Ľudmila Cervanová
Ľudmila Cervanová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎudmila ˈtserʋanɔʋaː]; 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.
| Country (sports) | Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Piešťany |
| 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 | 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 | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 186 (5 May 1997) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (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] |
External links
- Ľudmila Cervanová at the Women's Tennis Association
- Ľudmila Cervanová at the International Tennis Federation
- Ľudmila Cervanová at the Billie Jean King Cup