australian Open]], a rematch of their quarterfinal clash here a year ago,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-28/ashleigh-barty-beats-petra-kvitova-australian-open-tennis/11905326 |title=Ashleigh Barty beats Petra Kvitova in straight sets to reach Australian Open tennis semi-finals |access-date=28 January 2020 |date=28 January 2020 |work=ABC News }}</ref> the latter two in straight sets. In the semifinals of the [[2020 Qatar Total Open|2020 Qatar Open]], Kvitová snapped the losing streak, recording her fifth win over Barty in the process, also her sixth win over a reigning world No. 1, the prior such win coming at the same stage of this tournament against Wozniacki two years back. That win would also remain as Kvitová's most recent win over a player ranked inside the top 10 for the next 24 months. The following year, Barty levelled the rivalry once more, with a three-set victory in the [[2021 Mutua Madrid Open|Madrid Open]] quarterfinals, the pair's first meeting on clay after nearly nine years, and their third in the last eight of a 1000-level event — which would also prove to be their final encounter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/wta-madrid/2021/tennis-news-ashleigh-barty-eases-past-petra-kvitova-to-reach-madrid-open-semi-finals_sto8305774/story.shtml |title=TENNIS NEWS - ASHLEIGH BARTY EASES PAST PETRA KVITOVA TO REACH MADRID OPEN SEMI-FINALS |access-date=6 May 2021|date=6 May 2021 |work=EUROSPORT }}</ref> Barty would go on to retire in March 2022. ==Personal life== In the past, Kvitová was in relationships with Czech tennis players [[Adam Pavlásek]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Tenistka Kvitová promluví u Krause o vztahu s šestnáctiletým tenistou |work=iDNES.cz |date=13 May 2011 |url=https://www.idnes.cz/revue/spolecnost/tenistka-kvitova-probere-v-show-jana-krause-svuj-vztah-s-sestnactiletym-tenistou.A110513_124442_lidicky_nh |access-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074520/https://www.idnes.cz/revue/spolecnost/tenistka-kvitova-probere-v-show-jana-krause-svuj-vztah-s-sestnactiletym-tenistou.A110513_124442_lidicky_nh |archive-date=1 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> and later [[Radek Štěpánek]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lásku přenesou na kurty. Kvitová se Štěpánkem si zahrají Hopman Cup |work=iSport.cz |date=8 October 2013 |url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/tenis/181682/lasku-prenesou-na-kurty-kvitova-se-stepankem-si-zahraji-hopman-cup.html |access-date=28 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301135922/https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/tenis/181682/lasku-prenesou-na-kurty-kvitova-se-stepankem-si-zahraji-hopman-cup.html |archive-date=1 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She then began dating Czech hockey player [[Radek Meidl]] in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Petra Kvitova has a new boyfriend named Radek |work=Women's Tennis Blog |date=15 February 2015 |url=http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2015/02/11/petra-kvitova-new-boyfriend-name-radek/ |access-date=11 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025641/http://www.womenstennisblog.com/2015/02/11/petra-kvitova-new-boyfriend-name-radek/ |archive-date=17 November 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2015, it was officially announced by the Czech media that the couple were engaged. The news was subsequently confirmed by both Meidl and Kvitová.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tennis player Kvitova is engaged, Meidl confirms |work=iDNES.cz |date=17 December 2015 |url=http://revue.idnes.cz/petra-kvitova-radek-meidl-zasnuby-dre-/sex.aspx?c=A151216_164101_sex_zar |access-date=17 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220131724/http://revue.idnes.cz/petra-kvitova-radek-meidl-zasnuby-dre-/sex.aspx?c=A151216_164101_sex_zar |archive-date=20 December 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The couple split in May 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=Láska vyprchala: Tenistka Petra Kvitová se půl roku od zasnoubení rozešla s hokejistou Radkem Meidlem |work=super.cz|date=16 May 2016 |url=https://www.super.cz/428608-laska-vyprchala-tenistka-petra-kvitova-se-pul-roku-od-zasnoubeni-rozesla-s-hokejistou-radkem-meidlem.html |access-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> As of August 2021, Kvitová has been seeing her coach [[Jiří Vaněk (tennis)|Jiří Vaněk]], since the early summer of that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Někdy se to tak prostě vyvine, přiznala Petra Kvitová vztah s trenérem |work=iDNES.cz |date=9 August 2021|url=https://www.idnes.cz/revue/vztahy-a-sex/petra-kvitova-jiri-vanek-tenistka-kouc-laska-vztah.A210809_083710_sex_sub |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> They became engaged in July 2022,<ref>{{cite news |title=PETRA KVITOVA REVEALS FULL-CIRCLE WIMBLEDON ENGAGEMENT TO COACH JIRI VANEK |work=TENNIS |date=24 August 2021|url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/petra-kvitova-reveals-full-circle-wimbledon-engagement-to-coach-jiri-vanek |access-date=24 August 2021}}</ref> before getting married a year later.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Machálek|last2=Procházka|first1=René|first2=Václav|title=Kvitová se vdala. Co sňatek s trenérem může znamenat?|website=sport.cz|date=22 July 2023|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/tenis-kvitova-se-vdala-co-snatek-s-trenerem-muze-znamenat-4350085|access-date=23 July 2023|publisher=[[Právo]]|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Michálek|last2=Molatová|first1=Ondřej|first2=Soňa|title=Veselka tenisové šampionky Kvitové: První fotky ze svatby!