Annika Penickova

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Annika Penickova
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Born (2009-09-11) September 11, 2009 (age 15)
Campbell, California, U.S.
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTomáš Pěnička
Prize money$6,056
Singles
Career record22–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 977 (7 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 1,039 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior1R (2025)
French Open  Junior1R (2025)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2024)
US Open  JuniorQF (2024)
Doubles
Career record9–3
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 871 (26 May 2025)
Current rankingNo. 894 (11 August 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  JuniorW (2025)
French Open  JuniorSF (2025)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2024)
US Open  JuniorQF (2023)
Last updated on: 11 August 2025.

Annika Penickova (born September 11, 2009) [1] is an American tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 16, achieved on March 3, 2025. She and her identical twin sister, Kristina Penickova, won the girls' doubles title at the 2025 Australian Open.

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Early life

Penickova was born in Campbell, California, to Tomáš Pěnička and Olga Hostáková. Her parents are both former tennis players from the Czech Republic; [2] [3] her father was ranked as high as No. 884 by the ATP. [4] Her uncle is former Czech ice hockey player Martin Hosták. [5] Her grandparents live in Hradec Králové. [6]

Her identical twin sister, Kristina, also plays tennis. [7] [8] Both sisters are coached by their father. [9] They began their careers at Bay Club Courtside in Los Gatos, California, and currently live and train at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. [1] [10]

Junior career

In February 2023, Penickova and her sister reached the doubles semifinals of the Petits As. [11] Later that year, she competed in the girls' 14&U singles tournament of the Wimbledon Championships and was selected to represent the United States at the ITF World Junior Championship in Prostějov. [6] [12] In September 2023, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the US Open. [9]

In September 2024, she reached the girls' singles quarterfinals of the US Open, upsetting fifth seed Jeline Vandromme in the process. [13] [14] Later that year, she and her sister participated in the Garden Cup, an exhibition at Madison Square Garden. [15]

In January 2025, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles final of the Australian Open, where they won the title in straight sets over Emerson Jones and Hannah Klugman. [16] [17] At the French Open, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles semifinals. [18]

Professional career

In May 2025, Penickova won her first professional doubles title at the W15 Magic Hotel Tours series in Monastir, partnering her sister and defeating Arina Arifullina and Inês Murta in the final.

ITF Circuit finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
W15 tournaments (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 May 2025 ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kristina Penickova Flag placeholder.svg Arina Arifullina
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Inês Murta 		6–4, 6–4
Win2–0 May 2025 ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kristina Penickova Flag of Egypt.svg Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Flag of Ukraine.svg Kateryna Lazarenko 		7–5, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2025 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Kristina Penickova Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emerson Jones
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hannah Klugman 		6–4, 6–2

References

  1. 1 2 Lewis, Michael (September 3, 2024). "14-year-old Penickova sisters hope to follow Williams' footprint". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ Mazeika, Vytas (August 9, 2017). "7-year-old twins share the court with tennis pros as ball kids" . The Mercury News . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ Fialkov, Harvey (December 14, 2021). "Famous families fill the draw of Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship". Miami Herald . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Fialkov, Harvey (December 15, 2021). "The Best Young Junior Tennis Players Check in for Championship". Junior Orange Bowl . Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Burkert, Marek (January 22, 2025). "Ve stopách Plíškových? Pod americkou vlajkou rostou talentovaná dvojčata, jejich strýcem je český hokejista". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Vávra, Aleš (September 20, 2023). "Mluví česky, hrají za USA. Identická dvojčata z Kalifornie vzhlíží k Plíškovým". Aktuálně (in Czech). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Feng, Sarah (December 27, 2017). "Tennis-playing Penickova twins excel in singles and as doubles team". Los Altos Town Crier . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ Futterman, Matthew; Eccleshare, Charlie (January 24, 2025). "Australian Open recap: Women's doubles blockbusters and a wheelchair doubles streak" . The Athletic . Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Brown, Alyce (September 1, 2024). "Twin telepathy: Penickovas take New York at the 2024 US Open". US Open . Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ Jensen, Phil (August 17, 2017). "Bay Club Courtside wins state championship" . The Mercury News . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ Biel, Mariusz (February 2, 2023). "Oliwia Sybicka z MKT Stalowa Wola w finale turnieju Les Petits As". Sztafeta (in Polish). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ Kapetanakis, Arthur (July 26, 2023). "American teams named for 2023 ITF World Junior Finals". USTA . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  13. ↑ Sode, Scott (September 4, 2024). "Five Americans advance as No. 1 Jones upset on on[sic] Day 4 of 2024 US Open Junior Championships". US Open . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Michael J. (September 5, 2024). "Stojsavljevic stuns top seed Jones to reach US Open junior quarters". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lockwood, Lisa (November 22, 2024). "Boast Becomes Official Apparel Sponsor of the Garden Cup at Madison Square Garden". Women's Wear Daily . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ Crooks, Eleanor (January 24, 2025). "Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid continue doubles dominance with sixth straight Australian Open title". The Independent . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ Woods, Melissa (January 24, 2025). "Aussie teenage prodigy Emerson Jones suffers heartbreaking loss at Australian Open". Seven News . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  18. ↑ Imhoff, Dan (June 6, 2025). "Tagger channels former champ Schiavone". French Open . Retrieved June 7, 2025.
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