Full name Vera Puzejova Sukova French Open SF (1957, 1963) US Open QF (1962) Name Vera Sukova Highest ranking No. | Country (sports) Czechoslovakia Wimbledon F (1962) Wimbledon QF (1957, 1960, 1964) Role Tennis player Children Helena Sukova | |
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Born 13 June 1931
Uherske Hradiste, Czechoslovakia ( 1931-06-13 ) Died May 13, 1982, Prague, Czech Republic Similar People Helena Sukova, Cyril Suk, Jo Durie | ||
Vera sukova vs maria bueno 1962
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.
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- Vera sukova vs maria bueno 1962
- Karen hantze susman vs vera sukova 1962
- Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
- References
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 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.
Karen hantze susman vs vera sukova 1962
Grand Slam singles tournament timeline
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.