Karolina Pliskova is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic, who is currently ranked No. 37 in singles. She is a former world No. 1, who reached the top of the WTA rankings in July 2017 and held the position for eight weeks.
In doubles, Pliskova achieved her career-high ranking of No. 11 in October 2016. She has won 16 singles titles in her career so far, including the two WTA 1000 titles at the Cincinnati Open (2016) and the Italian Open (2019).
Pliskova is one of the few players in WTA tour history to become world No.1 without winning a grand slam. She has reached two Grand Slam singles finals, at the US Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2021.
Who are Karolina Pliskova's parents?
Radek Plisek and Martina Pliskova are the parents of Karolina Pliskova. She has an identical twin sister, Kristyna, who is two minutes older than her, and is also a professional tennis player.
Pliskova was born and raised in Louny, Czech Republic, and started playing tennis at the age of four. In an interview with Tennis.com, she gave credit to her parents for getting herself into tennis.
She said: "It was definitely both of my parents, my twin Kristyna and I started to play because of them. We started to play because of them, no one played tennis in my family before. My father was playing ice hockey, but there were no other sportspeople in our family at all. But we started because of them."
Who is Karolina Pliskova 's father?
Radek Plisek is the father of Karolina Pliskova. He was an ice hockey player. Pliskova's father played an important role in his daughter’s tennis journey. When Karolina Pliskova split with her coach David Kotyza in 2017, her father became her coach for a brief period.
Who is Karolina Pliskova's mother?
Martina Pliskova is the mother of Karolina Pliskova. Besides this, there is no information available about her.
What nationality are Karolina Pliskova's parents?
Karolina Pliskova's parents Radek Plisek and Martina Pliskova are both Czech Republic nationals.
How old are Karolina Pliskova's parents?
No information about Karolina Pliskova's parents’ age is available in the public domain.
Karolina Pliskova Parents Family
No information about Karolina Pliskova's parents’ family is available in the public domain.
Are Karolina Pliskova's parents still married?
There is no information available about whether Karolina Pliskova's parents are still together or not.
Who is Karolina Pliskova's husband?
Former world No.1 Karolina Pliskova married Michal Hrdlicka in 2018. Hrdlicka is a TV presenter and sports analyst from the Czech Republic. He has also been her manager since July 2018.
Hrdlicka and Pliskova first met in 2015, and they made their relationship official in 2016. The couple currently live in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
FAQs
A. Karolina Pliskova has not won a grand slam title yet.
A. Karolina Pliskovamarried to Michal Hrdlicka in 2018.
A. Yes, Karolina Pliskova has a twin sister, Krystina, who is also a professional tennis player.
A. Karolina Pliskova is 31 years old, as of January 2024. She was born on March 21, 1992, in Louny, Czech Republic.
A. Karolina Pliskova is 6 feet 1 inches (1.86m) tall.