Petra Cetkovská

Having turned professional in 2000, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 25, on 18 June 2012. Over her career, Cetkovská defeated top-ten players Marion Bartoli, Elena Dementieva, Angelique Kerber, Li Na, Agnieszka Radwańska, Caroline Wozniacki, and Vera Zvonareva.

Petra Cetkovská

Cetkovská in 2013
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Paris, France
Born	(1985-02-08) 8 February 1985 (age 39) Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	2000
Retired	2020
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 2,056,672
Singles
Career record	423–227 (65.1%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 23 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 25 (18 June 2012)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2012)
French Open	4R (2008)
Wimbledon	4R (2011)
US Open	3R (2015)
Doubles
Career record	194–107 (64.5%)
Career titles	2 WTA, 25 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 91 (13 June 2011)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2012)
French Open	1R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Wimbledon	1R (2007, 2008, 2012, 2014)
US Open	2R (2013, 2014)

Cetkovská has been playing tennis since she was five. Her father Petr works at a pro shop in a local tennis club, while her mother Alena is a nurse. She has one younger brother, Matěj. Petra's father is of Macedonian origin.

When she was 14, Cetkovská was involved in an incident with a friend while playing sport when her friend had accidentally pushed her against a wall. Two years later, she had brain surgery due to the swelling caused by the incident. A year later, she had contracted glandular fever, further hampering her tennis career prospects and the third obstacle had come when she broke her foot playing the junior doubles final at the Australian Open.

Cetkovská speaks fluent French and English. She was involved in a relationship with ATP player Marcos Baghdatis when she was 19.

2000–2006: mainly on ITF tournaments

In 2000, Cetkovská played the first events on the ITF Circuit, winning one doubles title. The following year, she won two singles titles and one doubles title. In 2002, when she competed in her first WTA Tour qualifying at Palermo, Cetkovská won two singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

She won another singles title in 2003, and three ITF doubles titles in 2004. The following year, Cetkovská fell in WTA qualifying twice; but she won six singles titles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. In 2006, she lost in Grand Slam qualifyings three times, at Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open; however, she won one singles title and three doubles titles on ITF events.

2007

In 2007, she made a breakthrough in her WTA ranking. She won three ITF titles, and her first WTA doubles title with compatriot Andrea Hlaváčková at the Prague Open defeating Chinese pair Ji Chunmei/Sun Shengnan in the final.

As the 22nd seed in qualifying at the US Open, Cetkovská qualified for the main draw defeating Abigail Spears, Lucie Hradecká, and Anne Keothavong. She made her Grand-Slam debut beating American Jill Craybas in the first round but ended up losing in the second round to 14th seed Elena Dementieva.

Cetkovská ended the season ranked 99.

2008

Cetkovská began her season by playing qualifying at the Hobart International where she lost in the second round to third seed Ashley Harkleroad. At the Australian Open, she was defeated in the first round by world No. 34, Anabel Medina Garrigues.

At the French Open, Cetkovská reached the fourth round, only to be beaten by eventual champion Ana Ivanovic without winning a game.

2014

 

Cetkovská began the season during the last week of January at the Open GdF Suez. She lost in the final round of qualifying to Anna-Lena Friedsam. The week of 10 February saw Cetkovská compete at the Qatar Open. As the 13th seed for qualifying, she advanced to the main draw defeating wildcard Michaela Hončová and Anastasia Rodionova. She had a good run reaching the quarterfinals beating 14th seed Sloane Stephens, Zhang Shuai, and top seed and world No. 3, Li Na. Cetkovská ended up losing in the quarterfinals to sixth seed and eventual finalist Angelique Kerber. She was only able to win one game during the match.

In March, Cetkovská traveled to Indian Wells, California to compete at the Indian Wells Masters. She was defeated in the first round by American wildcard Shelby Rogers. Next week, Cetkovská played at the Miami Masters where she lost in the final round of qualifying to 20th seed Estrella Cabeza Candela. After Miami, Cetkovská stayed in Florida and competed at the Oaks Club Challenger. As the seventh seed, she beat American Melanie Oudin in the first round. Her campaign at the tournament ended as she withdrew from her second-round match versus Kiki Bertens.

Cetkovská started off her clay-court season in Charleston at the Family Circle Cup. She won her first round match over American Varvara Lepchenko. She then lost in the second round to 13th seed Elena Vesnina. During the week of 21 April, Cetkovská competed at the Morocco Open in Marrakesh. She was defeated in the first round by third seed Yvonne Meusburger. Cetkovská qualified for the Madrid Open beating Monica Puig and Mona Barthel. In the main draw, she won her first-round match dispatching Stefanie Vögele. She suffered a three-set loss in the second round to 16th seed Sloane Stephens.

