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Annika Penickova

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Annika Penickova
Image
Penickova at the 2026 US Open
Country (sports)Image United States
Born (2009-09-11) September 11, 2009 (age 17)
Campbell, California, US
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
CoachTomáš Pěnička
Prize money$11,842
Singles
Career record34–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 900 (May 18, 2026)
Current rankingNo. 909 (June 29, 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2026)
Australian Open Junior1R (2025)
French Open Junior1R (2025)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024)
US Open JuniorQF (2024)
Doubles
Career record14–5
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 866 (May 18, 2026)
Current rankingNo. 1,001 (June 29, 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2026)
Australian Open JuniorW (2025)
French Open JuniorSF (2025)
Wimbledon Junior1R (2024)
US Open JuniorW (2026)
Last updated on: July 7, 2026.

Annika Penickova (born September 11, 2009)[1] is an American tennis player. She has a career-high combined ITF junior ranking of No. 16, achieved on 3 March 2025. She and her identical twin sister, Kristina Penickova, won the girls' doubles title at the 2025 Australian Open.

Early life

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Penickova was born in Campbell, California, to Tomáš Pěnička and Olga Hostáková. Her parents are both former tennis players from the Czech Republic;[2][3] her father was ranked as high as No. 884 by the ATP.[4] Her uncle is former Czech ice hockey player Martin Hosták.[5] Her grandparents live in Hradec Králové.[6]

Her identical twin sister, Kristina, also plays tennis.[7][8] Both sisters are coached by their father.[9] They began their careers at Bay Club Courtside in Los Gatos, California, and currently live and train at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.[1][10]

Career

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Junior years

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In February 2023, Penickova and her sister reached the doubles semifinals of the Petits As.[11] Later that year, she competed in the girls' 14&U singles tournament of the Wimbledon Championships and was selected to represent the United States at the ITF World Junior Championship in Prostějov.[6][12] In September 2023, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the US Open.[9]

In September 2024, she reached the girls' singles quarterfinals of the US Open, upsetting fifth seed Jeline Vandromme in the process.[13][14] Later that year, she and her sister participated in the Garden Cup, an exhibition at Madison Square Garden.[15]

In January 2025, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles final of the Australian Open, where they won the title with a straight-sets win over Emerson Jones and Hannah Klugman.[16][17] At the French Open, she and her sister reached the girls' doubles semifinals.[18] At the 2026 US Open, she and her sister defeated the second seed pairing Victoria Luiza Barros and Naná Silva in straight sets without the loss of a single game on their way to the final.[19][20]

Professional

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In May 2025, Penickova won her first professional doubles title at the W15 Magic Hotel Tours series in Monastir, partnering her sister and defeating Arina Arifullina and Inês Murta in the final.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W35 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2025 ITF Hilton Head Island, United States W15 Hard United States Kennedy Drenser-Hagmann 1–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2026 ITF Florence, United States W35 Hard United States Piper Charney 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Aug 2026 ITF Southaven, United States W35 Hard Peru Dana Guzmán 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2026 ITF Redding, United States W35 Hard United States Connie Ma 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 5 (5 titles)

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Legend
W25/35 tournaments (3–0)
W15 tournaments (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W15 Hard United States Kristina Penickova Image Arina Arifullina
Portugal Inês Murta		 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2025 ITF Monastir, Tunisia (2) W15 Hard United States Kristina Penickova Egypt Lamis Alhussein Abdel Aziz
Ukraine Kateryna Lazarenko		 7–5, 6–2
Win 3–0 May 2026 ITF Boca Raton, United States W35 Clay United States Capucine Jauffret United States Dasha Ivanova
Canada Alexandra Vagramov		 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–0 Jul 2026 ITF Santa Fe, United States W35 Hard United States Kristina Penickova Spain Carolina Gómez
Republic of Ireland Celine Simunyu		 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 Jul 2026 ITF Florence, United States W35 Hard United States Kristina Penickova United States Alyssa Ahn
India Krisha Mahendran		 6–3, 6–3

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

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Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2025 Australian Open Hard United States Kristina Penickova Australia Emerson Jones
United Kingdom Hannah Klugman		 6–4, 6–2
Win 2026 US Open Hard United States Kristina Penickova Image Polina Berezina
Image Alisa Terentyeva		 7–6(13–11), 6–3

References

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  1. 1 2 Lewis, Michael (September 3, 2024). "14-year-old Penickova sisters hope to follow Williams' footprint". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ Mazeika, Vytas (August 9, 2017). "7-year-old twins share the court with tennis pros as ball kids". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  3. ↑ Fialkov, Harvey (December 14, 2021). "Famous families fill the draw of Junior Orange Bowl International Tennis Championship". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Fialkov, Harvey (December 15, 2021). "The Best Young Junior Tennis Players Check in for Championship". Junior Orange Bowl. Archived from the original on August 11, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Burkert, Marek (January 22, 2025). "Ve stopách Plíškových? Pod americkou vlajkou rostou talentovaná dvojčata, jejich strýcem je český hokejista". Sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Vávra, Aleš (September 20, 2023). "Mluví česky, hrají za USA. Identická dvojčata z Kalifornie vzhlíží k Plíškovým". Aktuálně (in Czech). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Feng, Sarah (December 27, 2017). "Tennis-playing Penickova twins excel in singles and as doubles team". Los Altos Town Crier. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. ↑ Futterman, Matthew; Eccleshare, Charlie (January 24, 2025). "Australian Open recap: Women's doubles blockbusters and a wheelchair doubles streak". The Athletic. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  9. 1 2 Brown, Alyce (September 1, 2024). "Twin telepathy: Penickovas take New York at the 2024 US Open". US Open. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ Jensen, Phil (August 17, 2017). "Bay Club Courtside wins state championship". The Mercury News. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ Biel, Mariusz (February 2, 2023). "Oliwia Sybicka z MKT Stalowa Wola w finale turnieju Les Petits As". Sztafeta (in Polish). Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  12. ↑ Kapetanakis, Arthur (July 26, 2023). "American teams named for 2023 ITF World Junior Finals". USTA. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  13. ↑ Sode, Scott (September 4, 2024). "Five Americans advance as No. 1 Jones upset on on[sic] Day 4 of 2024 US Open Junior Championships". US Open. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ Lewis, Michael J. (September 5, 2024). "Stojsavljevic stuns top seed Jones to reach US Open junior quarters". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ Lockwood, Lisa (November 22, 2024). "Boast Becomes Official Apparel Sponsor of the Garden Cup at Madison Square Garden". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  16. ↑ Crooks, Eleanor (January 24, 2025). "Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid continue doubles dominance with sixth straight Australian Open title". The Independent. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ Woods, Melissa (January 24, 2025). "Aussie teenage prodigy Emerson Jones suffers heartbreaking loss at Australian Open". Seven News. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  18. ↑ Imhoff, Dan (June 6, 2025). "Tagger channels former champ Schiavone". French Open. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
  19. ↑ Sode, Scott (September 9, 2026). "Six Americans reach junior quarterfinals at 2026 US Open". usopen.org. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  20. ↑ Sode, Scott (September 11, 2026). "American Marcel Latak makes two junior finals at the 2026 US Open". Retrieved September 12, 2026.
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