Helena Suková
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| Country (sports) |
 Czechoslovakia (1983-1992) Czech Republic (1993-1998) |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born |
23 February 1965 Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1983 |
| Retired | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one handed-backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 6,391,245 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 614–307 |
| Career titles | 10 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (18 March 1985) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1984, 1989) |
| French Open | SF (1986) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993) |
| US Open | F (1986, 1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 752–220 |
| Career titles | 69 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (5 February 1990) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | W (1990, 1992) |
| French Open | W (1990) |
| Wimbledon | W (1987, 1989, 1990, 1996) |
| US Open | W (1985, 1993) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1992) |
| Olympic Games |
 Silver Medal (1988, 1996) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1994, 1998) |
| French Open | W (1991) |
| Wimbledon | W (1994, 1996, 1997) |
| US Open | W (1993) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (1983, 1984, 1985, 1988) |
| Hopman Cup | W (1989 with Miloslav Mecir) |
| Last updated on: 18 September 2009. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Women's tennis | ||
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1988 Seoul | Doubles |
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1996 Atlanta | Doubles |
Helena Suková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦɛlɛna ˈsukovaː]) (born 23 February 1965) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. During her career, she won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, 9 of them in women's doubles and 5 of them in mixed doubles. She also was a four-time Grand Slam singles runner-up and won 10 singles titles and 69 doubles titles.
Suková comes from a prominent Czech tennis family. Her mother, Věra Pužejová 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 former professional player on the men's tour who teamed with Suková to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles, at the French Open in 1991 and at Wimbledon in 1996 and 1997.
Suková turned professional in 1981. Her career-high world rankings were fourth in singles and first in women's 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's most memorable Grand Slam singles win was against Martina Navratilova in a semifinal of the 1984 Australian Open, where she ended Navratilova's 74-match winning streak and her chance at winning a calendar year Grand Slam. Chris Evert defeated her in the final.
In 1987, she became the fourth player to defeat Navratilova and Evert in the same tournament at Eastbourne and she also stopped Navratilova's 69 grass-win streak.
Suková was very successful as a doubles player. She had a career Grand Slam in women's doubles, winning four titles at Wimbledon, two at the US Open, one at the Australian Open, and one at the French Open.
She won three mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon, one at the US Open, and one at the French Open. She also was 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 four times, in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1988. She also teamed with Miloslav Mečíř to win the inaugural Hopman Cup for Czechoslovakia in 1989.
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