- Helena Suková
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Helena Suková
nickname =
country = CZE
residence =Monte Carlo, Monaco
datebirth = birth date and age|mf=yes|1965|2|23
placebirth =Prague, Czechoslovakia
height = height|m=1.88
weight = convert|68|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 1983
retired = 1998
plays = Right-handed
careerprizemoney = US$ 6,391,245
singlesrecord = 614–307
singlestitles = 10
highestsinglesranking = 4 (March 18 ,1985 )
AustralianOpenresult = F (1984, 1989)
FrenchOpenresult = SF (1986)
Wimbledonresult = QF (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993)
USOpenresult = F (1986, 1993)
doublesrecord = 752–220
doublestitles = 69
highestdoublesranking = 1 (February 5 ,1990 )
updated =May 29 ,2008 Helena Suková (born
February 23 ,1965 , inPrague ,Czechoslovakia ) is a former professionaltennis player from theCzech Republic . During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a four-time Grand Slam singles runner-up.Sukova comes from a prominent Czech tennis family. Her mother,
Vera Puzejova Sukova , was a women's singles finalist at Wimbledon in 1962. Her father, Cyril Suk II, was president of the Czechoslovakian Tennis Federation. Her brother, Cyril Suk III, is a professional player on the men's tour who teamed with Sukova to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at theFrench Open in 1991 and at Wimbledon in 1996 and 1997.Sukova turned professional in 1981. Her career-high world rankings were fourth in singles and first in women's doubles.
Sukova was a singles runner-up at the
Australian Open twice (in 1984 and 1989) and at the U.S. Open twice (in 1986 and 1993). Sukova's most memorable Grand Slam singles win was againstMartina Navratilova in a semifinal of the 1984 Australian Open, where she ended Navratilova's 74-match winning streak and her chance at winning a calendar year Grand Slam.Sukova was a particularly outstanding doubles player. She had a career Grand Slam in women's doubles, winning four titles at Wimbledon, two at the U.S. Open, one at the Australian Open, and one at the French Open. She won three mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon, one at the U.S. Open, and one at the French Open. She also was a women's doubles silver medalist at the
Olympic Games in 1988 and 1996 (both times partneringJana Novotna ).Sukova helped Czechoslovakia win the
Fed Cup four times, in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1988. She also teamed withMiloslav Mečíř to win the inauguralHopman Cup for Czechoslovakia in 1989.Over the course of her career, Sukova won 10 singles titles and 69 doubles titles.
Despite retiring from the professional tour in 1998, she was given a wild card into the 2006 Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament with her brother Cyril Suk. They lost their first round match.
Grand Slam singles finals
Runner-ups (4)
Grand Slam mixed doubles finals
Wins (5)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
NH = tournament not held.
A = did not participate in the tournament.
SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
References
External links
*wta|id=190110
*ITF female profile|number=20001490
*FedCupplayerlink|id=20001490
* [http://www.sukova.org/Helena.htm Official Website of Helena Sukova]
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