|website=isport.blesk.cz|date=23 July 2023|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/blesk-sport/434310/veselka-tenisove-sampionky-kvitove-prvni-fotky-ze-svatby.html|access-date=23 July 2023|publisher=[[Blesk]]|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Petra Kvitova weds Jiri Vanek in the Czech Republic |date=23 July 2023 |url=https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/petra-kvitova-weds-jiri-vanek-in-the-czech-republic |access-date=23 July 2023 |publisher=TENNIS}}</ref> ===Home invasion and robbery=== On 20 December 2016, Kvitová was robbed at her apartment in [[Prostějov]], Czech Republic, suffering multiple lacerations to the tendons and nerves on her left hand and fingers while trying to defend herself.<ref>{{cite news |title=Petra Kvitova: Tennis star injured in robbery in her apartment |work=CNN |date=20 December 2016 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/20/tennis/petra-kvitova-robbed-in-czech-republic/?sr=google_news |access-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185428/http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/20/tennis/petra-kvitova-robbed-in-czech-republic/?sr=google_news |archive-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The knife-wielding attacker left with $190 worth of cash and is suspected to be a male in his mid-thirties.<ref>{{cite news |title=Doctors optimistic Petra Kvitova will play tennis again after knife attack |work=The Guardian |date=21 December 2016 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/20/petra-kvitova-attacked-intruder-home-czech-republic-tennis |access-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020258/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/dec/20/petra-kvitova-attacked-intruder-home-czech-republic-tennis |archive-date=7 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> She underwent surgery to repair the damage to her hand, and was expected to sit out the next six months in order to fully recover.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kvitova Injured In Knife Attack During Home Invasion |work=WTA Tennis |date=20 December 2016 |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6171665/title/kvitova-injured-in-knife-attack-during-home-invasion |access-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222141020/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/6171665/title/kvitova-injured-in-knife-attack-during-home-invasion |archive-date=22 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Three days later, in her first press conference since her surgery, Kvitová revealed that she had regained movement in her left hand.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38420158 |title=Petra Kvitova reveals she can move her left hand following surgery on knife wound |access-date=17 April 2017 |date=17 April 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317230520/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/38420158 |archive-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In early January 2017, it was reported that Kvitová's recovery was going according to plan, and that she had gradually begun doing exercises with her injured fingers. Moreover, her local tennis club offered a reward amounting $3850 for information leading to the whereabouts of her attacker.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jan/04/petra-kvitova-knife-attack-recovery-tennis |title=Petra Kvitova recovery from knife attack 'going according to plans' |access-date=4 January 2017 |date=4 January 2017 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104135217/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jan/04/petra-kvitova-knife-attack-recovery-tennis |archive-date=4 January 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> By March 2017, Kvitová had regained the use of her left hand, and could now use it for daily activities without any complications. Her psychological recovery was also on track, and she had completed fitness training in the [[Canary Islands]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/39333870 |title=Petra Kvitova: No 'concrete date' set for return after knife attack |access-date=20 March 2017 |date=20 March 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321155539/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/39333870 |archive-date=21 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, following good progress in her recovery, she provisionally put her name down for the French Open.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/39625360 |title=French Open 2017: Petra Kvitova says she has 'a chance' of returning at Roland Garros |access-date=20 March 2017 |date=20 March 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418171649/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/39625360 |archive-date=18 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 May 2017, Kvitová announced that she would play the [[2017 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon Championships]] the following month, and would make a last-minute decision, later in the week, on whether to compete at the [[2017 French Open|French Open]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40013277 |title=Petra Kvitova: Two-time champion 'on track' for Wimbledon after stabbing |access-date=23 May 2017 |date=23 May 2017 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523220106/http://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/40013277 |archive-date=23 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová subsequently confirmed her participation at the latter event, thus marking her return to competition where she defeated American [[Julia Boserup]] in her opening match.