Martina Suchá
Martina Suchá (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈsuxaː]; born 20 November 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.
 Suchá at the 2007 Australian Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Nové Zámky, Slovakia |
| Born | 20 November 1980 Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $970,609 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 328–255 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (22 April 2002) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2002) |
| French Open | 2R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2002, 2003) |
| US Open | 3R (2001) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 31–49 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 234 (3 January 2000) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (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 | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
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