Helena Suková
Country | Czech Republic |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born |
Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 23 February 1965
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 1998 |
Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 6,391,245 |
Singles | |
Career record | 614–307 |
Career titles | 10 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (18 March 1985) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | F (1984, 1989) |
French Open | SF (1986) |
Wimbledon | QF (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993) |
US Open | F (1986, 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 752–220 |
Career titles | 69 WTA |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (5 February 1990) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1990, 1992) |
French Open | W (1990) |
Wimbledon | W (1987, 1989, 1990, 1996) |
US Open | W (1985, 1993) |
Other Doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1992) |
Olympic Games | Silver Medal (1988, 1996) |
Mixed Doubles | |
Career titles | 5 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (1994, 1998) |
French Open | W (1991) |
Wimbledon | W (1994, 1996, 1997) |
US Open | W (1993) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | W (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988) |
Hopman Cup | W (1989 with Miloslav Mecir) |
Last updated on: 18 September 2009. |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Women's tennis | ||
Silver | 1988 Seoul | Doubles |
Silver | 1996 Atlanta | Doubles |
Helena Suková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦɛlɛna ˈsukovaː]) (born 23 February 1965, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech 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 and won 10 singles titles and 69 doubles titles.
Personal life
Suková comes from a prominent Czech tennis family. Her mother, Věra Pužejová Suková, 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 former professional player on the men's tour who teamed with Suková to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at the French Open in 1991 and at Wimbledon in 1996 and 1997.
Career
Suková turned professional in 1981. Her career-high world rankings were fourth in singles and first in women's doubles.
Suková was a singles runner-up at the Australian Open twice (in 1984 and 1989) and at the US Open twice (in 1986 and 1993). Suková's most memorable Grand Slam singles win was against Martina 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. Chris Evert defeated her in the final.
In 1987, she became the fourth player to defeat Navratilova and Evert in the same tournament at Eastbourne and she also stopped Navratilova's 69 grass-win streak.
Suková was very successful as a doubles player. She had a career Grand Slam in women's doubles, winning four titles at Wimbledon, two at the US Open, one at the Australian Open, and one at the French Open.
She won three mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon, one at the US 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 partnering Jana Novotná).
Suková helped Czechoslovakia win the Fed Cup four times, in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1988. She also teamed with Miloslav Mečíř to win the inaugural Hopman Cup for Czechoslovakia in 1989.
Over the course of her career, Suková 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.
Post-retirement activity
In 1999, Suková helped re-establish the International Lawn Tennis Club of the Czech Republic and became its president.
From January 2001 until June 2008, she was a co-opted member of the executive committee of the Council of the International Clubs. From February 2001 until November 2008, she served on the presidium of the Czech Olympians' Club.
In June 2007, Suková was appointed by The Czech Olympic Committee to the presidium of the Czech Fair Play Club. She is also a co-founder of the Kids and Junior Tennis Advancement Organization in the Czech Republic.
Helena Sukova is also a member of the ‘Champions for Peace’ club, a group of 54 famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[1]
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 4 (0 titles, 4 runner–ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1984 | Australian Open | Grass | Chris Evert | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1986 | US Open | Hard | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1989 | Australian Open | Hard | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Steffi Graf | 6–3, 6–3 |
Women's doubles: 14 (9 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1984 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1985 | French Open | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 1985 | US Open | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1985 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie | 7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1988 | French Open | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jana Novotná | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Jana Novotná | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6) |
Winner | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Jana Novotná | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jana Novotná | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Mary Joe Fernandez Zina Garrison | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Martina Hingis | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland | 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1991 | French Open | Clay | Cyril Suk | Caroline Vis Paul Haarhuis | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Tom Nijssen | Nicole Provis Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Martina Navratilova Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 1994 | Australian Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | Larisa Neiland Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–5, 6–7(0–7), 6–2 |
Winner | 1994 | Wimbledon | Grass | Todd Woodbridge | Lori McNeil T. J. Middleton | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cyril Suk | Larisa Neiland Mark Woodforde | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 1997 | Wimbledon | Grass | Cyril Suk | Larisa Neiland Andrei Olhovskiy | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1998 | Australian Open | Hard | Cyril Suk | Venus Williams Justin Gimelstob | 6–2, 6–1 |
