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Tereza Valentová vs Karolína Plíšková — 6-3 6-4
 Karolína Plíšková✓ | 6 | 6 |
| Tereza Valentová | 3 | 4 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Former world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková won an all-Czech opener against Tereza Valentová 6–3 6–4 on Court 4 in 1 hour 14 minutes. Plíšková's serve did the damage, winning 84 percent of her first-serve points and firing three aces, and she took the total points 63 to 48. She converted two of seven break points while Valentová failed to take her only chance.
Tereza ValentováStats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
At this Stage
An all-Czech first round paired two ends of a career arc: Tereza Valentová on the way up, Karolína Plíšková — former world No. 1, entered on a protected ranking — reaching back. Experience won it, 6-3 6-4 in 74 minutes, on serving that recalled better days: 84 percent of first-serve points won, three aces, and just one break point faced all match, duly erased. It was Plíšková's first Wimbledon main-draw win since 2022, and it earned the draw's least forgiving prize — Iga Świątek, the No. 3 seed, in the last 64. Świątek has since ended the run in straight sets, but the week already had its small restoration.
What we know now
Court: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London
Match length: 1:15
Tale of the tape
Tereza ValentováKarolína PlíškováPlayer vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.
The briefing
Storylines
- It was an all-Czech first-round meeting, entered by Plíšková on a protected ranking.
- Plíšková recorded her first Wimbledon main-draw win since 2022.
- Plíšková won 84 percent of her first-serve points.
Head to head
This was their first career meeting, and Plíšková leads the head-to-head 1–0.
Source: WTA head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.