Helena Suková
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Helena Suková (ˈɦɛlɛna ˈsukovaː) (born 23 February 1965, in Prague
, Czechoslovakia
) is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. 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.
, 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.
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.
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.
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.
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
) is a former professional tennis player from Czechia. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
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 SukováVera Suková
Věra Pužejová Suková was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia. She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4....
, 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
Cyril Suk
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....
, 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
Chris Evert
Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No...
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
Jana Novotná
Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments...
).
Suková helped Czechoslovakia win the Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
four times, in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1988. She also teamed with Miloslav Mečíř
Miloslav Mecír
Miloslav Mečíř is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia. He won the men's singles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games where he represented Czechoslovakia and played in two Grand Slam singles finals...
to win the inaugural Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
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
Peace and Sport
Peace and Sport, "L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport” is a neutral and apolitical international initiative based in the Principality of Monaco and placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco....
, a Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
-based international organization.
Singles: 4 (0 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1984 1984 Australian Open - Women's Singles Martina Navratilova was the defending champion, and entered this tournament with a record 70-match winning streak. However, she was upset in the semifinals by Helena Suková... |
Australian Open | Grass |  Chris EvertChris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1986 1986 U.S. Open - Women's Singles Martina Navrátilová defeated Helena Suková 6-3 6-2 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1986 U.S. Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Martina Navrátilová is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:* Q = Qualifier* WC = Wild Card*... |
US Open | Hard | Martina Navratilova |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 1989 1989 Australian Open - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková 6–4 6–4 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1989 Australian Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.... |
Australian Open | Hard |  Steffi GrafSteffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1993 1993 U.S. Open - Women's Singles Steffi Graf defeated Helena Suková 6-3 6-3 in the final to win the Women's Singles title at the 1993 U.S. Open.See also:-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Steffi Graf is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:... |
US Open | Hard | Steffi Graf |
6–3, 6–3 |
Doubles: 14 finals (9 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1984 | Australian Open | Grass |  Claudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:... |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
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), 6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1985 | Australian Open | Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1987 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
Betsy Nagelsen Betsy Nagelsen Betsy Nagelsen McCormack is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Nagelsen won the doubles championship at the 1978 and 1980 Australian Opens . She reached the singles final of the 1978 Australian Open, losing to Christine O'Neil...  Elizabeth SmylieElizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.... |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 1988 | French Open | Clay | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1989 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass |  Jana NovotnáJana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
 Larisa SavchenkoLarisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983... Natalia ZverevaNatasha Zvereva Natalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings... |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1990 | Australian Open | Hard | Jana Novotná |
Patty Fendick Patty Fendick Patty Fendick is a former professional women's tennis player and is the current head women's tennis coach at the University of Texas.She was born on March 31, 1965 in Sacramento, California and played collegiately at Stanford University, where the team won the NCAA title three times... Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe Fernández Mary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player... |
7–6(5), 7–6(6) |
| Winner | 1990 | French Open | Clay | Jana Novotná |
Larisa Savchenko Natasha Zvereva |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 1990 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Jana Novotná |
Kathy Jordan Kathy Jordan Kathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles... Elizabeth Smylie |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1990 | US Open | Hard | Jana Novotná |
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 1992 | Australian Open (2) | Hard |  Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
Mary Joe Fernandez Zina Garrison Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American... |
6–4, 7–6(3) |
