Kristina Penickova
American tennis player (born 2009)
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Kristina Penickova (Czech: Kristína Pěničková; 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.
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| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, US |
| Born | September 11, 2009 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Tomáš Pěnička |
| Prize money | $86,970 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 24–22 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 815 (November 24, 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 881 (June 29, 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q2 (2026) |
| Australian Open Junior | F (2025) |
| French Open Junior | SF (2024) |
| Wimbledon Junior | 2R (2024, 2025) |
| US Open Junior | 3R (2024, 2025) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 18–8 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 758 (November 24, 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 855 (June 29, 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2025) |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2025) |
| French Open Junior | SF (2025) |
| Wimbledon Junior | W (2025) |
| 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, 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]
Career
Junior years
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, 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.[26] At Wimbledon, she and Vendula Valdmannová won the girls' doubles title, defeating compatriots Thea Frodin and Julieta Pareja in the final.[27] The following month, she paired with Frodin to win the girls' doubles title at the USTA Girls 18s National Championships in San Diego.[28] Later that year, she finished runner-up at the ITF Junior Finals in Chengdu.[29]
Professional
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 of the Indian Wells Open.[30] 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 defeating Arina Arifullina and Inês Murta in the final.[citation needed] In singles, she lost to Laïa Petretic.[27][31]
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
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
Current through the 2026 US Open.
| Tournament | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Doubles
Current through the 2025 US Open.
| Tournament | 2025 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||
| Australian Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Doubles: 6 (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard |  Annika Penickova |
 Arina Arifullina  Inês Murta |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2025 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia (2) | W15 | Hard | Annika Penickova |
 Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz  Kateryna Lazarenko |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2025 | ITF Huzhou, China | W35 | Hard | Rada Zolotareva |
 Huang Yujia Zhang Ying |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2026 | ITF Los Angeles, United States | W15 | Hard | Capucine Jauffret |
Salma Ewing  Alexandra Vagramov |
4–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2026 | ITF Santa Fe, United States | W35 | Hard | Annika Penickova |
 Carolina Gómez  Celine Simunyu |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jul 2026 | ITF Florence, United States | W35 | Hard | Annika Penickova |
Alyssa Ahn  Krisha Mahendran |
6–3, 6–3 |
Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard |  Wakana Sonobe |
0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 titles)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2025 | Australian Open | Hard | Annika Penickova |
 Emerson Jones  Hannah Klugman |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Vendula Valdmannová |
Thea Frodin Julieta Pareja |
6–4, 6–2 |
