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Věra Suková
Czechoslovak tennis player (1931–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Věra Suková (née Pužejová) (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.
Full name | Věra Pužejová Suková |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1931-06-13)13 June 1931 Uherské Hradiště, Czechoslovakia |
Died | 13 May 1982(1982-05-13) (aged 50) Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (1962, Lance Tingay) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | SF (1957, 1963) |
Wimbledon | F (1962) |
US Open | QF (1962) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1957, 1960, 1964) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1957) |
Wimbledon | SF (1960, 1961) |
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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, 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 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.[citation needed]