WTA Insider on Twitter: "At 33-years-old, Barbora Strycova is the oldest first-time major semifinalist in the Open Era, overtaking Roberta Vinci, who was 32-years-old when she advanced to the 2015 US Open
![It shows that we've been working really hard' - Strycova, Hsieh target first WTA Finals crown in Shenzhen It shows that we've been working really hard' - Strycova, Hsieh target first WTA Finals crown in Shenzhen](https://photoresources.wtatennis.com/photo-resources/2019/11/06/f716865f-745f-4a42-a8f7-633b2ada7395/FeeiPrzt.jpg?width=1440)
It shows that we've been working really hard' - Strycova, Hsieh target first WTA Finals crown in Shenzhen
![Doha, Qatar. 13th Feb, 2019. Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles second round match between Anna Blinkova of Russia and Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic at Doha, Qatar. 13th Feb, 2019. Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles second round match between Anna Blinkova of Russia and Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic at](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RM9RAX/doha-qatar-13th-feb-2019-barbora-strycova-of-czech-republic-hits-a-return-during-the-womens-singles-second-round-match-between-anna-blinkova-of-russia-and-barbora-strycova-of-czech-republic-at-the-2019-wta-qatar-open-in-doha-qatar-feb-13-2019-strycova-won-2-1-credit-nikkuxinhuaalamy-live-news-RM9RAX.jpg)
Doha, Qatar. 13th Feb, 2019. Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic hits a return during the women's singles second round match between Anna Blinkova of Russia and Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic at
![Doha, Qatar. 11th Feb, 2019. Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic returns the ball during the women's singles first round match between Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic and Fatma Al Nabhani Doha, Qatar. 11th Feb, 2019. Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic returns the ball during the women's singles first round match between Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic and Fatma Al Nabhani](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RKJRCX/doha-qatar-11th-feb-2019-barbora-strycova-of-the-czech-republic-returns-the-ball-during-the-womens-singles-first-round-match-between-barbora-strycova-of-the-czech-republic-and-fatma-al-nabhani-of-oman-at-the-2019-wta-qatar-open-in-doha-qatar-feb-11-2019-barbora-strycova-won-2-0-credit-nikkuxinhuaalamy-live-news-RKJRCX.jpg)
Doha, Qatar. 11th Feb, 2019. Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic returns the ball during the women's singles first round match between Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic and Fatma Al Nabhani
![2016 Western and Southern Open First Round | Barbora Strycova vs Genie Bouchard | WTA Highlights - YouTube 2016 Western and Southern Open First Round | Barbora Strycova vs Genie Bouchard | WTA Highlights - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XmdiETrtB54/hqdefault.jpg)
2016 Western and Southern Open First Round | Barbora Strycova vs Genie Bouchard | WTA Highlights - YouTube
![Barbora Strycova on Twitter: "Welcome to the new era of the @WTA. I play for the game and something much bigger than myself. I play for the Emotions. #WTAForTheGame https://t.co/OJQGb2e4Hs" / Twitter Barbora Strycova on Twitter: "Welcome to the new era of the @WTA. I play for the game and something much bigger than myself. I play for the Emotions. #WTAForTheGame https://t.co/OJQGb2e4Hs" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EoQtgfRW8AAd9d-.jpg)