Pliskova, who began working with Kotyza last
December, won three WTA singles titles this season and reached
the French Open semi-finals and U.S. Open quarter-finals, but
parted company with the 50-year-old last week after losing the
number one ranking.
The 25-year-old Czech does not plan on hiring a replacement
until next season, and will work with her father for the last
few tournaments of the year.
"Obviously I need a coach, but it's not the main thing in my
team. I can play good even without a coach," Pliskova was quoted
as saying by Kyodo news agency.
Pliskova, who is down to fourth in the rankings after her exit
from the U.S. Open, said she was still hopeful of regaining top
spot from Spaniard Garbine Muguruza because of how open the
women's tour was this season.
"This year, it's very open when Serena (Williams) is not there.
There's a chance for everybody, every grand slam has had a
different winner. It's very close in the top 10," she added.
"For now, my main goal is to get to Singapore. Anything can
happen. I think it's about few points so every tournament it can
change. I just want to play well and if I play well, I have a
chance to get to world number one again."
The top eight singles players qualify for the Oct. 22-29 event
in Singapore which offers $7 million in prize money.
Pliskova, who is in action in the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this
week, faces either Poland's Magda Linette or Daria Gavrilova of
Australia first.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Christian Radnedge)
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