(MENAFN- NewsBytes) Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova finished the 2021 season as the fourth-ranked player in the WTA Rankings. This marks her sixth consecutive Top 10 finish, the longest active streak. Despite ending the season sans a single title, Pliskova has impressed with her consistency. The 29-year-old was the runner-up of Wimbledon this year. She lost to world number one Ashleigh Barty. Here are the key stats.
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Pliskova has been one of the consistent women's singles performers. She reached the quarter-finals of two Grand Slam events this year. It is the first time since 1986 that two women from the Czech Republic are in the Top 5 in the year-end Rankings (Pliskova: fourth, Barbora Krejcikova: fifth). Further, Pliskova also completed 550 career WTA wins.
Form Pliskova is 37-19 in the season
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