Kvetoslava Peschke

Květoslava Peschkeová is a Czech former professional tennis player renowned for her exceptional doubles career and remarkable longevity on the WTA Tour. Achieving the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2011, Peschke captured her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon that same year.

She amassed 36 WTA doubles titles and became known for her consistency, tactical prowess, and ability to compete at the highest level well into her forties.

Player Profile and Personal Life

Květoslava Peschkeová was born on July 9, 1975, in Bílovec, Czechoslovakia, and later resided in Sarasota, Florida. Standing 165 cm tall and weighing 58 kg, Peschkeová played right-handed with a two-handed backhand.

She turned professional in 1993 and was coached by her husband, Torsten Peschke, whom she married in Berlin on May 5, 2003. Peschkeová’s family includes her father Karel Hrdlička, mother Kveta Hrdličková, and sister Lenka.

Career

Peschkeová’s singles career peaked with a WTA title in Makarska in 1998 and a career-high ranking of No. 26 in 2005. Her best Grand Slam singles performance came at Wimbledon in 2005, where she reached the fourth round.

It was in doubles, however, that Peschkeová truly excelled. She won 36 WTA doubles titles between 1998 and 2021, including seven at the WTA 1000 level.

In 2011, partnering Katarina Srebotnik, Peschkeová won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon and ascended to the world No. 1 doubles ranking. The pair were named the 2011 WTA Doubles Team of the Year and also reached the final at the 2010 French Open.

Peschkeová finished runner-up at the WTA Finals three times and was a finalist in mixed doubles at the US Open on three occasions. She returned to the Wimbledon doubles final in 2018 at age 43 and won her last WTA title in Chicago in 2021 at age 46. She represented the Czech Republic in Fed Cup and at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Peschkeová officially retired from professional tennis in April 2022, closing a nearly 30-year career as one of the most respected doubles specialists of her era.

Career Record

Singles

• Career Titles: 1
• Highest Singles Ranking: No. 26 (November 7, 2005)
• Final Singles Ranking: Unranked (at retirement, July 6, 2025)
• Career Record: 322–213

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open – 3rd Round (2000)
• French Open – 3rd Round (1999, 2000)
• Wimbledon – 4th Round (2005)
• US Open – 2nd Round (1998, 2000)

Other Tournaments

• Olympic Games – Competed (2000)

Doubles

• Career Titles: 36
• Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 1 (July 4, 2011)
• Final Doubles Ranking: Unranked (at retirement, July 6, 2025)
• Career Record: 662–387

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open – Semifinals (2011, 2014)
• French Open – Finalist (2010)
• Wimbledon – Winner (2011)
• US Open – Semifinals (2006, 2007)

Other Tournaments

• Tour Finals – Finalist (2008, 2010, 2011)

Mixed Doubles

• Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Finalist: US Open (2006, 2010, 2012)

Best Grand Slam Mixed Doubles Performances:

• Australian Open – Semifinals (2013)
• French Open – Semifinals (2008)
• Wimbledon – Semifinals (2019, 2021)
• US Open – Finalist (2006, 2010, 2012)

Other Tournaments

• Fed Cup – Represented Czech Republic (multiple years)
• Olympic Games – Competed (2000 Sydney)