2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season

The 2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season officially began at the 2011 Brisbane International, the first of two simultaneous events which opened the official 2011 season.

2011 Petra Kvitová tennis season
Petra Kvitová won her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships
Full namePetra Kvitová
Country Czech Republic
Singles
Season record60-13 (82.19%)
Calendar titles6
Current rankingNo. 2
Year-end rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous year 32
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenQF
French Open4R
WimbledonW
US Open1R
Tour FinalsW

Yearly summary

Australian Open series

Kvitová began her season at the 2011 Brisbane International, as an unseeded player. She upset third seed Nadia Petrova in the first round, then followed it up with wins over Ksenia Pervak, Dominika Cibulková and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to reach her first final since 2009, where she faced Andrea Petkovic of Germany. Kvitová won in straight sets to win only her second career title and first in almost two years.[1]

As a result of reaching the final in Brisbane, Kvitová had to withdraw from the qualifying draw for the Medibank International Sydney.

Kvitová's next tournament was the 2011 Australian Open, where she was the 25th seed. She defeated Sally Peers, Anna Chakvetadze, fifth seed Samantha Stosur and Flavia Pennetta, the latter in three sets, to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time. There, she lost to World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva in straight sets.[2] Following the run in Australia, Kvitová entered the world's top 20 for the first time.

Fed Cup quarter-finals

Following the Australian Open, Kvitová was named in the Czech Republic Fed Cup team for its quarter-final against Slovakia. Kvitová won both of her rubbers against Dominika Cibulková and Daniela Hantuchová; her victory over the latter ensured the Czech Republic would progress through to the semi-finals.

Indoor/Middle East series

Following the Fed Cup quarter-finals, Kvitová participated at the 2011 Open GDF Suez, where she was seeded fourth. After surviving three-setters against fellow Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová and Yanina Wickmayer in earlier rounds, she reached the final, upsetting soon-to-be World No. 1 Kim Clijsters in straight sets to win her second title for the year.[3]

Kvitová then made an early exit from her next tournament, losing in the first round of the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships to Ayumi Morita of Japan.[4]

American hard court season

The next stop for Kvitová following the Middle East swing was the Premier Mandatory Indian Wells tournament in March. After receiving a bye in the opening round, Kvitová was upset by fellow Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, whom she had beaten in Paris the previous month, in the second round.[5]

Kvitová then received a wildcard into the Bahamas Women's Open, but she was upset in the first round by Kristina Barrois in three sets, marking a third consecutive defeat.[6]

The Sony Ericsson Open saw somewhat of a brief return to form for Kvitová; after receiving a first round bye, she defeated Varvara Lepchenko for her first match victory in almost six weeks, but was then upset in three sets by Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round.[7]

Fed Cup semi-finals

Petra Kvitová was instrumental in winning the Czech Republic their sixth Fed Cup title in 2011.

Following her disappointing North American hard court season, Kvitová next represented the Czech Republic in its semi-final against Belgium. Kvitová won both of her singles rubbers against Kirsten Flipkens and Yanina Wickmayer, as the Czechs progressed to the final.[8]

Clay court season

Kvitová kicked off her clay court season at the Mutua Madrid Open, where she was seeded 16th. After defeating Alexandra Dulgheru and Chanelle Scheepers in the first two rounds, she defeated second seed Vera Zvonareva in straight sets in the Round of 16 to progress to the quarter-finals.[9] She then went on to defeat Dominika Cibulková (who had upset Maria Sharapova and Svetlana Kuznetsova in earlier rounds) and Li Na to reach her third final for the year, where she would meet Victoria Azarenka. In the final, Kvitová survived a first set tiebreak and went on to win in straight sets, claiming her first career Tier I/Premier Mandatory title in the process.[10] By winning this title, Kvitová entered the Top 10 for the first time in her career.

Rather than participate in Rome, Kvitová decided to travel home to participate at her home ITF event, the Sparta Prague Open. Seeded first, Kvitová reached her fourth final of the year, but would end up losing to Slovak Magdaléna Rybáriková.[11] During the tournament, she suffered a hip injury, which would force her to withdraw from the Brussels Open the following week.

