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Helena Sukova

CZE Age 61 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1981–1998

Helena Sukova represented Czechia on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 4. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 581–300 and 9 singles titles. Weekly WTA ranking coverage before 1984 is incomplete outside audited No. 1 and year-end Top 10 anchors.

Peak singles rank
4 (Mar 18, 1985)
Elo peak
2218 (98th percentile)
Singles record
581–300 (65.9%)
Singles titles
9
Prize money
$6,391,245

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Helena Sukova's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Patty Schnyder #12 6-3 4-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Jun 24, 1998* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Anne Miller 6-4 5-7 0-6 L H2H Match data Jan 21, 1998* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Lisa Raymond #17 3-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Nov 13, 1997* R32 Philadelphia Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Lisa Raymond #16 2-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Nov 6, 1997* R32 Chicago Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Dominique Monami #23 2-6 6-7 L H2H Match data Oct 31, 1997* R16 Kremlin Cup Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Carpet

Rivals all rivalries →

Helena Sukova's most-played WTA rivals
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

Singles Titles (9)

Helena Sukova singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS WTA 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 500 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA 250 including documented historical predecessor categories WTA FinalsTournaments
198419 1 — — 1 — — Brisbane International
198621 2 — — 1 1 — Hilversum, Canadian Open
198722 2 — — — 2 — Eastbourne Open, Princeton
198924 1 — — 1 — — Brisbane International
199126 1 — — — 1 — Brisbane International
199227 2 — — — 2 — Indianapolis, Japan Women's Open
Total 9 — — 3 6 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (3)

Helena Sukova Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
1988 Seoul Olympics Second Round 0 1 Il-Soon Kim def. Helena Sukova #6 6-2 4-6 6-2 H2H Match data
1992 Barcelona Olympics Second Round 1 1 Angelica Gavaldon #182 def. Helena Sukova #14 4-6 6-4 5-3 (ret.) H2H Match data
1996 Atlanta Olympics First Round 0 1 Mariaan De Swardt def. Helena Sukova #27 7-6(4) 3-6 7-5 H2H Match data

Career Results

Helena Sukova career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
198116641060.0%——
19821723234650.0%——
19831833205362.3%——
19841948237167.6%167
19852054217572.0%89
19862169219076.7%95
19872258197775.3%67
19882349206971.0%78
19892439155472.2%68
19902541175870.7%814
19912634185265.4%1217
19922739165570.9%1712
19932824153961.5%1217
19942921143560.0%1722
19953018153354.6%2129
19963117163351.5%2635
1997328212927.6%3680
1998330220.0%75102
Career58130088165.9%——

