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Helena Sukova

CZE Age 61 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1981–1998
Peak ranking
4 (Mar 18, 1985)
Elo peak
2217 (98.4%ile)
Career record
580–297 (66.1%)
Career titles
9
Prize money
$6,391,245

Recent WTA Matches full match log →

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceOpponentScoreResultH2HMatch
Jun 24, 1998* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass Patty Schnyder #12 6-3 4-6 3-6 L H2H Match data
Jan 21, 1998* Australian Open Grand Slam R128 Hard Anne Miller 6-4 5-7 0-6 L H2H Match data
Nov 13, 1997* Philadelphia WTA 250 R32 Carpet Lisa Raymond #17 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data
Nov 6, 1997* Chicago WTA 250 R32 Carpet Lisa Raymond #16 2-6 2-6 L H2H Match data
Oct 31, 1997* Kremlin Cup WTA 1000 R16 Carpet Dominique Monami #23 2-6 6-7 L H2H Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Martina Navratilova 6 25 31 Oct 8, 1994 H2H
Steffi Graf 1 20 21 Mar 5, 1994 H2H
Gabriela Sabatini 6 12 18 Aug 19, 1995 H2H
Chris Evert 2 15 17 Aug 20, 1988 H2H
Claudia Kohde Kilsch 9 5 14 Jun 15, 1990 H2H

Titles (9)

SeasonAgeTitlesGSWTA 1000500250WTA FinalsTournaments
198419 1 1 Brisbane
198621 2 1 1 Hilversum , Montreal
198722 2 2 Eastbourne , Princeton
198924 1 1 Brisbane
199126 1 1 Brisbane
199227 2 2 Indianapolis , Osaka
Total 9 1 3 5

Career Results

SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
198116641060.0%
19821723234650.0%
19831833205362.3%
19841948237167.6%167
19852054217572.0%89
19862169219076.7%96
19872258197775.3%67
19882349196872.1%78
19892439155472.2%68
19902541175870.7%814
19912634185265.4%1217
19922738155371.7%1712
19932824153961.5%1217
19942921143560.0%1722
19953018153354.6%2129
19963117153253.1%2635
1997328212927.6%3680
1998330220.0%75102
Career58029787766.1%

