Barbora Krejcikova

She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, in 2022, and on 22 October 2018, she became world No. 1 in doubles.
Barbora Krejcikova file image. (Image credit: Twitter)

Barbora Krejcikova is a Czech professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 28 February 2022, and on 22 October 2018, she became world No. 1 in doubles. Krejčíková has won one Grand Slam singles title and eight major doubles titles. She won the 2021 French Open singles title, the women's doubles titles at the 2018 French Open, 2018 Wimbledon Championships, 2021 French Open, 2022 Australian Open and 2022 Wimbledon Championships partnering Kateřina Siniaková, and the mixed doubles titles at the 2019 and 2021 Australian Opens partnering Rajeev Ram, and in 2020 with Nikola Mektić. She is one of only four active female players to have won a major title in all three disciplines, after Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Samantha Stosur.

Junior career

Barbora Krejčíková was ranked junior world No. 3 in October 2013. In that year, she won the girls’ doubles titles at the French Open, at Wimbledon and the US Open with fellow Czech Kateřina Siniaková. Alongside Oleksandra Korashvili from Ukraine, she also reached the final of the Australian Open, falling one match shy of completing the calendar-year Grand Slam. The same year, she also won the European Junior Championship U18 in Klosters, Switzerland in singles and doubles.

Senior career

In 2020, she reached the fourth round of the French Open tournament, which helped her attain a new best year-end ranking of No. 65 in November. In March 2021, she made progress to her first singles final of a WTA 1000 tournament at the Dubai Championships. As a result, she climbed to a new career-high of No. 38 in the singles rankings. In May 2021, she won her first WTA singles title at Strasbourg the day before the 2021 French Open started. She then went on to win the subsequent French Open, her first Grand Slam final in singles. As a result, she climbed to a career-high of No. 15 in the singles rankings. She won her third WTA singles title at WTA250 Prague Open and reached a career high singles ranking of world number 3 in November 2021. Krejčíková has also won 14 singles titles on the ITF Circuit.

World No. 1 in doubles

She made it to the main draw of the French Open after qualifying in 2018. At the Australian Open, they reached the third round, Krejcikova’s best result at that tournament. However, after that, she won her first major doubles title at the French Open. Together with Siniaková, she defeated Japanese pair Eri Hozumi/Makoto Ninomiya in the final. The grass-court season was successful for Krejčíková, reaching the semifinal at the Birmingham Classic, and winning the title at the Wimbledon. At Wimbledon, again with Siniaková, they defeated Květa Peschke and Nicole Melichar in the final, to win a rare Roland Garros/Wimbledon double. On 22 October, Krejčíková, together with her partner Siniaková, became world No. 1 doubles player.

Grand Slam success

Krejčíková beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in three sets to claim her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2021 French Open. As the fourth seed in singles at the 2022 Australian Open, Krejčíková reached the quarterfinals, defeating Andrea Petkovic, Wang Xiyu, 26th seed Jelena Ostapenko, and 24th seed Victoria Azarenka, before losing to Madison Keys. Krejčíková made her Wimbledon singles debut in 2021, where she was seeded for the first time in a Grand Slam. She beat Clara Tauson, Andrea Petkovic and Anastasija Sevastova before losing to the world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty in the fourth round. With an injury sustained in the Murguruza match, Krejčíková was beaten in the quarterfinals in the 2021 US Open by Aryna Sabalenka.

Grand Slam record doubles

Competition Best result Year
Australian Open Winner 2022
French Open Winner 2018
Wimbledon Winner 2018/2022
US Open Semifinals 2018

Barbora Krejcikova parents

Barbora Krejčíková was born on December 18, 1995, in Brno, Czech Republic. She was raised and brought up by her parents Karel Hradecky, her father, and her mother Pavla Hradecka. She has not even revealed their profession or any details about her siblings except that she has a sister named Petra Hradecka. There isn’t a lot of information about her early years that is unrelated to tennis, but she does say that her mother Pavla has been her biggest supporter because she has stood by her side ever since she first stepped onto the court.

Barobora Krejcikova net worth

The 25-year-old athlete earns an estimated net worth of $3 million. Her main source of income is her profession as an athlete and a tennis player. She is hardworking and passionate about her game which makes it better every time she plays. Barbora has gained much experience throughout her tennis career and now is known all over the world. She is one of the highest-paid tennis players but is expected to earn more in the upcoming future.

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Australian Open Barbora Krejcikova

Barbora Krejcikova is in the Australian Open quarterfinals. (Twitter: @AustralianOpen) Barbora Krejcikova is in the Australian Open quarterfinals. (Twitter: @AustralianOpen)

Barbora Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with their Australian Open trophy; Credit: Twitter@WTAand Katerina Siniakova with their Australian Open titles; Credit: Twitter@WTA

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with their Australian Open trophy; Credit: Twitter@WTA Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with their Australian Open trophy; Credit: Twitter@WTA

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with their trophy (Image credit: Twitter@rolandgarros)

Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with their trophy (Image credit: Twitter@rolandgarros) Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with their trophy (Image credit: Twitter@rolandgarros)

Barbora Krejcikova was mentored by Jana Novotna and she dedicated the French Open title to her.

Barbora Krejcikova was mentored by Jana Novotna and she dedicated the French Open title to her. (Image credit: Twitter) Barbora Krejcikova was mentored by Jana Novotna and she dedicated the French Open title to her. (Image credit: Twitter)

Barbora Krejcikova in a file photo. (Image: Twitter/Roland Garros)

Barbora Krejcikova in a file photo. (Image: Twitter/Roland Garros) Barbora Krejcikova in a file photo. (Image: Twitter/Roland Garros)

Barbora Krejcikova in action in Strasbourg; Credit: Twitter@WTA_Strasbourg

Barbora Krejcikova in action in Strasbourg; Credit: Twitter@WTA_Strasbourg Barbora Krejcikova in action in Strasbourg; Credit: Twitter@WTA_Strasbourg

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