Kristína Kučová
![]() Kučová at the 2022 French Open | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Bratislava, Slovakia |
Born | (1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 (age 34) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right (two-handed both sides) |
Prize money | $2,062,131 |
Singles | |
Career record | 427–346 |
Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger, 11 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 71 (12 September 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 1375 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2017, 2022) |
French Open | 2R (2019) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2009, 2017, 2022) |
US Open | 2R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 60–73 |
Career titles | 5 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 168 (5 October 2009) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 2R (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 1–5 |
Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
Kristína Kučová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈkristiːna ˈkutʂɔʋaː]; born 23 May 1990) is a Slovak tennis player. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 71. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at No. 168 in the WTA doubles rankings. She has won one singles title on the WTA Challenger Tour with eleven singles titles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Kučová was an accomplished junior player, having won the girls' singles title at the 2007 US Open and reaching a combined career-high junior ranking of world No. 3, on 10 September 2009.
Playing for Slovakia Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 1–5.
Personal life
Kučová's elder sister Zuzana retired from the professional tour in 2013.
Tennis career
Junior years
At the 2007 US Open, the unseeded Kučová took the girls' singles title, defeating the 13th seed Julia Glushko in the third round, top seed and defending champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals, and number two seed Urszula Radwańska in the final. Kučová also reached the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and 2007 French Open girls' doubles quarterfinals. She reached the French Open quarterfinals with her compatriot Klaudia Boczová, losing to the eventual champions and third seeds, Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska. With her compatriot Lenka Juríková, she reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals and lost to the eventual runners-up Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara.
2014
Kučová started the year in the qualifying for Sydney where she lost to Misaki Doi, then she lost in the first round of qualifying for the Australian Open to Paula Kania in three sets. She lost in qualifying for Doha to Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in straight sets, and also in Dubai where she lost to Flavia Pennetta. She managed to qualify for Katowice and then beat Monica Niculescu 6–1, 6–1 in the first round, before losing to Alizé Cornet. She lost in qualifying for the French Open to the wildcard Irina Ramialison, 1–6, 0–6, and in qualifying for Wimbledon to Maryna Zanevska.
She reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at Bucharest by beating Anna Schmiedlová, Cristina Dinu and Danka Kovinić, before losing to Roberta Vinci 1–6, 3–6 in the semifinals. She won the $50k event in Sobota, Poland by beating Sesil Karatantcheva in the final. She won a $25k event in Fleurus, Belgium by beating Evgeniya Rodina in the final. She lost in the second round of qualifying in Linz to Anna-Lena Friedsam, and in the first round of qualifying for Limoges to Katarzyna Piter.
2016: Breakthrough, Canadian Open semifinalist and top 100
Kučová failed to qualify for the Australian Open. She lost in the final qualifying round to Wang Yafan, despite having a match point in the second set.[1]
After defeating Stefanie Vögele and Hsieh Su-wei, Kučová reached the quarterfinals in Kuala Lumpur, where she lost to the second seed Elina Svitolina despite winning the first set 6–1.
She qualified for the main draw of the Canadian Open by defeating Erin Routliffe and Christina McHale. She upset Yanina Wickmayer in the first round, who had won the singles and doubles titles in Washington the week before. In the second round, she caused a bigger upset by defeating the No. 8 seed, Carla Suárez Navarro, setting up a third-round clash with the Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. Kučová won the match in three sets to reach her first WTA Premier-level quarterfinal, where she beat the 15th seed, Johanna Konta, in straight sets. She was eventually eliminated in the semifinals by the tenth seed, Madison Keys. Following the tournament, she broke into the top 100 for the first time in her career.
2019–20: Maiden French Open win and WTA 125 title
2021–22: Maiden WTA Tour final, Indian Wells debut
At the Miami Open, Kučová qualified for the main draw and proceeded to face world No. 1 and defending champion, Ashleigh Barty, in the second round. She led 5–2 in the final set and held a match point on serve at 5–3 but failed to convert it. She lost the match in three sets[2] and Barty went on to successfully defend her title.[3]
In July 2021, she advanced into her first WTA 250 final, at the Poland Open, but lost to Maryna Zanevska.[4]
At the 2021 US Open, she qualified for the first time in five years, after entering the main draw as lucky loser, and won her first match at this major against Ann Li.
2023
In January 2023, she entered the Australian Open using protected ranking.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[5]
Singles
Current through the 2023 Madrid Open.
