Lenka Cenková

Lenka Cenková
Country (sports)  Czech Republic
Born (1977-01-24) 24 January 1977
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 0
Highest ranking No. 95 (13 January 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1st R (1997)
French Open 1st R (1997)
Wimbledon –
US Open –
Doubles
Career record 91–51
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 105 (11 November 1996)
Last updated on: 1 October 2008.

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

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.

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