Olympics
Women's doubles: 2 medals (2 silver medals)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Silver | 1988 | Seoul | Hard | Jana Novotná | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver | 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 |
Silver | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Year-End Championships finals
Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner–up)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1985 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner–ups)
Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1985 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 1986(Mar.) | New York City | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1986(Nov.) | New Yorv.k City | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1987 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 1992 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
WTA Tour Finals
Singles: 31 (10–21)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 11 January 1982 | Newport News | Carpet (I) | Patricia Medrado | 6–2, 6–7, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1. | 17 March 1982 | Austin | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–7(0–7), 6–0, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 2 August 1982 | Indianapolis | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 26 March 1984 | Boston | Carpet (I) | Hana Mandlíková | 5–7, 0–6 |
Winner | 2. | 12 November 1984 | Brisbane | Grass | Elizabeth Smylie | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 November 1984 | Australian Open | Grass | Chris Evert | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 18 March 1985 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet (I) | Martina Navratilova | 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 17 June 1985 | Eastbourne | Grass | Martina Navratilova | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 3 March 1986 | Princeton | Carpet (I) | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 0–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 8. | 16 June 1986 | Eastbourne | Grass | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 4 August 1986 | Montreal | Hard | Pam Shriver | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 9. | 25 August 1986 | US Open | Hard | Martina Navratilova | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 29 September 1986 | Hilversum | Carpet (I) | Catherine Tanvier | 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 10. | 6 October 1986 | Zurich | Carpet (I) | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 16 February 1987 | Boca Raton | Hard | Steffi Graf | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 29 March 1987 | Piscataway | Carpet (I) | Lori McNeil | 6–0, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 15 June 1987 | Eastbourne | Grass | Martina Navratilova | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 4 January 1988 | Sydney | Grass | Pam Shriver | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 25 April 1988 | Tokyo | Carpet (I) | Pam Shriver | 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 9 May 1988 | Berlin | Clay | Steffi Graf | 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | 8 January 1989 | Brisbane | Hard | Brenda Schultz | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 15. | 16 January 1989 | Australian Open | Hard | Steffi Graf | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 26 February 1990 | Indian Wells | Hard | Martina Navratilova | 2–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 11 June 1990 | Birmingham | Grass | Zina Garrison | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 22 October 1990 | Brighton | Carpet (I) | Steffi Graf | 5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 31 December 1990 | Brisbane | Hard | Akiko Kijimuta | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 3 February 1992 | Osaka | Carpet (I) | Laura Gildemeister | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 10. | 9 November 1992 | Indianapolis | Hard (I) | Linda Wild | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 19. | 30 August 1993 | US Open | Hard | Steffi Graf | 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 17 October 1994 | Brighton | Carpet (I) | Jana Novotná | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 21. | 17 June 1996 | 's-Hertogenbosch | Grass | Anke Huber | 4–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Doubles 128 (69–59)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 21 November 1983 | Sydney | Grass | Hana Mandlíková | Anne Hobbs Wendy Turnbull |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 23 January 1984 | Marco Island | Clay | Hana Mandlíková | Anne Hobbs Andrea Jaeger |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 21 May 1984 | Perugia | Clay | Iva Budařová | Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici |
7–6(5), 1–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 8 October 1984 | Filderstadt | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 19 November 1984 | Sydney | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Wendy Turnbull Sharon Walsh |
6–2, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 November 1984 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 10 December 1984 | Tokyo | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Elizabeth Smylie Catherine Tanvier |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 3. | 6 January 1985 | Washington, D.C. | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 18 March 1985 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
7–6(7), 4–6, 6–7(5) |
Runner-up | 5. | 29 April 1985 | Houston | Clay | Manuela Maleeva | Elise Burgin Martina Navratilova |
1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 13 May 1985 | Berlin | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Steffi Graf Catherine Tanvier |
