Martina Suchá

Martina Suchá (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈsuxaː]; born 20 November 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.

Martina Suchá
Suchá at the 2007 Australian Open
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceNové Zámky, Slovakia
Born (1980-11-20) 20 November 1980
Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$970,609
Singles
Career record328–255
Career titles2 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 37 (22 April 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (2002)
French Open2R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2002, 2003)
US Open3R (2001)
Doubles
Career record31–49
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 234 (3 January 2000)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (2002),[1] record 3–2

On 22 April 2002, Suchá reached her WTA career-high singles ranking of No. 37.

She helped Slovakia to win the 2002 Fed Cup, beating Nathalie Dechy of France in the quarterfinal. She was also part of the Slovak 2004 Olympic Team.

WTA career finals

Singles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
WTA Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III, IV & V (2–4)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Oct 2001 Bratislava, Slovakia Carpet (i) Rita Grande 1–6, 1–6
Win 2. Jan 2002 Hobart, Australia Hard Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Loss 3. May 2004 Budapest, Hungary Clay Jelena Janković 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 4. Oct 2004 Guangzhou, China Hard Li Na 3–6, 4–6
Win 5. Nov 2004 Québec City, Canada Carpet (i) Abigail Spears 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 6. May 2006 Rabat, Morocco Clay Meghann Shaughnessy 2–6, 6–3, 3–6

ITF Finals

$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (5–6)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 6 April 1998 Brindisi, Italy Clay Sylvie Sallaberry 0–6, 4–6
DNP 12 July 1998 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Yvette Basting N/A
Winner 2. 14 September 1997 Cluj, Romania Clay Magda Mihalache 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 17 August 1998 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic Clay Libuše Průšová 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 20 June 1999 Grado, Italy Clay Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 5. 19 July 1999 Ettenheim, Germany Clay Patricia Wartusch 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up 6. 5 June 2000 Galatina, Italy Clay Antonella Serra Zanetti 5–7, 6–1, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 6 August 2000 Ettenheim, Germany Clay María Emilia Salerni 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 8. 8 July 2001 Orbetello, Italy Clay Clarisa Fernández 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Winner 9. 9 June 2003 Grado, Italy Clay Catalina Castaño 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 10. 30 September 2007 Podgorica, Montenegro Clay Michaela Paštiková 7–5 5–7 6–7
Winner 11. 11 November 2007 Ismaning, Germany Carpet Oxana Lyubtsova 6–4, 6–4

Doubles (2–0)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 14 July 1997 Toruń, Poland Clay Renata Kučerová Petra Kučová
Lenka Zacharová
6–3, 6–3
Winner 2. 13 December 1999 Prague-Průhonice, Czech Republic Hard (i) Helena Vildová Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Tatiana Poutchek
6–3, 2–6, 6–2

References

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