A star player on the scene for nearly 15 years, Petra Kvitova is a Czech tennis player known for her power and versatility.
Kvitova played tennis throughout her childhood in her hometown of Fulnek in the Czech Republic. When she was 16, one of her coaches encouraged her to pursue tennis as a career, and she began to train with David Kotyza. She had a promising few years, but shot to fame in 2009 when she beat the then-world No. 1 Dinara Safina in...