Barbora Krejcikova triumphs on home soil, claiming her third title of 2021 at Prague
Barbora Krejcikova’s stunning 2021 season continued on Sunday at Prague, as the 13th-ranked Czech defeated Tereza Martincova in straight sets for her third title of 2021.
Barbora Krejcikova 2021 Prague
- What happened: 2021 Roland-Garros champion Barbora Krejcikova won her first career hard court title, defeating Tereza Martincova 6-2, 6-0 in the Livesport Prague Open final on Sunday.
- Key stat: The world No 13 saved all four break points she faced and broke in five of her seven return games to claim victory in 65 minutes. Krejcikova rattled off ten games from 2-2 in the first set to pull away to victory.
- Three for three: Krejickova did not have a single WTA singles title to her name a few weeks before Roland-Garros this year. Since then she has raised the trophy at Strasbourg, Roland-Garros and Prague to improve to 3-2 in finals.
- Czech Mates: Krecjikova becomes the sixth Czech champion in Prague, joining an exceptional list of players who all won the event when it was played on clay: Radka Zrubukova, 1992; Jana Novotna, 1998; Karolina Pliskova, 2015; Lucie Safarova, 2016; Petra Kvitova, 2018.
- Hradecka and Bouzkova win doubles: Czechs also claimed the doubles title, as Lucie Hradecka and Marie Bouzkova claimed the title, 7-6(3), 6-4 over Viktoria Kuzmova and Nina Stojanovic. Hradecka claims her 26th doubles title.
- Follow Tennis Majors for all your tennis news here.
- Follow Tennis Majors features for in-depth analysis on the players you love.
People in this post
More tennis news
October 6, 2026
October 6, 1986: The day Pat Cash clashed with Brad Gilbert en route to Davis Cup glory
Every day, Tennis Majors looks back to the biggest moments in tennis history....
Alexandre Sokolowski
October 5, 2026
Djokovic into Beijing final vs. De Minaur after Medvedev is disqualified
Novak Djokovic (No. 6) reached the China Open final on Monday when Daniil...
Tennis Majors
October 5, 2026
Alcaraz recovers from a set down against Munar to set up Tokyo final with Lehecka
Carlos Alcaraz (No. 1) lost the first set to Jaume Munar before winning...
Tennis Majors
October 5, 2026
October 5, 1918: The day French aviator Roland Garros was killed during World War I
Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great...
Alexandre Sokolowski
October 4, 2026
Vintage Djokovic wins high-intensity battle with Zverev to go 32-0 in Beijing
Novak Djokovic (No. 6) came from a set down to beat top seed...
Tennis Majors
Your comments