6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 20 May 1985 | Lugano | Clay | Bonnie Gadusek | Bettina Bunge Eva Pfaff |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 27 May 1985 | French Open | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–4, 2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 29 July 1985 | Manhattan Beach | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 7. | 12 August 1985 | Mahwah | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie |
6–7(6), 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 26 August 1985 | US Open | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–7(5), 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 21 October 1985 | Brighton | Carpet (I) | Barbara Potter | Lori McNeil Catherine Suire |
6–4, 6–7(3), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 28 October 1985 | Zürich | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Hana Mandlíková Andrea Temesvári |
4–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | 11 November 1985 | Brisbane | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
4–6, 6–7(6), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 25 November 1985 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 10. | 9 December 1985 | Tokyo | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Marcella Mesker Elizabeth Smylie |
6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 6 January 1986 | Washington, D.C. | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 13 January 1986 | Worcester | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 11. | 10 February 1986 | Boca West | Hard | Pam Shriver | Chris Evert Wendy Turnbull |
6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 14. | 24 February 1986 | Oakland | Carpet (I) | Bonnie Gadusek | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull |
6–7(5), 1–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 3 March 1986 | Princeton | Carpet (I) | Hana Mandlíková | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie |
3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 12. | 10 March 1986 | Dallas | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull |
4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 16. | 17 March 1986 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Hana Mandlíková Wendy Turnbull |
4–6, 7–6(4), 3–6 |
Winner | 13. | 14 April 1986 | Amelia Island | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Gabriela Sabatini Catherine Tanvier |
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7) |
Winner | 14. | 12 May 1986 | Berlin | Clay | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova Andrea Temesvári |
7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 17. | 16 June 1986 | Eastbourne | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 4 August 1986 | Montreal | Hard | Pam Shriver | Zina Garrison Gabriela Sabatini |
6–7(2), 7–5, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 11 August 1986 | Manhattan Beach | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 20. | 18 August 1986 | Mahwah | Hard | Steffi Graf | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie |
6–7(4), 3–6 |
Winner | 15. | 29 September 1986 | Hilversum | Carpet (I) | Kathy Jordan | Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 16. | 20 October 1986 | Brighton | Carpet (I) | Steffi Graf | Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 21. | 3 November 1986 | Worcester | Carpet | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
5–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 17. | 10 November 1986 | Chicago | Carpet | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini |
6–7(5), 7–6(5), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 22. | 17 November 1986 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–7(1), 3–6 |
Winner | 18. | 26 January 1987 | Tokyo | Carpet | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Elise Burgin Pam Shriver |
6–1, 7–6(5) |
Runner-up | 23. | 23 February 1987 | Key Biscayne | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 6–7(6) |
Runner-up | 24. | 4 May 1987 | Rome | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Gabriela Sabatini |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 19. | 11 May 1987 | Berlin | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Catarina Lindqvist Tine Scheuer-Larsen |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 20. | 22 June 1987 | Wimbledon | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Betsy Nagelsen Elizabeth Smylie |
7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 25. | 17 August 1987 | Toronto | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil |
1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 21. | 19 October 1987 | Brighton | Carpet (I) | Kathy Jordan | Tine Scheuer-Larsen Catherine Tanvier |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 22. | 9 November 1987 | Chicago | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Zina Garrison Lori McNeil |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 26. | 16 November 1987 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 27. | 28 December 1987 | Brisbane | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver |
6–2, 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 4 January 1988 | Sydney | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Ann Henricksson Christiane Jolissaint |
6–7(5), 6–4, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 29. | 22 February 1988 | Washington, D.C. | Carpet | Gabriela Sabatini | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 23. | 29 February 1988 | San Antonio | Hard | Lori McNeil | Rosalyn Fairbank Gretchen Magers |
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 30. | 7 March 1988 | Boca Raton | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison |
6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 24. | 25 April 1988 | Tokyo | Carpet | Pam Shriver | Gigi Fernández Robin White |
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(5) |
Runner-up | 31. | 9 May 1988 | Berlin | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat |
2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 32. | 23 May 1988 | French Open | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
2–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 25. | 15 August 1988 | Montreal | Hard | Jana Novotná | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver |
