Before Wimbledon, Karolina Pliskova did not have her best season, with the exception of reaching the final in Rome. Nevertheless, Karolina found her best form in Wimbledon, where she reached the final after a huge battle against Aryna Sabalenka.
Live rankings
Following her recent performance in Wimbledon, Karolina gains 6 places in the live rankings to be back in the top 10 and be ranked number 7. Pliskova will face the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty in the final. If she wins, she will be the new number 4 on Monday.
Here the live rankings.
At the moment ranked no.13, Pliskova achieved a 21-12 record in 2021. The Czech is playing at the moment in Wimbledon where she bested Tamara Zidansek 7-5 6-4, Donna Vekic 6-2 6-2, Tereza Martincova 6-3 6-3, Liudmila Samsonova 6-2 6-3, Viktorija Golubic 6-2 6-2 and Aryna Sabalenka 5-7 6-4 6-4.
Karolina Pliskova will fight against the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty in the final. Their actual record is 5-2 for Barty.
Karolina got to the final in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Karolina won 16 titles in her career: 8 on hard courts, 3 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Aryna Sabalenka in 2021
At the moment ranked no.4 (career-high), the Belarussian played her last match on the 8th of July when she was overcome by world no.13 Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal of the Wimbledon (draw).
Until now, during this year Aryna has a composed 34-11 win-loss record. Aryna conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Abu Dhabi and in Madrid. Sabalenka was the runner-up in Stuttgart.
Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka clashed against each other 3 times. Their current head to head is 2-1
for Sabalenka. Previously, the last time they played, Karolina Pliskova won 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in London (Wimbledon) on the 8th of July 2021.You can see them in action in the following highlights.
Barty in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.1, Barty has achieved a 34-6 match record in 2021. Barty is currently competing in Wimbledon where she bested Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-71 6-1, Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3, Katerina Siniakova 6-3 7-5, Barbora Krejcikova 7-5 6-3, Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1 6-3 and Angelique Kerber 6-3 7-63.
Ashleigh Barty will compete against the world no.13 Karolina Pliskova in the final. Their current record is 5-2 for Barty.
Barty clinched 3 titles in 2021 in Melbourne, in Miami and in Stuttgart. The Australian was the runner-up in Madrid (Mutua Madrid Open).
The Australian won 11 titles in her career: 6 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)