Věra Suková

Věra Pužejová Suková (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 of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, 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 Czechoslovakian 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.

She died from brain cancer in 1982.

Her husband Cyril Suk II, whom she married in 1961, was president of the Czechoslovakian Tennis Federation. Their two children Helena Suková (born 1965) and Cyril Suk III (born 1967) both became successful professional tennis players.

Contents 1 Grand Slam finals 1.1 Singles: 1 (1 runner–up) 1.2 Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) 2 Grand Slam singles tournament timeline 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Outcome

Year

Championship

Surface

Opponent

Score

Runner-up 1962 Wimbledon Championships Grass United States 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 Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský West Germany Edda Buding Chile Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4 Runner-up 1961 French Championships Clay Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský United States Darlene Hard Australia Rod Laver 0–6, 6–2, 3–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
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

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.