7–6(2), 7–6(6) |
Winner | 26. | 22 August 1988 | Mahwah | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Robin White |
6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 33. | 19 September 1988 | Seoul | Hard | Jana Novotná | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver |
6–4, 2–6, 8–10 |
Runner-up | 34. | 17 October 1988 | Zürich | Carpet | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 35. | 31 October 1988 | Worcester | Carpet | Gabriela Sabatini | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
3–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 27. | 2 January 1989 | Brisbane | Hard | Jana Novotná | Patty Fendick Jill Hetherington |
6–7(4), 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 28. | 13 March 1989 | Boca Raton | Hard | Jana Novotná | Jo Durie Mary Joe Fernández |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 29. | 27 March 1989 | Miami | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Lori McNeil |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 36. | 1 May 1989 | Hamburg | Clay | Jana Novotná | Isabelle Demongeot Nathalie Tauziat |
walkover |
Runner-up | 37. | 19 June 1989 | Eastbourne | Grass | Jana Novotná | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison |
6–3 ret. |
Winner | 30. | 26 June 1989 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jana Novotná | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 31. | 16 October 1989 | Zürich | Carpet | Jana Novotná | Nathalie Tauziat Judith Wiesner |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 38. | 6 November 1989 | Chicago | Carpet | Jana Novotná | Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 32. | 1 January 1990 | Brisbane | Hard | Jana Novotná | Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 33. | 8 January 1990 | Sydney | Hard | Jana Novotná | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6–3, 7–5 |
Winner | 34. | 15 January 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Jana Novotná | Patty Fendick Mary Joe Fernández |
7–6(5), 7–6(6) |
Winner | 35. | 26 February 1990 | Indian Wells | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 7–6(6) |
Winner | 36. | 5 March 1990 | Boca Raton | Hard | Jana Novotná | Elise Burgin Wendy Turnbull |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 37. | 19 March 1990 | Miami | Hard | Jana Novotná | Betsy Nagelsen Robin White |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 39. | 30 April 1990 | Hamburg | Clay | Larisa Neiland | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 38. | 28 May 1990 | French Open | Clay | Jana Novotná | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 39. | 25 June 1990 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jana Novotná | Kathy Jordan Elizabeth Smylie |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 40. | 27 August 1990 | US Open | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 40. | 22 October 1990 | Brighton | Carpet | Nathalie Tauziat | Jo Durie Natasha Zvereva |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 41. | 5 November 1990 | Worcester | Carpet | Gigi Fernández | Mary Joe Fernández Jana Novotná |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 41. | 31 December 1990 | Brisbane | Hard | Patty Fendick | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 42. | 7 January 1991 | Sydney | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández Jana Novotná |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 43. | 25 March 1991 | Tampa | Clay | Gigi Fernández | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 44. | 8 April 1991 | Amelia Island | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Mercedes Paz Natasha Zvereva |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 42. | 29 April 1991 | Hamburg | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland |
7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 43. | 5 August 1991 | Toronto | Hard | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | Larisa Neiland Natasha Zvereva |
1–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 45. | 6 January 1992 | Sydney | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison |
7–6(4), 6–7(4), 6–2 |
Winner | 46. | 13 January 1992 | Australian Open | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Mary Joe Fernández Zina Garrison |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
Winner | 47. | 27 January 1992 | Tokyo | Carpet | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 48. | 3 February 1992 | Osaka | Carpet | Rennae Stubbs | Sandy Collins Rachel McQuillan |
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 49. | 4 May 1992 | Rome | Clay | Monica Seles | Katerina Maleeva Barbara Rittner |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 50. | 10 August 1992 | Manhattan Beach | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Zina Garrison Pam Shriver |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 51. | 5 October 1992 | Zürich | Carpet | Natasha Zvereva | Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
7–6(5), 6–4 |
Winner | 52. | 12 October 1992 | Filderstadt | Carpet | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Pam Shriver Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 53. | 16 November 1992 | Virginia Slims Championships | Carpet | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
Winner | 54. | 1 February 1993 | Tokyo | Carpet | Martina Navratilova | Lori McNeil Rennae Stubbs |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 55. | 22 February 1993 | Indian Wells | Hard | Rennae Stubbs | Ann Grossman Patricia Hy |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 56. | 17 May 1993 | Lucerne | Clay | Mary Joe Fernández | Lindsay Davenport Marianne Werdel |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 57. | 26 July 1993 | Stratton Mountain | Hard | Elizabeth Smylie | Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere Mercedes Paz |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 58. | 2 August 1993 | San Diego | Hard | Gigi Fernández | Pam Shriver Elizabeth Smylie |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 59. | 9 August 1993 | Manhattan Beach | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
