Martina Suchá
 |
 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 (56.3%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| 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 (38.8%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 234 (3 January 2000) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2002),[1] record 3–2 |
Martina Suchá (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈsuxaː]; born 20 November 1980) is a former professional tennis player from Slovakia.
On 22 April 2002, Suchá reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 37.
She helped the Slovak team 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[edit]
Singles (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)[edit]
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (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 Open, Slovakia | Carpet (i) |  Rita Grande
|
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2. | Jan 2002 | Hobart International, Australia | Hard |  Anabel Medina Garrigues
|
7–6(9–7), 6–1 |
| Loss | 3. | May 2004 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | Clay |  Jelena Janković
|
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Oct 2004 | Guangzhou Open, China | Hard |  Li Na
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5. | Nov 2004 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | Carpet (i) |  Abigail Spears
|
6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | May 2006 | Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco | Clay | Meghann Shaughnessy
|
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals[edit]
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 11 (5–6)[edit]
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 6 April 1998 | ITF Brindisi, Italy | Clay |  Sylvie Sallaberry
|
0–6, 4–6 |
| DNP | – | 12 July 1998 | ITF Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Clay |  Yvette Basting
|
— |
| Win | 2. | 14 September 1997 | ITF Cluj, Romania | Clay |  Magda Mihalache
|
7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3. | 17 August 1998 | ITF Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic |
Clay |  Libuše Průšová
|
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4. | 20 June 1999 | ITF Grado, Italy | Clay | Flavia Pennetta
|
6–1, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 5. | 19 July 1999 | ITF Ettenheim, Germany | Clay |  Patricia Wartusch
|
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 5 June 2000 | ITF Galatina, Italy | Clay | Antonella Serra Zanetti
|
5–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 6 August 2000 | ITF Ettenheim, Germany | Clay |  María Emilia Salerni
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8. | 8 July 2001 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | Clay | Clarisa Fernández
|
4–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Win | 9. | 9 June 2003 | ITF Grado, Italy | Clay |  Catalina Castaño
|
6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10. | 30 September 2007 | ITF Podgorica, Montenegro |
Clay | Michaela Paštiková
|
7–5, 5–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 11. | 11 November 2007 | ITF Ismaning, Germany | Carpet (i) |  Oxana Lyubtsova
|
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (2–0)[edit]
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 14 July 1997 | ITF Toruń, Poland | Clay | Renata Kučerová
|
Petra Kučová Lenka Zacharová
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 13 December 1999 | ITF Průhonice, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Helena Vildová
|
 Nadejda Ostrovskaya Tatiana Poutchek
|
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Martina Suchá at the Women's Tennis Association
- Martina Suchá at the International Tennis Federation
- Martina Suchá at the Billie Jean King Cup
- Martina Suchá at Olympedia
- Martina Suchá at Olympics.com
- Martina Suchá at Olympic.sk (in Slovak)
