Kristína Kučová
Full name |
Kristína Kučová |
Country |
Slovakia |
Born |
(1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 (age 22)
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Height |
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro |
2007 |
Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
Career prize money |
$218,281 |
Singles |
Career record |
157–136 |
Career titles |
1 ITF |
Highest ranking |
103 (3 August 2009) |
Current ranking |
279 (28 May 2012) |
Grand Slam Singles results |
Australian Open |
1R (2010) |
French Open |
Q1 (2009, 2010, 2011) |
Wimbledon |
2R (2009) |
US Open |
— |
Doubles |
Career record |
45–44 |
Career titles |
4 ITF |
Highest ranking |
168 (5 October 2009) |
Current ranking |
612 (28 May 2012) |
Last updated on: 28 May 2012. |
Kristína Kučová (born 23 May 1990 in Bratislava) is a tennis player from Slovakia. Her highest juniors ranking was World Number 3. According to the International Tennis Federation, Kučová's favorite type of court is the clay court, she hits a two-handed forehand and backhand (like Wimbledon finalists Monica Seles and Marion Bartoli), and her father, Jozef Kuča, also coaches her. Her career high ranking was no. 103, achieved on 3 August 2009.
Her older sister, Zuzana Kučová, also plays on the women's tennis circuit.
Tennis career
Juniors
At the 2007 U.S. Open Girls' Singles, the unseeded Kučová took the title, defeating thirteenth 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, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 (4). In addition to this, Kučová reached the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and 2007 French Open girls' doubles quarterfinals. Both times, Kučová was seeded seventh, however, she reached the French Open quarterfinals with compatriot Klaudia Boczová, losing to eventual champions and third seeds Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska. She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals along with compatriot Lenka Juriková. The seventh-seeded Slovakian pair lost to eventual runner-ups Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara, 7–5, 6–3.
WTA titles
Singles
External links
Persondata |
Name |
Kučová, Kristína |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Slovak tennis player |
Date of birth |
23 May 1990 |
Place of birth |
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia |
Date of death |
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Place of death |
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