Published: 12:33, May 12, 2020 | Updated: 02:47, June 6, 2023
Kvitova, Pliskova to spearhead charity tournament behind closed doors
By Xinhua

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic returns the ball to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus during the final of the Qatar Total Open tournament in Doha, on Feb 29, 2020. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

PRAGUE - Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and third-ranked Karolina Pliskova will lead two teams in a charity competition without spectators, which will be broadcast on television.

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Pliskova's team will include her twin-sister Kristyna, 2019 French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova, Tereza Martincova and Nikola Bartunkova.

Kvitova's team will consist of Barbora Strycova, Katerina Siniakova, Barbora Krejcikova, Linda Fruhvirtova and Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova.

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The competition is scheduled to kick off on June 13-15 in Prague.

Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova leaves after loosing to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina during the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Feb 20, 2020. (KARIM SAHIB / AFP)