Here is all you need to know about Czech tennis player Katerina Siniakova including her age, career, bio, records, WTA Ranking and more
In the second round of the Qatar Open, American teenager Coco Gauff was shockingly defeated by Katerina Siniakova.
Who is Czech tennis player Katerina Siniakova, bio, age, height, family, parents, boyfriend, ranking, net worth
With a 4-0 lead in the second set, the American second seed appeared to have recovered from her defeat in the first set. Czech Siniakova defeated world number three and Australian Open 2024 runner-up Gauff 6-2 6-4 after she lost six straight games in the second set.
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Katerina Siniakova comes back from 0-4 down in the 2nd set to beat Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 and reach the last 16 in Doha.
Surely Gauff’s worst loss in many, many months. pic.twitter.com/uP3r6TQas6
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) February 13, 2024
With six straight wins, Siniakova; who is more well-known for her accomplishments in doubles tennis; responded to win one of her biggest singles matches ever.
Who is Katerina Siniakova?
Katerina Siniakova is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic who was born on May 14, 1996 in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic and is a former doubles World No. 1. The 27-year-old stands 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) tall.
A look at Katerina Siniakova’s career
Having completed the career Super Slam in the discipline, Siniakova, partnered with fellow Czech Barbora Krejcikova and is a seven-time Grand Slam champion in women’s doubles.
Additionally, Siniakova with Lucie Hradecka placed second and third in the Australian Open of 2021 and 2017, respectively, and advanced to the US Open final.
23 doubles championships have been won by the Czech on the WTA Tour, including three at the WTA 1000 level and the 2021 WTA Finals.
She has five WTA championships in the singles division: the Slovenia Open in 2022, the Bad Homburg Open and Jiangxi Open in 2023, the Shenzhen Open and Swedish Open in 2017.
In the 2019 French Open, she stunned world No. 1 and defending US and Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka en route to the fourth round, her best major result. She has also advanced to the third round in seven other major tournaments.
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Siniakova and Krejcikova won doubles gold. She was a member of the Czech team that won the Fed Cup in 2018.
Katerina Siniakova’s WTA Ranking
October 2018 was her debut as the world’s number one player. She has remained at the top of the rankings for 94 weeks in total, which is the eighth-highest amount since the WTA doubles rankings started. She is ranked 13 as of February 15, 2024 in doubles.
October 2018 marked Siniaková’s career-high ranking of world No. 31 in the singles rankings. She is currently ranked 42 as of 12 February 2024.
Katerina Siniakova’s parents
Katerina Siniakova was born to parents Hana, her Czech mother who is an accountant and Russian father Dmitry who is a former boxer. She also has a brother named Daniel who is younger than her.
Who is Katerina Siniakova dating?
Katerina Siniakova is in a relationship with Czech tennis player Tomas Machac.
What is Katerina Siniakova’s net worth?
Katerina Siniakova’s net worth is reported to be around $8 million.