Kvitová's next tournament was the 2011 French Open, where she was seeded ninth. She defeated Gréta Arn, Zheng Jie and Vania King to reach the fourth round, where she was defeated by the eventual champion, Li Na, in three sets, having led by a break in the final set.[12]

Grass court season

Kvitová holds the Venus Rosewater Dish

Following a modest clay court campaign, Kvitová made the transition to grass by participating in the AEGON International event in Eastbourne. She defeated Anastasija Sevastova, Ekaterina Makarova, Agnieszka Radwańska and Daniela Hantuchová (the latter retiring) to reach the final, but found Marion Bartoli too good for her in the championship match, losing in three sets.[13]

Wimbledon was next for Kvitová, where she had reached the semi-finals in 2010. Intent on going one better, Kvitová won her first four matches without conceding more than three games in a single set, before surviving three-set thrillers against Tsvetana Pironkova and Victoria Azarenka, to reach her first Grand Slam final. There, she met Maria Sharapova, who was seen as a favourite to win her second title after previously triumphing in 2004. However, Kvitová would win in straight sets to win her first Grand Slam title at the expense of the Russian.[14]

US Open series

Kvitová's form dropped off following her successful grass court campaign. She suffered a pair of losses to Andrea Petkovic in Toronto and Cincinnati (both in the third round and both after receiving a first round bye), then became the first reigning Wimbledon champion to lose in the first round of the US Open when she lost her first match to Alexandra Dulgheru.[15] She finished the US Open series with a paltry 23 win-loss record from five matches.

Asian hard court season

Following her unsuccessful US Open series campaign, Kvitová rebounded at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, defeating Mandy Minella, Vania King and Maria Sharapova (retired) before losing to Vera Zvonareva in the semi-finals.[16]

Kvitová then received a first round bye at the China Open, but was defeated in her first match by Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden.[17] That would be the last time that Kvitová was beaten in 2011.

Indoor hard court season

Following the Asian hard court swing, Kvitová received a wildcard into the Generali Ladies Linz, thus making her the top seed. With the exception of her semi-final victory over Jelena Janković, Kvitová won all of her matches in straight sets, including in the final, where she defeated Dominika Cibulková to win her fifth title of the year.

WTA Tour Championships

As a result of Kvitová's excellent results this year, she qualified for the 2011 WTA Tour Championships for the first time in her career. She drew Vera Zvonareva, Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwańska in her group in the round robin stage. She went through this stage without dropping a set, thus qualifying for the semi-finals. She then defeated Samantha Stosur in three sets to advance to the final, where she would meet Victoria Azarenka for the third time in the year. Kvitová would win in three sets, to claim her sixth title of the year, go through the entire championships undefeated and become the first woman since Maria Sharapova in 2004 to win the title on her first attempt.[18]

Fed Cup final

To round out the season, Kvitová took part in the Czech Republic's Fed Cup championship match against Russia. She won both of her singles rubbers, against Maria Kirilenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova, as the Czechs claimed their sixth Fed Cup title.[19] Her two singles rubbers saw her finish 2011 on a twelve-match winning streak, which she would unofficially[lower-alpha 1] extend to eighteen in the early part of 2012.