2015

 

Cetkovská withdrew from the Australian Open due to a hip injury. Cetkovská returned from injury in March at the Indian Wells Open. She lost in the first round to American Christina McHale. At the Miami Open, Cetkovská was defeated in the first round by wildcard Paula Badosa Gibert.

She suffered a first-round loss at the French Open to Misaki Doi.

Cetkovská began her grass-court season seeded third at the Surbiton Trophy. After a first-round win over British wildcard Laura Deigman, she faced another British player, Naomi Broady. Cetkovská ended up losing in the second round to Broady. She had another first-round loss, this time at the Birmingham Classic, to qualifier Marina Erakovic. Cetkovská qualified for Wimbledon defeating Renata Voráčová, 15th seed Donna Vekić, and Elise Mertens. In the main draw, she lost in the first round to Tímea Babos.

Two weeks later, Cetkovská competed at the ITS Cup in her home country where she was the third seed and the defending champion. She advanced to the final with wins over Rebecca Šramková, Irina Ramialison, sixth seed Akgul Amanmuradova, and Ekaterina Alexandrova. Cetkovská ended up losing in the final to top seed and compatriot Barbora Krejčíková. During the week of 27 July, Cetkovská traveled to Poland to play at the Powiat Poznański Open. She would go on to win the title defeating Sofia Shapatava, seventh seed Romina Oprandi, third seed Richèl Hogenkamp, qualifier and compatriot Martina Borecká, and fourth seed Jeļena Ostapenko. The week of 10 August saw Cetkovská playing a minor league tournament in Prague, the Prague Open, which was a brand new tournament. Playing as a wildcard, she lost in the semifinals to seventh seed María Teresa Torró Flor.

Cetkovská had a great run at the US Open. She started off the tournament by beating Christina McHale in the first round in three sets. In the second round, Cetkovská had a huge win, upsetting fourth seed and last year finalist, Caroline Wozniacki. She saved four match points to complete the upset. In the third round, she lost to 26th seed and eventual champion Flavia Pennetta. Nevertheless, this was her best performance at the US Open.

After the US Open, Cetkovská played at the Open de Saint-Malo. After winning her first-round match, she retired during her match against Laura Pous Tió. This ended up being her last tournament of the year.

Cetkovská ended the season ranked 131.

2016

Cetkovská was supposed to start her season at the Hobart International, but she withdrew before the tournament started due to a lower back injury. She returned to action by competing at the Australian Open. This had been the first time since 2012 that Cetkovská played this tournament. She lost in the first round to thirtieth seed Sabine Lisicki.

In March, Cetkovská played at the Indian Wells Open. She was crushed in the first round by Denisa Allertová. The week after Indian Wells, she flew to Miami to play at the Miami Open. Cetkovská was again crushed in the first round, this time by British wildcard Heather Watson.

Cetkovská was going to begin her clay-court season at the Charleston Open, but she withdrew from the tournament due to a right thigh injury. She returned in May to play at the French Open. Due to having a low ranking (136), she played qualifying in order to make it into the main draw. She retired in the first round of qualifying to Kristína Kučová.

During the week of 11 July, Cetkovská competed at the ITS Cup. Despite being the second seed and last year finalist, she lost in the second round to compatriot Gabriela Pantůčková. Two weeks later, Cetkovská played another tournament in her country, the Prague Open. There, she was defeated in the first round by Rebecca Peterson.

Cetkovská did not play anymore tournaments for the rest of the season. She ended the year ranked 581.

Singles

Doubles

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2011	Connecticut Open, United States	Premier	Hard	Caroline Wozniacki	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	May 2007	Prague Open, Czech Republic	Tier IV	Clay	Andrea Hlaváčková	Ji Chunmei   Sun Shengnan	7–6(9–7), 6–2
Loss	1–1	Mar 2008	Mexican Open, Mexico	Tier III	Clay	Iveta Benešová	Nuria Llagostera Vives   María José Martínez Sánchez	2–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Aug 2008	Nordic Light Open, Sweden	Tier IV	Hard	Lucie Šafářová	Iveta Benešová   Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	5–7, 4–6
Win	2–2	Apr 2012	Morocco Open, Morocco	International	Clay	Alexandra Panova	Irina-Camelia Begu   Alexandra Cadanțu	3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Loss	2–3	Mar 2014	Mexican Open, Mexico	International	Hard	Iveta Melzer	Kristina Mladenovic   Galina Voskoboeva	3–6, 6–2, [5–10]