| Winner | 1993 | US Open (2) | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
 Amanda CoetzerAmanda Coetzer Amanda Coetzer is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Coetzer turned professional in 1988 and retired in 2004...  Inés GorrochateguiInes Gorrochategui Inés Gorrochategui is a former professional female tennis player from Argentina. She reached her career-high singles ranking World No... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1996 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass |  Martina HingisMartina Hingis Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles... |
Meredith McGrath Meredith McGrath Meredith McGrath is a former professional tennis player. She was born on April 28, 1971 in Midland, Michigan, USA and made her debut on the Women's Tennis Association tour in 1988. She won three singles titles in a ten year career, at Oklahoma City and Eastbourne in 1994 and Birmingham in 1996. ...  Larisa NeilandLarisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983... |
5–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1991 | French Open | Clay | Cyril Suk Cyril Suk Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career.... |
 Caroline VisCaroline Vis Caroline Vis is a retired professional tennis player from the Netherlands. Vis turned pro in 1989. A doubles specialist, Vis won nine titles during her career on the WTA Tour. She reached the mixed doubles final at the 1991 French Open, playing with countryman Paul Haarhuis. Her career-high... Paul HaarhuisPaul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:... |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1992 | US Open | Hard | Tom Nijssen Tom Nijssen Tom Nijssen is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the U.S. Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen... |
Nicole Provis Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.... |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1993 | US Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge Todd Woodbridge Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman... |
Martina Navratilova Mark Woodforde |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1994 | Australian Open | Hard | Todd Woodbridge |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland Larisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983...  Andrei OlhovskiyAndrei Olhovskiy Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.... |
7–5, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1994 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
Grass | Todd Woodbridge |
Lori McNeil Lori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison... T.J. MiddletonT.J. Middleton T.J. Middleton is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Middleton attended the University of Georgia where he helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1987 National Championship. He was the 1990 SEC Doubles Champion. He is a member of the Delta Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity... |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1996 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Cyril Suk |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland Mark Woodforde |
1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 1997 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Cyril Suk |
Larisa Savchenko Neiland Andrei Olhovskiy |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1998 | Australian Open | Hard | Cyril Suk |
Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate... Justin GimelstobJustin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California.... |
6–2, 6–1 |
Singles: 1 final (0 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1985 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Martina Navratilova |
6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 5 finals (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
| Outcome | Year | Location | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1985 | New York City | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:... |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–7(4), 6–4, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 1986(1) | New York City | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... Wendy TurnbullWendy Turnbull Wendy Turnbull, MBE, is a retired Australian professional tennis player. During her career, she won 9 Grand Slam titles, 4 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a 3-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 13 singles titles and 55 doubles titles.-Career:Turnbull... |
6–4, 6–7(4), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1986(2) | New York City | Carpet (I) | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch |
Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver |
1–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 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 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Aránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player... |
 Jana NovotnáJana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... Larisa Savchenko NeilandLarisa Neiland Larisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983... |
7–6(4), 6–1 |
Singles 31 (10-21)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... tournaments (0/0) |
| Olympic Gold (0/0) |
| WTA Championships (0/0) |
| Tier I (0/0) |
| Tier II (0/3) |
| Tier III (4/4) |
| Tier IV & V (0/1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 11 January 1982 | Newport News Newport News, Virginia Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News... |
Carpet |  Pat Medrado |
6–2, 6–7, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 March 1982 | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
Carpet | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Claudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:... |
7–6(0), 0–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2 August 1982 | Indianapolis U.S. Open Clay Courts The U.S. Open Clay Courts, known formally as the U.S. Clay Court Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 18 times from 1953 through 1986 on green clay courts.... |
