Petra Kvitova is a great champion from Miami, and thanks to her performances in Florida, the athlete from the Czech Republic reached 9 WTA 1000 titles won in her career, equaling Simona Halep in this indicator.
Kvitova, 33, reached the Hard Rock Stadium final against Olena Rybakina, 7-6(14), 6-2.
It was the ninth WTA 1000 tournament Petra won in her career. In this way, the player born in Bilovka became equal in the hierarchy with Simona Halep.
9. Petra Kvitova equaled Simona Halep and became the third player with the most WTA-1000 titles (nine), only Serena Williams (13) and Victoria Azarenka (10) have more since 2009.#MiamiOpen | @WTA @WTA_insider @MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/zBzdh1nW3r
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) April 1, 2023
Know:
- Since 2009, only Serena Williams (13 titles) and Victoria Azarenka (10 titles) have won more WTA 1000 events than Halep and Kvitova.
- In addition, Petra Kvitova is only the second tennis player to win the WTA Miami after reaching the age of 33. The other, as expected, is Serena Williams (2015).
2. Petra Kvitova became the second player to win the women’s singles title in Miami after turning 33, after Serena Williams in 2015. Eternal#MiamiOpen | @WTA @WTA_insider @MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/Kb4aBQZEPK
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) April 1, 2023
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