Lenka Cenková (born 24 January 1977) is a former professional Czech tennis player.

Career

Singles

In 1996, she achieved her best

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result by reaching the semifinals at the

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held at

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. She lost the semifinal match to

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in a third-set tiebreak. She also reached the quarterfinals at the 1996 Austrian Open held at

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, beating the No. 2 seed,

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in the first round, and eventually losing to

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in three sets. In 1997, Cenková played in her first Grand Slam singles draws at the

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and

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, losing in the first round of both to

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and

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, respectively. She did, however, reach the quarterfinals at the

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in Australia, after wins over

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and

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, succumbing to

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in the quarterfinals in straight sets. Van Roost eventually went on to win the tournament. She also played at the Birmingham Classic in 1997, losing in the second round to

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Doubles

She managed to reach a WTA Tour doubles final at the 1996 Austrian Open with Kateřina Kroupová-Šišková. She also reached the second round at the 1996 US Open.

WTA career finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ITF finals

Singles: 9 (4–5)

Doubles: 19 (9–10)

External links

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Australian open profile
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