All matches

Singles matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent Result Score
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
WTA International
Hard, outdoor
28 January 2011
1
1R
Nadia Petrova
Win
76(73), 63
2
2R
Ksenia Pervak
Win
16, 64, 62
3
QF
Dominika Cibulková
Win
60, 64
4
SF
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Win
64, 46, 62
5
W
Andrea Petkovic
Win (1)
6–1, 6–3
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
1730 January 2011
6
1R
Sally Peers
Win
62, 64
7
2R
Anna Chakvetadze
Win
63, 64
8
3R
Samantha Stosur
Win
76(75), 63
9
4R
Flavia Pennetta
Win
36, 63, 63
10
QF
Vera Zvonareva
Loss
62, 64
Fed Cup WG 1st Round
Bratislava, Slovakia
Hard, indoor
5–6 February 2011
11
1R
R2
Dominika Cibulková
Win
6–2, 6–3
12
1R
R3
Daniela Hantuchová
Win
6–4, 6–2
Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
713 February 2011
13
1R
Vesna Manasieva
Win
7–5, 6–4
14
2R
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Win
6–4, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(11–9)
15
QF
Yanina Wickmayer
Win
5–7, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
16
SF
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Win
6–2, 6–0
17
W
Kim Clijsters
Win (2)
6–4, 6–3
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
1420 February 2011
18
1R
Ayumi Morita
Loss
6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Indian Wells
Indian Wells, United States of America
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
720 March 2011
1R
Bye
19
2R
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Loss
6–3, 2–6, 5–7
The Bahamas Women's Open
Nassau, Bahamas
ITF Circuit ($100,000)
Hard, outdoor
1420 March 2011
20
1R
Kristina Barrois
Loss
6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, United States of America
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
21 March3 April 2011
1R
Bye
21
2R
Varvara Lepchenko
Win
6–1, 6–2
22
3R
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Loss
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 0–6
Fed Cup WG Semifinals
Charleroi, Belgium
Hard, indoor
16–17 April 2011
23
SF
R1
Kirsten Flipkens
Win
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
24
SF
R3
Yanina Wickmayer
Win
5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay, outdoor
28 May 2011
25
1R
Alexandra Dulgheru
Win
6–4, 6–1
26
2R
Chanelle Scheepers
Win
6–3, 6–3
27
3R
Vera Zvonareva
Win
6–1, 6–4
28
QF
Dominika Cibulková
Win
3–6, 6–3, 7–5
29
SF
Li Na
Win
6–3, 6–1
30
W
Victoria Azarenka
Win (3)
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Sparta Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
ITF Circuit ($100,000)
Clay, outdoor
915 May 2011
31
1R
Anne Keothavong
Win
7–6(7–1), 6–3
32
2R
Elena Baltacha
Win
6–2, 6–3
33
QF
Mathilde Johansson
Win
6–1, 6–1
34
SF
Aleksandra Krunić
Win
6–4, 6–2
35
F
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Loss
3–6, 4–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
22 May5 June 2011
36
1R
Gréta Arn
Win
6–2, 6–1
37
2R
Zheng Jie
Win
6–4, 6–1
38
3R
Vania King
Win
6–4, 6–2
39
4R
Li Na
Loss
6–2, 1–6, 3–6
AEGON International
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
Grass, outdoor
1319 June 2011
40
1R
Anastasija Sevastova
Win
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
41
2R
Ekaterina Makarova
Win
7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–4)
42
QF
Agnieszka Radwańska
Win
1–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
43
SF
Daniela Hantuchová
Win
7–6(11–9), 4–2 ret.
44
F
Marion Bartoli
Loss
1–6, 6–4, 5–7
The Championships, Wimbledon
London, Great Britain
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
20 June3 July 2011
45
1R
Alexa Glatch
Win
6–2, 6–2
46
2R
Anne Keothavong
Win
6–2, 6–1
47
3R
Roberta Vinci
Win
6–3, 6–3
48
4R
Yanina Wickmayer
Win
6–0, 6–2
49
QF
Tsvetana Pironkova
Win
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
50
SF
Victoria Azarenka
Win
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
51
W
Maria Sharapova
Win (4)
6–3, 6–4
Rogers Cup
Toronto, Canada
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
814 August 2011
1R
Bye
52
2R
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Win
7–6(7–3), 6–3
53
3R
Andrea Petkovic
Loss
1–6, 2–6
Western & Southern Open
Cincinnati, United States of America
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
1521 August 2011
1R
Bye
54
2R
Chanelle Scheepers
Win
7–6(7–3), 6–3
55
3R
Andrea Petkovic
Loss
3–6, 3–6
US Open
New York City, United States of America
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
29 August12 September 2011
56
1R
Alexandra Dulgheru
Loss
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
26 September1 October 2011
1R
Bye
57
2R
Mandy Minella
Win
6–2, 6–3
58
3R
Vania King
Win
6–1, 7–6(7–4)
59
QF
Maria Sharapova
Win
4–3 ret.
60
SF
Vera Zvonareva
Loss
6–7(2–7), 0–6
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
19 October 2011
1R
Bye
61
2R
Sofia Arvidsson
Loss
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 3–6
Generali Ladies Linz
Linz, Austria
WTA International
Hard, indoor
1016 October 2011
62
1R
Rebecca Marino
Win
62, 62
63
2R
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Win
62, 63
64
QF
Daniela Hantuchová
Win
62, 62
65
SF
Jelena Janković
Win
46, 64, 63
66
W
Dominika Cibulková
Win (5)
6–4, 6–1
WTA Tour Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
WTA Tour Championships
Hard, indoor
2430 October 2011
67
RR
Vera Zvonareva
Win
62, 64
68
RR
Agnieszka Radwańska
Win
76(74), 63
69
RR
Caroline Wozniacki
Win
64, 62
70
SF
Samantha Stosur
Win
57, 63, 63
71
W
Victoria Azarenka
Win (6)
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Fed Cup Final
Moscow, Russia
Hard, indoor
4–6 November 2011
72
F
R1
Maria Kirilenko
Win
6–2, 6–2
73
F
R3
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Win
4–6, 6–2, 6–3