Clay |  Virginia RuziciVirginia Ruzici Virginia Ruzici is a former professional tennis player from Romania. She was born in Câmpia Turzii, Romania and turned professional in 1975. One of her main assets on court was her powerful forehand.... |
6–2, 6–0 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 26 March 1984 | Boston |
Carpet | Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open... |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 November 1984 | Brisbane National Panasonic Open The National Panasonic Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played in Australia from 1980 to 1985. It was held at Adelaide in 1980, at Perth in 1981, and at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane from 1982 to 1985. The tournament was played on grass... |
Grass | Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie Elizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993.... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 26 November 1984 | Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
Grass | Chris Evert Chris Evert Christine Marie "Chris" Evert is a former world number 1 professional tennis player from the United States. She won 18 Grand Slam singles championships, including a record seven championships at the French Open and a record six championships at the U.S. Open. She was the year-ending World No... |
6–7(4), 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 18 March 1985 | New York City WTA Tour Championships The WTA Tour Championships is a tennis tournament played annually at the end of the season for the top-ranked players on the Women's Tennis Association tour. The month, city and number of players has changed since the first edition in 1972... |
Carpet | Martina Navrátilová |
6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 17 June 1985 |  Eastbourne |
Grass | Martina Navrátilová |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 3 March 1986 | Princeton US Indoors The US Indoors, known formally as the U.S. Indoor Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 79 times from 1907 through 2001 at various locations and on various surfaces. The event was affiliated with the WTA... |
Carpet | Martina Navrátilová |
3–6, 6–0, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 8. | 16 June 1986 | Eastbourne |
Grass | Martina Navrátilová |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 4 August 1986 |  MontrealCanada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
Hard | Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 25 August 1986 | US Open |
Hard | Martina Navrátilová |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 29 September 1986 | Hilversum Hilversum Trophy The Hilversum Trophy, also known as the Hewlett-Packard Trophy, was a women's tennis tournament played in Hilversum, the Netherlands, in 1985 and 1986... |
Carpet |  Catherine TanvierCatherine Tanvier Catherine Tanvier is a former tennis player from France, who emerged in the mid-1980s as one of the brightest young talents in the game... |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 6 October 1986 | Zurich Zurich Open The Zurich Open was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, formerly held every winter in Zurich, Switzerland. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 1993 until 2007. In its final year, 2008, it was downgraded to a Tier II event.The Open was held at... |
Carpet | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 16 February 1987 | Boca Raton |
Hard | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. | 29 March 1987 | Piscataway US Indoors The US Indoors, known formally as the U.S. Indoor Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 79 times from 1907 through 2001 at various locations and on various surfaces. The event was affiliated with the WTA... |
Carpet | Lori McNeil Lori McNeil Lori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison... |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Winner | 6. | 15 June 1987 | Eastbourne |
Grass | Martina Navratilova |
7–6(5), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 4 January 1988 | Sydney Sydney International The Sydney International , sponsored as the Apia International Sydney as of 2012, is a professional tennis tournament in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The tournament is played annually at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Homebush... |
Grass | Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 25 April 1988 |  Tokyo |
Carpet | Pam Shriver Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments... |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 9 May 1988 | Berlin |
Clay | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 7. | 8 January 1989 | Brisbane Danone Hardcourt Championships The Danone Hardcourt Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1994. It was held at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane in Australia and played on grass courts from 1987 to 1988 and on outdoor hard courts from 1989 to 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... |
Hard | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Brenda Schultz-McCarthy Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy is a Dutch tennis player. Primarily known for her maiden name Brenda Schultz, she married Sean McCarthy, a former American football player at University of Cincinnati, on 8 April 1995 and adopted his surname... |
7–6(6), 7–6(6) |
| Runner-up | 15. | 16 January 1989 | Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
Hard | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 26 February 1990 | Indian Wells Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
Hard | Martina Navratilova |
6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 11 June 1990 | Birmingham |
