Lenka Cenková
Lenka Cenková (born 24 January 1977) is a former professional Czech tennis player.
Country (sports) | |
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Born | Třinec, Czechoslovakia | 24 January 1977
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Retired | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $140,669 |
Singles | |
Career record | 148–114 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 95 (13 January 1997) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1997) |
French Open | 1R (1997) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (1997, 1998) |
US Open | Q1 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 91–51 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 105 (11 November 1996) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1997) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (1997) |
US Open | 2R (1996) |
Last updated on: 1 October 2008. |
Singles
In 1996 she achieved her best WTA Tour result by reaching the semifinals at the ECM Prague Open held at Karlovy Vary. She lost the semifinal match to Patty Schnyder 7–5, 6–7, 6–7. She also reached the quarterfinals at the 1996 Meta Styrian Open held at Maria Lankowitz in Austria, beating the No. 2 seed Judith Wiesner in the first round and eventually losing to Italian Sandra Cecchini 3–6, 7–5, 2–6.
In 1997, Cenková played in her first Grand Slam singles draws at the Australian Open and French Open, losing in the first round of both to Meilen Tu and Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, respectively. She did however reach the quarterfinals at the Moorilla Hobart International tournament in Australia, after wins over Barbara Rittner and Florencia Labat, succumbing to Dominique Van Roost in the quarterfinals in straight sets. Van Roost eventually went on to win the tournament.
She also played at the DFS Classic in Birmingham in 1997, losing in the second round to Magdalena Maleeva.
Doubles
She managed to reach a WTA Tour doubles final at the 1996 Meta Styrian Open with Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková. She also reached the 2nd round at the 1996 US Open.
WTA career finals
Doubles (0–1)
Winner - Legend | |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
Tier I (0–0) | |
Tier II (0–0) | |
Tier III (0–0) | |
Tier IV & V (0–1) |
Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 11 August 1996 | Linz, Austria | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 |
ITF finals
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles (4–5)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 11 October 1993 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 16 May 1994 | Katowice, Poland | Clay | 1–6, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 13 June 1994 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | 2–6, 0–6 | |
Winner | 4. | 31 October 1994 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Winner | 5. | 11 December 1994 | Vítkovice, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 | |
Winner | 6. | 9 July 1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 6-4, 6-1 | |
Winner | 7. | 5 May 1996 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | 6-2, 6-4 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 8 September 1997 | Samara, Russia | Carpet (i) | 0–6, 2–6 | |
Runner-up | 9. | 26 July 1999 | Les Contamines, France | Hard | 6–7, 2–6 |
Doubles (9–10)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 11 October 1993 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 2. | 16 May 1994 | Katowice, Poland | Clay | w/o | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 13 June 1994 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Winner | 4. | 10 October 1994 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 5. | 31 October 1994 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 6 May 1996 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 7. | 7 July 1996 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, ret. | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 15 July 1996 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 9. | 4 October 1997 | Otočec, Slovenia | Clay | 7–5, 7–6(3) | ||
Runner-up | 10. | 19 October 1997 | Southampton, England | Carpet (i) | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
Winner | 11. | 26 April 1998 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 12. | 21 September 1998 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | 6–4, 6–7(6), 0–6 | ||
Winner | 13. | 25 October 1998 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 14. | 5 December 1998 | New Delhi, India | Hard | W/O | ||
Runner-up | 15. | 21 June 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 16. | 25 July 1999 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | 6–2, 3–6, 6–7 | ||
Runner-up | 17. | 11 October 1999 | Rhodes, Greece | Clay | 6–4, 0–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Runner-up | 18. | 28 January 2001 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard (i) | 1–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 19. | 26 May 2001 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | 2–6, 1–6 |