Věra Suková (née Pužejová) (13 June 1931 – 13 May 1982) 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.
Suková was a women's singles semifinalist at the French Championships in 1957 and 1963. She teamed with Jiří Javorský to win the mixed doubles title at that tournament in 1957. They were the runners-up in 1961. According to Lance Tingay, Suková was ranked in the world top ten in 1957, 1962, and 1963, reaching a career high of World No. 5 in those rankings in 1962.[1]
Suková was the Czechoslovak national women's singles champion 11 times between 1952 and 1964. After retirement from tennis, Suková served as the coach of Czechoslovakia's national women's team. Under her guidance, the team won the Fed Cup in 1975.[citation needed]
Personal life
Her husband Cyril Suk II, whom she married in 1961, was president of the Czechoslovak Tennis Federation. Their two children, Helena Suková (born 1965) and Cyril Suk III (born 1967), both became successful professional tennis players. Věra Suková died from brain cancer in 1982.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1962
Wimbledon Championships
Grass
Karen Susman
4–6, 4–6
Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1957
French Championships
Clay
Jiří Javorský
Edda Buding Luis Ayala
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
1961
French Championships
Clay
Jiří Javorský
Darlene Hard Rod Laver
0–6, 6–2, 3–6
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
Career SR
Australian Championships
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
0 / 0
French Championships
2R
SF
4R
QF
QF
4R
3R
SF
QF
0 / 9
Wimbledon
4R
3R
A
3R
4R
QF
F
3R
2R
0 / 8
U.S. Championships
A
A
A
A
A
A
QF
4R
A
0 / 2
SR
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 1
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 2
0 / 3
0 / 3
0 / 2
0 / 19
See also
Performance timelines for all female tennis players who reached at least one Grand Slam final
References
Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. pp.695, 703. ISBN0-942257-41-3.
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