Petra Kvitova will play the home tournament in Ostrava after accepting a wild card for the main draw. Iga Swiatek, Paula Badosa and Emma Raducanu will also participate in the event, whose main draw will commence next week. The defending champion Anett Kontaveit who defeated Maria Sakkari in last year’s final.
Good news alert 🚨
Excited to take a wild card into a tournament very close to home, see you soon @WTAOstravaOpen 🙌
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— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) September 29, 2022
Petra Kvitova in 2022
At the moment ranked no.20, Petra played her last match on the 5th of September when she capitulated to world no.5 Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-2 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this year the Czech has a compiled 24-17 win-loss record. The Czech clinched 1 title in Eastbourne. Petra reached the final in Cincinnati.
She is also scheduled to play in San Diego (San Diego Open) – 10th of October and Guadalajara (Guadalajara Open Akron) on the 17th of October.
Iga Swiatek in 2022
Currently the world no.1, Iga played her last match on the 10th of September when she overcame world no.2 Ons Jabeur 6-2 7-6(5) in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 10th career title.
This season Iga has managed to achieve a 57-7 record. The Pole clinched 7 titles in 2022 in Doha, Indian Wells, Miami, Stuttgart, Rome, French Open and U.S. Open.
She is also scheduled to play in San Diego (San Diego Open) after Ostrava. The main draw will start on the 3rd of October.
Petra Kvitova and Iga Swiatek clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Swiatek. When they played, Iga Swiatek won 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Miami (Miami Open) on the 30th of March 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Paula Badosa in 2022
Now the world no.3, the Spaniard played her last match on the 21st of September when she surrendered to world no.28 Qinwen Zheng 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in Tokyo (draw).
This year Paula has a 30-18 match record. Badosa has won 1 title in Sydney.
Emma Raducanu in 2022
LLWWWWLWWL Now the world no.66, Emma played her last match on the 24th of September when she had to retire when playing against world no.17 Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinal and the scoreline was 4-6 6-3 3-0 .
Currently, during this season the Brit has a 17-18 win-loss record. Emma Raducanu’s latest run in Seoul was the best achievement of her season.
Paula Badosa Gibert and Emma Raducanu played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Raducanu. When they played, Emma Raducanu won 6-1 6-2 in the quarter in W25 Bolton (W25 Bolton) in April 2019.
