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Cyril Suk III (b. January 29 1967, in Prague,
Czechoslovakia) is a professional tennis player
from the Czech Republic. A doubles specialist, Suk
has won one Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam men's
doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles
titles during his career. 

Suk comes from a prominent Czech tennis family.
His mother, Vera Sukova, was a women's singles
finalist at Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon in
1962. His father, Cyril Suk II, was President of
the Czechoslovakian Tennis Federation. His sister,
Helena Sukova, was very successful professional
player on the women's tour who teamed-up with Suk
to win three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles in
the 1990s.

Suk won the world junior doubles championship in
1985, partnering Petr Korda.

Suk claimed his first Grand Slam mixed doubles
title in 1991 at the French Open, partnering
sister Helena. In 1992, he teamed up with Larisa
Neiland to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title.
He went to to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles
crown on two further occasions partnering Helena
– in 1996 and 1997. In 1998, Suk teamed up
with Sandon Stolle to win the U.S. Open
(tennis)|US Open men's doubles title.

Suk's career-high doubles ranking was World No. 7
in 1994. (In singles, his career-high ranking was
World No. 180 in 1988.  He has largely focused on
doubles play during his career.)

Suk was selected as captain of the Czech
Republic's Davis Cup team for the 2003 season. 

Suk married his wife Lenka in 1991. They have a
son, Cyril IV (born 1992), and a daughter, Natalie
Mia (born 1996).


==External links==
*http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofile
s/default2.asp?playernumber=S329 Official ATP
profile