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | A | Q1 | NH | Q2 | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
US Open | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | A | Q3 | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 15 | 7–15 | 32% |
WTA 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | NH | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Wuhan Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | Career total: 62 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 0 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 1–4 | 10–8 | 3–10 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 0–1 | 0 / 62 | 38–65 | 37% |
Year-end ranking | 217 | 105 | 234 | 205 | 287 | 154 | 143 | 147 | 80 | 243 | 265 | 169 | 149 | 109 | 185 | $1,890,388 |
Doubles
WTA Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2021 | Poland Open | WTA 250 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
WTA Challenger finals
Singles: 1 (title)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2020 | Prague Open, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$80,000 tournaments |
$60,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 25 (11 titles, 14 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2007 | ITF Hvar, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2007 | ITF Michalovce, Slovakia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | May 2008 | ITF Galați, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2008 | Ladies Open Hechingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2008 | Maribor Open, Slovenia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2009 | ITF La Palma, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Jun 2009 | Open de Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Jun 2010 | ITF Brno, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–8 | Sep 2010 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–8 | Jun 2012 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 3–8 | Jul 2012 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 1–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–9 | Jun 2013 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–9 | Jul 2013 | ITF Les Contamines, France | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
Win | 5–9 | Aug 2013 | ITF Craiova, Romania | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–10 | Sep 2013 | Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Loss | 5–11 | Oct 2013 | ITF Herzliya, Israel | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 2–5 ret. |
Win | 6–11 | Jul 2014 | Powiat Poznański Open, Poland | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 7–11 | Aug 2014 | ITF Fleurus, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 8–11 | Feb 2015 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | 25,000 | Clay (i) | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 9–11 | Jul 2015 | Bella Cup Toruń, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 10–11 | Sep 2015 | ITF Bucha, Ukraine | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–0 |
Loss | 10–12 | Mar 2018 | ITF Irapuato, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 10–13 | Feb 2019 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7) |
Win | 11–13 | Apr 2019 | Dothan Pro Classic, United States | 80,000 | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–2 |
Loss | 11–14 | Nov 2021 | Dubai Tennis Challenge, UAE | 100,000+H | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2007 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2007 | ITF Michalovce, Slovakia | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–1 | May 2008 | ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, [6–10] |
Win | 3–1 | May 2008 | ITF Galați, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–2 | May 2009 | Soweto Open, South Africa | 100,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2009 | Zlín Open, Czech Republic | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 2015 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, [10–5] |
Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation
Singles (1–3)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Score |
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2008 | WG2 PO | Apr 2008 | Bratislava (SVK) | ![]() | Clay (i) | Vlada Ekshibarova | W | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
2010 | WG2 | Apr 2010 | Bratislava (SVK) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Han Xinyun | L | 1–6, 1–6 |
2014 | WG PO | Apr 2014 | Quebec City (CAN) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Eugenie Bouchard | L | 6–7(0–7), 6–2, 1–6 |
2017 | WG PO | Apr 2017 | Bratislava (SVK) | ![]() | Clay (i) | Richèl Hogenkamp | L | 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles (0–2)
Edition | Stage | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Score |
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2010 | WG2 | Feb 2010 | Bratislava (SVK) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Dominika Cibulková | Lu Jingjing Zhang Shuai | L | 3–2 ret. |
2015 | WG2 | Feb 2015 | Apeldoorn (NED) | ![]() | Clay (i) | Kristína Schmiedlová | Richèl Hogenkamp Michaëlla Krajicek | L | 5–7, 1–6 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Girls' singles: 1 (title)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2007 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Head-to-head record
Top 10 wins
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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2016 | ||||||
1. | ![]() | No. 9 | Canadian Open | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Notes
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
References
- ^ "Kučová nevyužila mečbal, v hlavnej súťaži grandslamu si po šiestich rokoch nezahrá" (in Slovak). 16 January 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ^ Goodwin, Sam (26 March 2021). "'What an escape': Tennis world erupts over Ash Barty miracle". Yahoo! Sport. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ Mesic, Dzevad (26 November 2021). "Ashleigh Barty: I was rattled by Naomi Osaka ranking claims". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Zanevska battles past Kucova in Gdynia to win first WTA title".
- ^ "Kristína Kučová [SVK] | Australian Open". ausopen.com.
External links
- Kristína Kučová at the Women's Tennis Association
- Kristína Kučová at the International Tennis Federation
- Kristína Kučová at the Billie Jean King Cup
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