Cyril Suk

Cyril Suk

Full name	Cyril Suk III
Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia (1988–92)  Czech Republic (1993–2006)
Residence	Bradenton, Florida, US
Born	(1967-01-29) 29 January 1967 (age 59) Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	2006
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$3,651,530
Singles
Career record	1–17
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 180 (28 November 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1989, 1990)
Wimbledon	Q3 (1991)
Doubles
Career record	618–529
Career titles	32
Highest ranking	No. 7 (11 April 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1992, 1994)
French Open	QF (1991, 2001, 2002)
Wimbledon	QF (1994, 2002, 2003)
US Open	W (1998)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (1995, 1998)
French Open	W (1991)
Wimbledon	W (1992, 1996, 1997)
US Open	F (1995)

Cyril Suk III (born 29 January 1967) is a Czech former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk won five Grand Slam titles, one men's doubles and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles and 32 ATP Tour doubles titles during his career. He reached a highest doubles ranking of world No. 7 in April 1994 and won 32 doubles titles.

Early life

Suk was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, a member of a prominent Czech tennis family. His mother, Vera, was a women's singles finalist at Wimbledon in 1962. His father, Cyril, was President of the Czechoslovak Tennis Federation. His sister, Helena, 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.^[1][2]

Juniors

In 1985, Suk partnered with fellow Czech tennis player 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.^{[citation needed]}

Career

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.^[3] In 1998, Suk teamed up with Sandon Stolle to win the US Open men's doubles title.^[4][5]

Suk's career-high doubles ranking was world No. 7 in 1994. (In singles, his career-high ranking was world No. 180 in 1988. He has largely focused on doubles play during his career.)

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 (born 1992), who is a PGA Tour professional and a daughter, Natalie Mia (born 1996), who is also playing tennis, mostly on ITF Tour.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1998	U.S. Open	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 7–6^(10–8), 6–2

Mixed doubles: 8 (4 titles / 4 runners-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1991	French Open	Clay	Helena Suková	Caroline Vis Paul Haarhuis	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win	1992	Wimbledon	Grass	Larisa Neiland	Miriam Oremans Jacco Eltingh	7–6^(2), 6–2
Loss	1995	Australian Open	Hard	Gigi Fernández	Natasha Zvereva Rick Leach	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(7–3), 4–6
Loss	1995	Wimbledon	Grass	Gigi Fernández	Martina Navratilova Jonathan Stark	4–6, 4–6
Loss	1995	US Open	Hard	Gigi Fernández	Meredith McGrath Matt Lucena	4–6, 4–6
Win	1996	Wimbledon	Grass	Helena Suková	Larisa Neiland Mark Woodforde	1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win	1997	Wimbledon	Grass	Helena Suková	Larisa Neiland Andrei Olhovskiy	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	1998	Australian Open	Hard	Helena Suková	Venus Williams Justin Gimelstob	2–6, 1–6

Career finals

Doubles: 59 (32 titles / 27 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam (1) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (2) ATP International Series Gold (7) ATP Tour (22)

