Lenka Cenková

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

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 in a third-set tiebreak. 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 in three sets.

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) ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 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) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. 11 October 1993 ITF Burgdorf, Switzerland Carpet (i) Kim de Weille 2–6, 1–6Loss 2. 16 May 1994 ITF Katowice, Poland Clay Elisabeth Habeler 1–6, 4–6Loss 3. 13 June 1994 ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Nino Louarsabishvili 2–6, 0–6Win 4. 31 October 1994 ITF Nicosia, Cyprus Clay Kira Nagy 2–6, 3–6Win 5. 11 December 1994 ITF Vítkovice, Czech Republic Hard (i) Alena Vašková 6–4, 5–7, 6–4Win 6. 9 July 1995 ITF Stuttgart, Germany Clay Julia Jehs 6–4, 6–1Win 7. 5 May 1996 ITF Szczecin, Poland Clay Cristina Torrens Valero 6–2, 6–4Loss 8. 8 September 1997 ITF Samara, Russia Carpet (i) Tatiana Panova 0–6, 2–6Loss 9. 26 July 1999 ITF Les Contamines, France Hard Adriana Barna 6–7, 2–6

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