Career Results by Surface

SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198116 21366.7% 641060.0%
198217 551050.0%741163.6%45944.4%791643.8% 23234650.0%
198318 841266.7%1181957.9%841266.7%641060.0% 33205362.3%
198419 1251770.6%25728.6%1642080.0%1892766.7% 48237167.6%
198520 1772470.8%63966.7%1852378.3%1361968.4% 54217572.0%
198621 2352882.1%1041471.4%921181.8%27103773.0% 69219076.7%
198722 1562171.4%63966.7%1742181.0%2062676.9% 58197775.3%
198823 2182972.4%821080.0%941369.2%1151668.8% 49196872.1%
198924 2663281.3%23540.0%52771.4%641060.0% 39155472.2%
199025 1772470.8%21366.7%1031376.9%1261866.7% 41175870.7%
199126 1662272.7%851361.5%12333.3%951464.3% 34185265.4%
199227 2072774.1%32560.0%52771.4%1041471.4% 38155371.7%
199328 1582365.2%11250.0%72977.8%14520.0% 24153961.5%
199429 551050.0%32560.0%42666.7%951464.3% 21143560.0%
199530 651154.5%43757.1%22450.0%651154.5% 18153354.5%
199631 571241.7%0330.0%52771.4%731070.0% 17153253.1%
199732 2111315.4%13425.0%32560.0%25728.6% 8212927.6%
199833 0110.0%0110.0% 0220.0%
Career21310331667.4%745212658.7%1254917471.8%1649025464.6%58029787766.1%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198419 6121833.3%61785.7%1772470.8%303100.0% 32205261.5%
198520 2131513.3%505100.0%2322592.0%303100.0% 33154868.8%
198621 6152128.6%2032387.0%2412596.0%303100.0% 53197273.6%
198722 4121625.0%1331681.2%2632989.7%404100.0% 47186572.3%
198823 4121625.0%841266.7%17017100.0%51683.3% 34175166.7%
198924 17812.5%72977.8%1732085.0%707100.0% 32124472.7%
199025 112137.7%62875.0%2012195.2%808100.0% 35155070.0%
199126 3101323.1%22450.0%1441877.8%1011190.9% 29174663.0%
199227 27922.2%42666.7%1631984.2%61785.7% 28134168.3%
199328 35837.5%32560.0%651154.5%61785.7% 18133158.1%
199429 23540.0%32560.0%1051566.7%33650.0% 18133158.1%
199530 25728.6%23540.0%1141573.3%23540.0% 17153253.1%
199631 23540.0%43757.1%861457.1%23540.0% 16153151.6%
199732 0110.0%2101216.7%471136.4%11250.0% 7192626.9%
199833 000110.0%0000 0110.0%
Career 3811715524.5%854012568.0%2135126480.7%63147781.8% 39922262164.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 621/877 (70.8%) of Helena Sukova's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season Age ELO ELO % Hard % Clay % Grass % Set Win % Set Margin SoS % Deep Run % Dec. Set W% TB W TB L TB W%
1981 16 1584 79 70 59.1% +0.97 83 50 0 3 0
1982 17 1757 91 83 84 68 48.2% -0.24 92 27 61 4 7 36
1983 18 1907 93 87 84 83 59.7% +0.73 90 30 62 6 8 43
1984 19 2041 98 95 76 96 60.7% +0.76 95 63 77 9 10 47
1985 20 2028 97 95 87 98 68.7% +1.46 96 81 56 9 7 56
1986 21 2152 98 98 93 98 73.5% +1.97 97 90 55 7 9 44
1987 22 2129 98 98 94 98 69.5% +1.52 97 76 71 11 4 73
1988 23 2120 99 98 96 98 67.8% +1.15 96 74 77 14 3 82
1989 24 2044 98 98 92 97 67.5% +1.06 91 56 75 10 3 77
1990 25 2026 97 98 94 99 64.7% +0.93 92 71 76 7 2 78
1991 26 1959 96 96 94 97 63.2% +1.11 92 53 60 5 7 42
1992 27 1977 96 96 92 97 68.6% +1.46 79 47 58 2 5 29
1993 28 1926 94 93 98 60.2% +0.92 91 40 58 4 6 40
1994 29 1889 94 94 90 96 56.1% +0.44 79 36 67 2 6 25
1995 30 1819 92 92 91 95 53.9% +0.05 86 27 58 9 2 82
1996 31 1792 87 86 86 95 51.3% +0.27 74 20 58 4 3 57
1997 32 1661 76 69 80 96 32.3% -1.15 73 0 22 2 3 40
1998 33 1638 74 33.3% -1.34 82 0 0 0
Career 1949 94 94 89 94 62.6% +0.77 89 50 63 105 88 54

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

WTA 1000

SeasonAge DLBIWROMTKYBERCANGERHILKEYKREMONPHITORZUR
198217 QF
198419 SF
198520 R64
198621 W
198722 SF
198823 QF
198924 SF
199025 FR64
199126 R16QFQF
199227 R32R16SF
199328 SFR32R16R32
199429 R32R32R64SF
199530 SFQFR64R32R16
199631 R64R32R32
199732 R32R64R64R128R16R32

WTA 500

SeasonAge BRIPARSDGBERLINLOSMOSSTRSYD
198116 SF
198217 R32R32R32R32
198318 R16SFSF
198419 WQFR32
198520 SFSF
198621 R16SF
198722 SFR32R16QF
198823 R32FF
198924 WR16R16
199025 QFR16
199126 W
199227 QFR16
199328 R16R32
199429 QF
199530 R16
199631 R32SFR32
199732 R16R32