Tournament schedule

Singles schedule

Date Championship Location Category Surface Prev. result New result Outcome
2 January 2011
8 January 2011
Brisbane InternationalBrisbane (AUS)WTA InternationalHardDNPWWon in the final against Andrea Petkovic
17 January 2011
30 January 2011
Australian OpenMelbourne (AUS)Grand SlamHard2RQFLost in the quarter-finals against Vera Zvonareva
5 February 2011
6 February 2011
Fed Cup first roundBratislava (SVK)Fed CupHard (i)N/AN/ACzech Republic progressed to semi-finals (against Belgium)
7 February 2011
13 February 2011
Open GDF SuezParis (FRA)WTA PremierHard (i)DNPWWon in the final against Kim Clijsters
14 February 2011
21 February 2011
Dubai Tennis ChampionshipsDubai (UAE)WTA PremierHardDNP1RLost in the first round against Ayumi Morita
7 March 2011
20 March 2011
BNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells (USA)WTA Premier MandatoryHard2R2RLost in the second round against Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
14 March 2011
20 March 2011
The Bahamas Women's OpenNassau (BAH)ITF Women's Circuit ($100,000)HardDNP1RLost in the first round against Kristina Barrois
21 March 2011
2 April 2011
Sony Ericsson OpenMiami (USA)WTA Premier MandatoryHard2R3RLost in the third round against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
16 April 2011
17 April 2011
Fed Cup semi-finalsCharleroi (BEL)Fed CupHard (i)N/AN/ACzech Republic progressed to final
(against Russia)
2 May 2011
8 May 2011
Mutua Madrid OpenMadrid (ESP)WTA Premier MandatoryClay1RWWon in the final against Victoria Azarenka
9 May 2011
15 May 2011
Sparta Prague OpenPrague (CZE)ITF Women's Circuit ($100,000)ClayDNPFLost in the final against Magdaléna Rybáriková
22 May 2011
5 June 2011
French OpenParis (FRA)Grand SlamClay1R4RLost in the fourth round against Li Na
13 June 2011
19 June 2011
AEGON InternationalEastbourne (GBR)WTA PremierGrassDNPFLost in the final against Marion Bartoli
20 June 2011
3 July 2011
WimbledonLondon (GBR)Grand SlamGrassSFWWon in the final against Maria Sharapova
8 August 2011
14 August 2011
Rogers CupToronto (CAN)WTA Premier 5Hard1R3RLost in the third round against Andrea Petkovic
15 August 2011
21 August 2011
Western & Southern OpenCincinnati (USA)WTA Premier 5HardDNP3RLost in the third round against Andrea Petkovic
29 August 2011
12 September 2011
US OpenNew York (USA)Grand SlamHard3R1RLost in the first round against Alexandra Dulgheru
26 September 2011
1 October 2011
Toray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo (JPN)WTA Premier 5Hard1RSFLost in the semi-finals against Vera Zvonareva
1 October 2011
9 October 2011
China OpenBeijing (CHN)WTA Premier MandatoryHard3R2RLost in the second round against Sofia Arvidsson
10 October 2011
16 October 2011
Generali Ladies LinzLinz (AUT)WTA InternationalHard (i)2RWWon in the final against Dominika Cibulková
24 October 2011
30 October 2011
WTA Tour ChampionshipsIstanbul (TUR)WTA Tour ChampionshipsHard (i)DNQWWon in the final against Victoria Azarenka
4 November 2011
6 November 2011
Fed Cup finalMoscow (RUS)Fed CupHard (i)N/AN/ACzech Republic crowned 2011 Fed Cup champions

