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Helena Suková
Helena Suková (b. February 23, 1965 in Prague, Czechoslovakia)
is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. During her
career she won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, and was a four-time Grand Slam
singles runner-up.
Suková comes from a prominent Czech tennis family.
Her mother, Vera 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 professional player on the men's
tour who teamed-up with Suková to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles
titles at Wimbledon and the French Open in the 1990s.
Suková turned professional in 1981. Her career-high
world rankings were World No. 4 in singles and World No. 1 in 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 was a particularly outstanding doubles player.
She won 9 Grand Slam women's doubles titles (4 Wimbledon, 2 US Open, 2 Australian
Open, 1 French Open), and 5 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (3 Wimbledon,
1 US Open, 1 French Open). She was also 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 4 times
in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1988. She also teamed-up with Miloslav Mecír
to win the inaugural Hopman Cup for Czechoslovakia in 1989.
Over the course of her career, Suková won 10 singles
titles and 73 doubles titles. She retired from the professional tour in 1998.
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