Lenka Cenková
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
|---|---|
| Born | 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 | 1R (1997) |
| French Open | 1R (1997) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1997, 1998) |
| US Open | Q1 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 91–51 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 105 (11 November 1996) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1997) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1996) |
| Last updated on: 1 October 2008. | |
Lenka Cenková (born 24 January 1977) 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.
WTA career finals
Doubles (0–1)
| Winner - Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | |
| Tier I (0–0) | |
| Tier II (0–0) | |
| Tier III (0–0) | |
| Tier IV & V (0–1) | |
| Outcome | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 11 August 1996 | Linz, Austria | 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 (4–5)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 October 1993 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) |  Kim de Weille
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 May 1994 | Katowice, Poland | Clay |  Elisabeth Habeler
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 June 1994 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay |  Nino Louarsabishvili
|
2–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 31 October 1994 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay |  Kira Nagy
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 11 December 1994 | Vítkovice, Czech Republic | Hard (i) | Alena Vašková
|
6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| Winner | 6. | 9 July 1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  Julia Jehs
|
6-4, 6-1 |
| Winner | 7. | 5 May 1996 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay |  Cristina Torrens Valero
|
6-2, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 8 September 1997 | Samara, Russia | Carpet (i) |  Tatiana Panova
|
0–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 26 July 1999 | Les Contamines, France | Hard | Adriana Barna
|
6–7, 2–6 |
Doubles (9–10)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 11 October 1993 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Hard | Alena Vašková
|
 Geraldine Dondit Natalie Tschan
|
1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2. | 16 May 1994 | Katowice, Poland | Clay | Alena Vašková
|
Nora Kovařčíková Zuzana Nemšáková
|
w/o |
| Runner-up | 3. | 13 June 1994 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Alena Vašková
|
Martina Hautová Monika Kratochvílová
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 10 October 1994 | Burgdorf, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Adriana Gerši
|
 Ilana Berger Tzipora Obziler
|
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 31 October 1994 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | Gabriela Netíková
|
Kati Kocsis Borislava Tzvetkova
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 6 May 1996 | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Adriana Gerši
|
Elena Brioukhovets Elena Tatarkova
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 7 July 1996 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Adriana Gerši
|
Amanda Hopmans Seda Noorlander
|
6–2, 3–6, ret. |
| Runner-up | 8. | 15 July 1996 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | Pavlína Rajzlová
|
Adriana Barna Anca Barna
|
6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 9. | 4 October 1997 | Otočec, Slovenia | Clay | Kateřina Šišková
|
Petra Mandula Katalin Marosi
|
7–5, 7–6(3) |
| Runner-up | 10. | 19 October 1997 | Southampton, England | Carpet (i) |  Sandra Načuk
|
 Julie Pullin Lorna Woodroffe
|
2–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 26 April 1998 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Kateřina Šišková
|
Olga Lugina Elena Wagner
|
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 21 September 1998 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Karin Kschwendt
|
Eva Bes Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
|
6–4, 6–7(6), 0–6 |
| Winner | 13. | 25 October 1998 | Joué-lès-Tours, France | Hard (i) | Eva Martincová
|
 Amélie Cocheteux Émilie Loit
|
3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Winner | 14. | 5 December 1998 | New Delhi, India | Hard | Amanda Hopmans
|
 Tina Križan Karin Kschwendt
|
W/O |
| Runner-up | 15. | 21 June 1999 | Sopot, Poland | Clay |  Nadejda Ostrovskaya
|
 Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 25 July 1999 | Valladolid, Spain | Hard | Meike Fröhlich
|
Debby Haak Andrea van den Hurk
|
6–2, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 11 October 1999 | Rhodes, Greece | Clay | Alicia Ortuño
|
 Tathiana Garbin Amanda Hopmans
|
6–4, 0–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Runner-up | 18. | 28 January 2001 | Båstad, Sweden | Hard (i) | Adriana Jerabek
|
Blanka Kumbárová Helena Vildová
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 26 May 2001 | Guimarães, Portugal | Hard | Magdalena Zděnovcová
|
Galina Fokina  Vanessa Menga
|
2–6, 1–6 |