7–6(4), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 44. | 16 August 1993 | Toronto | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Jana Novotná Larisa Neiland |
6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 60. | 30 August 1993 | US Open | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Amanda Coetzer Inés Gorrochategui |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 61. | 25 October 1993 | Essen | Carpet | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Wiltrud Probst Christina Singer |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 45. | 21 February 1994 | Indian Wells | Hard | Manon Bollegraf | Lindsay Davenport Lisa Raymond |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 46. | 28 February 1994 | Delray Beach | Hard | Manon Bollegraf | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
6–2, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 47. | 13 June 1994 | Eastbourne | Grass | Inés Gorrochategui | Gigi Fernández Natasha Zvereva |
6–7(4), 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 48. | 16 October 1995 | Brighton | Carpet | Lori McNeil | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland |
7–5, 6–1 |
Winner | 62. | 30 October 1995 | Oakland | Carpet | Lori McNeil | Katrina Adams Zina Garrison |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 63. | 6 November 1995 | Philadelphia | Carpet | Lori McNeil | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 49. | 8 January 1996 | Sydney | Hard | Lori McNeil | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 50. | 19 February 1996 | Essen | Carpet | Lori McNeil | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 51. | 26 February 1996 | Linz | Carpet | Rennae Stubbs | Manon Bollegraf Meredith McGrath |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 52. | 13 May 1996 | Berlin | Clay | Martina Hingis | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland |
6–1, 5–7, 7–6(4) |
Runner-up | 53. | 17 June 1996 | Rosmalen | Grass | Kristie Boogert | Larisa Neiland Brenda Schultz-McCarthy |
6–4, 7–6(7) |
Winner | 64. | 24 June 1996 | Wimbledon | Grass | Martina Hingis | Meredith McGrath Larisa Neiland |
5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 54. | 22 July 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | Jana Novotná | Gigi Fernández Mary Joe Fernández |
7–6(6), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 55. | 5 August 1996 | Montreal | Hard | Mary Joe Fernández | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Larisa Neiland |
7–6(1), 6–1 |
Winner | 65. | 9 September 1996 | Karlovy Vary | Clay | Karina Habšudová | Eva Martincová Elena Wagner |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 56. | 7 October 1996 | Filderstadt | Hard (i) | Martina Hingis | Nicole Arendt Jana Novotná |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 66. | 14 October 1996 | Zürich | Carpet | Martina Hingis | Nicole Arendt Natasha Zvereva |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 67. | 19 May 1997 | Strasbourg | Clay | Natasha Zvereva | Elena Likhovtseva Ai Sugiyama |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 57. | 4 August 1997 | Manhattan Beach | Hard | Larisa Neiland | Yayuk Basuki Caroline Vis |
7–6(7), 6–3 |
Runner-up | 58. | 22 September 1997 | Liepzig | Carpet | Yayuk Basuki | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná |
6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 59. | 13 October 1997 | Zürich | Carpet | Larisa Neiland | Martina Hingis Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 68. | 20 October 1997 | Luxembourg City | Carpet | Larisa Neiland | Meike Babel Laurence Courtois |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 69. | 12 January 1998 | Sydney | Hard | Martina Hingis | Katrina Adams Meredith McGrath |
6–1, 6–2 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | W–L | |||||
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Australian Open | 3R | 1R | 3R | F | QF | NH | 4R | QF | F | SF | 3R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 38–16 | |||||
French Open | A | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | SF | 4R | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 21–13 | |||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | QF | QF | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | QF | 4R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 39–17 | |||||
US Open | A | 1R | 3R | QF | QF | F | SF | 4R | QF | 4R | 3R | 4R | F | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 45–15 | |||||
Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year End Ranking | 74 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 80 | NR |
Women's doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | W–L | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 2R | A | F | F | NH | SF | A | SF | W | 3R | W | A | 3R | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | 39–11 | ||||||
French Open | 3R | 1R | 3R | F | SF | SF | F | SF | W | SF | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | SF | 46–14 | ||||||
Wimbledon | 2R | 3R | 1R | SF | 2R | W | A | W | W | QF | SF | QF | 2R | QF | W | SF | QF | 53–12 | ||||||
US Open | 3R | A | 1R | W | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | F | 3R | SF | W | A | SF | SF | 3R | A | 45–12 | ||||||
Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year End Ranking | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 42 |
Mixed doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999– 2005 | 2006 | W–L | ||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | NH | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | F | SF | QF | 2R | F | A | A | 14–6 | ||||
French Open | A | A | A | QF | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | W | A | A | SF | 2R | 2R | SF | 3R | A | A | 16–8 | ||||
Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | W | 2R | W | W | 1R | A | 1R | 25–9 | ||||
US Open | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | F | W | A | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 14–5 |
References
External links
- Helena Suková Official Website
- Helena Suková at the Women's Tennis Association
- Helena Suková at the International Tennis Federation
- Helena Suková at the Fed Cup
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