Country (sports) Czech Republic Australian Open 1st R (1997) Weight 62 kg Prize money $140,669 Name Lenka Cenkova Turned pro 1992 | Career record 148–114 Role Tennis player Retired 2002 Career titles 0 Height 1.75 m Highest ranking 105 | |
Born 24 January 1977 (age 47)
Trinec, Czechoslovakia ( 1977-01-24 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | ||
Lenka Cenková (born January 24, 1977, Třinec) is a former professional Czech tennis player.
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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.