Career Results by Surface

Helena Sukova career results by season and 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 2193070.0%821080.0%941369.2%1151668.8% 49206971.0%
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%43757.1%52771.4%1041471.4% 39165570.9%
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 581338.5%0330.0%52771.4%731070.0% 17163351.5%
199732 2111315.4%13425.0%32560.0%25728.6% 8212927.6%
199833 0110.0%————0110.0%———— 0220.0%
Career—21310531867.0%755312858.6%1254917471.8%1649025464.6%58130088165.9%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Helena Sukova career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
198419 6121833.3%61785.7%1572268.2%202100.0% 29204959.2%
198520 111128.3%202100.0%51683.3%00—— 8122040.0%
198621 6152128.6%2032387.0%2312495.8%303100.0% 52197173.2%
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%2112295.5%808100.0% 36155170.6%
199126 3101323.1%22450.0%1441877.8%1011190.9% 29174663.0%
199227 27922.2%62875.0%1631984.2%62875.0% 30144468.2%
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 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
Career 3711515224.3%844012467.7%1935024379.4%59157479.7% 37322059362.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 593/881 (67.3%) of Helena Sukova's WTA main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Helena Sukova advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1981 16 1584 127.8 — — — — — — +54 59.1% +0.91 1–1 0–3 (0%) — -0.28
1982 17 1756 137.3 — — — — -64 -77 -97 48.2% -0.15 11–7 (61%) 4–7 (36%) 105.5 -2.58
1983 18 1907 149.3 — — — — -85 -97 -127 59.7% +0.67 8–5 (62%) 6–8 (43%) 102.3 -2.48
1984 19 2042 154.9 — — — — -99 -323 +10 60.7% +0.75 20–6 (77%) 9–10 (47%) 108.0 -2.37
1985 20 2029 162.4 — — — — -21 -243 +104 68.7% +1.34 9–7 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.9 -3.44
1986 21 2152 173.6 — — — — +12 -258 +29 73.5% +1.77 11–9 (55%) 7–9 (44%) 97.5 -7.60
1987 22 2130 164.9 — — — — +25 -243 +121 69.5% +1.40 17–7 (71%) 11–4 (73%) 105.2 -4.98
1988 23 2099 164.2 — — — — +36 -123 +89 67.1% +1.03 10–4 (71%) 14–3 (82%) 109.5 -5.27
1989 24 2037 158.2 — — — — +97 -141 +86 67.5% +1.04 9–3 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 106.3 -1.47
1990 25 2025 160.0 — — — — +46 -104 +169 64.7% +0.88 13–4 (76%) 7–2 (78%) 106.6 -0.53
1991 26 1958 153.8 — — — — +56 -26 +161 63.2% +1.02 9–6 (60%) 5–7 (42%) 95.3 +0.66
1992 27 1966 153.3 — — — — +48 -64 +185 69.2% +1.42 7–5 (58%) 2–5 (29%) 96.8 +2.03
1993 28 1922 151.2 — — — — +11 — +198 60.2% +0.82 7–5 (58%) 4–6 (40%) 94.8 +0.04
1994 29 1887 144.4 — — — — +13 -45 +168 56.1% +0.41 8–4 (67%) 2–6 (25%) 97.3 +1.22
1995 30 1820 144.1 — — — — +24 +33 +207 53.9% +0.05 7–5 (58%) 9–2 (82%) 105.6 -0.11
1996 31 1776 135.6 — — — — +9 -3 +295 50.6% +0.28 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 97.0 +0.50
1997 32 1655 126.9 — — — — -12 +65 +386 32.3% -1.05 2–7 (22%) 2–3 (40%) 92.0 -0.96
1998 33 1632 97.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.34 0–2 — — -0.23
Career 2218 162.3 — — — — +10 -125 +96 62.6% +0.89 156–93 (63%) 105–89 (54%) 103.0 -3.16

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Helena Sukova Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
198116 R16——— 2–1 (67%)
198217 R64R64R128R128 0–4 (0%)
198318 R16R16R128R32 7–4 (64%)
198419 FR128R16QF 12–4 (75%)
198520 QFR64QFQF 12–4 (75%)
198621 —SFQFF 15–3 (83%)
198722 R16R16QFSF 14–4 (78%)
198823 QFQFQFR16 15–4 (79%)
198924 FR64R16QF 14–4 (78%)
199025 SF—R16R16 11–3 (79%)
199126 R32R64R128R32 5–4 (56%)
199227 R32—R32R16 7–3 (70%)
199328 ——QFF 10–2 (83%)
199429 R32R32R16— 7–3 (70%)
199530 R64R128R64R64 3–4 (43%)
199631 R32R128R64R32 5–4 (56%)
199732 R128R64R16R128 4–4 (50%)
199833 R128—R128— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 38–16
(70%)		21–13
(62%)		39–17
(70%)		45–15
(75%)		 143–61
(70%)

WTA 1000

Helena Sukova WTA 1000 results by season
SeasonAge IWITATKYBERCANBERHILKEYKREPHIZUR W-L
Win %
199025 ———————R64——— 0–1 (0%)
199126 ———R16QF—QF———— 5–3 (62%)
199227 —R32—R16SF—————— 6–3 (67%)
199328 ——R32—R16————R32— 2–3 (40%)
199429 ——R32————R64——SF 3–3 (50%)
199530 —SF——QFR64———R32R16 8–5 (62%)
199631 ————R64——R32——R32 1–3 (25%)
199732 R32R64——R64——R128R16—R32 2–6 (25%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		5–3
(62%)		0–2
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		10–6
(62%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		1–4
(20%)		1–1
(50%)		0–2
(0%)		4–4
(50%)		 27–27
(50%)