Titles by surface Hard (12) Clay (9) Grass (6) Carpet (5)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1989	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Florin Segărceanu	Petr Korda Tomáš Šmíd	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Aug 1989	St. Vincent, Italy	Clay	Josef Čihák	Massimo Cierro Alessandro de Minicis	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1–2	Feb 1991	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević	4–6, 6–7
Loss	1–3	Apr 1991	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Tom Nijssen	Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans	3–6, 3–6
Win	2–3	Aug 1991	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Clay	Vojtěch Flégl	Libor Pimek Daniel Vacek	6–4, 6–2
Win	3–3	Oct 1991	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Tom Nijssen	Jeremy Bates Kevin Curren	4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win	4–3	Oct 1991	Lyon, France	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	Steve DeVries David Macpherson	7–6, 6–3
Loss	4–4	Oct 1991	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	5–7, 2–6
Win	5–4	Feb 1992	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss	5–5	Jul 1992	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Petr Korda	Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek	W/O
Win	6–5	Oct 1992	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Tom Nijssen	Karel Nováček David Rikl	6–3, 6–4
Loss	6–6	Oct 1992	Bolzano, Italy	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	Anders Järryd Bent-Ove Pedersen	1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss	6–7	Feb 1993	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win	7–7	Jun 1993	Halle, Germany	Grass	Petr Korda	Mike Bauer Marc-Kevin Goellner	7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win	8–7	Jul 1993	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Tom Nijssen	Gary Muller Piet Norval	7–6, 6–3
Win	9–7	Aug 1993	New Haven, US	Hard	Daniel Vacek	Steve DeVries David Macpherson	6–3, 7–6
Loss	9–8	Nov 1993	Paris, France	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	Byron Black Jonathan Stark	6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win	10–8	Jan 1994	Oahu, US	Hard	Tom Nijssen	Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark	6–4, 6–4
Win	11–8	Feb 1994	Milan, Italy	Carpet	Tom Nijssen	Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval	4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	11–9	Feb 1995	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Carpet	Daniel Vacek	Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith	2–6, 2–6
Win	12–9	Apr 1995	Nice, France	Clay	Daniel Vacek	Luke Jensen David Wheaton	3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win	13–9	May 1995	Rome, Italy	Clay	Daniel Vacek	Jan Apell Jonas Björkman	6–3, 6–4
Loss	13–10	Jul 1995	Washington, D.C., US	Hard	Petr Korda	Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango	6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win	14–10	Aug 1995	Long Island, US	Hard	Daniel Vacek	Rick Leach Scott Melville	5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss	14–11	Sep 1995	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Daniel Vacek	Mark Keil Jeff Tarango	4–6, 6–7
Win	15–11	Oct 1995	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Daniel Vacek	Mark Keil Peter Nyborg	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss	15–12	Oct 1995	Essen, Germany	Carpet	Daniel Vacek	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	5–7, 4–6
Loss	15–13	Mar 1996	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Hendrik Jan Davids	David Adams Marius Barnard	3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss	15–14	Aug 1996	Cincinnati, US	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	15–15	Aug 1996	Indianapolis, US	Hard	Petr Korda	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win	16–15	Oct 1996	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet	Sandon Stolle	Ján Krošlák Karol Kučera	7–6, 6–3
Loss	16–16	Feb 1997	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Sander Groen Goran Ivanišević	6–7, 3–6
Loss	16–17	Feb 1997	Antwerp, Belgium	Hard (i)	Sandon Stolle	David Adams Olivier Delaître	6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss	16–18	Jun 1997	London/Queen's Club, UK	Grass	Sandon Stolle	Mark Philippoussis Patrick Rafter	2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	17–18	Nov 1997	Moscow, Russia	Carpet	Martin Damm	David Adams Fabrice Santoro	6–4, 6–3
Win	18–18	Mar 1998	Scottsdale, US	Hard	Michael Tebbutt	Kent Kinnear David Wheaton	4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss	18–19	Jul 1998	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Daniel Orsanic	Gustavo Kuerten Fernando Meligeni	4–6, 5–7
Win	19–19	Sep 1998	U.S. Open, New York	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	20–19	Jul 1999	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Donald Johnson	Aleksandar Kitinov Eric Taino	7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	21–19	Jun 2000	s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Martin Damm	Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–5)
