Karolina Pliskova – WTA #106 – Player Profile, Match Statistics & Bio

Karolina Pliskova is a professional tennis player from Czech Republic, currently ranked world No. 418 on the WTA Tour. She is right-handed. Her career-high ranking is No. 1. She began her professional career in 2006.

Pliskova won the title at Cluj Napoca, reaching the final at Nottingham in 2024. Competing on hard: 15-10. She recorded a win over a top-10 opponent. She delivered when it mattered with 61% pressure points won serving, commanded 68% of points on first serve, and fired 0.6 aces per service game.

The Czech's 2023 season featured a quarterfinal at Australian Open, making a quarterfinal at Stuttgart. Hard results: 13-13. She fired 0.6 aces per service game, excelled with 69% success on first serve, and performed well in pressure points at 46% on return.

Karolina Pliskova advanced to semifinals at Toronto and Strasbourg plus quarterfinals at Berlin and US Open during 2022. Competing on hard: 12-10. On clay: 6-6. She powered through with 0.6 aces per game, saved as much as 60% of breakpoints faced, and excelled with 67% success on first serve.

Pliskova reached the Wimbledon final, also reaching the final at Montreal, reaching a semifinal at Cincinnati along with three quarterfinals, including US Open in 2021. Hard results: 18-10. She dominated on first serve with 70% points won, used the ace as a weapon with 0.7 per game, and held firm saving 62% of breakpoints faced.

The Czech won the title at Brisbane, reaching the final at Rome in 2020. The season proved challenging overall. Competing on hard: 9-6. Pliskova won a strong 71% behind the first serve, powered through with 0.5 aces per game, and saved as much as 66% of breakpoints faced.

In 2019, Karolina Pliskova triumphed with four titles, winning Rome, Brisbane, Zhengzhou, and Eastbourne. Pliskova also reached one semifinal at Australian Open. She dominated on grass with a 9-2 record. She went 26-6 on hard. She excelled with 74% success on first serve, delivered 0.7 free points per game through aces, and defended brilliantly at 62% break points saved.

Karolina Pliskova won the title at Tokyo, also reaching the final at Tianjin plus two semifinals in 2018. Competing on hard: 21-10. Pliskova won a strong 68% behind the first serve, powered through with 0.5 aces per game, and saved as much as 57% of breakpoints faced.

In 2017, Pliskova triumphed with four titles, winning Doha, Brisbane, Stuttgart, and Eastbourne. Karolina Pliskova also reached two semifinals, including Roland Garros and Cincinnati. She dominated on hard with a 24-7 record. Pliskova went 9-4 on clay. She held firm saving 64% of breakpoints faced, stayed solid at 48% on second serves, and dominated on first serve with 75% points won.

Karolina Pliskova captured two titles in 2016, winning Cincinnati and Nottingham. Pliskova also reached finals at US Open and Eastbourne and two semifinals, including Indian Wells. On grass: a strong 10-3. On hard: 22-11. Clay results: 6-5. Pliskova dominated on first serve with 75% points won, used the ace as a weapon with 0.8 per game, and held firm saving 62% of breakpoints faced.

Karolina Pliskova won the title at Prague, finals at Dubai, Sydney, Zhuhai, Stanford, and Birmingham along with two semifinals in 2015. She reached world No. 1 for the first time. Hard results: 34-16. She commanded 72% of points on first serve, fired 0.8 aces per service game, and showed resilience saving 64% breakpoints when threatened.

Pliskova captured two titles in 2014, winning Linz and Seoul. The Czech also reached finals at Pattaya, Hong Kong, and Nuremberg and one semifinal. On hard: a strong 34-14. On clay: 7-3. She won 35% on first serve return and converted 43% of break chances.

The Czech won the title at Kuala Lumpur in 2013. She cracked the top 10 for the first time in her career. Hard results: 7-7.

2012 was a standout year for Karolina Pliskova. She won two titles at Zawada 25K and Grenoble 25K. Record: 16-11. Challenger record: 15-5. Challenger/ITF hard record: 9-4.

2011 proved to be a breakthrough season for Pliskova. She won two titles at Hamanako 25K and Makinohara 25K. She also reached finals at Prerov 25K, Vendryne 25K, Darmstadt 25K, and Bratislava 25K. Season record: 35-18. Challenger/ITF results by surface: clay 9-7, hard 16-8.

The Czech accumulated points at Challenger events in 2010. She broke into the top 200. She captured one title at Glasgow 25K. Record: 11-10. Record on hard in lower tier: 10-8.

2009 was a standout year for Karolina Pliskova. She won two titles at Noto 25K and Grado 25K. Additional semifinals at Brno 25K, Tsukuba 25K, and Fort Walton Beach FL 25K. Season record: 21-9. Challenger/ITF surface breakdown: clay 10-3, hard 6-5.