Zuzana Kučová

Zuzana Kučová (; born 26 June 1982) is a former Slovak tennis player.

She won eight singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 7 June 2010, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 101. In December 2009, she peaked at No. 175 in the WTA doubles rankings. She is the sister of Kristína Kučová, also professional tennis player.

Career Kučová qualified for the 2004 French Open, and drew 10th seed Vera Zvonareva in the first round of the clay-court tournament. She struggled to find a way past the Russian and was beaten in straight sets.

In 2008, Kučová competed at the 2008 GDF Suez Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary. She knocked young Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky out of the tournament in the opening round, but failed to defeat hometown favourite Gréta Arn in the second, bowing out in straight sets.

Kučová qualified for her second Grand Slam championship, the 2010 Australian Open, by beating Julia Schruff in the third round of qualifying. She drew Gisela Dulko in the opening round, and after a first set shocker that lasted just 18 minutes, Kučová fought back, but was ultimately knocked out in three sets. Following 18 months absent from the tennis court, Kučová qualified for her first Grand Slam main-draw appearance in three years at the 2013 French Open. There, she caused a huge upset by defeating 24th seed Julia Görges in straight sets. In the second round, she lost to Virginie Razzano in three sets. Her last professional tournament was at the 2013 French Open.

Personal life Kučová's younger sister Kristína is also a tennis player.

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Singles: 24 (8–16) OutcomeNoDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRunner-up 1. 10 September 2000 ITF Zadar, Croatia Clay Myriam Casanova 4–6, 1–6Runner-up 2. 8 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Sandra Klemenschits 4–1, 4–2, 1–4, 4–5(4), 3–5Winner 1. 24 June 2001 ITF Algiers, Algeria Clay Mathilde Johansson 6–3, 6–3Runner-up 3. 29 July 2001 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Lenka Novotná 5–7, 4–6Runner-up 4. 2 September 2001 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Lisa Fritz 1–6, 0–6Runner-up 5. 30 September 2001 ITF Verona, Italy Clay Angelika Rösch 4–6, 0–6Runner-up 6. 2 June 2002 ITF Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Sybille Bammer 6–2, 4–6, 5–7Runner-up 7. 14 July 2002 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Sandra Klösel 4–6, 6–7(3)Winner 2. 30 March 2003 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Delia Sescioreanu 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–0Runner-up 8. 19 September 2004 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Virág Németh 1–5 ret.Runner-up 9. 29 May 2005 ITF Campobasso, Italy Clay Mariya Koryttseva 7–5, 1–6, 5–7Runner-up 10. 9 April 2006 ITF Athens, Greece Clay Aurélie Védy 2–6, 7–5, 3–6Winner 3. 15 December 2007 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Syna Kayser 6–2, 6–2Runner-up 11. 22 December 2007 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Chanelle Scheepers 2–6, 0–6Winner 4. 25 October 2008 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Ágnes Szatmári 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–3Runner-up 12. 14 June 2009 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic Clay Polona Hercog 3–6, 1–6Runner-up 13. 19 July 2009 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Sarah Gronert 1–6, 1–6Runner-up 14. 10 October 2009 ITF Jounieh, Lebanon Clay Alexandra Dulgheru 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Winner 5. 16 October 2009 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Anna Gerasimou 6–3, 7–5Winner 6. 24 October 2009 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Nina Bratchikova 6–0, 7–6(5)Runner-up 15. 3 April 2010 ITF Monzón, Spain Hard Anastasiya Yakimova 4–6, 6–4, 3–6Winner 7. 24 April 2010 ITF Bari, Italy Clay Zuzana Ondrášková 6–4, 6–2Winner 8. 23 October 2010 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Natalie Piquion 6–2, 6–0Runner-up 16. 30 October 2010 Lagos Open, Nigeria Hard Nina Bratchikova 5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 8 (4–4) OutcomeNoDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreRunner-up 1. 6 August 2000 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Dominika Luzarová Liana Ungur Edina Gallovits-Hall 5–7, 0–4 ret.Runner-up 2. 15 October 2000 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay Barbora Blahutiaková Sandra Klemenschits Daniela Klemenschits 0–4, 0–4, 0–4Winner 1. 25 March 2001 ITF Rome, Italy Clay Iveta Benešová Claudia Ivone Roberta Vinci 4–6, 6–4, 6–4Runner-up 3. 29 July 2001 ITF Horb, Germany Clay Martina Strussová Annette Kolb Ivana Zupá 6–7(0), 2–6Winner 2. 2 September 2001 ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany Clay Renata Kučerová Gabriela Chmelinová Lenka Novotná w/oRunner-up 4. 22 January 2006 ITF Fort Walton Beach, United States Hard Chanelle Scheepers Maureen Drake Vladimíra Uhlířová 6–2, 4–6, 5–7Winner 3. 17 March 2007 ITF Cairo, Egypt Clay (i) Kristína Kučová Melissa Berry Michelle Gerards 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–3Winner 4. 13 June 2009 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic Clay Kristína Kučová Nikola Fraňková Carmen Klaschka 6–3, 6–4

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