Daniela Hantuchova
Strong Is Beautiful
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Helena Sukova

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Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
DOB: February 23, 1965
Birthplace: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height: 6'2'' (1.88 m)
Weight: 150 lbs. (68 kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Status: Pro (Jan. 1983)/Retired (Jul. 1998)
1984 - At Australian Open, stopped Navratilova's 74-match historic win-streak
1987 - At Eastbourne, became fourth player to d. Evert and Navratilova in same tournament and stopped Navratilova's grass win-streak of 69 matches
1988 - Handed Navratilova her only indoor loss of season at Virginia Slims Championships
1993 - At US Open, became lowest seed (No. 12), since Shriver in 1978 (No. 16 seed), to reach singles final; won doubles and mixed doubles titles; became seventh woman in Open Era to reach all three finals at a Grand Slam even
1995 - Reached SF at Italian Open; upset No. r seed Sabatini in 3r 26 76 76; saved 5mp in second set and came back after trailing 0-3 final set
1996 - Two-time champion at Wimbledon, winning doubles with Hingis and mixed doubles with brother, Cyril Suk; second time to win both doubles and mixed doubles at a Grand Slam (1993 US Open); second Grand Slam title with brother (1991 Roland Garros); won 600th career match by d. No. 4 Majoli in QF at Rosmalen, becoming the ninth woman in the Open Era (since 1968) to reach that milestone; seeded No. 8, continued on to reach final of Rosmalen; upset world No. 2 Sanchez Vicario in QF at Leipzig; at the Olympics with countrywoman Novotna, recaptured the Olympic Silver Medal in doubles that they first won at 1988 Olympics
1997 - D. No. 10 seed and former champion C. Martinez in 3r of Wimbledon; also defended mixed doubles title with brother, Cyril Suk; at season-ending championships w/Neiland, upset top seeds G. ernandez/Zvereva 1r, ending Fernandez' career, before falling in the SF
1998 - Announced in December 1997 in Prague that the final singles event of her career would be the 1998 Australian Open in January, but that she would continue to play double; came out of singles retirement to play at 1998 Wimbledon, l. to No. 13 seed Schnyder in 3s 1r
SINGLES
Winner (10): 1992 - Osaka, Indianapolis; 1991 - Brisbane; 1989 - Brisbane; 1987 - Eastbourne, Piscataway; 1986 - Montreal, Hilversum; 1984 - Brisbane; 1982 - Newport.
Finalist (21): 1996 - Austin; 1994 - Brighton; 1993 - US Open; 1990 - Indian Wells, Birmingham, Brighton; 1989 - Australian Open; 1988 - Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Berlin; 1987 - Boca Raton; 1986 - Princeton, Eastbourne, US Open, Zurich; 1985 - Tour Championships, Eastbourne; 1984 - Worcester, Australian Open; 1982 - Austin, Indianapolis.

