Květa Peschke

Květoslava Peschke (Czech: Peschkeová, née Hrdličková; born 9 July 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player who was ranked world No. 1 in doubles.

Květa Peschke
Full nameKvětoslava Peschkeová
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceSarasota, Florida, U.S.
Born (1975-07-09) 9 July 1975
Bílovec, Czechoslovakia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Turned pro27 April 1993
Retired8 April 2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTorsten Peschke
Prize moneyUS$6,147,937
Singles
Career record322–213 (60.2%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 26 (7 November 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2000)
French Open3R (1999, 2000)
Wimbledon4R (2005)
US Open2R (1998, 2000)
Doubles
Career record662–387 (63.1%)
Career titles36
Highest rankingNo. 1 (4 July 2011)
Current rankingNo. 53 (6 December 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2011, 2014)
French OpenF (2010)
WimbledonW (2011)
US OpenSF (2006, 2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2008, 2010, 2011)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2013)
French OpenSF (2008)
WimbledonSF (2019, 2021)
US OpenF (2006, 2010, 2012)
Last updated on: 12 December 2021.

She reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 in November 2005, winning one WTA singles title in Makarska in 1998, but achieved most of her success in doubles. Peschke claimed her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Katarina Srebotnik. The pair also jointly attained the world No. 1 ranking in doubles for the next ten weeks, and were the 2011 WTA Doubles Team of the Year, having previously reached the final at the 2010 French Open. In mixed doubles, she finished runner-up at the US Open in 2006, 2010, and 2012, alongside Martin Damm, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Marcin Matkowski respectively.

Peschke won 36 doubles titles on the WTA Tour between 1998 and 2021, including seven at WTA 1000 level, and also finished runner-up at the WTA Finals on three occasions. Later in her career, she became well-known for her longevity, returning to the Wimbledon doubles final in 2018 with Nicole Melichar, at the age of 43, and winning her final tour-level title at the 2021 Chicago Classic aged 46.

Peschke married her coach, Torsten Peschke, on 5 May 2003 in Berlin.

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