Martina Suchá
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 Sucha at the 2007 Australian Open |
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| Country |  Slovakia |
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| Residence | Nové Zámky, Slovakia |
| Born | 20 November 1980 Nové Zámky, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5' 7") |
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $967,092 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 323–249 |
| Career titles | 2 WTA, 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 37 (22 April 2002) |
| Grand Slam 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) |
| Last updated on: 13 December 2007. | |
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.
Contents |
[edit] WTA Tour titles (2)
[edit] Singles (2)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (1) |
| Tier IV-V (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 13 January 2002 | Hobart, Australia | Hard |  Anabel Medina Garrigues |
7–67 6–1 |
| 2. | 7 November 2004 | Québec City, Canada | Hard Indoor |  Abigail Spears |
6–2 3–6 6–2 |
[edit] Singles runner-ups (4)
- 2001: Bratislava (lost to Rita Grande) 1–6, 1–6
- 2004: Guangzhou (lost to Na Li) 3–6, 4–6
- 2004: Budapest (lost to Jelena Janković) 6–74, 3–6
- 2006: Rabat (lost to Meghann Shaughnessy) 2–6, 6–3, 3–6
[edit] Trivia
- In her spare time, likes shopping and reading (favorite author is Michal Viewegh);
- Her favorite movies are Trainspotting and American Beauty; her favorite television show is The Simpsons;
