Helena Suková
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Helena Suková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦɛlɛna ˈsukovaː]) (born 23 February 1965) is a Czech former professional tennis player. During her career, she won 14 major doubles titles, nine in women's doubles and five in mixed doubles. She is also a two-time Olympic silver medalist in doubles, a four-time major singles runner-up, and won a total of 10 singles titles and 69 doubles titles.
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Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia (1983–1992) Czech Republic (1993–1998) | |||||||||||
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Residence | Prague, Czech Republic | |||||||||||
Born | (1965-02-23) 23 February 1965 (age 59) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
Int. Tennis HoF | 2018 (member page) | |||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||
Career record | 614–307 (66.7%) | |||||||||||
Career titles | 10 | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||
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