WTA 500

Helena Sukova WTA 500 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBRIDLBEASHAMIWNAPPARSDGTKYWASAMEBERBOCBRICANCHIESSPORKEYLEILOSMANOAKPHISTRSYDWORZUR W-L
Win %
198116 —SF——————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198217 —R32——————R32——————QF—————R32————R32—— 5–5 (50%)
198318 —R16——————————SF——R16——————————SF—— 11–4 (73%)
198419 —W————R32—————QF——SF——————————R32—— 10–4 (71%)
198520 —SFR64————————————SF——————R16———SF—— 11–5 (69%)
198621 ————————————R16——W—————SF——————— 9–2 (82%)
198722 —SF——————————R32——R32—————R16————QF—— 6–5 (55%)
198823 —R32————————QF—FR16—QF———QF——————FQF— 19–8 (70%)
198924 —W———SF——————R16—————————————R16—— 9–3 (75%)
199025 ———QFQFF———QF———QFF———QF————————QFQF 23–9 (72%)
199126 ———R32QFR32—————QF————SF—SF———QF—R16———SF 17–9 (65%)
199227 ———QF—————QF————————QF——QF——————R16 10–5 (67%)
199328 ———QF—SF——R16————————R32————R16——QFR32—— 10–7 (59%)
199429 ——SFR16—R32————————F—R16—R32—————————— 8–6 (57%)
199530 ———R16——————————QF—————R16——QF————— 6–4 (60%)
199631 ———————R32—————————R16R32—SF—————R32—— 4–5 (44%)
199732 R32———————R16———————R32—R32—R32—R32—R32———— 1–7 (12%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		19–6
(76%)		4–2
(67%)		12–6
(67%)		4–2
(67%)		9–5
(64%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		4–2
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		2–1
(67%)		11–6
(65%)		3–2
(60%)		10–3
(77%)		18–6
(75%)		3–3
(50%)		1–2
(33%)		7–6
(54%)		4–1
(80%)		4–3
(57%)		6–4
(60%)		4–4
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		1–2
(33%)		2–1
(67%)		15–9
(62%)		4–2
(67%)		6–3
(67%)		 159–89
(64%)

WTA 250

Helena Sukova WTA 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLBRIDALEASHAMHOUNAPRIOITATKYWASAMEATXBIRBOCBOSBRICHIDETEASPORHILHILHOPKARKEYLEILINLUCLUGLUXMAHMANMARMILMONMOSOAKJAPPALPERPORPRIQUEROSSANSANSCHSEASTRSYDWORZUR W-L
Win %
198116 ———————SF—————————————————————————————————R16——————————— 4–2 (67%)
198217 R16—R64R16——F—————F———R32QFR32—QF————————QF—R32————————R64———————R32———— 18–14 (56%)
198318 ——————R32———QFR64—————R16——QFR32—————————QFR32R16———R16—R64QF———————————— 15–12 (56%)
198419 ——QFQF—R32———SFSF————F—SF—R32QF——————————R16—R32———SF——R32———————————QF 25–14 (64%)
198520 ——SFF—SF———SFQF—————R16————————————SF—QF———SF—SF——————————————SF 28–11 (72%)
198621 ——QFF——————QFQF——SF—QFR16———QFW————————QF—————SF————F————————QFF 42–14 (75%)
198722 ———W————SF—SF———F—SFSF——QF————QF—————QF——————————W————————SF— 37–9 (80%)
198823 ———R32—————F———————SF—————————————SF—————————————SF——————R16 13–6 (68%)
198924 ———R16R32—————————SF——SF——R32————SF——————————————————————————SF 15–7 (68%)
199025 —QF———————————F————————————————————————————————————R16—— 7–3 (70%)
199126 —W————————————————————————————————QF—————————————————— 7–1 (88%)
199227 ——————W———————————————————SF———————————W————————R16——R16—— 15–3 (83%)
199328 ————————————————————————————QF——————————————R16————————— 2–2 (50%)
199429 ————————————————————————————QF———————QF———————————————— 3–2 (60%)
199530 ————————————————————————————————————R16—————————R32—————— 1–2 (33%)
199631 ————————————————————————R32——SF————————————————F———————— 7–3 (70%)
199732 ———R32———————————————————R32——————R16——————————————————R32——— 1–4 (20%)
W-L 1–1
(50%)		7–1
(88%)		7–4
(64%)		24–7
(77%)		0–1
(0%)		2–2
(50%)		9–2
(82%)		3–1
(75%)		3–1
(75%)		7–3
(70%)		12–5
(71%)		2–2
(50%)		3–2
(60%)		4–1
(80%)		12–3
(80%)		4–1
(80%)		6–4
(60%)		14–7
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		8–5
(62%)		3–2
(60%)		5–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		9–2
(82%)		3–1
(75%)		3–1
(75%)		2–2
(50%)		6–2
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		12–7
(63%)		1–1
(50%)		2–2
(50%)		2–1
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		3–2
(60%)		9–4
(69%)		4–0
(100%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		1–1
(50%)		9–1
(90%)		1–1
(50%)		4–1
(80%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		0–1
(0%)		3–2
(60%)		7–3
(70%)		13–5
(72%)		 240–109
(69%)

