Cyril Suk

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Cyril Suk
Full nameCyril Suk III
Country (sports) 
$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)

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.

Early life

Suk was born in

Wimbledon in 1962. His father, Cyril, was President of the Czechoslovak Tennis Federation. His sister, Helena, 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 with fellow Czech tennis player 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.[citation needed]

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

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
, West Germany
Clay Romania Florin Segărceanu Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
3–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1989 St. Vincent, Italy Clay Czechoslovakia Josef Čihák Italy Massimo Cierro
Italy Alessandro de Minicis
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2. 1991
Milan
, Italy
Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen Italy Omar Camporese
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–7
Loss 3. 1991 Estoril, Portugal Clay Netherlands Tom Nijssen Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
3–6, 3–6
Win 2. 1991 Clay Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Flégl Belgium Libor Pimek
Czechoslovakia Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–2
Win 3. 1991 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Jeremy Bates
United States Kevin Curren
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 4. 1991
Lyon
, France
Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
7–6, 6–3
Loss 4. 1991
Stockholm
, Sweden
Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
5–7, 2–6
Win 5. 1992 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 5. 1992
Gstaad
, Switzerland
Clay Czechoslovakia Petr Korda Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
Belgium Libor Pimek
W/O
Win 6. 1992
Basel
, Switzerland
Hard (i) Netherlands Tom Nijssen Czechoslovakia Karel Nováček
Czechoslovakia David Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Loss 6. 1992 Bolzano, Italy Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen Sweden Anders Järryd
Norway Bent-Ove Pedersen
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1993
Milan
, Italy
Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Wally Masur
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win 7. 1993
Halle
, Germany
Grass Czech Republic Petr Korda United States Mike Bauer
Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
7–6, 5–7, 6–3
Win 8. 1993
Stuttgart Outdoor
, Germany
Clay Netherlands Tom Nijssen South Africa Gary Muller
South Africa Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
Win 9. 1993
New Haven
, United States
Hard Czech Republic Daniel Vacek United States Steve DeVries
Australia David Macpherson
6–3, 7–6
Loss 8. 1993 Paris, France Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win 10. 1994
Oahu
, United States
Hard Netherlands Tom Nijssen United States Alex O'Brien
United States Jonathan Stark
6–4, 6–4
Win 11. 1994
Milan
, Italy
Carpet Netherlands Tom Nijssen Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
South Africa Piet Norval
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 9. 1995 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
2–6, 2–6
Win 12. 1995
Nice
, France
Clay Czech Republic Daniel Vacek United States Luke Jensen
United States David Wheaton
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 13. 1995
Rome
, Italy
Clay Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Sweden Jan Apell
Sweden Jonas Björkman
6–3, 6–4
Loss 10. 1995
Washington, D.C.
, United States
Hard Czech Republic Petr Korda France Olivier Delaître
United States Jeff Tarango
6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Win 14. 1995
Long Island
, United States
Hard Czech Republic Daniel Vacek United States Rick Leach
United States Scott Melville
5–7, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 11. 1995
Bucharest
, Romania
Clay Czech Republic Daniel Vacek United States Mark Keil
United States Jeff Tarango
4–6, 6–7
Win 15. 1995
Basel
, Switzerland
Hard (i) Czech Republic Daniel Vacek United States Mark Keil
Sweden Peter Nyborg
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 12. 1995 Essen, Germany Carpet Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
5–7, 4–6
Loss 13. 1996
Rotterdam
, Netherlands
Carpet Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids South Africa David Adams
South Africa Marius Barnard
3–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss 14. 1996
Cincinnati
, United States
Hard Australia Sandon Stolle The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 15. 1996
Indianapolis
, United States
Hard Czech Republic Petr Korda United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
6–7, 6–4, 4–6
Win 16. 1996
Ostrava
, Czech Republic
Carpet Australia Sandon Stolle Slovakia Ján Krošlák
Slovakia Karol Kučera
7–6, 6–3
Loss 16. 1997
UAE
Hard Australia Sandon Stolle Netherlands Sander Groen
Croatia Goran Ivanišević
6–7, 3–6
Loss 17. 1997
Antwerp
, Belgium
Hard (i) Australia Sandon Stolle South Africa David Adams
France Olivier Delaître
6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 18. 1997 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Australia Sandon Stolle
Patrick Rafter
2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 17. 1997 Moscow, Russia Carpet Czech Republic Martin Damm South Africa David Adams
France Fabrice Santoro
6–4, 6–3
Win 18. 1998 Scottsdale, United States Hard Australia Michael Tebbutt United States Kent Kinnear
United States David Wheaton
4–6, 6–1, 7–6
Loss 19. 1998
Gstaad
, Switzerland
Clay Argentina Daniel Orsanic Brazil Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil Fernando Meligeni
4–6, 5–7
Win 19. 1998 U.S. Open, New York Hard Australia Sandon Stolle The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 20. 1999
Gstaad
, Switzerland
Clay United States Donald Johnson North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov
United States Eric Taino
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 21. 2000
s’Hertogenbosch
, Netherlands
Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win 22. 2000
Kitzbühel
, Austria
Clay Argentina Pablo Albano Australia Joshua Eagle
Australia Andrew Florent
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 20. 2001
s'Hertogenbosch
, Netherlands
Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
4–6, 4–6
Loss 21. 2002
Auckland
, New Zealand
Hard Argentina Martín García Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
6–7, 6–7
Win 23. 2002
Delray Beach
, United States
Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm South Africa David Adams
Australia Ben Ellwood
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Win 24. 2002
Rome
, Italy
Clay Czech Republic Martin Damm Zimbabwe Wayne Black
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
7–5, 7–5
Win 25. 2002
s’Hertogenbosch
, Netherlands
Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Brian MacPhie
7–6(8–6), 6–7(6–8), 6–4
Win 26. 2003
Doha
, Qatar
Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 22. 2003
Halle
, Germany
Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Win 27. 2003
s’Hertogenbosch
, Netherlands
Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm United States Donald Johnson
India Leander Paes
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win 28. 2003
Kitzbühel
, Austria
Clay Czech Republic Martin Damm Austria Jürgen Melzer
Austria Alexander Peya
6–4, 6–4
Loss 23. 2003
Long Island
, United States
Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm South Africa Robbie Koenig
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
3–6, 6–7
Win 29. 2004
Doha
, Qatar
Hard Czech Republic Martin Damm Austria Stefan Koubek
United States Andy Roddick
6–2, 6–4
Loss 24. 2004
Marseille
, France
Hard (i) Czech Republic Martin Damm The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
5–7, 3–6
Win 30. 2004
s’Hertogenbosch
, Netherlands
Grass Czech Republic Martin Damm Germany Lars Burgsmüller
Czech Republic Jan Vacek
6–3, 7–6(7–9), 6–3
Win 31. 2004
Vienna
, Austria
Hard (i) Czech Republic Martin Damm Argentina Gastón Etlis
Argentina Martín Rodríguez
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 25. 2005
Rotterdam
, Netherlands
Hard (i) Czech Republic Pavel Vízner Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
4–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win 32. 2005
s’Hertogenbosch
, Netherlands
Grass Czech Republic Pavel Vízner Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
6–3, 6–4
Loss 26. 2006 Pörtschach, Austria Clay Austria Oliver Marach Australia Paul Hanley
United States Jim Thomas
3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss 27. 2006
Kitzbühel
, Austria
Clay Austria Oliver Marach Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
Austria 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.
Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career SR Career 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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