Věra Suková


Věra Suková 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.
Suková was the Czechoslovak 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.

Personal life

Her husband Cyril Suk II, whom she married in 1961, was president of the Czechoslovak Tennis Federation. Their two children, Helena Suková and Cyril Suk III, both became successful professional tennis players. Věra Suková died from brain cancer in 1982.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1957French ChampionshipsClay Jiří Javorský Edda Buding
Luis Ayala		6–3, 6–4
Runner-up1961French ChampionshipsClay Jiří Javorský Darlene Hard
Rod Laver		0–6, 6–2, 3–6

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament195619571958195919601961196219631964Career SR
Australian ChampionshipsAAAAAAAAA0 / 0
French Championships2RSF4RQFQF4R3RSFQF0 / 9
Wimbledon4R3RA3R4RQFF3R2R0 / 8
U.S. ChampionshipsAAAAAAQF4RA0 / 2
SR0 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 20 / 20 / 20 / 30 / 30 / 20 / 19