Singles: 36 (23 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2001	ITF Hvar, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Sanda Mamić	6–3, 6–1
Win	2–0	Nov 2001	ITF Stupava, Slovakia	10,000	Hard	Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka	6–1, 6–4
Win	3–0	Mar 2002	ITF Athens, Greece	10,000	Clay	Tina Hergold	6–3, 6–2
Win	4–0	Jun 2002	ITF Tallinn, Estonia	25,000	Clay	Tiffany Davis	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	4–1	Aug 2002	ITF Aosta, Italy	25,000	Clay	Natalia Gussoni	0–6, 2–6
Win	5–1	Aug 2003	ITF Sezze, Italy	10,000	Clay	Hanna Nooni	6–7(5), 6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–2	Aug 2004	ITF Gdynia, Poland	10,000	Clay	Karolina Kosińska	3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–3	Aug 2004	ITF Jesi, Italy	10,000	Hard	Rita Degliesposti	3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–4	Mar 2005	ITF Gran Canaria, Spain	10,000	Hard	Carla Suárez Navarro	6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win	6–4	May 2005	ITF Tenerife, Spain	25,000	Hard	Carla Suárez Navarro	6–7(0), 6–3, 6–1
Win	7–4	Jul 2005	ITF Zwevegem, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Stefania Chieppa	6–4, 6–2
Win	8–4	Aug 2005	ITF Gdynia, Poland	10,000	Clay	Agnieszka Radwańska	6–3, 6–4
Win	9–4	Aug 2005	ITF Kedzierzyn kozle, Poland	25,000	Clay	Natalia Gussoni	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	10–4	Sep 2005	ITF Ibaraki, Japan	25,000	Hard	Erika Takao	2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win	11–4	Oct 2005	Lagos Open, Nigeria	25,000	Hard	Anne Keothavong	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	12–4	Apr 2006	ITF Dubai, United Arab Emirates	10,000	Hard	Kateryna Herth	1–6, 7–6(6), 6–2
Loss	12–5	May 2006	ITF Antalya, Turkey	25,000	Clay	Romina Oprandi	3–6, 5–7
Loss	12–6	Oct 2006	Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia	25,000	Hard	Ágnes Szatmári	3–6, 3–6
Loss	12–7	Mar 2007	ITF Las Palmas, Spain	25,000	Hard	Angelique Kerber	2–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win	13–7	Mar 2007	ITF Tenerife, Spain	25,000	Hard	Angelique Kerber	7–5, 5–7, 7–6(5)
Loss	13–8	May 2007	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	50,000	Clay	Tatiana Perebiynis	7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Loss	13–9	Jul 2007	ITF Valladolid, Spain	25,000	Hard	Nuria Llagostera Vives	6–7(3), 6–1, 3–6
Win	14–9	Jul 2007	ITF Felixstowe, England	25,000	Grass	Neuza Silva	6–2, 6–4
Win	15–9	Jul 2007	ITF Zwevegem, Belgium	25,000	Clay	Lenka Wienerová	6–1, 5–7, 6–0
Win	16–9	May 2008	Open Romania Ladies	50,000	Clay	Sorana Cîrstea	7–6(5), 7–6(3)
Win	17–9	May 2008	Open Saint-Gaudens, France	50,000	Clay	María José Martínez Sánchez	6–4, 6–4
Win	18–9	Jun 2010	ITF Périgueux, France	25,000	Clay	Margalita Chakhnashvili	2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win	19–9	Jul 2010	ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France	25,000	Clay	Elitsa Kostova	6–2, 6–2
Win	20–9	Oct 2010	ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon	100,000+H	Clay	Mathilde Johansson	6–1, 6–3
Win	21–9	Apr 2011	Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain	50,000	Hard	Kirsten Flipkens	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	21–10	Apr 2011	Soweto Open, South Africa	100,000	Hard	Valeria Savinykh	1–6, 2–6
Loss	21–11	Jun 2011	Nottingham Challenge, UK	100,000	Grass	Elena Baltacha	5–7, 3–6
Loss	21–12	Jul 2011	ITF Pétange, Luxembourg	100,000	Hard	Mathilde Johansson	5–7, 3–6
Win	22–12	Jul 2014	ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech Republic	50,000	Clay	Denisa Allertova	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	22–13	Jul 2015	ITS Cup Olomouc, Czech Republic	50,000	Clay	Barbora Krejčíková	6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5)
Win	23–13	Aug 2015	Poznański Open, Poland	75,000	Clay	Jeļena Ostapenko	3–6, 7–5, 6–2

