Kristina Penickova

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Kristina Penickova
Kristina Penickova ITF J300 San Diego 2024 Girls Final (3) (cropped).png
Penickova in 2024
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.
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTomáš Pěnička
Prize moneyUS $27,776
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q1 (2024)
Australian Open  JuniorF (2025)
French Open  JuniorSF (2024)
Wimbledon  Junior2R (2024)
US Open  Junior3R (2024)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  JuniorW (2025)
French Open  Junior1R (2024)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2024)
US Open  JuniorQF (2023)

Kristina Penickova (born September 11, 2009) [1] is an American tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on 27 January 2025. She and her identical twin sister, Annika 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, Annika, 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 October 2022, Penickova made her ITF Juniors debut at the J60 event in Arequipa, where she reached the final. [11] In February 2023, she and her sister reached the doubles semifinals of the Petits As. [12] 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 Tennis Finals in Prostějov. [6] [13] In September 2023, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the US Open. [9]

In April 2024, she won the J300 Sarawak Cup in Kuching as the top seed. [14] Unseeded at the French Open, she reached the girls' singles semifinals with wins over Emily Sartz-Lunde, Iva Ivanova, Mia Pohánková, and Rose Marie Nijkamp. [15] [16] Later that year, she and her sister participated in the Garden Cup, an exhibition at Madison Square Garden. [17] In January 2025, she reached both the girls' singles and girls' doubles finals of the Australian Open; [18] [19] she was the first American to reach the girls' singles final of the tournament since 2012. [20] In the doubles final, she and her sister won in straight sets against Emerson Jones and Hannah Klugman. [21] [22] She lost the singles final to Wakana Sonobe. [23] [24]

Professional career

In August 2024, she received a wildcard into the women's singles qualifying competition of the US Open, but lost in the first round. [9]

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 US Open.

Tournament 2024 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A0 / 00–0 – 
French Open A0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon A0 / 00–0 – 
US Open Q1 0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00 / 00–0 – 

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2025 Australian Open Hard Flag of Japan.svg Wakana Sonobe 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2025 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Annika 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 3 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. ↑ Valeth Orozcov, Fabián (October 10, 2022). "María Paula Vargas y Salvador Price, del Equipo Colombia PAD, campeones en Perú y República Dominicana". Federación Colombiana de Tenis (in Spanish). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ Biel, Mariusz (February 2, 2023). "Oliwia Sybicka z MKT Stalowa Wola w finale turnieju Les Petits As". Sztafeta (in Polish). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ Kapetanakis, Arthur (July 26, 2023). "American teams named for 2023 ITF World Junior Finals". USTA . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ Aubrey, Samuel (April 28, 2024). "Ex-pro players' kids shine at ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors J300". The Borneo Post . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  15. ↑ Flølo Dyrstad, Sofie (June 5, 2024). "Roland-Garros-eventyret over for norsk 18-åring". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ Kováčik, Miroslav (June 5, 2024). "Jamrichová mala slzy v očiach, dostala kanára. V Paríži však oslavuje postup". Sportnet (in Slovak). Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Evans, Richard Llewelyn (January 23, 2025). "Sonobe through to Aussie Open semis as she hunts maiden Grand Slam". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  19. ↑ Albarrán, Nacho (January 23, 2025). "Insólito: dos parejas de hermanas se enfrentan en el dobles júnior". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  20. ↑ Malliaris, Zoe (January 24, 2025). "Juniors wrap: Double the joy for Penickova twins". Australian Open . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  21. ↑ 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.
  22. ↑ Woods, Melissa (January 24, 2025). "Aussie teenage prodigy Emerson Jones suffers heartbreaking loss at Australian Open". Seven News . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  23. ↑ Smith, Sophie (January 25, 2025). "'I fight hard and pray hard': Sonobe claims junior girls' title". Australian Open . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  24. ↑ Evans, Richard Llewelyn (January 26, 2025). "History for Japan as Sonobe claims Australian Open girls' title". International Tennis Federation . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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