Lenka Cenková

Lenka Cenková (born 24 January 1977) is a former professional Czech tennis player.

Lenka Cenková
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977
Třinec, Czechoslovakia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$140,669
Singles
Career record148–114
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 95 (13 January 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1997)
French Open1R (1997)
WimbledonQ1 (1997, 1998)
US OpenQ1 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Doubles
Career record91–51
Career titles9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 105 (11 November 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1997)
WimbledonQ3 (1997)
US Open2R (1996)

Career

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 Austrian Open held at Maria Lankowitz, beating the No. 2 seed, Judith Wiesner in the first round, and eventually losing to 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 Hobart International 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 Birmingham Classic in 1997, losing in the second round to Magdalena Maleeva.

Doubles

She managed to reach a WTA Tour doubles final at the 1996 Austrian Open with Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková. She also reached the second round at the 1996 US Open.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 11 August 1996 Austrian Open Tier IV Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková Ukraine Natalia Medvedeva
Slovakia Janette Husárová
4–6, 5–7

ITF finals

$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 9 (4–5)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 11 October 1993 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Netherlands Kim de Weille 2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 16 May 1994 ITF Katowice, Poland Clay Austria Elisabeth Habeler 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 13 June 1994 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Georgia (country) Nino Louarsabishvili 2–6, 0–6
Winner 4. 31 October 1994 ITF Nicosia, Cyprus Clay Hungary Kira Nagy 2–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 11 December 1994 ITF Vítkovice, Czech Republic Hard (i) Czech Republic Alena Vašková 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 6. 9 July 1995 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Germany Julia Jehs 6–4, 6–1
Winner 7. 5 May 1996 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 8. 8 September 1997 ITF Samara, Russia Carpet (i) Russia Tatiana Panova 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up 9. 26 July 1999 ITF Les Contamines, France Hard Germany Adriana Barna 6–7, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (9–10)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 11 October 1993 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Hard Czech Republic Alena Vašková Switzerland Geraldine Dondit
Switzerland Natalie Tschan
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 16 May 1994 ITF Katowice, Poland Clay Czech Republic Alena Vašková Slovakia Nora Kovařčíková
Slovakia Zuzana Nemšáková
w/o
Runner-up 3. 13 June 1994 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Alena Vašková] Czech Republic Martina Hautová
Czech Republic Monika Kratochvílová
4–6, 2–6
Winner 4. 10 October 1994 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Czech Republic Adriana Gerši Israel Ilana Berger
Israel Tzipora Obziler
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner 5. 31 October 1994 ITF Nicosia, Cyprus Clay Czech Republic Gabriela Netíková Hungary Kati Kocsis
Bulgaria Borislava Tzvetkova
6–2, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 6 May 1996 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Czech Republic Adriana Gerši Ukraine Elena Brioukhovets
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
2–6, 1–6
Winner 7. 7 July 1996 ITF Vaihingen, Germany Clay Czech Republic Adriana Gerši Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
Netherlands Seda Noorlander
6–2, 3–6, ret.
Runner-up 8. 21 July 1996 ITF Darmstadt, Germany Clay Czech Republic Pavlína Rajzlová Germany Adriana Barna
Germany Anca Barna
6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 9. 4 October 1997 ITF Otočec, Slovenia Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková Hungary Petra Mandula
Hungary Katalin Marosi
7–5, 7–6(3)
Runner-up 10. 19 October 1997 ITF Southampton, England Carpet (i) Serbia and Montenegro Sandra Načuk United Kingdom Julie Pullin
United Kingdom Lorna Woodroffe
2–6, 1–6
Winner 11. 26 April 1998 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Šišková Ukraine Olga Lugina
Germany Elena Wagner
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 12. 21 September 1998 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Austria Karin Kschwendt Spain Eva Bes
Spain Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
6–4, 6–7(6), 0–6
Winner 13. 25 October 1998 ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Eva Martincová France Amélie Cocheteux
France Émilie Loit
3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner 14. 5 December 1998 ITF New Delhi, India Hard Netherlands Amanda Hopmans Slovenia Tina Križan
Austria Karin Kschwendt
w/o
Runner-up 15. 21 June 1999 ITF Sopot, Poland Clay Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya Romania Magda Mihalache
Slovakia Zuzana Váleková
2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 16. 25 July 1999 ITF Valladolid, Spain Hard Germany Meike Fröhlich Netherlands Debby Haak
Netherlands Andrea van den Hurk
6–2, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 17. 11 October 1999 ITF Rhodes, Greece Clay Spain Alicia Ortuño Italy Tathiana Garbin
Netherlands Amanda Hopmans
6–4, 0–6, 6–7(3)
Runner-up 18. 28 January 2001 ITF Båstad, Sweden Hard (i) Germany Adriana Jerabek Czech Republic Blanka Kumbárová
Czech Republic Helena Vildová
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 19. 26 May 2001 ITF Guimarães, Portugal Hard Czech Republic Magdalena Zděnovcová Russia Galina Fokina
Brazil Vanessa Menga
2–6, 1–6
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