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Kristina Penickova
Penickova in 2024
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceOrlando, Florida, US
Born (2009-09-11) September 11, 2009 (age 15)
Campbell, California, US
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTomáš Pěnička
Prize moneyUS $39,309
Singles
Career record14–14
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 874 (16 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 874 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2024)
Australian Open JuniorF (2025)
French Open JuniorSF (2024)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024, 2025)
US Open Junior3R (2024)
Doubles
Career record8–3
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 1,048 (16 June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 1,048 (16 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open JuniorW (2025)
French Open JuniorSF (2025)
Wimbledon JuniorW (2025)
US Open JuniorQF (2023)
Last updated on: 16 June 2025.

Kristina Penickova (born September 11, 2009)[1] is an American tennis player. She has a career-high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 3, achieved on January 27, 2025. She won the girls' doubles titles at the 2025 Australian Open and the 2025 Wimbledon Championships.

Early life

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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] her father was ranked as high as No. 884 by the ATP.[4] Her uncle is former Czech ice hockey player Martin Hosták.[5] Her grandparents live in Hradec Králové.[6]

Her identical twin sister, Annika, also plays tennis.[7][8] Both sisters are coached by their father.[9] They began their careers at Bay Club Courtside in Los Gatos, California, and currently live and train at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.[1][10]

Junior career

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In October 2022, Penickova made her ITF Juniors debut at the J60 event in Arequipa, where she reached the final.[11] In February 2023, she and her sister reached the doubles semifinals of the Petits As.[12] Later that year, she competed in the girls' 14&U singles tournament of the Wimbledon Championships and was selected to represent the United States at the ITF World Junior Championship in Prostějov.[6][13] In September 2023, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the US Open.[9]

In April 2024, she won the J300 Sarawak Cup in Kuching as the top seed.[14] The following month, unseeded at the French Open, she reached the girls' singles semifinals with wins over Emily Sartz-Lunde, Iva Ivanova [de], Mia Pohánková, and Rose Marie Nijkamp.[15][16] Later that year, she and her sister participated in the Garden Cup, an exhibition at Madison Square Garden.[17] She also represented the United States at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup and won the title with Tyra Caterina Grant and Julieta Pareja.[18]

In January 2025, she reached both the girls' singles and doubles finals of the Australian Open;[19][20] she was the first American to reach the girls' singles final of the tournament since 2012.[21] In the doubles final, she and her sister won in straight sets against Emerson Jones and Hannah Klugman.[22][23] She lost the singles final to Wakana Sonobe.[24][25] At the French Open, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles semifinals, and at Wimbledon, she and Vendula Valdmannová reached the girls' doubles final.[26]

Professional career

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In August 2024, Penickova received a wildcard into the women's singles qualifying competition of the US Open, but lost in the first round.[9] In March 2025, she received a wildcard into the qualifying competition of the Indian Wells Open.[27] Two months later, she reached her first professional singles and doubles finals at the W15 Magic Hotel Tours series in Monastir. In doubles, she and her sister won the title over Arina Arifullina [de] and Inês Murta.[citation needed] In singles, she lost to Laïa Petretic [de].[28]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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

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Current through the 2025 Indian Wells Open.

Tournament 2024 2025 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
WTA 1000 tournaments
Indian Wells Open A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 May 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard France Laïa Petretic [de] 3–6, 7–5, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Legend
W15 tournaments (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard United States Annika Penickova Arina Arifullina [de]
Portugal Inês Murta 		6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard United States Annika Penickova Egypt Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Ukraine Kateryna Lazarenko [de] 		7–5, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2025 Australian Open Hard Japan Wakana Sonobe 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 pending)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2025 Australian Open Hard United States Annika Penickova Australia Emerson Jones
United Kingdom Hannah Klugman 		6–4, 6–2
Win 2025 Wimbledon Grass Czech Republic Vendula Valdmannová United States Thea Frodin [de]
United States Julieta Pareja 		6–4, 6–2

References

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Fialkov, Harvey (December 14, 2021). "Famous families fill the draw of Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
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  7. ^ Feng, Sarah (December 27, 2017). "Tennis-playing Penickova twins excel in singles and as doubles team". Los Altos Town Crier. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. ^ Futterman, Matthew; Eccleshare, Charlie (January 24, 2025). "Australian Open recap: Women's doubles blockbusters and a wheelchair doubles streak". The Athletic. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
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  11. ^ 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.
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  18. ^ Renton, Jamie (November 16, 2024). "USA sweep Junior Billie Jean King Cup, Junior Davis Cup titles". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  19. ^ 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.
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  23. ^ Woods, Melissa (January 24, 2025). "Aussie teenage prodigy Emerson Jones suffers heartbreaking loss at Australian Open". Seven News. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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