Ľudmila Cervanová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎudmila ˈtserʋanɔʋaː]; born 15 October 1979) is a former 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
editCervanová 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
editCervanová 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 in three sets. She has also reached the final of the tournament in Casablanca in 2004, where she lost to Émilie Loit of France, the semifinals of Bratislava in 2001, where she lost to eventual winner Rita Grande from Italy and the semifinals of Bogotá in 2006, losing to Lourdes Domínguez Lino in straight sets.
In her career, she won seven singles and seven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.
Cervanová has made respectable 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 Tour finals
editSingles: 2 (runner-ups)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Tier I (0–0) |
| Tier II (0–0) |
| Tier III (0–1) |
| Tier IV & V (0–1) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Apr 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 2. | Feb 2005 | Acapulco, Mexico | Clay | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
ITF finals
edit| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles (7–4)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 21 September 1997 | Biograd, Croatia | Clay | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 1. | 10 November 1997 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | 3–6, 6–4, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 2. | 23 November 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2. | 30 November 1997 | Campinas, Brazil | Hard | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| Win | 3. | 4 May 1998 | Prešov, Slovakia | Clay | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| Win | 4. | 17 May 1998 | Nitra, Slovakia | Clay | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Win | 5. | 7 June 1998 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | 6. | 29 June 1998 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Loss | 3. | 6 September 1998 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | 1–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 7. | 15 October 2000 | Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 4. | 23 March 2003 | Castellón, Spain | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (7–9)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 13 May 1996 | Prešov, Slovakia | Clay | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 1. | 23 June 1996 | Staré Splavy, Czech Republic |
Clay | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 2. | 25 August 1996 | Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic |
Clay | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2. | 15 September 1996 | Zadar, Croatia | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 3. | 22 September 1996 | Biograd, Croatia | Clay | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 4. | 17 November 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 3. | 23 June 1997 | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Clay | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 5. | 19 October 1997 | Nicosia, Cyprus | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 6. | 23 March 1998 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 7. | 7 June 1998 | Bytom, Poland | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 8. | 28 September 1998 | Thessaloniki, Greece | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 9. | 20 December 1998 | Průhonice, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4. | 19 September 1999 | Otočec, Slovenia | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 5. | 29 July 2002 | Saint-Gaudens, France | Clay | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 6. | 17 March 2003 | Castellón, Spain | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 7. | 4 August 2008 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | 0–6, 6–3, [13–11] |