WTA Finals

Helena Sukova WTA Finals results by season
SeasonAge WTAWTA W-L
Win %
198419 —QF 1–1 (50%)
198520 —F 3–1 (75%)
198621 —SF 3–2 (60%)
198722 —QF 1–1 (50%)
198823 —SF 2–1 (67%)
198924 —QF 1–1 (50%)
199025 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199126 R16— 0–1 (0%)
199227 —R16 0–1 (0%)
199328 —R16 0–1 (0%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)		11–10
(52%)		 11–11
(50%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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

Helena Sukova ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
19841915181412151618181012107
198520754556689879
1986219107787776556
198722566555666777
198823777777766788
198924655576888888
19902591010111110111113121414
199126131313131314151414161717
199227171817161916141413141212
199328131613151415121311121717
199429131818161517191840232222
199530221722201417181418262929
199631242623273125273132312735
199732404145454672554861938080
1998337478879185102——————

Data coverage: Weekly WTA ranking snapshots are unavailable before 1984. Audited official No. 1 change dates and year-end Top 10 ranks are included, but weekly counts and ranks outside those anchors remain incomplete.

Similar Players

Other WTA players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Helena Sukova's most statistically similar WTA players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS W1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Zina Garrison USA #4 2,146 854 584 270 68.4% $4,590,816 15 0 0 1980–1996 Rivalries Match log
Mary Joe Fernandez USA #4 2,196 612 417 195 68.1% $5,258,471 7 0 1 1984–2000 Rivalries Match log
Anke Huber GER #4 2,122 603 398 205 66.0% $4,768,292 12 0 1 1989–2001 Rivalries Match log
Claudia Kohde Kilsch GER #4 2,158 635 401 234 63.1% $2,227,116 12 0 0 1977–1992 Rivalries Match log
Magdalena Maleeva BUL #4 2,069 664 389 275 58.6% $4,398,582 10 0 2 1989–2005 Rivalries Match log
Nathalie Tauziat FRA #3 2,033 881 548 333 62.2% $6,650,093 8 0 1 1984–2001 Rivalries Match log
Pam Shriver USA #3 2,304 904 626 278 69.2% $5,460,566 24 0 0 1978–1997 Rivalries Match log
Manuela Maleeva Fragniere SUI #3 2,130 649 464 185 71.5% $3,244,811 19 0 1 1982–1994 Rivalries Match log
Katerina Maleeva BUL #6 2,067 513 326 187 63.5% $2,220,371 11 0 0 1984–1996 Rivalries Match log
Iva Majoli CRO #4 2,155 454 262 192 57.7% $4,407,521 8 1 3 1992–2004 Rivalries Match log
Natasha Zvereva BLR #5 2,074 630 394 236 62.5% $7,792,503 5 0 0 1986–2002 Rivalries Match log
Sylvia Hanika GER #5 2,135 654 415 239 63.5% $1,296,560 9 0 0 1976–1990 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Helena Sukova?
Helena Sukova is 61 years old, born on February 23, 1965.
Which country does Helena Sukova represent?
Helena Sukova represents Czechia in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Helena Sukova?
Helena Sukova is 188 cm / 6'2".
Does Helena Sukova use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Helena Sukova uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Helena Sukova left-handed or right-handed?
Helena Sukova plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Helena Sukova won?
Helena Sukova has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Helena Sukova won?
TennisDB does not group any of Helena Sukova's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
How many WTA titles has Helena Sukova won?
Helena Sukova has won 9 WTA singles titles across all categories. The most recent 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 581 wins and 300 losses (65.9%).
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.
Which seasons of Helena Sukova's career appear in TennisDB?
Helena Sukova appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1981 through 1998.
On which surface does Helena Sukova have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Helena Sukova's highest WTA main-draw win rate is on grass: 71.8% (125–49).
Who has Helena Sukova faced most often?
Helena Sukova's most frequent opponent is Martina Navratilova, with a head-to-head record of 6–25 across 31 meetings.