Martina Suchá
 Sucha 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 | $967,092 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 323–249 |
| 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 | 30–46 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 234 (3 January 2000) |
Martina Suchá (SOO-khah; born 20 November 1980 in Nové Zámky) is a retired female tennis player from Slovakia.
With a height of 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) and a weight of 57 kg (126 lb), she is right-handed, and plays with a two-handed backhand.
On 22 April 2002, Suchá reached her WTA career-high singles ranking: No. 37.
She helped Slovakia to win the 2002 Fed Cup, beating Nathalie Dechy of France in the quarter-final.
She was part of the Slovak 2004 Olympic Team.
WTA Tour Finals
Singles Finals: 6 (2-4)
| Winner — Legend (pre/post 2010) |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
| Tier I / Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Tier II / Premier (0–0) |
| Tier III, IV & V / International (2–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 15 October 2001 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Carpet (i) |  Rita Grande |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 13 January 2002 | Hobart, Australia | Hard |  Anabel Medina Garrigues |
7–6(9–7) 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 May 2004 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay |  Jelena Janković |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 3 October 2004 | Guangzhou, China | Hard |  Li Na |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 7 November 2004 | Québec City, Canada | Carpet (i) |  Abigail Spears |
6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 21 May 2006 | Rabat, Morocco | Clay | Meghann Shaughnessy |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
External links
- Martina Suchá at the Women's Tennis Association
- Martina Suchá at the International Tennis Federation
- Martina Suchá at the Fed Cup
- Japanese fan page
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