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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 (age 45) Třinec, Czechoslovakia
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	4 ITF
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	9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 105 (11 November 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1997)
Wimbledon	Q3 (1997)
US Open	2R (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	Kateřina Šišková	Natalia Medvedeva 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)	Kim de Weille	2–6, 1–6
Runner-up	2.	16 May 1994	ITF Katowice, Poland	Clay	Elisabeth Habeler	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	13 June 1994	ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic	Clay	Nino Louarsabishvili	2–6, 0–6
Winner	4.	31 October 1994	ITF Nicosia, Cyprus	Clay	Kira Nagy	2–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	11 December 1994	ITF Vítkovice, Czech Republic	Hard (i)	Alena Vašková	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	6.	9 July 1995	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Julia Jehs	6–4, 6–1
Winner	7.	5 May 1996	ITF Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Cristina Torrens Valero	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	8 September 1997	ITF Samara, Russia	Carpet (i)	Tatiana Panova	0–6, 2–6
Runner-up	9.	26 July 1999	ITF Les Contamines, France	Hard	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	Alena Vašková	Geraldine Dondit Natalie Tschan	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	2.	16 May 1994	ITF Katowice, Poland	Clay	Alena Vašková	Nora Kovařčíková Zuzana Nemšáková	w/o
Runner-up	3.	13 June 1994	ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic	Clay	Alena Vašková]	Martina Hautová Monika Kratochvílová	4–6, 2–6
Winner	4.	10 October 1994	ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland	Carpet (i)	Adriana Gerši	Ilana Berger Tzipora Obziler	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner	5.	31 October 1994	ITF Nicosia, Cyprus	Clay	Gabriela Netíková	Kati Kocsis Borislava Tzvetkova	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	6 May 1996	ITF Szczecin, Poland	Clay	Adriana Gerši	Elena Brioukhovets Elena Tatarkova	2–6, 1–6
Winner	7.	7 July 1996	ITF Vaihingen, Germany	Clay	Adriana Gerši	Amanda Hopmans Seda Noorlander	6–2, 3–6, ret.
Runner-up	8.	21 July 1996	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	Clay	Pavlína Rajzlová	Adriana Barna Anca Barna	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Winner	9.	4 October 1997	ITF Otočec, Slovenia	Clay	Kateřina Šišková	Petra Mandula Katalin Marosi	7–5, 7–6(3)
Runner-up	10.	19 October 1997	ITF Southampton, England	Carpet (i)	Sandra Načuk	Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe	2–6, 1–6
Winner	11.	26 April 1998	ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic	Clay	Kateřina Šišková	Olga Lugina Elena Wagner	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up	12.	21 September 1998	ITF Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Karin Kschwendt	Eva Bes Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez	6–4, 6–7(6), 0–6
Winner	13.	25 October 1998	ITF Joué-lès-Tours, France	Hard (i)	Eva Martincová	Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner	14.	5 December 1998	ITF New Delhi, India	Hard	Amanda Hopmans	Tina Križan Karin Kschwendt	w/o
Runner-up	15.	21 June 1999	ITF Sopot, Poland	Clay	Nadejda Ostrovskaya	Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	16.	25 July 1999	ITF Valladolid, Spain	Hard	Meike Fröhlich	Debby Haak Andrea van den Hurk	6–2, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	17.	11 October 1999	ITF Rhodes, Greece	Clay	Alicia Ortuño	Tathiana Garbin Amanda Hopmans	6–4, 0–6, 6–7(3)
Runner-up	18.	28 January 2001	ITF Båstad, Sweden	Hard (i)	Adriana Jerabek	Blanka Kumbárová Helena Vildová	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	19.	26 May 2001	ITF Guimarães, Portugal	Hard	Magdalena Zděnovcová	Galina Fokina Vanessa Menga	2–6, 1–6

External links

• Lenka Cenková at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lenka Cenková at the International Tennis Federation
• Australian open profile
• tennisexplorer.com player profile

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