Yearly Records

Head-to-head match-ups

Ordered by percentage, number of victories to number of losses, then in alphabetical order

Singles: 8 (6–2)

Category
Grand Slam (1–0)
WTA Tour Championships (1–0)
WTA Premier Mandatory (1–0)
WTA Premier (1–1)
WTA International (2–0)
ITF Circuit ($100,000) (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Titles by conditions
Outdoors (3–2)
Indoors (3–0)
OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner 2. January 8, 2011 Brisbane International, Brisbane, Australia Hard Andrea Petkovic 61, 63
Winner 3. February 13, 2011 Open GDF Suez, Paris, France Hard (i) Kim Clijsters 64, 63
Winner 4. May 8, 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain Clay Victoria Azarenka 76(73), 64
Runner-up 2. May 15, 2011 Sparta Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Magdaléna Rybáriková 36, 46
Runner-up 3. June 19, 2011 Aegon International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Grass Marion Bartoli 36, 46
Winner 5. July 2, 2011 Wimbledon Championships, London, United Kingdom Grass Maria Sharapova 63, 64
Winner 6. October 16, 2011 Generali Ladies Linz, Linz, Austria Hard (i) Dominika Cibulková 64, 61
Winner 7. October 30, 2011 WTA Tour Championships, Istanbul, Turkey Hard (i) Victoria Azarenka 75, 46, 63

Team competitions: 1 (1–0)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceTeamOpponents in the finalScore
Winner 6. November 46, 2011 Fed Cup, Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Lucie Hradecká
Květa Peschke
Lucie Šafářová
Maria Kirilenko
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Elena Vesnina
32

Awards

  • 2011 ITF World Champion
  • 2011 WTA Most Improved Player

See also

Notes

  1. Kvitová participated at the 2012 Hopman Cup, where she won all four of her singles ties, which do not count towards WTA records, so therefore, her "official" longest match-winning streak is fourteen.

References

  1. Petra Kvitova's win in the Brisbane International opens field in the Australian Open | Herald Sun
  2. "Clijsters faces Zvonareva rematch in Australian Open semifinals". CNN. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. Kvitova shocks top-ranked Clijsters in Paris final, CNN.com, 13 February 2011
  4. Paris winner Kvitova goes out early in Dubai, CNN.com, 15 February 2011
  5. Zahlavova Strycova knocks Kvitova out of Indian Wells, Women Who Serve, 11 March 2011
  6. German Barrois upsets No.14 ranked Kvitova, Bahamas Local News, 15 March 2011
  7. Pavlyuchenkova defeats Kvitova in Miami, Women Who Serve, 27 March 2011
  8. Russia and Czech Republic through to Fed Cup final, BBC SPORT, 17 April 2011
  9. Petra Kvitova defeats Vera Zvonareva at the Mutua Madrid Open Archived 2013-07-29 at Archive.today, bettor.com
  10. Petra Kvitova beats Victoria Azarenka to win Madrid Open, BBC SPORT, 8 May 2011
  11. Rybarikova defeats Kvitova to win Prague 100k tournament, Women Who Serve, 15 May 2011
  12. French Open: Li Na beats Petra Kvitova to make quarters, BBC SPORT, 30 May 2011
  13. Marion Bartoli beats Petra Kvitova in Eastbourne final, BBC SPORT, 18 June 2011
  14. Wimbledon 2011: Kvitova stuns Sharapova to lift women's title
  15. "US Open 2011: Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova falls in first round". guardian.com. London. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  16. Zvonareva beats Kvitova to reach Tokyo final, CNN.com, 30 September 2011
  17. Arvidsson upset win marks China Open, UPI.com, 3 October 2011
  18. WTA Championships: Petra Kvitova beats Victoria Azarenka, BBC SPORT, 30 October 2011
  19. Fed Cup final 2011: Czech Republic beat Russia in Moscow, BBC SPORT, 6 November 2011
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