Grass | Zina Garrison Zina Garrison Zina Lynna Garrison is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During her career, she was a women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1990, a three-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion, and a women's doubles gold medalist at the 1988 Olympic Games.-Career:An African-American... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 22 October 1990 | Brighton Brighton International The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978-1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October.... |
Carpet | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 8. | 31 December 1990 | Brisbane Danone Hardcourt Championships The Danone Hardcourt Championships is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1994. It was held at the Milton Tennis Centre in Brisbane in Australia and played on grass courts from 1987 to 1988 and on outdoor hard courts from 1989 to 1994.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... |
Hard | Akiko Kijimuta Akiko Kijimuta is a former Japanese professional tennis player. She was born on May 1, 1968 in Japan and played on the WTA tour from 1986 to 1992. She reached the 4th round at Roland Garros in 1992, where she led the world number-one ranked player Monica Seles 4 games to 1 in the final set, before wilting to... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 9. | 3 February 1992 | Osaka Asian Open (tennis) The Asian Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1992 to 1994. It was held at the Amagasaki Memorial Sports Centre in Osaka in Japan and was played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... |
Carpet |  Laura Arraya |
6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 10. | 9 November 1992 | Indianapolis |
Hard (i) | Linda Wild Linda Wild Linda Harvey Wild is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.Wild turned pro in 1989. In the first round of her first tournament as a pro, in February, 1990 in her hometown of Chicago, she defeated then fifth-ranked Arantxa Sanchez Vicario... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 30 August 1993 | US Open |
Hard | Steffi Graf Steffi Graf Steffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 17 October 1994 | Brighton Brighton International The Brighton International was a tennis tournament held in Brighton, UK. It was a WTA Tour event from 1978-1995 and an ATP Tour event from 1996-2000, upon the discontinuation of the women's tournament. The women's event was held in October.... |
Carpet | Jana Novotná Jana Novotná Jana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments... |
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 17 June 1996 | Rosmalen |
Grass | Anke Huber Anke Huber Anke Huber is a German retired professional tennis player. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1996 Australian Open. Her career-high singles ranking was fourth, also in 1996.-Early life:... |
6–4, 7–6(2) |
Doubles (69)
Grand slam events in boldface.- 1984: Marco Island (with Hana MandlíkováHana MandlíkováHana Mandlíková is a former Czech professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia and later Australia. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open...
) - 1984: Rome (with Iva BudařováIva BudarováIva Budařová is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia.Budařová played on the WTA Tour from 1978 until 1991, winning four doubles titles. She achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 24 and a doubles ranking of World No. 55...
) - 1984: Filderstadt (with Claudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-KilschClaudia Kohde-Kilsch is a former German tennis player. During her career, she won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won 10 singles titles and 26 doubles titles.-Career:...
) - 1984: Sydney (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1984: Tokyo Pan Pacific (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1985: Berlin (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1985: Lugano (with Bonnie GadusekBonnie GadusekBonnie Gadusek is a former professional tennis player from the United States, who retired in April 1987....
) - 1985: Los Angeles (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1985: US Open (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1985: Tokyo Pan Pacific (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1986: Boca Raton (with Pam ShriverPam ShriverPamela Howard Shriver Lazenby , is a former professional tennis player and is currently a sports broadcaster from the United States for ESPN2. During the 1980s and 1990s, she won 133 top-level titles, including 21 women's doubles titles and one mixed doubles title at Grand Slam tournaments...
) - 1986: Dallas (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1986: Amelia Island (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1986: Berlin (with Steffi GrafSteffi GrafSteffi Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player.In total, Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, second among male and female players only to Margaret Court's 24...
) - 1986: Hilversum (with Kathy JordanKathy JordanKathryn "Kathy" Jordan is a former American tennis player. During her career, she won 7 Grand Slam titles, 5 of them in women's doubles and 2 of them in mixed doubles...
) - 1986: Brighton (with Steffi Graf)
- 1986: Chicago (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1987: Tokyo Bridgestone Doubles (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1987: Berlin (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1987: Wimbledon (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1987: Brighton (with Kathy Jordan)
- 1987: Chicago (with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch)
- 1988: San Antonio (with Lori McNeilLori McNeilLori McNeil is an African American tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. McNeil was a childhood friend of fellow African American pro Zina Garrison...
) - 1988: Tokyo Pan Pacific (with Pam Shriver)
- 1988: Montreal (with Jana NovotnáJana NovotnáJana Novotná is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She played a serve and volley game, an increasingly rare style of play among women during her career. She won the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and was runner-up in three previous Grand Slam tournaments...
