More about the year 2019
It was a success Petra Kvitova has had to wait a long time for. In front of a capacity 4,400 crowd in Stuttgart’s Porsche Arena, the Czech finally won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at her seventh attempt. In a high-class final, she defeated Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit 6-3, 7-6(2) to earn herself a Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet as the main prize. In the Stuttgart final against the impressive Estonian, she had to summon up all her experience to fulfil her dream of a Porsche Tennis Grand Prix win. ‟I’ve already lost a few tiebreaks against Anett, so I’m really happy that everything worked out today,” said Petra Kvitova, who has replaced the Romanian Simona Halep as the new world number 2 by winning in Stuttgart. ‟After failing six times, I’ve finally won this fantastic tournament. This car is a big bonus.”