Ľudmila Cervanová


Ľudmila Cervanová 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.

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)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Runner-up1.11 April 2004Casablanca, MoroccoClay Émilie Loit2–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.27 February 2005Acapulco, MexicoClay Flavia Pennetta6–3, 5–7, 3–6

ITF finals

Singles (7–4)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.21 September 1997Biograd, CroatiaClay Katarina Srebotnik6–4, 6–2
Runner-up1.10 November 1997Rio de Janeiro, BrazilClay Zuzana Váleková3–6, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up2.23 November 1997São Paulo, BrazilHard Aurandrea Narvaez4–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner2.30 November 1997Campinas, BrazilHard Ingrid Kurta6–0, 6–0
Winner3.4 May 1998Prešov, SlovakiaClay Stanislava Hrozenská6–2, 6–0
Winner4.17 May 1998Nitra, SlovakiaClay Rita Kuti-Kis5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Winner5.7 June 1998Bytom, PolandClay Sophie Georges6–3, 6–0
Winner6.29 June 1998Vaihingen, GermanyClay Sandra Klösel6–2, 7–5
Runner-up3.6 September 1998Spoleto, ItalyClay Rita Kuti-Kis1–6, 2–6
Winner7.15 October 2000Poitiers, FranceHard Iva Majoli4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up4.23 March 2003Castellón, SpainClay Karolina Šprem3–6, 3–6

Doubles (7–9)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.13 May 1996Prešov, SlovakiaClay Martina Nedelková Monika Maštalířová
Teodora Nedeva
4–6, 3–6
Winner1.23 June 1996Staré Splavy, Czech RepublicClay Michaela Hasanová Nikola Hübnerová
Michaela Paštiková
6–7, 7–6, 7–5
Runner-up2.25 August 1996Valašské Meziříčí, Czech RepublicClay Zuzana Váleková Gabriela Chmelinová
Sabine Radevicová
7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Winner2.15 September 1996Zadar, CroatiaClay Zuzana Váleková Blanka Kumbárová
Petra Plačková
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up3.22 September 1996Biograd, CroatiaClay Zuzana Váleková Michaela Hasanová
Martina Nedelková
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up4.17 November 1996Sao Paulo, BrazilClay Zuzana Váleková Cara Black
Irina Selyutina
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Winner3.23 June 1997Plzeň, Czech RepublicClay Zuzana Váleková Petra Kučová
Eva Krejčová
5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Runner-up5.19 October 1997Nicosia, CyprusClay Eva Krejčová Katia Altilia
Charlotte Aagaard
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up6.23 March 1998Makarska, CroatiaClay Zuzana Váleková Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Katarina Srebotnik
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up7.7 June 1998Bytom, PolandClay Janette Husárová Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Mariam Ramón Climent
3–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.28 September 1998Thessaloniki, GreeceClay Magdalena Kučerová Eleni Daniilidou
Christína Papadáki
6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Runner-up9.20 December 1998Průhonice, Czech RepublicCarpet Magdalena Kučerová Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Winner4.19 September 1999Otočec, SloveniaClay Andrea Šebová Syna Schmidle
Melanie Schnell
6–3, 6–4
Winner5.29 July 2002Saint-Gaudens, FranceClay Stanislava Hrozenská Sarah Stone
Samantha Stosur
7–6, 6–4
Winner6.17 March 2003Castellón, SpainClay Stanislava Hrozenská Rosa María Andrés Rodríguez
Mariam Ramón Climent
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Winner7.4 August 2008Vienna, AustriaClay Katarína Maráčková Nikola Hofmanova
Laura-Ioana Andrei
0–6, 6–3,