Annika Penickova
American tennis player (born 2009)
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Annika Penickova (Czech: Pěničková; born September 11, 2009)[1] is an American tennis player. She has a career-high combined ITF junior ranking of No. 16, achieved on 3 March 2025. She and her identical twin sister, Kristina Penickova, won the girls' doubles title at the 2025 Australian Open.
United States| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 2009 |
| Plays | Left (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Tomáš Pěnička |
| Prize money | $11,842 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 34–19 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 900 (May 18, 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 909 (June 29, 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | 1R (2025) |
| French Open Junior | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2024) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 14–5 |
| Career titles | 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 866 (May 18, 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,001 (June 29, 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2025) |
| French Open Junior | SF (2025) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2024) |
| US Open Junior | QF (2023) |
| Last updated on: July 7, 2026. | |
Early life
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, Kristina, 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]
Career
Junior years
In February 2023, Penickova and her sister reached the doubles semifinals of the Petits As.[11] 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][12] In September 2023, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the US Open.[9]
In September 2024, she reached the girls' singles quarterfinals of the US Open, upsetting fifth seed Jeline Vandromme in the process.[13][14] Later that year, she and her sister participated in the Garden Cup, an exhibition at Madison Square Garden.[15]
In January 2025, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles final of the Australian Open, where they won the title with a straight-sets win over Emerson Jones and Hannah Klugman.[16][17] At the French Open, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles semifinals.[18]
Professional
In May 2025, Penickova won her first professional doubles title at the W15 Magic Hotel Tours series in Monastir, partnering her sister and defeating Arina Arifullina and Inês Murta in the final.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2025 | ITF Hilton Head Island, United States | W15 | Hard |  Kennedy Drenser-Hagmann |
1–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles)
| Legend |
|---|
| W25/35 tournaments (1–0) |
| W15 tournaments (2–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Kristina Penickova |
 Arina Arifullina  Inês Murta |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia (2) | W15 | Hard | Kristina Penickova |
 Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz  Kateryna Lazarenko |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | May 2026 | ITF Boca Raton, United States | W35 | Clay | Capucine Jauffret |
Dasha Ivanova  Alexandra Vagramov |
6–1, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Kristina Penickova |
 Emerson Jones Hannah Klugman |
6–4, 6–2 |
