Cyril Suk


Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career.
Suk was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, a member of a prominent Czech tennis family. His mother, Věra Suková, was a women's singles finalist at Wimbledon in 1962. His father, Cyril Suk II, was President of the Czechoslovak Tennis Federation. His sister, Helena Suková, was an even more successful professional player on the women's tour who teamed-up with Suk to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in the 1990s.
In 1985, Suk partnered fellow-Czech Petr Korda to win the boys' doubles title at the French Open. Suk and Korda were ranked the joint-World No. 1 junior doubles players that year.
Suk claimed his first Grand Slam mixed doubles title in 1991 at the French Open, partnering sister Helena. In 1992, he teamed up with Larisa Neiland to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title. He went on to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles crown on two further occasions partnering Helena – in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, Suk teamed up with Sandon Stolle to win the US Open men's doubles title.
Suk's career-high doubles ranking was World No. 7 in 1994.
Suk was selected as captain of the Czech Republic's Davis Cup team for the 2003 season.
Suk married his wife Lenka in 1991. They have a son, Cyril IV, and a daughter, Natalie Mia.

Career finals

Doubles (32 titles – 27 runners-up)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.1989Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Florin Segărceanu Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 4–6
Winner1.1989St. Vincent, ItalyClay Josef Čihák Massimo Cierro
Alessandro de Minicis
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up2.1991Milan, ItalyCarpet Tom Nijssen Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–7
Runner-up3.1991Estoril, PortugalClay Tom Nijssen Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans
3–6, 3–6
Winner2.1991Prague, CzechoslovakiaClay Vojtěch Flégl Libor Pimek
Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–2
Winner3.1991Toulouse, FranceHard Tom Nijssen Jeremy Bates
Kevin Curren
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Winner4.1991Lyon, FranceCarpet Tom Nijssen Steve DeVries
David Macpherson
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up4.1991Stockholm, SwedenCarpet Tom Nijssen John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
5–7, 2–6
Winner5.1992Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet Tom Nijssen John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up5.1992Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Petr Korda Hendrik Jan Davids
Libor Pimek
W/O
Winner6.1992Basel, SwitzerlandHard Tom Nijssen Karel Nováček
David Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up6.1992Bolzano, ItalyCarpet Tom Nijssen Anders Järryd
Bent-Ove Pedersen
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up7.1993Milan, ItalyCarpet Tom Nijssen Mark Kratzmann
Wally Masur
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner7.1993Halle, GermanyGrass Petr Korda Mike Bauer
Marc-Kevin Goellner
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Winner8.1993Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Tom Nijssen Gary Muller
Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
Winner9.1993New Haven, United StatesHard Daniel Vacek Steve DeVries
David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6
Runner-up8.1993Paris, FranceCarpet Tom Nijssen Byron Black
Jonathan Stark
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Winner10.1994Oahu, United StatesHard Tom Nijssen Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark
6–4, 6–4
Winner11.1994Milan, ItalyCarpet Tom Nijssen Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up9.1995Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet Daniel Vacek Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
2–6, 2–6
Winner12.1995Nice, FranceClay Daniel Vacek Luke Jensen
David Wheaton
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Winner13.1995Rome, ItalyClay Daniel Vacek Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up10.1995Washington, D.C., United StatesHard Petr Korda Olivier Delaître
Jeff Tarango
6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Winner14.1995Long Island, United StatesHard Daniel Vacek Rick Leach
Scott Melville
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Runner-up11.1995Bucharest, RomaniaClay Daniel Vacek Mark Keil
Jeff Tarango
4–6, 6–7
Winner15.1995Basel, SwitzerlandHard Daniel Vacek Mark Keil
Peter Nyborg
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up12.1995Essen, GermanyCarpet Daniel Vacek Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up13.1996Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Hendrik Jan Davids David Adams
Marius Barnard
3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Runner-up14.1996Cincinnati, United StatesHard Sandon Stolle Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up15.1996Indianapolis, United StatesHard Petr Korda Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg
6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Winner16.1996Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet Sandon Stolle Ján Krošlák
Karol Kučera
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up16.1997Dubai, UAEHard Sandon Stolle Sander Groen
Goran Ivanišević
6–7, 3–6
Runner-up17.1997Antwerp, BelgiumHard Sandon Stolle David Adams
Olivier Delaître
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up18.1997London/Queen's Club, EnglandGrass Sandon Stolle Mark Philippoussis
Patrick Rafter
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner17.1997Moscow, RussiaCarpet Martin Damm David Adams
Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 6–3
Winner18.1998Scottsdale, United StatesHard Michael Tebbutt Kent Kinnear
David Wheaton
4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Runner-up19.1998Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Daniel Orsanic Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni
4–6, 5–7
Winner19.1998U.S. Open, New YorkHard Sandon Stolle Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Winner20.1999Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Donald Johnson Aleksandar Kitinov
Eric Taino
7–5, 7–6
Winner21.2000s’Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Martin Damm Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Winner22.2000Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Pablo Albano Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up20.2001s'Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Martin Damm Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up21.2002Auckland, New ZealandHard Martín García Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–7, 6–7
Winner23.2002Delray Beach, United StatesHard Martin Damm David Adams
Ben Ellwood
6–4, 6–7,
Winner24.2002Rome, ItalyClay Martin Damm Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
7–5, 7–5
Winner25.2002s’Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Martin Damm Paul Haarhuis
Brian MacPhie
7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Winner26.2003Doha, QatarHard Martin Damm Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up22.2003Halle, GermanyGrass Martin Damm Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Winner27.2003s’Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Martin Damm Donald Johnson
Leander Paes
7–5, 7–6
Winner28.2003Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Martin Damm Jürgen Melzer
Alexander Peya
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up23.2003Long Island, United StatesHard Martin Damm Robbie Koenig
Martín Rodríguez
3–6, 6–7
Winner29.2004Doha, QatarHard Martin Damm Stefan Koubek
Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up24.2004Marseille, FranceHard Martin Damm Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
5–7, 3–6
Winner30.2004s’Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Martin Damm Lars Burgsmüller
Jan Vacek
6–3, 7–6, 6–3
Winner31.2004Vienna, AustriaHard Martin Damm Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Runner-up25.2005Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard Pavel Vízner Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Winner32.2005s’Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Pavel Vízner Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up26.2006Pörtschach, AustriaClay Oliver Marach Paul Hanley
Jim Thomas
3–6, 6–4,
Runner-up27.2006Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Oliver Marach Philipp Kohlschreiber
Stefan Koubek
2–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline

A = did not attend tournament