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/26/petra-kvitova-comeback-knife-attack-french-open-tennis |title=Petra Kvitova has won 'biggest fight' in French Open return after knife attack |access-date=26 May 2017 |date=26 May 2017 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526171140/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/26/petra-kvitova-comeback-knife-attack-french-open-tennis |archive-date=26 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/05/28/french-open-2017-petra-kvitova-wins-first-match-back-since-knife/ |title=French Open 2017: Petra Kvitova wins in first match back since knife attack |access-date=28 May 2017 |date=28 May 2017 |work=The Telegraph |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528230152/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2017/05/28/french-open-2017-petra-kvitova-wins-first-match-back-since-knife/ |archive-date=28 May 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Almost a year after the attack, on 16 November 2017, Czech police announced that they had shelved investigations on the attack since they had still not identified the attacker.<ref>{{citation |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/16/sport/petra-kvitova-investigation-ended/index.html |title=Police end investigation into stabbing of tennis star Petra Kvitova |access-date=16 November 2017 |date=16 November 2017 |work=CNN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116161250/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/16/sport/petra-kvitova-investigation-ended/index.html |archive-date=16 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Then, in May 2018, it was revealed that a suspect had been taken into custody.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-suspect-in-2016-knife-attack-on-petra-kvitova-in-custody-say-media-reports |title=Tennis: Suspect in 2016 knife attack on Petra Kvitova in custody, say reports |access-date=24 May 2018 |date=24 May 2018 |work=Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133520/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/tennis/tennis-suspect-in-2016-knife-attack-on-petra-kvitova-in-custody-say-media-reports |archive-date=25 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> More than five months later, a Czech state prosecutor revealed that an unnamed 33-year-old man (later identified as criminal recidivist Radim Žondra<ref>{{citation |url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/vip-sport/338393/kdo-je-nasilnik-ktery-prepadl-kvitovou-clen-gangu-i-opora-fotbaloveho-tymu.html |title=Kdo je násilník, který přepadl Kvitovou? Člen gangu i opora fotbalového týmu |access-date=22 June 2018 |date=22 June 2018 |work=iSport.cz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327093344/https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/vip-sport/338393/kdo-je-nasilnik-ktery-prepadl-kvitovou-clen-gangu-i-opora-fotbaloveho-tymu.html |archive-date=27 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.idnes.cz/brno/zpravy/soud-petra-kvitova-libor-zondra-druzka-kolega-vypovedi.A190108_095144_brno-zpravy_vh |title=V den útoku na Kvitovou musel být na stavbě, tvrdí kolega obžalovaného |access-date=8 January 2019 |date=8 January 2019 |work=iDNES.cz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108153346/https://www.idnes.cz/brno/zpravy/soud-petra-kvitova-libor-zondra-druzka-kolega-vypovedi.A190108_095144_brno-zpravy_vh |archive-date=8 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>) had been charged with assault over a knife attack on a woman in Prostějov on 20 December 2016, which matched the date and location of Kvitová's attack.<ref>{{citation |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/czech-prosecutor-charges-man-assault-over-2016-knife-191407092--ten.html |title=Czech prosecutor charges man with assault over 2016 knife attack on Kvitova |access-date=6 October 2018 |date=6 October 2018 |work=Straits Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075257/https://sports.yahoo.com/czech-prosecutor-charges-man-assault-over-2016-knife-191407092--ten.html |archive-date=6 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, on 6 February 2019, at a Czech regional court in [[Brno]], Kvitová testified at the trial of the man charged with the alleged assault on her.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/06/petra-kvitova-tennis-star-tells-czech-court-of-knife-attack |title=Petra Kvitova: tennis star tells Czech court of knife attack |access-date=6 February 2019 |date=6 February 2019 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206155714/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/feb/06/petra-kvitova-tennis-star-tells-czech-court-of-knife-attack |archive-date=6 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Then, on 26 March 2019, Žondra was sentenced by the court to eight years in jail.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47706725 |title=Petra Kvitova: Man who stabbed tennis star jailed for eight years |access-date=26 March 2019 |date=26 March 2019 |work=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190326161128/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47706725 |archive-date=26 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 8 January 2020, an appeals court raised the sentence to 11 years, the verdict final.