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Martina Suchá
Sucha at the 2007 Australian OpenCountry Slovakia Residence Nové Zámky, Slovakia Born 20 November 1980
Nové Zámky, CzechoslovakiaHeight 1.70 m (5' 7") Turned pro 1996 Retired 2008 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money $967,092 Singles Career record 323–249 Career titles 2 WTA, 9 ITF Highest ranking 37 (22 April 2002) Grand Slam results Australian Open 4r (2002) French Open 2r (2001) Wimbledon 2r (2002, 2003) US Open 3r (2001) Doubles Career record 30–46 Career titles 2 ITF Highest ranking No. 234 (3 January 2000) Last updated on: 13 December 2007. Martina Suchá (SOO-khah; born 20 November 1980 in Nové Zámky) is a retired female tennis player from Slovakia.
With a height of 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) and a weight of 57 kg (126 lb), she is right-handed, and plays with a two-handed backhand.
On 22 April 2002, Suchá reached her WTA career-high singles ranking: No. 37.
She helped Slovakia to win the 2002 Fed Cup, beating Nathalie Dechy of France in the quarter-final.
She was part of the Slovak 2004 Olympic Team.
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WTA Tour titles (2)
Singles (2)
Legend Grand Slam (0) WTA Championships (0) Tier I (0) Tier II (0) Tier III (1) Tier IV-V (1) No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. 13 January 2002 Hobart, Australia Hard Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–67 6–1 2. 7 November 2004 Québec City, Canada Hard Indoor Abigail Spears 6–2 3–6 6–2 Singles runner-ups (4)
- 2001: Bratislava (lost to Rita Grande) 1–6, 1–6
- 2004: Guangzhou (lost to Na Li) 3–6, 4–6
- 2004: Budapest (lost to Jelena Janković) 6–74, 3–6
- 2006: Rabat (lost to Meghann Shaughnessy) 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Trivia
- In her spare time, likes shopping and reading (favorite author is Michal Viewegh);
- Her favorite movies are Trainspotting and American Beauty; her favorite television show is The Simpsons;
External links
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Slovak female tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of Slovakia
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- People from Nové Zámky
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