DOUBLES
Winner (69): 1998 - Sydney (w/Hingis); 1997 - Strasbourg (w/Zvereva), Luxembourg (w/Neiland); 1996 - Wimbledon, Zurich (both w/Hingis), Karlovy Vary (w/Habsudova); 1995 - Oakland, Philadelphia (both w/McNeil); 1993 - US Open, Los Angeles, Essen (all w/Sánchez-Vicario), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Navratilova), Indian Wells (w/Stubbs), Lucerne (w/M.J. Fernandez), Stratton Mountain (w/Smylie), San Diego (w/G. Fernandez); 1992 - Australian Open, Virginia Slims Championships, Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Los Angeles, Filderstadt (all w/Sánchez-Vicario), Osaka (w/Stubbs), Rome (w/Seles), Zurich (w/Zvereva); 1991 - Sydney, Amelia Island (both w/Sánchez-Vicario), Tarpon Springs (w/G. Fernandez); 1990 - Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Miami, Brisbane, Sydney, Indian Wells, Boca Raton (all w/Novotna), Brighton (w/Tauziat), New England (w/G. Fernandez); 1989 - Wimbledon, Miami, Boca Raton, Brisbane, Zurich (all w/Novotna); 1988 - San Antonio (w/McNeil), Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (w/Shriver), Montreal, Mahwah (both w/Novotna); 1987 - Wimbledon, Tokyo [Bridgestone], Berlin, Chicago (all w/Kohde-Kilsch), Brighton (w/K. Jordan); 1986 - Miami (w/Shriver), Chicago, Amelia Island, Dallas (all w/Kohde-Kilsch), Berlin, Brighton (both w/Graf), Hilversum (w/K. Jordan); 1985 - US Open, Berlin, Los Angeles, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (all w/Kohde-Kilsch), Lugano (w/Gadudek); 1984 - Marco Island (w/Mandlikova), Perugia (w/Budarova), Stuttgart, Sydney, Tokyo [Pan Pacific] (all w/Kohde-Kilsch).
Finalist (58): 1997 - Los Angeles, Zurich (both w/Neiland), Eastbourne (w/McNeil), Leipzig (w/Basuki); 1996 - Sydney, Essen (both w/McNeil), Berlin, Filderstadt (both w/Hingis), Linz (w/Stubbs), Rosmalen (w/Boogert), Olympics (w/Novotna), Toronto (w/MJ. Fernandez); 1995 - Brighton (w/McNeil); 1994 - Indian Wells, Delray Beach (both w/Bollegraf), Eastbourne (w/Gorrochategui); 1993 - Toronto (w/Sánchez-Vicario); 1991 - Brisbane (w/Fendick), Hamburg (w/Sánchez-Vicario), Toronto (w/Kohde-Kilsch); 1990 - Hamburg (w/Neiland), US Open (w/Novotna); 1989 - Hamburg, Eastbourne, Chicago (all w/Novotna); 1988 - Brisbane, Sydney, Boca Raton, Berlin, Roland Garros, Zurich (all w/Kohde-Kilsch), Washington DC, Worcester (both w/Sabatini), Olympics (w/Novotna); 1987 - Miami, Rome, Toronto, Tour Championships (March), Tour Championships (November) (all w/Kohde-Kilsch); 1986 - Washington DC, Worcester, Tour Championships, Eastbourne, Los Angeles (all w/Kohde-Kilsch), Oakland (w/Gadusek), Princeton (w/Mandlikova), Montreal (w/Shriver), Mahwah (w/Graf); 1985 - Washington DC, Tour Championships, Roland Garros, Mahwah, Zurich, Brisbane, Australian Open (all w/Kohde-Kilsch), Houston (w/Maleeva-Fragniere), Brighton (w/Potter); 1984 - Australian Open (w/Kohde-Kilsch); 1983 - Sydney (w/Mandlikova).

MIXED DOUBLES
Winner (5): 1997 - Wimbledon (w/Suk); 1996 - Wimbledon (w/Suk); 1994 - Wimbledon (w/Woodbridge); 1993 - US Open (w/Woodbridge); 1991 - Roland Garros (w/Suk).
Finalist (3): 1998 - Australian Open (w/Suk); 1994 - Australian Open (w/Woodbridge); 1992 - US Open (w/Nijssen).

ADDITIONAL
Czechoslovakian Fed Cup Team 1981-89, 1992-93 (champions in 1983-85, 1988). Czech Republic Fed Cup Team 1995-96. Czechoslovakian Olympic Team 1988, 1992. Czech Republic Olympic Team 1996.
Was coached by Jaromir Jirik, who was also a medical doctor...From prominent Czech tennis family; mother, Vera, who passed away in 1982, was a finalist at 1962 Wimbledon; father, Cyril Suk, was President of the Czechoslovakian Tennis Federation; brother, Cyril, Jr., competed on men's tour...A partner in Amadeus Restaurant in Prague, which opened in November 1996...Together with coach Jaromir Jirik, owns a race horse named Doney Gal...If she hadn't been a successful tennis player, wanted to be a soccer player or a doctor..Loves fast cars and enjoys going to Formula One races.
ò Qualified for the season-ending championships 11 times in singles as one of the best 16 players of the season and 13 times in doubles as part of the best eight teams
ò Recipient of 1989 and 1990 WTA TOUR Doubles Team of the Year with Jana Novotna and 1985 WTA TOUR Most Improved Player