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/28445710/sentence-increased-11-years-man-stabbed-petra-kvitova |title=Sentence increased to 11 years for man who stabbed Petra Kvitova |access-date=8 January 2020 |date=8 January 2020 |work=ESPN |archive-date=9 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109165919/https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/28445710/sentence-increased-11-years-man-stabbed-petra-kvitova |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Endorsements== Kvitová endorses [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] apparel and footwear. She currently uses the [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] Pro Staff 97 racquet, a similar version to [[Roger Federer]]'s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Products Endorsed by Petra Kvitová |url=http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/player.html?ccode=PKVITOVA |access-date=10 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523162945/http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/player.html?ccode=PKVITOVA |archive-date=23 May 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> She is represented by [[IMG (company)|IMG]], following a signed agreement in August 2014.<ref name="Petra Kvitova signs with IMG">{{citation |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-11/double-wimbledon-champion-petra-kvitova-signs-with-img |title=Petra Kvitova signs with IMG |access-date=11 August 2014 |date=11 August 2014 |work=Bloomberg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202060300/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-11/double-wimbledon-champion-petra-kvitova-signs-with-img |archive-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her other sponsors include UniCredit Bank and [[Česká pošta]], a Czech postal service operator.<ref>{{citation |url=http://petrakvitova.net/sponsors/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629001811/http://petrakvitova.net/sponsors/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=Petra Kvitova Sponsors |access-date=11 November 2015 |date=11 November 2015 |work=Petra Kvitova official website}}</ref> [[Right To Play]], a global organisation which focuses on using sports and games to educate and empower children facing adversity, named Kvitová as its Global Athlete Ambassador in January 2015.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.righttoplay.com/moreinfo/newsevents/Pages/Article.aspx?articleID=25 |title=Kvitova signs Ritmo sponsorship deal |access-date=19 January 2015 |date=19 January 2015 |work=Right To Play |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206043255/http://www.righttoplay.com/moreinfo/newsevents/Pages/Article.aspx?articleID=25 |archive-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Three months later, it was announced that Kvitová had signed a multi-year contract with [[Beverly Hills]]-based watchmaker, Ritmo Mundo.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4654054/title/kvitova-signs-ritmo-sponsorship-deal |title=Kvitova signs Ritmo sponsorship deal |access-date=20 April 2015 |date=20 April 2015 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422040714/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/4654054/title/kvitova-signs-ritmo-sponsorship-deal |archive-date=22 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2016, Czech jewelry manufacturer ALO Diamonds entered Kvitová's list of endorsements after both parties signed a one-year deal.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellerossingh/2016/06/27/wimbledon-champion-petra-kvitova-strikes-deal-with-alo-diamonds/#65f315b47258 |title=Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova Strikes Deal With ALO Diamonds |access-date=27 June 2016 |date=27 June 2016 |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627121658/http://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellerossingh/2016/06/27/wimbledon-champion-petra-kvitova-strikes-deal-with-alo-diamonds/#65f315b47258 |archive-date=27 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2018, it was revealed by Kvitová that she has joined [[TAG Heuer]] as an ambassador.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.tagheuer.com/en/petra-kvitova |title=PETRA KVITOVA |access-date=30 May 2018 |date=30 May 2018 |work=TAG Heuer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620182800/https://www.tagheuer.com/en/petra-kvitova |archive-date=20 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kvitová is also an ambassador for French skincare brand [[L'Occitane en Provence]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://cz.loccitane.com/petra-kvitova,15,1,73489,1100457.htm |title=PETRA KVITOVÁ |access-date=23 January 2021 |date=23 January 2021 |work=L'OCCITANE EN PROVENCE}}</ref> Kvitová was named world's sixth highest-paid female athlete by Forbes in 2015, ranking fifth among tennis players.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdllh/6-petra-kvitova/ |title=The World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2015 |access-date=12 August 2015 |date=12 August 2015 |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150815064527/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45fdllh/6-petra-kvitova/ |archive-date=15 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Career statistics== {{Main|Petra Kvitová career statistics}} ===Grand Slam performance timelines=== {{Performance key|short=y}} ====Singles==== {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !Tournament<ref name="WTAstats"/>!![[2007 WTA Tour|2007]]!![[2008 WTA Tour|2008]]!![[2009 WTA Tour|2009]]!![[2010 WTA Tour|2010]]!![[2011 WTA Tour|2011]]!![[2012 WTA Tour|2012]]!![[2013 WTA Tour|2013]]!![[2014 WTA Tour|2014]]!![[2015 WTA Tour|2015]]!![[2016 WTA Tour|2016]]!![[2017 WTA Tour|2017]]!![[2018 WTA Tour|2018]]!![[2019 WTA Tour|2019]]!![[2020 WTA Tour|2020]]!![[2021 WTA Tour|2021]]!![[2022 WTA Tour|2022]]!![[2023 WTA Tour|2023]]!!width=50|{{Tooltip| SR | Strike