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Helena Sukova (b. February 23, 1965 in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. During her career she won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, and was a four-time Grand Slam singles runner-up. Sukova comes from a prominent Czech tennis family. Her mother, Vera Sukova, 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 professional player on the men’s tour who teamed-up with Sukova to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles at Wimbeldon and the French Open in the 1990s.
Sukova turned professional in 1981. Her career-high world rankings were World No. 4 in singles and World No. 1 in doubles.
Sukova was a singles runner-up at the Australian Open twice (in 1984 and 1989) and at the US Open twice (in 1986 and 1993).
Sukova was a particularly outstanding doubles player. She won 9 Grand Slam women’s doubles titles (4 Wimbledon, 2 US Open, 2 Australian Open, 1 French Open), and 5 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (3 Wimbledon, 1 US Open, 1 French Open). She was also a women’s doubles silver medalist at the Olympic Games in 1988 and 1996 (both times partnering Jana Novotna).
Sukova helped Czechoslovakia win the Fed Cup 4 times in 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1988. She also teamed-up with Miloslav Mecir to win the inaugural Hopman Cup for Czechoslovakia in 1989.
Over the course of her career, Sukova won 10 singles titles and 73 doubles titles. She retired from the professional tour in 1998.
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