Talk:Petra Kvitová

Discussion concerning this article

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Picture

A new picture is desperately needed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.162.121.246 (talk) 05:50, 24 January 2011 (UTC)

Agreed, and it still is; the current one dates from 2014. Meltingpot (talk) 12:07, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Height

She is exactly 181,0 cm tall. Measured by me and by my colleague at the training courts in Prostějov, on 16th September 2011 (after a training session before noon). She can't be 183 cm tall even in the morning. I suspect that this value was derived from her rounded height in the English units (6 feet=183 cm). 89.235.44.18 (talk) 10:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)

Ranking

Current ranking is from January 10, but the best from January 16, and both are #2 position? This can't be right. The date of the best ranking is supposed to be the first time the ranking is reached. Or that is the way it is all other player articles. 82.141.66.232 (talk) 05:25, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

• Yeah, this was an error. Thanks for bringing it to our attention, it has been fixed now. Courcelles 07:07, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

IPA

Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛtra ˈkvɪtovaː]. Is the stress really on the first syllable of Kvitová? Renard Migrant (talk) 21:54, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

In Czech the stress is on the first syllable in most cases and therefore it is not phonemic (like in Slovak, Hungarian and Finnish). The Czech stress is very weak, do not confuse it with the vowel quantity which is phonemic and independent of the stress (Martina Navrátilová [ˈnavraːcɪlovaː] vs. Navrátilova [ˈnavraːcɪlova] dcera = Navrátil's daughter). Bibulus (talk) 19:20, 3 October 2018 (UTC)

I've heard her pronounce it in a Youtube video, and she doesn't put much stress on any of the syllables (but she does pronounce the "a" at the end long, k-vit-oh-vah). Meltingpot (talk) 12:05, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

2015 season needs creating

Since she has won a major in the past, and is ranked in the top 5 and has easily played at least 25 matches, Kvitova is allowed to have a 2015 season article. FYI for those who tend to keep up with her stats. Fyunck(click) (talk) 04:10, 30 August 2015 (UTC)

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Petra Kvitová/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Aircorn (talk · contribs) 03:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

@Silaslej: There is an orange level tag on this article. Please resolve this issue. If that is done I will look at reviewing against the criteria. Currently it is a candidate for an immediate fail. AIRcorn (talk) 03:50, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

• I've done a few of these as an interested observer, but I suspect a lot of the ones specific to Czechia will need someone who speaks the language to find sources. Courcelles (talk) 16:14, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
  • • Thanks. Silaslej is around so hopefully they are still interested. AIRcorn (talk) 19:54, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
• Just a passerby but I fixed some bad html code, replaced a Czech source with an English source, and corrected some hyphens. Fyunck(click) (talk) 05:29, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
• Some improvements have been made. Can Silaslej ping me when you are ready for the full review. AIRcorn (talk) 18:55, 18 May 2018 (UTC)

Comments

• Early Life
  • Is there a reason some of cites are in the middle of sentences?
  • Do we need the regions. Makes a small Sea of Blue.
  • Can't access the Wall Street Journal article. Can you confirm that she admired Martina Navratilova and the coaching by David Kotyza. the last seems unlikely given the date in the wikipedia article is later than the date the Wall Street Journal was published.

• Career (2006–2010: Career beginnings, first title and ascendancy)
  • Lot of missing cites. Things like upsetting someone, starting impressively, making debuts and reaching something for the first time definitely need cites. It could be argued that the results need something backing them up too.
  • Kvitová first attempted to qualify for her first WTA tournament at the 2007 ECM Prague Open, but she lost in the second round of qualifying to Ekaterina Ivanova Is the first first needed?
  • I know sports articles go like this, but is there a better way to go than detailing every tournament result. It gets a bit of a chore to read. It seems to be written this way right throughout the career section. The career section is over 75% of the article so I feel this is a Focus issue. There are some main articles, but I think it would be beneficial to split out the career as a whole and so maybe this can be a bit more of a summary. This article should focus on notable games, we don't need details of her progression through every tournament. I would also like to see some more commentary on her games aside from the result. Did anyone important comment on her performances, did anything unusual happen, what were her thoughts. At the moment it feels like most of this could fit in a table (always an option).

I won't review anymore now as I feel this fails the focus criteria and if that is fixed much of this will end up being rewritten. I won't fail it straight away as I would like to give a chance for others to respond. I also probably won't keep it open if we are happy that this is an issue as I believe the overhaul could take a long time and it may be better to have this out of the queue while that happens. Don't feel bad, it is not a terrible issue and relatively easy, if not a little time consuming, to fix. My first article I nominated for GA had much the same problems and trimming back the detail improved it remarkably. AIRcorn (talk) 07:19, 24 May 2018 (UTC)

• Failing this as I feel it fails the focus criteria. AIRcorn (talk) 08:18, 2 June 2018 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sportsfan77777 (talk · contribs) 07:11, 6 November 2019 (UTC)

Silaslej, some quick general comments:

• Overall, the article is well-cited. I just added a bunch of citations to Kvitova's rankings history page on the WTA website any time her year-end ranking or in-season ranking is mentioned without another citation. I will check for other missing citations later.
• The tennis guidelines require using the non-sponsored names of tournaments (often including the name of the city or country) instead of the sponsored names. For example, mentions of the "Rogers Cup" should be changed to the "Canadian Open", the "BNP Paribas Open" is just the "Indian Wells Open", and the "Mutua Madrid Open" should be just the "Madrid Open". Those are just a few examples. There are others that should be changed. You can find most of the non-sponsored names if you go to main tournament page (e.g. the Canadian Open) rather than the tournament page for a specific year (e.g. the 2019 Rogers Cup). I can help go through these if you would like. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 04:19, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Noted, yes you can go through them yourself. Thanks again. slej (talk) 07:15, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

