Petra Kvitová

Petra Kvitová (born 8 March 1990) is a Czech tennis player. She is known for winning two Grand Slams, both at the Wimbledon Championships, in her breakthrough 2011 season and 2014.

Kvitova has made at least the quarterfinals at all four of the Grand Slams.

Early life
Petra Kvitova was born on March 8, 1990 in Bilovec, Czechoslovakia, a small city.

2010: First Grand Slam semifinal
Kvitova started 2010 inside the top 80 in the world rankings. She progressed to her first ever Grand Slam semifinal at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, ranked lower than 50th in the world. Her dream run was stopped by the eventual champion Serena Williams.

2011: Breakthrough and top 2
She started the season outside the top 30. Her breakthrough 2011 season includes multiple WTA titles and her first Grand Slam title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, defeating Maria Sharapova, the winner here in 2004.