Ľudmila Cervanová

Ľudmila Cervanová (; born 15 October 1979) is a former tennis player from Slovakia. She turned professional in 1997, and reached career-high rankings of world No. 58 in singles in March 2004 and No. 186 in doubles in May 1997.

Biography Cervanová graduated from high school in 1997, the same year she turned pro. Her favourite tennis court surface is clay, and her best shot is the backhand. She was coached by Jan Kuval.

Tennis career Cervanová did not win any title on the WTA Tour. Her closest being in Acapulco, on 27 February 2005, when she lost in the final to Flavia Pennetta in three sets. She has also reached the final of the tournament in Casablanca in 2004, where she lost to Émilie Loit of France, the semifinals of Bratislava in 2001, where she lost to eventual winner Rita Grande from Italy and the semifinals of Bogotá in 2006, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in straight sets.

In her career, she won seven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Cervanová has made respectable progress in each of the four Grand Slam tournaments, her best reaching the third round of Wimbledon in 2004, and the third round of the French Open in 2002.

WTA Tour finals Singles: 2 (runner-ups) LegendTier I (0–0)Tier II (0–0)Tier III (0–1)Tier IV & V (0–1)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1. Apr 2004 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Émilie Loit 2–6, 2–6Loss 2. Feb 2005 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 5–7, 3–6

ITF finals $100,000 tournaments$75,000 tournaments$50,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournaments Singles (7–4) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1. 21 September 1997 Biograd, Croatia Clay Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–2Loss 1. 10 November 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Zuzana Váleková 3–6, 6–4, 1–6Loss 2. 23 November 1997 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Aurandrea Narvaez 4–6, 7–5, 3–6Win 2. 30 November 1997 Campinas, Brazil Hard Ingrid Kurta 6–0, 6–0Win 3. 4 May 1998 Prešov, Slovakia Clay Stanislava Hrozenská 6–2, 6–0Win 4. 17 May 1998 Nitra, Slovakia Clay Rita Kuti-Kis 5–7, 6–4, 7–6Win 5. 7 June 1998 Bytom, Poland Clay Sophie Georges 6–3, 6–0Win 6. 29 June 1998 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Sandra Klösel 6–2, 7–5Loss 3. 6 September 1998 Spoleto, Italy Clay Rita Kuti-Kis 1–6, 2–6Win 7. 15 October 2000 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–3, 6–2Loss 4. 23 March 2003 Castellón, Spain Clay Karolina Šprem 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–9) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 1. 13 May 1996 Prešov, Slovakia Clay Martina Nedelková Monika Maštalířová Teodora Nedeva 4–6, 3–6Win 1. 23 June 1996 Staré Splavy, Czech Republic Clay Michaela Hasanová Nikola Hübnerová Michaela Paštiková 6–7, 7–6, 7–5Loss 2. 25 August 1996 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic Clay Zuzana Váleková Gabriela Chmelinová Sabine Radevicová 7–6, 3–6, 3–6Win 2. 15 September 1996 Zadar, Croatia Clay Zuzana Váleková Blanka Kumbárová Petra Plačková 6–3, 6–4Loss 3. 22 September 1996 Biograd, Croatia Clay Zuzana Váleková Michaela Hasanová Martina Nedelková 6–2, 4–6, 5–7Loss 4. 17 November 1996 São Paulo, Brazil Clay Zuzana Váleková Cara Black Irina Selyutina 6–4, 4–6, 3–6Win 3. 23 June 1997 Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay Zuzana Váleková Petra Kučová Eva Krejčová 5–7, 6–1, 6–2Loss 5. 19 October 1997 Nicosia, Cyprus Clay Eva Krejčová Katia Altilia Charlotte Aagaard 4–6, 5–7Loss 6. 23 March 1998 Makarska, Croatia Clay Zuzana Váleková Jelena Kostanić Tošić Katarina Srebotnik 3–6, 1–6Loss 7. 7 June 1998 Bytom, Poland Clay Janette Husárová Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Mariam Ramón Climent 3–6, 3–6Loss 8. 28 September 1998 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Magdalena Kučerová Eleni Daniilidou Christína Papadáki 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 5–7Loss 9. 20 December 1998 Průhonice, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Magdalena Kučerová Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová 6–4, 3–6, 4–6Win 4. 19 September 1999 Otočec, Slovenia Clay Andrea Šebová Syna Schmidle Melanie Schnell 6–3, 6–4Win 5. 29 July 2002 Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Stanislava Hrozenská Sarah Stone Samantha Stosur 7–6(7–5), 6–4Win 6. 17 March 2003 Castellón, Spain Clay Stanislava Hrozenská Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez Mariam Ramón Climent 4–6, 6–3, 6–0Win 7. 4 August 2008 Vienna, Austria Clay Katarína Maráčková Nikola Hofmanova Laura Ioana Andrei 0–6, 6–3, [13–11]