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Kateřina Siniaková

Kateřina Siniaková, Czech tennis player

Born
May 10, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1996

About Kateřina Siniaková

Kateřina Siniaková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkatɛr̝ɪna ˈsɪɲakovaː]; born 10 May 1996) is a Czech professional tennis player. She is the world No. 1 in women's doubles, and has a career-best best singles ranking of world No. 27 by the WTA, achieved in June 2024. Siniaková is an eleven-time major champion in women's doubles and one-time champion in mixed doubles. She won seven of her major titles in her longtime partnership with compatriot Barbora Krejčíková, with whom she completed the career Golden Slam. She has won four other women's doubles majors, partnering Coco Gauff and Taylor Townsend, and one in mixed doubles partnering Sem Verbeek. Siniaková became world No. 1 for the first time in October 2018 and has held the top ranking in doubles for a total of 180 weeks, the third-longest total since the beginning of the WTA rankings. Siniaková has won 37 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2021 WTA Finals and nine WTA 1000 events. In singles, Siniaková has won five career titles. Her best singles major result was at the 2019 French Open, upsetting world No. 1 Naomi Osaka en route to the fourth round; she has reached the third round at seven other major tournaments. Siniaková was part of the Czech team that won the 2018 Fed Cup, and has won two Olympic gold medals: in women's doubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with Krejčíková, and in mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Tomáš Macháč. Siniaková has won 34 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2021 WTA Finals and seven WTA 1000 events. She has won three other women's doubles majors, partnering Coco Gauff and Taylor Townsend, and one in mixed doubles partnering Sem Verbeek.

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Kateřina Siniaková timeline

  1. Siniaková became world No. 1 for the first time in October 2018 and has held the top ranking in doubles for a total of 180 weeks, the third-longest total since the beginning of the WTA rankings.
  2. Siniaková has won 34 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including the 2021 WTA Finals and seven WTA 1000 events.

The world when Kateřina Siniaková was born

Kateřina Siniaková was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kateřina Siniaková's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

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