David Kotyza (born 30 August 1967 in

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) is a Czech tennis coach, best known for his work with dual Wimbledon champion

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and the

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Coaching career

Kotyza started coaching

in November 2008; by this time, Kvitová had entered the World's Top 50 and had already reached the round of 16 of the

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in what was her first appearance in the main draw of a

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tournament. Under Kotyza, Kvitová continued to make gradual progress on the

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and in May 2011 she reached the world's top ten for the first time, by virtue of winning the

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. This was followed by a breakthrough first Grand Slam title at

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, where she defeated

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in the final to become the first Czech player since

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to win a title at this level, and the prestigious

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at the end of the season. In twelve months, Kvitová had gone from World No. 34 at the end of 2010 to achieving a career high rank of No. 2 at the end of 2011. Kotyza has overseen all but one of Kvitová's seventeen career titles that she had won during their partnership, having missed her WTA title in

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in 2013 due to being on an overseas vacation. Kotyza was also a head coach of the

but stepped down in 2012 to focus on coaching Kvitová. In January 2016, Kotyza and Kvitová parted ways. Kotyza coached

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from April to August 2016. From December 2016 to September 2017 he coached

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. They split after 2017 US Open. From March 2020 to September 2022 he coached

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References

External links

iSport.cz: ''David Kotyza: Imponuje mi Mourinho, říká trenér Kvitové'', 17.11.2011

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