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Czechoslovak tennis player (1931?1982)
V?ra Sukova
(nee
Pu?ejova
) (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.
Sukova was a women's singles semifinalist at the
French Championships
in 1957 and 1963. She teamed with
Ji?i Javorsky
to win the mixed doubles title at that tournament in 1957. They were the runners-up in 1961. According to
Lance Tingay
, Sukova 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.
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Sukova was the Czechoslovak national women's singles champion 11 times between 1952 and 1964. After retirement from tennis, Sukova served as the coach of Czechoslovakia's national women's team. Under her guidance, the team won the
Fed Cup
in 1975.
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Personal life
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Her husband Cyril Suk II, whom she married in 1961, was president of the Czechoslovak Tennis Federation. Their two children,
Helena Sukova
(born 1965) and
Cyril Suk III
(born 1967), both became successful professional tennis players. V?ra Sukova died from
brain cancer
in 1982.
Grand Slam finals
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Singles: 1 (1 runner?up)
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Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
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Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(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.
See also
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References
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Collins, Bud (2008).
The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book
. New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 703.
ISBN
0-942257-41-3
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