Kristína Kučová

Kristína Kučová

Kristína Kučová at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports)	Slovakia
Residence	Bratislava, Slovakia
Born	(1990-05-23) 23 May 1990 (age 26) Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	$ 587,281
Singles
Career record	310–227
Career titles	0 WTA, 10 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 71 (12 September 2016)
Current ranking	No. 71 (12 September 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2017)
French Open	Q3 (2016)
Wimbledon	2R (2009)
US Open	1R (2016)
Doubles
Career record	58–62
Career titles	0 WTA, 5 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 168 (5 October 2009)
Current ranking	No. 275 (1 August 2016)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	1–4
Last updated on: 1 August 2016.

Kristína Kučová (born 23 May 1990 in Bratislava) is a Slovak tennis player.

Kučová has won ten singles and five doubles on the ITF tour in her career. On 1 August 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 77. On 5 October 2009, she peaked at world number 168 in the doubles rankings.

Kučová was an accomplished junior player, having won the Girls' Singles title at the 2007 US Open and reaching a combined career-high junior ranking of world number 3 on 10 September 2009.

Playing for Slovakia at the Fed Cup, she has a win-loss record of 1-4.

Kučová's elder sister Zuzana is also a tennis player, having retired from the professional tour in 2013.

At the 2007 US Open – Girls' Singles, the unseeded Kučová took the title, defeating thirteenth seed Julia Glushko in the third round, top seed and defending champion Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the quarterfinals, and number two seed Urszula Radwańska in the final. In addition to this, Kučová reached the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and 2007 French Open girls' doubles quarterfinals. Both times, Kučová was seeded seventh, however, she reached the French Open quarterfinals with compatriot Klaudia Boczová, losing to eventual champions and third seeds Ksenia Milevskaya and Urszula Radwańska. She reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals along with compatriot Lenka Juríková. The seventh-seeded Slovak pair lost to eventual runners-up Misaki Doi and Kurumi Nara.