Doubles: 40 (25 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2000	ITF Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic	10,000	Clay	Pavlina Tichá	Petra Plačková   Andrea Plačková	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–0	Apr 2001	ITF Cavtat, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Pavlina Tichá	Natasha Galouza   Lotty Seelen	6–2, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Nov 2001	ITF Stupava, Slovakia	10,000	Hard (i)	Libuše Průšová	Galina Fokina   Eszter Molnár	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Apr 2002	ITF Makarska, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Tina Hergold	Daniela Casanova   Marijana Kovačević	7–5, 6–2
Win	4–1	Jun 2002	ITF Tallinn, Estonia	25,000	Clay	Joanna Sakowicz-Kostecka	Petra Rüssegger   Stefanie Weis	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	4–2	Oct 2002	ITF Hallandale Beach, United States	25,000	Hard	Barbora Strýcová	Gisela Dulko   Milagros Sequera	2–6, 5–7
Loss	4–3	May 2003	ITF Biograd, Croatia	10,000	Clay	Paulina Slitrová	Mervana Jugić-Salkić   Darija Jurak	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–4	Jun 2003	ITF Vaduz, Liechtenstein	25,000	Clay	Jana Hlaváčková	Zsófia Gubacsi   Zuzana Hejdová	4–6, 4–6
Win	5–4	Sep 2004	ITF Durmersheim, Germany	10,000	Clay	Janette Bejlková	Carmen Klaschka   Imke Kusgen	6–3, 7–6(4)
Win	6–4	Sep 2004	ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon	50,000	Hard	Hana Šromová	Nuria Llagostera Vives   Frederica Piedade	6–4, 6–2
Win	7–4	Nov 2004	ITF Cairo, Egypt	10,000	Clay	Pauline Parmentier	Galina Fokina   Raissa Gourevitch	6–4, 6–2
Win	8–4	Feb 2005	ITF Mallorca, Spain	10,000	Clay	Olga Brózda	Adriana Gonzalez-Peñas   Romina Oprandi	6–3, 6–4
Win	9–4	Feb 2005	ITF Las Palmas, Spain	10,000	Hard	Katia Sabate	Bibiane Schoofs   Laura Vallverdu-Zaira	6–7(5), 6–3, 6–1
Loss	9–5	May 2005	Torneo Conchita Martínez, Spain	25,000	Hard	Gabriela Velasco Andreu	Olena Antypina   Surina De Beer	5–7, 5–7
Win	10–5	Jun 2005	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	10,000	Clay	Martina Lautenschläger	Diana Vrânceanu   Eva-Maria Hoch	6–0, 6–3
Loss	10–6	Jun 2005	ITF Davos, Switzerland	10,000	Clay	Sandra Martinović	Zuzana Hejdová   Andrea Petkovic	3–6, 2–6
Loss	10–7	Jul 2005	ITF Zwevegem, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Gabriela Velasco Andreu	Leslie Butkiewicz   Caroline Maes	3–6, 2–6
Loss	10–8	Aug 2005	ITF Gardone Val Trompia, Italy	10,000	Clay	Mandy Minella	María Corbalán   Sonia Iacovacci	w/o
Win	11–8	Mar 2006	ITF Abu Dhabi, UAE	10,000	Hard	Andreja Klepač	Katerina Avdiyenko   Kristina Grigorian	6–1, 6–3
Win	12–8	May 2006	ITF Caserta, Italy	25,000	Clay	Sandra Záhlavová	Silvia Disderi   Valentina Sulpizio	6–2, 6–0
Win	13–8	Oct 2006	Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia	25,000	Hard	İpek Şenoğlu	Vasilisa Davydova   Marina Shamayko	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win	14–8	Feb 2007	ITF Prague, Czech Republic	25,000	Hard (i)	Veronika Chvojková	Katarína Kachlíková   Lenka Tvarošková	6–2, 6–3
Loss	14–9	Mar 2007	ITF Tenerife, Spain	25,000	Hard	Veronika Chvojková	Andrea Hlaváčková   Margit Rüütel	3–2 ret.
Win	15–9	Mar 2007	ITF La Palma, Spain	25,000	Hard	Andrea Hlaváčková	Arantxa Parra Santonja   Melanie South	6–3, 6–2
Win	16–9	Apr 2007	ITF Calvià, Spain	25,000	Clay	Andrea Hlaváčková	Arantxa Parra Santonja   María José Martínez Sánchez	7–5, 6–4
Loss	16–10	Jul 2007	ITF Les Contamines, France	25,000	Hard	Sandra Záhlavová	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova   Yanina Wickmayer	w/o
Loss	16–11	Oct 2007	Open de Touraine, France	50,000	Hard (i)	Barbora Strýcová	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik   Alicja Rosolska	3–6, 5–7
Win	17–11	May 2008	Romania Ladies Open	50,000	Clay	Hana Šromová	Sorana Cîrstea   Ágnes Szatmári	6–4, 7–5
Win	18–11	Oct 2008	Internationaux de la Vienne, France	100,000	Hard (i)	Lucie Šafářová	Akgul Amanmuradova   Monica Niculescu	6–4, 6–4
Loss	18–12	Jul 2009	International Country Cuneo, Italy	100,000	Clay	Mathilde Johansson	Akgul Amanmuradova   Darya Kustova	7–5, 1–6, [7–10]
Loss	18–13	Oct 2009	ITF İstanbul, Turkey	25,000	Hard (i)	Renata Voráčová	Nina Bratchikova   Ksenia Palkina	w/o
Win	19–13	May 2010	ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon	50,000	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Ksenia Milevskaya   Lesia Tsurenko	6–4, 6–2
Loss	19–14	May 2010	Sparta Prague Open, Czech Republic	50,000	Clay	Eva Hrdinová	Ksenia Lykina   Maša Zec Peškirič	3–6, 4–6
Win	20–14	Jun 2010	ITF Szczecin, Poland	25,000	Clay	Eva Hrdinová	Veronika Kapshay   Justine Ozga	7–6(5), 6–3
Win	21–14	Sep 2010	Open de Saint-Malo, France	100,000	Clay	Lucie Hradecká	Mariya Koryttseva   Raluca Olaru	6–4, 6–2
Win	22–14	Oct 2010	ITF Jounieh Open, Lebanon (2)	100,000	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Eva Birnerová   Andreja Klepač	7–5, 6–2
Win	23–14	May 2011	Sparta Prague Open, Czech Republic	100,000	Clay	Michaëlla Krajicek	Lindsay Lee-Waters   Megan Moulton-Levy	6–2, 6–1
Win	24–14	Jun 2011	Nottingham Challenge, UK	100,000	Grass	Eva Birnerová	Regina Kulikova   Evgeniya Rodina	6–3, 6–2
Loss	24–15	Oct 2012	Open Nantes Atlantique, France	50,000	Hard	Renata Voráčová	Catalina Castaño   Mervana Jugić-Salkić	4–6, 4–6
Win	25–15	Jul 2014	ITS Cup, Czech Republic	50,000	Clay	Renata Voráčová	Barbora Krejčíková   Aleksandra Krunić	6–2, 4–6, [10–7]