WTA 250

SeasonAge ATLDALDLBEASHAMHOUNAPRIOTKYWASAMEAUSBIRBOCBOSBRICHIDETEASESSFILHILHILHOPKARKEYLEILUCLUGLUXMAHMANMARMILMONOAKOSAPALPALPERPHIPORPRIQUEROSSANSANSCHSEASTRTORWORZUR
198116 SFR16
198217 R16R64R16FFR32QFR32QFQFR32R64R32
198318 R32QFR64R16QFR32QFR32R16R16R64QFR16
198419 QFQFR32R32SFSFFSFR32QFR16R32SFR32QF
198520 SFFSFSFQFR16SFQFR16SFSFSFSF
198621 QFFQFQFSFQFR16QFWQFSFFQFF
198722 WSFFSFSFQFQFQFWR32SF
198823 R32FQFR16SFQFSFSFQFR16
198924 R16R32SFSFR32SFSF
199025 QFQFQFFQFFQFQFQF
199126 R32QFQFSFSFQFQFR32R16SF
199227 QFWQFQFSFWR16R16
199328 QFR32QFR16R16QF
199429 SFR16FR16R32QF
199530 R16QFR16QFR32
199631 R16R32R32SFF
199732 R32R32R32R32R32R32R16R32R32

WTA Finals

SeasonAge WTA
198419 QF
198520 F
198621 SF
198722 QF
198823 SF
198924 QF
199025 R16
199126 R16
199227 R16
199328 R16

Data coverage note: WTA ranking data is unavailable before 1983 from any current source. Weeks at #1, year-end finishes, and peak ranking for this player's early career may be incomplete or absent.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
4
Career-high date
Mar 18, 1985
First top 100
Jan 2, 1984
First top 50
Jan 2, 1984
First top 20
Jan 2, 1984
First top 10
Sep 17, 1984

Ranking History Matrix

SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
19841915181412151618181012107
198520754556689879
1986219107787776556
198722566555666777
198823777777766788
198924655576888888
19902591010111110111113121414
199126131313131314151414161717
199227171817161916141413141212
199328131613151415121311121717
199429131818161517191840232222
199530221722201417181418262929
199631242623273125273132312735
199732404145454672554861938080
1998337478879185102

Similar Players

Other WTA players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Active Years Match Log
Jana Novotna CZE 2 2,224 1 24 702 504 198 71.8% 1986-1999 Match log
Martina Navratilova USA 1 2,664 18 168 1,654 1,427 227 86.3% 1972-2005 Match log
Chris Evert USA 1 2,574 18 146 1,379 1,222 157 88.6% 1969-1989 Match log
Steffi Graf GER 1 2,600 22 106 975 866 109 88.8% 1981-1999 Match log
Venus Williams USA 1 2,362 7 47 1,056 768 288 72.7% 1994-2026 Match log
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario ESP 1 2,385 4 29 975 708 267 72.6% 1986-2002 Match log
Lindsay Davenport USA 1 2,353 3 54 894 704 190 78.7% 1991-2008 Match log
Conchita Martínez ESP 2 2,263 1 33 944 669 275 70.9% 1988-2005 Match log
Pam Shriver USA 3 2,302 0 24 901 624 277 69.3% 1978-1997 Match log
Gabriela Sabatini ARG 3 2,398 1 27 789 607 182 76.9% 1984-1996 Match log
Wendy Turnbull AUS 3 2,181 0 18 915 585 330 63.9% 1968-1989 Match log
Zina Garrison USA 4 2,142 0 15 849 581 268 68.4% 1980-1996 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Helena Sukova?
Helena Sukova is 61 years old, born on February 23, 1965.
Which country is Helena Sukova from?
Helena Sukova is from Czechia.
How tall is Helena Sukova?
Helena Sukova is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Helena Sukova left-handed or right-handed?
Helena Sukova plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Helena Sukova won?
Helena Sukova has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Helena Sukova won?
Helena Sukova has won 1 WTA 1000 title. The most recent was Montreal in 1986.
How many WTA titles has Helena Sukova won?
Helena Sukova has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Osaka in 1992.
What is Helena Sukova's highest WTA ranking?
Helena Sukova's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 4, first achieved on March 18, 1985.
What is Helena Sukova's career win-loss record?
Helena Sukova has a career WTA singles record of 580 wins and 297 losses (66.1%).
How much career prize money has Helena Sukova earned?
Helena Sukova has earned at least $6,391,245 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Helena Sukova play professional tennis?
Helena Sukova turned professional in 1981 and was active through 1998.
What is Helena Sukova's best surface?
Helena Sukova's best surface is grass court with a 71.8% win rate (125W-49L).
Who is Helena Sukova's biggest rival?
Helena Sukova's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 6–25 across 31 meetings.