Cyril Suk

Cyril Suk III (born 29 January 1967) is a 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.

Cyril Suk
Full nameCyril Suk III
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia (1988–92)
 Czech Republic (1993–2006)
ResidenceBradenton, Florida, US
Born (1967-01-29) 29 January 1967
Prague, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,651,530
Singles
Career record1–17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 180 (28 November 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1989, 1990)
WimbledonQ3 (1991)
Doubles
Career record618–529
Career titles32
Highest rankingNo. 7 (11 April 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1992, 1994)
French OpenQF (1991, 2001, 2002)
WimbledonQF (1994, 2002, 2003)
US OpenW (1998)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenF (1995, 1998)
French OpenW (1991)
WimbledonW (1992, 1996, 1997)
US OpenF (1995)

Early life

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

Juniors

In 1985, Suk partnered fellow-Czech 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.

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. In 1998, Suk teamed up with Sandon Stolle to win the US Open men's doubles title.

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.

Career finals

Doubles (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 1. 1989 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Florin Segărceanu Petr Korda
Tomáš Šmíd		 3–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1989 St. Vincent, Italy Clay Josef Čihák Massimo Cierro
Alessandro de Minicis		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. 1991 Milan, Italy Carpet Tom Nijssen Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 3. 1991 Estoril, Portugal Clay Tom Nijssen Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans		 3–6, 3–6
Win 2. 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Vojtěch Flégl Libor Pimek
Daniel Vacek		 6–4, 6–2
Win 3. 1991 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Tom Nijssen Jeremy Bates
Kevin Curren		 4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 4. 1991 Lyon, France Carpet Tom Nijssen Steve DeVries
David Macpherson		 7–6, 6–3
Loss 4. 1991 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet Tom Nijssen John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 5–7, 2–6
Win 5. 1992 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Tom Nijssen John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd		 6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 5. 1992 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Petr Korda Hendrik Jan Davids
Libor Pimek		 W/O
Win 6. 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Tom Nijssen Karel Nováček
David Rikl		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 6. 1992 Bolzano, Italy Carpet Tom Nijssen Anders Järryd
Bent-Ove Pedersen		 1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1993 Milan, Italy Carpet Tom Nijssen Mark Kratzmann
Wally Masur		 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 7. 1993 Halle, Germany Grass Petr Korda Mike Bauer
Marc-Kevin Goellner		 7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win 8. 1993 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Tom Nijssen Gary Muller
Piet Norval		 7–6, 6–3
Win 9. 1993 New Haven, United States Hard Daniel Vacek Steve DeVries
David Macpherson		 6–3, 7–6
Loss 8. 1993 Paris, France Carpet Tom Nijssen Byron Black
Jonathan Stark		 6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win 10. 1994 Oahu, United States Hard Tom Nijssen Alex O'Brien
Jonathan Stark		 6–4, 6–4
Win 11. 1994 Milan, Italy Carpet Tom Nijssen Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval		 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 9. 1995 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Daniel Vacek Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 2–6, 2–6
Win 12. 1995 Nice, France Clay Daniel Vacek Luke Jensen
David Wheaton		 3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 13. 1995 Rome, Italy Clay Daniel Vacek Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 10. 1995 Washington, D.C., United States Hard Petr Korda Olivier Delaître
Jeff Tarango		 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win 14. 1995 Long Island, United States Hard Daniel Vacek Rick Leach
Scott Melville		 5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 11. 1995 Bucharest, Romania Clay Daniel Vacek Mark Keil
Jeff Tarango		 4–6, 6–7
Win 15. 1995 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Daniel Vacek Mark Keil
Peter Nyborg		 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 12. 1995 Essen, Germany Carpet Daniel Vacek Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 5–7, 4–6
Loss 13. 1996 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Hendrik Jan Davids David Adams
Marius Barnard		 3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 14. 1996 Cincinnati, United States Hard Sandon Stolle Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 15. 1996 Indianapolis, United States Hard Petr Korda Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg		 6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win 16. 1996 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Sandon Stolle Ján Krošlák
Karol Kučera		 7–6, 6–3
Loss 16. 1997 Dubai, UAE Hard Sandon Stolle Sander Groen
Goran Ivanišević		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 17. 1997 Antwerp, Belgium Hard (i) Sandon Stolle David Adams
Olivier Delaître		 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 18. 1997 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Sandon Stolle Mark Philippoussis
Patrick Rafter		 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 17. 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet Martin Damm David Adams
Fabrice Santoro		 6–4, 6–3
Win 18. 1998 Scottsdale, United States Hard Michael Tebbutt Kent Kinnear
David Wheaton		 4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss 19. 1998 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Daniel Orsanic Gustavo Kuerten
Fernando Meligeni		 4–6, 5–7
Win 19. 1998 U.S. Open, New York Hard Sandon Stolle Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 20. 1999 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Donald Johnson Aleksandar Kitinov
Eric Taino		 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 21. 2000 s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Martin Damm Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle		 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win 22. 2000 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Pablo Albano Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 20. 2001 s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Martin Damm Paul Haarhuis
Sjeng Schalken		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 21. 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Martín García Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 6–7, 6–7
Win 23. 2002 Delray Beach, United States Hard Martin Damm David Adams
Ben Ellwood		 6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Win 24. 2002 Rome, Italy Clay Martin Damm Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett		 7–5, 7–5
Win 25. 2002 s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Martin Damm Paul Haarhuis
Brian MacPhie		 7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Win 26. 2003 Doha, Qatar Hard Martin Damm Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 22. 2003 Halle, Germany Grass Martin Damm Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 3–6, 4–6
Win 27. 2003 s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Martin Damm Donald Johnson
Leander Paes		 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 28. 2003 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Martin Damm Jürgen Melzer
Alexander Peya		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 23. 2003 Long Island, United States Hard Martin Damm Robbie Koenig
Martín Rodríguez		 3–6, 6–7
Win 29. 2004 Doha, Qatar Hard Martin Damm Stefan Koubek
Andy Roddick		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 24. 2004 Marseille, France Hard (i) Martin Damm Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 5–7, 3–6
Win 30. 2004 s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Martin Damm Lars Burgsmüller
Jan Vacek		 6–3, 7–6(7–9), 6–3
Win 31. 2004 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Martin Damm Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez		 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 25. 2005 Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard (i) Pavel Vízner Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 32. 2005 s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Pavel Vízner Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 26. 2006 Pörtschach, Austria Clay Oliver Marach Paul Hanley
Jim Thomas		 3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 27. 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.
Tournament1986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007Career SRCareer 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.
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