Record against top-10 players

•   Marion Bartoli 2–0
•   Elena Dementieva 1–1
•   Sara Errani 2–1
•   Ana Ivanovic 2–1
•   Angelique Kerber 2–3
•   Li Na 2–1
•   Agnieszka Radwańska 4–0
•   Sloane Stephens 1–3
•   Caroline Wozniacki 2–2
•   Vera Zvonareva 1–0

Top-10 wins

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score
2008
1.	Marion Bartoli	No. 10	Birmingham Classic, UK	Grass	2R	5–7, 6–4, 6–0
2009
2.	Elena Dementieva	No. 4	Indian Wells Open, U.S.	Hard	2R	7–6(2), 2–6, 6–1
2011
3.	Marion Bartoli	No. 9	Connecticut Open, U.S.	Hard	QF	7–5, 7–5
4.	Li Na	No. 7	Connecticut Open, U.S.	Hard	SF	6–2, 5–7, 7–6(9)
2012
5.	Vera Zvonareva	No. 10	Madrid Open, Spain	Clay	1R	6–2, 6–2
6.	Agnieszka Radwańska	No. 3	Italian Open	Clay	2R	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
2013
7.	Caroline Wozniacki	No. 9	Wimbledon, UK	Grass	2R	6–2, 6–2
2014
8.	Li Na	No. 3	Qatar Ladies Open	Hard	3R	7–6(2), 2–6, 6–4
9.	Angelique Kerber	No. 9	Italian Open	Clay	2R	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2015
10.	Caroline Wozniacki	No. 5	US Open	Hard	2R	6–4, 5–7, 7–6(1)