Věra Suková, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Věra Suková

Czechoslovak tennis player

Date of Birth: 13-Jun-1931

Place of Birth: Uherské Hradiště, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 13-May-1982

Profession: tennis player, tennis coach

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vera Pužejová Suková (13 June 1931 – 13 May 1982) was a tennis player from Czechoslovakia.
She was the women's singles runner-up at Wimbledon in 1962, losing to Karen Hantze Susman 6–4, 6–4. Suková was a women's singles semifinalist at the French Championships in 1957 and 1963.
She teamed with Jirí Javorský to win the mixed doubles title at that tournament in 1957.
They were the runners-up in 1961.
According to Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Suková was ranked in the world top ten in 1957, 1962, and 1963, reaching a career high of World No.
5 in those rankings in 1962.Suková was the Czechoslovak national women's singles champion 11 times between 1952 and 1964.
After retirement from tennis, Suková served as the coach of Czechoslovakia's national women's team.
Under her guidance, the team won the Fed Cup in 1975.