Ľudmila Cervanová

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Ľudmila Cervanová
Country (sports)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Residence Piešťany
Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979 (age 45)
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 Open 2R (2003, 2004)
French Open 3R (2002)
Wimbledon 3R (2004)
US Open 2R (2003)
Doubles
Career record90–85
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 186 (5 May 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (2005)
Wimbledon 1R (2005)

Ľudmila Cervanová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʎudmilaˈtserʋanɔʋaː] ; 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.

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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 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

Singles: 2 (runner-ups)

Legend
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV & V (0–1)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Apr 2004 Casablanca, MoroccoClay Flag of France.svg Émilie Loit 2–6, 2–6
Loss2.Feb 2005 Acapulco, MexicoClay Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 6–3, 5–7, 3–6

ITF finals

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (7–4)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.21 September 1997 Biograd, CroatiaClay Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik 6–4, 6–2
Loss1.10 November 1997 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková 3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Loss2.23 November 1997 São Paulo, BrazilHard Flag of the United States.svg Aurandrea Narvaez4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win2.30 November 1997 Campinas, BrazilHard Flag of the United States.svg Ingrid Kurta6–0, 6–0
Win3.4 May 1998 Prešov, SlovakiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislava Hrozenská 6–2, 6–0
Win4.17 May 1998 Nitra, SlovakiaClay Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis 5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win5.7 June 1998 Bytom, PolandClay Flag of France.svg Sophie Georges 6–3, 6–0
Win6.29 June 1998 Stuttgart, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Sandra Klösel 6–2, 7–5
Loss3.6 September 1998 Spoleto, ItalyClay Flag of Hungary.svg Rita Kuti-Kis1–6, 2–6
Win7.15 October 2000 Poitiers, FranceHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Iva Majoli 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss4.23 March 2003 Castellón, SpainClay Flag of Croatia.svg Karolina Šprem 3–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–9)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.13 May 1996 Prešov, SlovakiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Nedelková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Monika Maštalířová
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Teodora Nedeva
4–6, 3–6
Win1.23 June 1996 Staré Splavy,
Czech Republic
Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Michaela Hasanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nikola Hübnerová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michaela Paštiková
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Loss2.25 August 1996 Valašské Meziříčí,
Czech Republic
Clay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Gabriela Chmelinová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Sabine Radevicová
7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Win2.15 September 1996 Zadar, CroatiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Blanka Kumbárová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Plačková
6–3, 6–4
Loss3.22 September 1996 Biograd, CroatiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková Flag of Slovakia.svg Michaela Hasanová
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martina Nedelková
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss4.17 November 1996São Paulo, BrazilClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Cara Black
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Irina Selyutina
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win3.23 June 1997 Plzeň, Czech RepublicClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kučová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Krejčová
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Loss5.19 October 1997 Nicosia, CyprusClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Krejčová Flag of Italy.svg Katia Altilia
Flag of Denmark.svg Charlotte Aagaard
4–6, 5–7
Loss6.23 March 1998 Makarska, CroatiaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Zuzana Váleková Flag of Croatia.svg Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Flag of Slovenia.svg Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 1–6
Loss7.7 June 1998 Bytom, PolandClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Janette Husárová Flag of Spain.svg Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Flag of Spain.svg Mariam Ramón Climent
3–6, 3–6
Loss8.28 September 1998 Thessaloniki, GreeceClay Flag of Germany.svg Magdalena Kučerová Flag of Greece.svg Eleni Daniilidou
Flag of Greece.svg Christína Papadáki
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 5–7
Loss9.20 December 1998 Průhonice, Czech RepublicCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Magdalena Kučerová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Eva Melicharová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Helena Vildová
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win4.19 September 1999 Otočec, SloveniaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Andrea Šebová Flag of Germany.svg Syna Schmidle
Flag of Austria.svg Melanie Schnell
6–3, 6–4
Win5.29 July 2002 Saint-Gaudens, FranceClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislava Hrozenská Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sarah Stone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win6.17 March 2003 Castellón, SpainClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Stanislava Hrozenská Flag of Spain.svg Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Flag of Spain.svg Mariam Ramón Climent
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win7.4 August 2008 Vienna, AustriaClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Maráčková Flag of Austria.svg Nikola Hofmanova
Flag of Romania.svg Laura Ioana Andrei
0–6, 6–3, [13–11]

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