) - 1988: Mahwah (with Jana Novotná)
- 1989: Brisbane (with Jana Novotná)
- 1989: Boca Raton (with Jana Novotná)
- 1989: Key Biscayne (with Jana Novotná)
- 1989: Wimbledon (with Jana Novotná)
- 1989: Zurich (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Brisbane (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Sydney (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Australian Open (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Indian Wells (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Boca Raton (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Key Biscayne (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: French Open (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Wimbledon (with Jana Novotná)
- 1990: Brighton (with Nathalie TauziatNathalie TauziatNathalie Tauziat is a former professional tennis player from France. She was the runner-up in women's singles at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships. Her career-high singles ranking was third in 2000....
) - 1990: Worcester (with Gigi FernándezGigi FernándezBeatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand...
) - 1991: Sydney (with Arantxa Sánchez VicarioArantxa Sánchez VicarioAránzazu 'Arantxa' Isabel Maria Sánchez Vicario is a Spanish former professional tennis player...
) - 1991: Tarpon Springs (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1991: Amelia Island (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1992: Sydney (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1992: Australian Open (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1992: Tokyo Pan Pacific (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1992: Osaka (with Rennae StubbsRennae StubbsRennae Stubbs is an Australian tennis player. She has won several Grand Slam doubles titles and represented Australia at four successive Olympic Games; Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008....
) - 1992: Rome (with Monica SelesMonica SelesMonica Seles is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player and a member of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She was born in Novi Sad, Serbia, former Yugoslavia to Hungarian parents. She became a naturalized United States citizen in 1994 and also received Hungarian citizenship in June 2007...
) - 1992: Manhattan Beach (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1992: Zurich (with Natasha ZverevaNatasha ZverevaNatalya "Natasha" Zvereva, or Zverava is a former tennis player from Belarus. Zvereva was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings...
) - 1992: Filderstadt (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1992: Virginia Slims Championships (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1993: Tokyo Pan Pacific (with Martina Navratilova)
- 1993: Indian Wells (with Rennae Stubbs)
- 1993: Lucerne (with Mary Joe FernandezMary Joe FernándezMary Joe Fernández Godsick is an American former professional tennis player...
) - 1993: Stratton Mountain (with Elizabeth SmylieElizabeth SmylieElizabeth Smylie is an Australian former tennis player.She won the Western Australian Sports Star of the Year award in 1985.She won the Comeback Player of the Year award in 1990 and 1993....
) - 1993: San Diego (with Gigi Fernández)
- 1993: Manhattan Beach (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1993: US Open (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1993: Essen (with Arantxa Sánchez Vicario)
- 1995: Oakland (with Lori McNeil)
- 1995: Philadelphia (with Lori McNeil)
- 1996: Wimbledon (with Martina HingisMartina HingisMartina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
) - 1996: Karlovy Vary (with Karina HabšudováKarina HabšudováKarina Habšudová is a former Slovak female professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as 10 in the world . Together with Karol Kučera she won the Hopman Cup in 1998....
) - 1996: Zurich (with Martina Hingis)
- 1997: Strasbourg (with Natasha Zvereva)
- 1997: Luxembourg (with Larisa NeilandLarisa NeilandLarisa Savchenko Neiland is a former tennis player who represented Latvia. A former number-one ranked doubles player, Neiland won two women's doubles Grand Slam titles. She also won two singles titles and sixty-five doubles titles.-Career:Neiland turned professional in 1983...
) - 1998: Sydney (with Martina Hingis)
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 3R | 1R | 3R | F | QF | NH | 4R | 4R | F | SF | 3R | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 16 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | SF | 4R | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 4R | QF | QF | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | QF | 4R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 0 / 15 |
| US Open | A | 1R | 3R | QF | QF | F | SF | 4R | QF | 4R | 3R | 4R | F | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 15 |
| SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 59 |
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.
External links
- Helena Suková Official Website