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Petra Kvitova Bio


  • Coached by Matej Liptar; trains at the same club as Berdych and Safarova
  • Baseliner whose favorite shots are serve, forehand
  • Intoduced to tennis by father, Jiri (a teacher); mother's name is Pavla; brothers are Jiri (engineer) and Libor (teacher); father and brothers all play tennis
  • Speaks Czech, Russian, English
  • Favorite type of movie is comedy; favorite actress is Julia Roberts
  • Favorite type of music is pop; favorite band is U2
  • Favorite foods are pizza, pasta; favorite drink is apple juice
  • Other sports interests include basketball, volleyball
  • Also enjoys seeing friends, going to the cinema
  • Favorite city to visit is Melbourne; favorite tournament is Paris [Indoors]
  • Self-described as friendly, happy
  • People most admired are Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova; tennis idol growing up was Martina Navratilova (because she's left-handed like her)
  • Short-term goal is to reach Top 30.
Biographical information from WTA. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.


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