Ľudmila Cervanová
| Country (sports) |
 |
|---|---|
| Residence | Piešťany, Slovakia |
| Born |
15 October 1979 Piešťany, Czechoslovakia |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $660,547 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 289 - 236 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 58 (1 March 2004) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2003, 2004) |
| French Open | 3R (2002) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2004) |
| US Open | 2R (2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 90 - 85 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 6 ITF titles |
| Highest ranking | No. 186 (5 May 1997) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005) |
Ľudmila Cervanová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎudmila ˈtsɛrʋanɔʋaː]; born 15 October 1979 in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She turned professional in 1997.
Cervanová was born in Piešťany and currently still lives in her birthplace.
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 is coached by Jan Kuval. Apart from tennis, she enjoys reading, swimming and beach volleyball. Her favorite places to visit are Paris and Rio de Janeiro. She also has a great attitude to tennis, as she describes herself as ambitious, hard-working and capricious.
Tennis career
Cervanová did not win any WTA Tour titles during her career. Her closest being in Acapulco, on February 27, 2005, where she lost in the final to Flavia Pennetta 3–6 7–5 6–3. She has also reached the final of the tournament Casablanca in 2004, where she lost to Émilie Loit of France, 6–2 6–2, the semifinal of Bratislava in 2001, where she lost to eventual winner Rita Grande of Italy 6–3 6–2 and the semifinal of Bogotá in 2006, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6–1 6–3.
She won 7 ITF Women's Circuit singles titles, and 6 ITF Women's Circuit doubles titles. The ITF Tour is a tier below the WTA Tour.
Ranking
She reached a career high of 58 in the world in singles on March 1, 2004 and 186 in doubles on May 5, 1997.
Progress in Grand Slam tournaments
Cervanová has made little progress in each of the 4 Grand Slam tournaments, her best reaching the 3rd round of Wimbledon in 2004, and the 3rd round of the French Open in 2002.
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
| Legend: Before 2009 | Legend: Starting in 2009 |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) | |
| WTA Championships (0) | |
| Tier I (0) | Premier Mandatory (0) |
| Tier II (0) | Premier 5 (0) |
| Tier III (0-1) | Premier (0) |
| Tier IV & V (0-1) | International (0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | April 11, 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay |  |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 27 February 2005 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay |  |
6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
ITF finals
Singles Finals (7-4)
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 21 September 1997 | Biograd, Croatia | Clay |  |
6-4 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 10 November 1997 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | |
3-6 6-4 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 23 November 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard |  |
4-6 7-5 3-6 |
| Winner | 4. | 30 November 1997 | Campinas, Brazil | Hard | |
6-0 6-0 |
| Winner | 5. | 4 May 1998 | Prešov, Slovakia | Clay | |
6-2 6-0 |
| Winner | 6. | 17 May 1998 | Nitra, Slovakia | Clay |  |
5-7 6-4 7-6 |
| Winner | 7. | 7 June 1998 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | |
6-3 6-0 |
| Winner | 8. | 29 June 1998 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay |  |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 6 September 1998 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | |
1-6 2-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 15 October 2000 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) |  |
4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 23 March 2003 | Castellon | Clay | |
3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (7–9)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 May 1996 | Prešov, Slovakia | Clay | |
  |
4-6 3-6 |
| Winner | 2. | 23 June 1996 | Staré Splavy, Czech Republic | Clay | |
|
6-7 7-6 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 August 1996 | Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic | Clay | |
|
7-6 3-6 3-6 |
| Winner | 4. | 15 September 1996 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | |
|
6-3 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 22 September 1996 | Biograd, Croatia | Clay | |
|
6-2 4-6 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 17 November 1996 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | Clay | |
  |
6-4 4-6 3-6 |
| Winner | 7. | 23 June 1997 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Clay | |
|
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 19 October 1997 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | |
 |
4-6 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 23 March 1998 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | |
|
3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 7 June 1998 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | |
 |
3-6 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 28 September 1998 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Clay | |
 |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 20 December 1998 | Průhonice, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | |
|
6-4 3-6 4-6 |
| Winner | 13. | 19 September 1999 | Otočec, Slovenia | Clay | |
 |
6-3 6-4 |
| Winner | 14. | 29 July 2002 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | |
 |
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Winner | 15. | 17 March 2003 | Castellón, Spain | Clay | |
|
4-6 6-3 6-0 |
| Winner | 16. | 4 August 2008 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | |
 |
0-6 6-3 [13-11] |
