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Karolína Plíšková (Czech pronunciation: , born 21 March 1992) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association and is currently ranked No. 4 in the world (WTA). Plíšková has won nine singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 10 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career. On 31 October 2016, she peaked at world No. 11 in the doubles rankings. She reached her first Grand Slam final at the 2016 US Open, where she was runner-up in three sets. As a junior, Plíšková won the girls' singles event at the 2010 Australian Open, defeating Laura Robson in the final. She has also played for the Czech Republic in Fed Cup competition.