‘You’re 100 Times Better Than Her’- Wimbledon Champ Barbora Krejcikova’s Bizarre Act Forces Fans to Drop Unsolicited Advice
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Barbora Krejcikova
Barbora Krejcikova is a 25-year-old Czech tennis professional player. She has been a former doubles World No.1 player who has won the French Open and Wimbledon Championships 2018 in that category. Apart from these, she even won the Australian Open title in the mixed doubles category with Rajeev Ram on three occasions.
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 9, 2021. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates winning her quarterfinal match against Cori Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Krejcikova's highest WTA singles ranking has been 33.
Krejcikova began playing tennis at the age of six. She is a former junior's No.3 player who managed to win the French Open, US Open, and Wimbledon title in the doubles category before turning professional. She has also won the European Junior Championship U18 in Klosters, Switzerland in singles and doubles.
On 22 October 2018, She reached No. 1 in the doubles rankings, jointly with Kate?ina Siniakov?.
Krejcikova made her WTA Tour debut at the Gastein Ladies in 2014, where she and partner?Kate?ina Siniakova lost in the first round. In singles, her debut was at the?Tournoi de Quebec, where she qualified for the main draw, and reached the second round, losing to?Lucie Hradecka.
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 5, 2021. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejc?kova in action during her third-round match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
It was 2015 when she enjoyed some success on tour as she reached the semifinals at the Diamond Games, debuting in the main draw of the?French Open, and winning her first title at the?Tournoi de Quebec. In November, she won her first, and so far only,?WTA 125K?title at the?Open de Limoges, partnering with?Mandy Minella.
It was 2018 that can be called the 'golden period' of the Czech player's career. This season was so far the most successful doubles season for Krejcikova. she won her first major doubles title at the?French Open. Together with Siniakova, she defeated the Japanese pair of Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya?in the final. The grass-court season was successful for Krejcikova, reaching the semifinal at the Birmingham Classic, and title at the?Wimbledon. At the Wimbledon, again with Siniakova, they defeated Kv?ta Peschke?and?Nicole Melichar?in the final. After Wimbledon, Krejcikova entered the top 5 in doubles for the first time in her career.
In 2021, she reached her first-ever Grand Slam finals in the singles category at the French Open 2021.
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 10, 2021. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates winning her semi-final match against Greece's Maria Sakkari REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
As of now, Krejcikova has one title in the singles, eight in doubles, and three in the mixed doubles category. Besides these, she has also won 14 singles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Krejcikova has career prize money of US$ 3,565,129
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Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 7, 2021. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova celebrates after winning her fourth-round match against Sloane Stephens of the U.S. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Krejcikova's current sponsors are Head, Nutridata, Kine-MAX, Fyzioterapie- Jakub Veskrna, Enervit, and CEP.
Krejcikova's current head coach is Pertra. Her earlier coach was Jana Novotna.
Age | 25 |
Height | 5 ft 10 in |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Address/Residence | Ivancice, Czech Republic |
Nationality | Czech |
Endorsement | Head, Nutridata, Kine-MAX, Fyzioterapie- Jakub Veskrna, Enervit, and CEP |
Birthdate | 18th December, 1995 |
Coach | Pertra |
Records/Achievements | French Open 2021 finalist, French Open 2018 doubles winner, Wimbledon 2018 doubles winner, Australian Open 2019, 2020, 2021 mixed doubles winner. |