rate}}!!width=50|{{Tooltip| W–L|Win–loss}}!!width=40|Win % |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Australian Open]] | A |[[2008 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 8|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 1|2R]] | style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2011 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 7|QF]] | style="background:yellow;"|[[2012 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 8|SF]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 4|2R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 4|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 3|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 4|2R]] | A | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 1|1R]] | style="background:thistle;"|[[2019 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 5|F]] | style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2020 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 2|QF]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 5|2R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 7|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Australian Open – Women's singles#Section 3|2R]] | style="background:#efefef;"|0 / 14 | style="background:#efefef;"|26–14 | style="background:#efefef;"|{{tennis win percentage|won=26|lost=14|integer=yes}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[French Open]] | A | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 French Open – Women's singles#Section 4|4R]] | A | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 French Open – Women's singles#Section 5|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 French Open – Women's singles#Section 5|4R]] | style="background:yellow;"|[[2012 French Open – Women's singles#Section 6|SF]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 French Open – Women's singles#Section 7|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 French Open – Women's singles#Section 5|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 French Open – Women's singles#Section 3|4R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 French Open – Women's singles#Section 5|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 French Open – Women's singles#Section 1|2R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 French Open – Women's singles#Section 7|3R]] | A | style="background:yellow;"|[[2020 French Open – Women's singles#Section 7|SF]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 French Open – Women's singles#Section 5|2R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 French Open – Women's singles#Section 5|2R]] | bgcolor=afeeee|[[2023 French Open – Women's singles#Section 4|1R]] | style="background:#efefef;"|0 / 14 | style="background:#efefef;"|30–13 | style="background:#efefef;"|{{tennis win percentage|won=30|lost=13|integer=yes}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]] | A | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 4|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 2|1R]] | style="background:yellow;"|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 3|SF]] | style="background:lime;"|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 7|'''W''']] | style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 6|QF]] | style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2013 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 7|QF]] | style="background:lime;"|[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 7|'''W''']] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2015 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 8|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 4|2R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2017 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 7|2R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 2|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 4|4R]] | style="color:#767676;"|NH | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 5|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 3|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles#Section 5|4R]] | style="background:#efefef;"|2 / 15 | style="background:#efefef;"|38–13 | style="background:#efefef;"|{{tennis win percentage|won=38|lost=13|integer=yes}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] |[[2007 US Open – Women's singles qualifying|Q2]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 US Open – Women's singles#Section 7|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 US Open – Women's singles#Section 1|4R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 US Open – Women's singles#Section 8|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 US Open – Women's singles#Section 5|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2012 US Open – Women's singles#Section 4|4R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2013 US Open – Women's singles#Section 7|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2014 US Open – Women's singles#Section 3|3R]] | style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2015 US Open – Women's singles#Section 5|QF]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2016 US Open – Women's singles#Section 8|4R]] | style="background:#ffebcd;"|[[2017 US Open – Women's singles#Section 6|QF]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2018 US Open – Women's singles#Section 7|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2019 US Open – Women's singles#Section 4|2R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2020 US Open – Women's singles#Section 4|4R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2021 US Open – Women's singles#Section 