Win	22–19	Jul 2000	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Pablo Albano	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	22–20	Jun 2001	s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Martin Damm	Paul Haarhuis Sjeng Schalken	4–6, 4–6
Loss	22–21	Jan 2002	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Martín García	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(7–9)
Win	23–21	Mar 2002	Delray Beach, US	Hard	Martin Damm	David Adams Ben Ellwood	6–4, 6–7^(5–7), [10–5]
Win	24–21	May 2002	Rome, Italy	Clay	Martin Damm	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	7–5, 7–5
Win	25–21	Jun 2002	s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Martin Damm	Paul Haarhuis Brian MacPhie	7–6^(8–6), 6–7^(6–8), 6–4
Win	26–21	Jan 2003	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Martin Damm	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–4, 7–6^(10–8)
Loss	26–22	Jun 2003	Halle, Germany	Grass	Martin Damm	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 4–6
Win	27–22	Jun 2003	s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Martin Damm	Donald Johnson Leander Paes	7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	28–22	Jul 2003	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Martin Damm	Jürgen Melzer Alexander Peya	6–4, 6–4
Loss	28–23	Aug 2003	Long Island, US	Hard	Martin Damm	Robbie Koenig Martín Rodríguez	3–6, 6–7
Win	29–23	Jan 2004	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Martin Damm	Stefan Koubek Andy Roddick	6–2, 6–4
Loss	29–24	Feb 2004	Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Martin Damm	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	5–7, 3–6
Win	30–24	Jun 2004	s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Martin Damm	Lars Burgsmüller Jan Vacek	6–3, 7–6^(7–9), 6–3
Win	31–24	Oct 2004	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Martin Damm	Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez	6–7^(4–7), 6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Loss	31–25	Feb 2005	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Hard (i)	Pavel Vízner	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win	32–25	Jun 2005	s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Pavel Vízner	Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl	6–3, 6–4
Loss	32–26	May 2006	Pörtschach, Austria	Clay	Oliver Marach	Paul Hanley Jim Thomas	3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss	32–27	Jul 2006	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Oliver Marach	Philipp Kohlschreiber Stefan Koubek	2–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Career SR	Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	QF	2R	QF	2R	3R	2R	3R	1R	A	1R	1R	3R	2R	2R	3R	A	0 / 17	21–17
French Open	A	2R	2R	2R	2R	QF	2R	2R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	QF	2R	1R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 21	21–21
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	QF	1R	2R	3R	3R	1R	3R	2R	QF	QF	3R	3R	3R	1R	0 / 20	27–20
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	3R	3R	QF	2R	1R	QF	W	3R	1R	2R	1R	QF	3R	QF	1R	1R	1 / 18	28–17
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	1 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	1 / 76	N/A
Annual win–loss	0–0	1–2	1–1	2–3	2–4	6–4	6–4	5–4	11–4	3–4	4–4	6–4	10–3	2–4	2–3	4–4	6–4	9–4	5–4	7–4	5–4	0–3	N/A	97–75
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	These Were Not ATP Masters Series Before 1990				A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	QF	1R	1R	1R	1R	QF	QF	2R	1R	A	0 / 11	6–11
Miami					A	1R	3R	2R	2R	2R	3R	3R	QF	QF	2R	2R	2R	QF	QF	1R	QF	A	0 / 16	14–16
Monte Carlo					2R	1R	SF	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	1R	SF	1R	2R	QF	QF	SF	2R	1R	A	0 / 16	12–16
Rome					QF	1R	1R	SF	1R	W	1R	SF	2R	SF	A	SF	W	SF	2R	1R	1R	A	2 / 16	27–14
Hamburg					SF	QF	SF	2R	QF	1R	1R	A	2R	2R	A	1R	2R	QF	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 15	10–15
Canada					A	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	2R	QF	1R	1R	1R	2R	SF	2R	2R	1R	A	0 / 12	9–10
Cincinnati					A	A	A	A	QF	1R	F	QF	2R	2R	1R	QF	SF	QF	2R	2R	1R	A	0 / 13	15–13
Madrid (Stuttgart)					2R	F	QF	QF	2R	F	2R	2R	2R	1R	A	1R	QF	QF	SF	A	A	A	0 / 14	15–14
Paris					A	1R	QF	F	2R	2R	QF	2R	QF	1R	A	QF	2R	1R	QF	A	A	A	0 / 13	13–13
Masters Series SR	N/A				0 / 4	0 / 6	0 / 7	0 / 6	0 / 7	1 / 8	0 / 8	0 / 7	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 5	0 / 9	1 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 9	0 / 7	0 / 7	0 / 0	2 / 126	N/A
Annual win–loss	N/A				7–4	5–6	8–7	8–6	3–7	8–7	9–8	8–6	9–9	10–9	1–5	9–9	13–8	10–8	8–9	3–7	2–7	0–0	N/A	121–122
Year-end ranking	153	108	88	88	75	18	17	9	24	8	32	23	11	41	58	35	14	16	16	26	37	–	N/A

References

1. "ATP Player Profile". ATP. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
2. Prakash (30 May 2020). "Helena Sukova reveals her only career regret". Tennis World USA.
3. "Helena Sukova reflects on her career and the legacy of Czech tennis". Womens' Tennis Association (WTA). 21 July 2018.
4. Darrell Fry (12 September 1998). "Stolle, Suk win men's doubles title". Tampa Bay Times.
5. "US Open". ASAP Sports. 11 September 1998.

External links

• Cyril Suk at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Cyril Suk at World Tennis
• Cyril Suk at the Davis Cup (archived)