Petra Kvitová had a resurgence after a disappointing 2013 and early 2014. She started the season at the Hopman Cup, playing with Radek Štěpánek where they fell in the group stage. After making the semifinals in Sydney, she experienced a huge upset against Luksika Kumkhum in the first round of the Australian Open. She then made the quarterfinals in Doha, the fourth round in Indian Wells and the quarterfinals in Miami. During the clay court season, Kvitová lost to Simona Halep in the semifinals of Madrid and then fell in her opener in Rome. At the French Open, Kvitová lost a tight three-setter against Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round. Kvitová then won her second Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, where she defeated Eugenie Bouchard in the final in 55 minutes with the loss of just three games, making it one of the most lopsided Grand Slam finals in history. After a couple of early losses in Montreal and Cincinnati, she picked up her second title of the year in New Haven but was then handed an upset by Serbian youngster Aleksandra Krunić in the third round of the US Open. Kvitová bounced back with a strong performance during the Asian swing, winning the inaugural Wuhan Open where she beat Bouchard in the final, and then finishing runner-up to Maria Sharapova at the China Open.