Ľudmila Cervanová

Ľudmila Cervanová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎudmila ˈtsɛɾʋanɔʋaː]; born 15 October 1979 in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia) is a retired 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.

Ľudmila Cervanová
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidencePiešťany
Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979
Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Turned pro1997
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$660,547
Singles
Career record289–236
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 58 (1 March 2004)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2003, 2004)
French Open3R (2002)
Wimbledon3R (2004)
US Open2R (2003)
Doubles
Career record90–85
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 186 (5 May 1997)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open1R (2005)
Wimbledon1R (2005)

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 6–3, 5–7, 3–6. She has also reached the final of the tournament in Casablanca in 2004, where she lost to Émilie Loit of France, 2–6, 2–6, the semifinals of Bratislava in 2001, where she lost to eventual winner Rita Grande from Italy, 3–6, 2–6, and the semifinals of Bogotá in 2006, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino 1–6, 3–6.

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

Cervanová has made little 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 career finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tour Championships (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV & V (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 11 April 2004 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Émilie Loit 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 27 February 2005 Acapulco, Mexico Clay Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 5–7, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles (7–4)
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 21 September 1997 Biograd, Croatia Clay Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 10 November 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Zuzana Váleková 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up 2. 23 November 1997 São Paulo, Brazil Hard Aurandrea Narvaez 4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner 2. 30 November 1997 Campinas, Brazil Hard Ingrid Kurta 6–0, 6–0
Winner 3. 4 May 1998 Prešov, Slovakia Clay Stanislava Hrozenská 6–2, 6–0
Winner 4. 17 May 1998 Nitra, Slovakia Clay Rita Kuti-Kis 5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner 5. 7 June 1998 Bytom, Poland Clay Sophie Georges 6–3, 6–0
Winner 6. 29 June 1998 Vaihingen, Germany Clay Sandra Klösel 6–2, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 6 September 1998 Spoleto, Italy Clay Rita Kuti-Kis 1–6, 2–6
Winner 7. 15 October 2000 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 4. 23 March 2003 Castellón, Spain Clay Karolina Šprem 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 Score
Runner-up 1. 13 May 1996 Prešov, Slovakia Clay Martina Nedelková Monika Maštalířová
Teodora Nedeva		 4–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 23 June 1996 Staré Splavy, Czech Republic Clay Michaela Hasanová Nikola Hübnerová
Michaela Paštiková		 6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 25 August 1996 Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic Clay Zuzana Váleková Gabriela Chmelinová
Sabine Radevicová		 7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Winner 2. 15 September 1996 Zadar, Croatia Clay Zuzana Váleková Blanka Kumbárová
Petra Plačková		 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 22 September 1996 Biograd, Croatia Clay Zuzana Váleková Michaela Hasanová
Martina Nedelková		 6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 4. 17 November 1996 Sao Paulo, Brazil Clay Zuzana Váleková Cara Black
Irina Selyutina		 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Winner 3. 23 June 1997 Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay Zuzana Váleková Petra Kučová
Eva Krejčová		 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 19 October 1997 Nicosia, Cyprus Clay Eva Krejčová Katia Altilia
Charlotte Aagaard		 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 6. 23 March 1998 Makarska, Croatia Clay Zuzana Váleková Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Katarina Srebotnik		 3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 7. 7 June 1998 Bytom, Poland Clay Janette Husárová Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Mariam Ramón Climent		 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 8. 28 September 1998 Thessaloniki, Greece Clay Magdalena Kučerová Eleni Daniilidou
Christína Papadáki		 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up 9. 20 December 1998 Průhonice, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Magdalena Kučerová Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová		 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner 4. 19 September 1999 Otočec, Slovenia Clay Andrea Šebová Syna Schmidle
Melanie Schnell		 6–3, 6–4
Winner 5. 29 July 2002 Saint-Gaudens, France Clay Stanislava Hrozenská Sarah Stone
Samantha Stosur		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Winner 6. 17 March 2003 Castellón, Spain Clay Stanislava Hrozenská Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Mariam Ramón Climent		 4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner 7. 4 August 2008 Vienna, Austria Clay Katarína Maráčková Nikola Hofmanova
Laura-Ioana Andrei		 0–6, 6–3, [13–11]
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