4|3R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2022 US Open – Women's singles#Section 2|4R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2023 US Open – Women's singles#Section 2|2R]] | style="background:#efefef;"|0 / 16 | style="background:#efefef;"|34–16 | style="background:#efefef;"|{{tennis win percentage|won=34|lost=16|integer=yes}} |- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" | style=text-align:left|Win–loss | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 14–3 | 17–4 | 8–4 | 11–3 | 11–4 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 10–3 | 12–3 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | {{nowrap|2 / 59}} | {{nowrap|128–56}} | {{tennis win percentage|won=128|lost=56|integer=yes}} |} <small>Note: ''Kvitová withdrew from the 2021 French Open, and received walkovers at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and 2022 US Open, all before her second round match, and all of which do not officially count as a loss or win.''</small> ====Doubles==== {|class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !Tournament<ref name="WTAstats"/>!![[2008 WTA Tour|2008]]!![[2009 WTA Tour|2009]]!![[2010 WTA Tour|2010]]!![[2011 WTA Tour|2011]]!!SR!!W–L |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Australian Open]] |A | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Australian Open – Women's doubles|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 Australian Open – Women's doubles|2R]] ||0 / 3 |1–3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[French Open]] |A |A | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 French Open – Women's doubles|2R]] |A |0 / 1 |1–1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]] |A | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles|1R]] ||0 / 3 |0–3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2008 US Open – Women's doubles|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2009 US Open – Women's doubles|1R]] | style="background:#afeeee;"|[[2010 US Open – Women's doubles|1R]] |A |0 / 3 |0–3 |- style="font-weight:bold; background:#efefef;" |style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–2 |0–2 |1–4 |1–2 |0 / 10 |2–10 |} ===Grand Slam tournament finals=== ====Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)==== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Result !Year !style="width:200px"|Tournament<ref name="WTAstats">{{cite web |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314206/petra-kvitova |title=Petra Kvitova |publisher=WTA Tennis |access-date=24 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429060216/http://www.wtatennis.com/players/player/314206/title/petra-kvitova-0 |archive-date=29 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> !Surface !style="width:200px"|Opponent !style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#cfc;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win||[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2011]]||[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]||Grass||{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Maria Sharapova]]||6–3, 6–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win||[[2014 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles|2014]]||Wimbledon <small>(2)</small>||Grass||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Eugenie Bouchard]]||6–3, 6–0 |- style="background:#ffc;" |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss||[[2019 Australian Open – Women's singles|2019]]||[[Australian Open]]||Hard||{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Naomi Osaka]] ||6–7^(2–7), 7–5, 4–6 |} ===Year-end championship finals=== ====Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)==== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- !Result !Year !style="width:200px"|Tournament<ref name="WTAstats"/> !Surface !style="width:200px"|Opponent !style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score |- style="background:#ffc;" |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |[[2011 WTA Tour Championships – Singles|2011]] |[[WTA Finals]], Istanbul |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Victoria Azarenka]] |7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |- style="background:#ffc;" |bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss |[[2015 WTA Finals – Singles|2015]] |WTA Finals, Singapore |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] |2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |} ==Records== {|class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |- !Time span !Selected records !Players matched |- |2001–present||Won [[WTA Finals]] on debut||[[Serena Williams]]<br/>[[Maria Sharapova]]<br/>[[Dominika Cibulková]]<br/>[[Ashleigh Barty]] |- |2013||Most three-set match wins in a season (25 wins)||Alone |- |2016–present||Won WTA Finals and [[WTA Elite Trophy]]||[[Venus Williams]]<br/>[[Ashleigh Barty]] |- |2016–present||Won both WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy on debut||Alone |- |2018–present||Most [[Fed Cup]] titles won by a Czech player (6 titles)||Alone |} ==Awards== ;2010 * [[WTA Newcomer of the Year]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/petra-kvitova-voted-wta-newcomer-of-the-year-for-2010 |title=Petra Kvitová voted WTA newcomer of the year for 2010 |last=Johnstone |first=Chris |date=1 December 2010 |publisher=[[Czech Radio]] |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321170521/http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/petra-kvitova-voted-wta-newcomer-of-the-year-for-2010 |archive-date=21 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> ;2011 * [[WTA Player of the Year]]<ref