2008
In 2008, Kvitová played the 2008 Open Gaz de France where she upset then world no. 30 Anabel Medina Garrigues 6–2 6–3, thus earning her first top 50 victory before losing to Elena Dementieva in the second round. At the 2008 Cellular South Cup, as a qualifier Kvitová earned one of the biggest wins of her career by upsetting former World No. 1 Venus Williams 2–6 6–4 6–3 and earning her first top 10 victory, before losing in the following round. She then lost in the first rounds of the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open and 2008 ECM Prague Open and the second round of the 2008 Internationaux de Strasbourg.
At the 2008 French Open, playing in her first ever Grand Slam tournament, she defeated Akiko Morigami in the first round, Samantha Stosur in the second round and Ágnes Szávay in the third. She lost to Kaia Kanepi, in three sets, during the fourth round. Between first-round losses at Wimbledon and the US Open, she was able to reach her first WTA Tour Quarterfinals in the 2008 Budapest Grand Prix, losing to Andreja Klepač 7–6(2) 6–0. She was also able to reach the second rounds of the 2008 East West Bank Classic and 2008 Rogers Cup. She then reached the Quarterfinals of the 2008 Zurich Open as a qualifier losing to Ana Ivanović 6–1 6–4 thus placing her inside the top 50 for the first time. She also reached the second round of 2008 Generali Ladies Linz losing to Marion Bartoli. In the ITF she was able to win in Monzón, Spain over Yanina Wickmayer.
Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova
Petra Kvitova
