Second successive title for Barbora Krejcikova-Katerina Siniakova

16 July,2018 08:11 AM IST |   |  Agencies

As well as becoming the first pairing since 2003 to win the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back, they also became the first to claim both the girls- and women-s doubles titles at the All England Club, after winning as juniors in 2013

Czech Republics Barbora Krejcikova (L) and Czech Republics Katerina Siniakova pose with their trophies after winning their ladies doubles final match against Nicole Melichar of the USA and Czech Republics Kveta Peschke on the twelfth day of the 2018 Wimbl


Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova, both 22 from the Czech Republic, won their second successive Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 victory over Kveta Peschke and Nicole Melichar on Saturday.

As well as becoming the first pairing since 2003 to win the French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back, they also became the first to claim both the girls- and women-s doubles titles at the All England Club, after winning as juniors in 2013.

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