I made the following copyedits. Sportsfan77777 (talk) 04:38, 14 November 2019 (UTC)

Lead

• In 2015, Kvitová achieved the feat of making the quarterfinals at all four Grand Slams ===>>> In 2015, Kvitová achieved the feat of making the quarterfinals at all four Grand Slam tournaments during her career (clarify "during her career" instead of all four in the same year)
• year-ending championships ===>>> year-end championships (terminology)
• she returned to her first Grand Slam final in almost five years ===>>> she made to her first Grand Slam final in almost five years ("returned" doesn't combine well with "first")

Early life

• Okay.

2006–10

• singles and doubles discipline ===>>> singles and doubles disciplines (plural)
• Kvitová's lone Grand Slam tournament ===>>> Kvitová's lone Grand Slam tournament appearance (clarifying)

2011

• She played another ITF tournament at her home country in Prague ===>>> She played another ITF tournament at her home country in Prague that week (clarifying)

2012

• Nevertheless, her run to the semifinals there saw her enact the longest winning streak of her career to date, 14 wins, that dates back to her title run in Linz last October. ===>>> Nevertheless, her run to the semifinals there saw her extend the longest winning streak of her career to date to 14 wins, dating back to her title run in Linz last October. ("enact" is not the right word)
• won 3–1 in the series ===>>> won 3–1 in the tie (terminology)

2013

• having never won a match at the tournament before ===>>> despite having never won a match at the tournament before (grammar)

2014

• Because of this ===>>> Because of this illness (unclear what "this" is referring to)
• Kvitová then loss her opening match in Rome ===>>> Kvitová then lost her opening match in Rome

2015

• maiden quarterfinal of the tournament ===>>> maiden quarterfinal at the tournament ("at", not "of")
• the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slams ===>>> the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in her career (clarifying "in her career", not during the year)
• she defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets to advance to her second final of the tournament ===>>> she defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets to advance to her second final at the tournament ("at", not "of")
• , which is also the first ever final of the tournament, since the inception of the round-robin format, ===>>> , This was also the first ever final of the tournament since the inception of the round-robin format (This can be a separate sentence. It should be past tense. And no need for the commas.)
• , for the third year running. ===>>> for the third year running. (no need for the comma)

2016

• In the Fed Cup opening round tie against Romania, she lost all of her singles matches. ===>>> In the Fed Cup opening round tie against Romania, she lost both of her singles matches. ("both", not "all")
• Kvitová is not a top 10 seed at a Grand Slam tournament ===>>> Kvitová was not a top 10 seed at a Grand Slam tournament (past tense)
• Kvitová announced that both she and coach Čermák have gone separate ways. ===>>> Kvitová announced that she and coach Čermák have gone separate ways. ("both" is not needed)
• having been part of the team which took home those five crowns. ===>>> having been part of all of the teams that took home those five crowns.

2017

• Kvitová began the grass court swing at the Birmingham Classic , <<<=== There is an extra space

2018

• Okay.

2019

• This was followed by a loss to Andrea Petkovic in the second round of the US Open, making it her first ever loss at this stage of the tournament in 12 overall appearances. <<<=== Maybe "This was followed by a loss to Andrea Petkovic in the second round of the US Open, her earliest loss at the tournament since 2011." makes more sense?
• Replaced "astonishing comeback" with "big comeback"

Playing style

• Okay.

Rivalries

• Kvitová and "Caroline" Wozniacki
• They have played each other at least once a year beginning "in" 2009.
• Kvitová and "Agnieszka" Radwańska
• Kvitová and "Maria" Sharapova
• Kvitová and "Angelique" Kerber
• Kvitová and Li "Na"

Personal life

• Okay.

Endorsements

• Okay.

Overall

• No dab links.
• All of the links work (except the WTA H2H stats, which the WTA website is in the midst of updating).
• Article is sufficiently sourced.

Silaslej, I archived all of the sources to account for the WTA website recently changing their links. Also, I fixed some of the links in her early career section that were missing the "work" parameter. Overall, I think the article is in good shape and I am ready to pass it. Good work!! Sportsfan77777 (talk) 07:18, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the comprehensive list of updates. Much appreciated. Yeah i also agree that WTA links are underway atm since the website was recently updated. Good work from your side. Looking forward to the good news soon :) slej (talk) 05:26, 20 November 2019 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: rejected by Narutolovehinata5 (talk) 04:56, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
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• ... that Petra Kvitová is the first player of either gender born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title, in any discipline, at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and would then become the first such player once more to win multiple Grand Slam singles titles at Wimbledon in 2014? Source: https://www.wtatennis.com/players/314206/petra-kvitova/bio
  • Comment: Hoping this nomination would pass in due course. Thanks for consideration.

Created by Silaslej (talk). Self-nominated at 13:47, 10 May 2022 (UTC).

• Hi Silaslej, this page does not qualify in recency as a GA for DYK (promoted in 2019). Please read the DYK rules for a sense of which articles qualify for DYK. As a note, hooks should always have the title of the article or relevant link thereto included in bold (I edited the hook before taking a look at the article). Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 19:10, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

"Petra Vaňková Kvitová" listed at Redirects for discussion

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