Petra Kvitova was born on March 8, 1990, in Czechoslovakia but now resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Petra Kvitova's father is a former vice mayor and a school teacher. She has two elder brothers; one is an engineer while the other is a school teacher.

Petra Kvitova's childhood tennis idol was Martina Navratilova.

Petra Kvitova has a total of 27 singles titles in her career.

Petra Kvitova is a two-time Grand Slam winner. She won the Wimbledon title in 2011 and 2014.

When Petra Kvitova won her first Grand Slam, she became the first tennis player born in the 1990s to ever win a Grand Slam.

Petra Kvitova is a bronze medal winner at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Petra Kvitova's career is 593 wins and 236 losses at a percentage of 69.5.

Petra Kvitova reached her career-best ranking of 2 in 2011. Her current ranking is 12.

Petra Kvitova is the highest-ranked left-handed tennis player in the world.

Petra Kvitova won the Fed Cup six times - 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018.

Petra Kvitova is also famous for her rivalries with tennis stars like Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwanska, Angelique Kerber, Maria Sharapova, Ashleigh Barty, Venus Williams and Li Na.

Petra Kvitova has previously dated tennis stars Adam Pavlasek (2011-2013) and Radek Stepanek (2013-2014).

In June 2014, Petra Kvitova began dating hockey player Radek Meidl. In December 2015, the couple were engaged but they split in May 2016.

In December 2016, Petra Kvitova was robbed in her home in the Czech Republic and she subsequently suffered from many injuries especially on her left hand and fingers.

Petra Kvitova has many awards to her name - she won the WTA 2011 Newcomer of the Year and 2012 Player of the Year