American tennis player (born 2009)
Kristina Penickova (born September 11, 2009)[ 1] tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 10, achieved on 10 June 2024. She and her twin sister, Annika Penickova , won the girls' doubles title at the 2025 Australian Open .
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] ATP .[ 4] ice hockey player Martin Hosták .[ 5] Hradec Králové .[ 6]
Her identical twin sister, Annika , also plays tennis.[ 7] [ 8] Los Gatos, California , and currently live and train at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida .[ 1] [ 9]
Junior career
In October 2022, Penickova made her ITF Juniors debut at the J60 event in Arequipa , where she reached the final.[ 10] Petits As .[ 11] 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] [ 12] girls' doubles quarterfinals of the US Open .[ 8]
In April 2024, she won the J300 Sarawak Cup in Kuching as the top seed.[ 13] French Open , she reached the girls' singles semifinals with wins over Emily Sartz-Lunde , Iva Ivanova , Mia Pohánková , and Rose Marie Nijkamp .[ 14] [ 15] Madison Square Garden .[ 16] girls' singles and girls' doubles finals of the Australian Open ;[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] Emerson Jones and Hannah Klugman .[ 20] [ 21] Wakana Sonobe .[ 22]
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.[ 8]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(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 .
Junior Grand Slam finals
References
^ a b Lewis, Michael (September 3, 2024). "14-year-old Penickova sisters hope to follow Williams' footprint" . International Tennis Federation . Retrieved September 4, 2024 . ^ 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 . ^ Fialkov, Harvey (December 14, 2021). "Famous families fill the draw of Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship" . Miami Herald . Retrieved June 5, 2024 . ^ Fialkov, Harvey (December 15, 2021). "The Best Young Junior Tennis Players Check in for Championship" . Junior Orange Bowl the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025 . ^ Burkert, Marek (January 22, 2025). "Ve stopách Plíškových? Pod americkou vlajkou rostou talentovaná dvojčata, jejich strýcem je český hokejista" . Sport.cz . Retrieved January 23, 2025 . ^ a b Vávra, Aleš (September 20, 2023). "Mluví česky, hrají za USA. Identická dvojčata z Kalifornie vzhlíží k Plíškovým" . Aktuálně (in Czech). Retrieved January 23, 2025 . ^ Feng, Sarah (December 27, 2017). "Tennis-playing Penickova twins excel in singles and as doubles team" . Los Altos Town Crier . Retrieved June 5, 2024 . ^ a b c Brown, Alyce (September 1, 2024). "Twin telepathy: Penickovas take New York at the 2024 US Open" . US Open . Retrieved September 3, 2024 . ^ Jensen, Phil (August 17, 2017). "Bay Club Courtside wins state championship" The Mercury News . Retrieved January 23, 2025 . ^ 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 . ^ Biel, Mariusz (February 2, 2023). "Oliwia Sybicka z MKT Stalowa Wola w finale turnieju Les Petits As" . Sztafeta (in Polish). Retrieved January 23, 2025 . ^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (July 26, 2023). "American teams named for 2023 ITF World Junior Finals" . USTA . Retrieved June 5, 2024 . ^ Aubrey, Samuel (April 28, 2024). "Ex-pro players' kids shine at ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors J300" . The Borneo Post . Retrieved June 5, 2024 . ^ Flølo Dyrstad, Sofie (June 5, 2024). "Roland-Garros-eventyret over for norsk 18-åring" . Eurosport . Retrieved June 5, 2024 . ^ Kováčik, Miroslav (June 5, 2024). "Jamrichová mala slzy v očiach, dostala kanára. V Paríži však oslavuje postup" . Sportnet (in Slovak). Retrieved June 5, 2024 . ^ 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 . ^ 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 . ^ Albarrán, Nacho (January 23, 2025). "Insólito: dos parejas de hermanas se enfrentan en el dobles júnior" . Diario AS . Retrieved January 23, 2025 . ^ Malliaris, Zoe (January 24, 2025). "Juniors wrap: Double the joy for Penickova twins" . Australian Open . Retrieved January 24, 2025 . ^ 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 . ^ Woods, Melissa (January 24, 2025). "Aussie teenage prodigy Emerson Jones suffers heartbreaking loss at Australian Open" . Seven News . Retrieved January 24, 2025 . ^ "Sonobe becomes first Japanese player to win Australian Open girls' singles" . Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved January 25, 2025 .
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