name="Sportsnet2011">{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/kvitova-poy/ |title=Kvitova WTA player of the year, most improved player |date=14 November 2011 |publisher=[[Sportsnet]] |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044018/https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/kvitova-poy/ |archive-date=12 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[WTA Most Improved Player of the Year]]<ref name="Sportsnet2011" /> * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref name="Sportsnet2011" /> * [[WTA Fan Favorite Awards|Fan Favorite Breakthrough Player]] * [[ITF World Champions|ITF World Champion]] * [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Czech Athlete of the Year]]<ref name="individual-awards">{{cite web |title=Sportovec Roku V Datech – Jednotlivci |url=http://sportovecroku.cz/historie-2/sportovec-roku-v-datech-jednotlivci/ |publisher=Sportovec Roku |access-date=14 November 2019 |trans-title=Athlete of the Year – Individuals |language=cs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114212634/http://sportovecroku.cz/historie-2/sportovec-roku-v-datech-jednotlivci/ |archive-date=14 November 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Czech Athlete Team of the Year – Fed Cup Team]]<ref name="team-awards">{{cite web |title=Sportovec Roku V Datech – Kolektivy |url=http://sportovecroku.cz/historie-2/sportovec-roku-v-datech-kolektivy/ |publisher=Sportovec Roku |access-date=14 November 2019 |trans-title=Athlete of the Year – Teams |language=cs}}</ref> ;2012 * [[US Open Series]] Champion ;2013 * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref name="WTA16Karen" /> ;2014 * [[WTA Diamond Aces Award|Diamond Aces Award]]<ref name=diamond-aces/> * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref name="WTA16Karen" /> * [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Czech Athlete of the Year]]<ref name="individual-awards"/> * [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Czech Athlete Team of the Year – Fed Cup Team]]<ref name="team-awards"/> ;2015 * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref name="WTA16Karen" /> * [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Czech Athlete Team of the Year – Fed Cup Team]]<ref name="team-awards"/> ;2016 * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref name="WTA16Karen">{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-fifth-krantzcke-award |title=Kvitova Claims Fifth Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award |publisher=WTA Tennis |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223211623/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/kvitova-claims-fifth-krantzcke-award |archive-date=23 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[WTA Fan Favorite Awards|Fan Favorite Match Of The Year]] * [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Czech Athlete Team of the Year – Fed Cup Team]]<ref name="team-awards"/> ;2017 * [[US Open (tennis)|US Open Sportsmanship Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2017-09-07/del_potro_kvitova_win_sportsmanship_awards.html |title=Del Potro, Kvitova win Sportsmanship Awards |last=Erin |first=Maher |date=7 September 2017 |publisher=US Open |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512044307/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2017-09-07/del_potro_kvitova_win_sportsmanship_awards.html |archive-date=12 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/safarova-kvitova-earn-player-voted-awards-service-and-sportsmanship |title=Safarova, Kvitova earn player-voted awards for service and sportsmanship |date=5 December 2017 |publisher=WTA Tour |access-date=11 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210075846/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/safarova-kvitova-earn-player-voted-awards-service-and-sportsmanship |archive-date=10 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ;2018 * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.wtatennis.com/news/2018-wta-tournament-and-player-award-winners-announced-first-ever-coach-award-presented |title=2018 WTA Tournament and Player Award winners announced, first ever Coach Award is presented |access-date=10 December 2018 |date=10 December 2018 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210202717/http://www.wtatennis.com/news/2018-wta-tournament-and-player-award-winners-announced-first-ever-coach-award-presented |archive-date=10 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Sportsperson of the Year (Czech Republic)|Czech Athlete Team of the Year – Fed Cup Team]]<ref name="team-awards"/> ;2019 * [[WTA Sportsmanship Award|Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1524678/2019-wta-tournament-player-and-coach-award-winners-announced |title=2019 WTA Tournament, Player and Coach award winners announced |access-date=9 December 2019 |date=9 December 2019 |work=WTA Tennis |archive-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209170348/https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1524678/2019-wta-tournament-player-and-coach-award-winners-announced |url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Commons}} * {{Official website|http://petrakvitova.net/}} {{in lang|en|cs}} * {{WTA}} * {{ITF}} * {{Fed Cup player}} * {{IOC profile|petra-kvitova}} {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box |before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Serena Williams]] |after = {{flagicon|USA}} Serena Williams |title = [[US Open Series|US Open Series Champion]] |years = [[2012 US Open Series|2012]] }} {{s-ach|aw}} {{succession box |before = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Melanie Oudin]] |after = 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