Desislava Topalova
Bulgarian tennis player
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Born |
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1978-06-08
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8 June 1978
(age
45)
Plovdiv , Bulgaria |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2005 |
Prize money | US$ 150,485 |
Singles | |
Career record | 240–190 (55.8%) |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 152 (15 May 2000) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 ( 2001 ) |
French Open | Q2 ( 2000 , 2001 , 2002 ) |
Wimbledon | Q1 ( 2000 , 2001 , 2002 ) |
US Open | Q3 ( 2004 ) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 120–92 (56.6%) |
Career titles | 9 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 184 (10 September 2001) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 18–16 (52.9%) (singles 14–7) |
Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova , Bulgarian : Десислава Топалова ; born 8 June 1978) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. [1]
During her career she won 7 ITF singles titles and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 152 on 15 May 2000, whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 184 on 10 September 2001. Topalova was a member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team between 1997 and the mid 2000s, serving as its captain in the later stages of her career. [2]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |
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7–6 (7–1) , 6–7 (3–7) , 6–1 |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1997 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 1997 | ITF Cluj, Romania | 10,000 | Clay |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 4–1 | Jul 1998 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |
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7–6 (7–3) , 6–2 |
Win | 5–1 | Sep 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–2 | Apr 1999 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay |
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5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 6–2 | Oct 1999 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay |
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7–6 (8–6) , 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 7–2 | Apr 2000 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 7–3 | Sep 2002 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |
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3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Loss | 7–4 | Aug 2003 | ITF Bielefeld, Germany | 10,000 | Clay |
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2003 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |
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5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1994 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |
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4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 1994 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Hard |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1995 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 1995 | ITF Katowice, Poland | 10,000 | Clay |
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3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Sep 1995 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |
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6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2–4 | Aug 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–5 | Sep 1996 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Jun 1997 | ITF Velp, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |
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5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 4–5 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–6 | May 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |
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5–7, 6–7 (5–7) |
Loss | 4–7 | May 1998 | ITF Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | 10,000 | Clay |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–8 | Aug 1998 | ITF Paderborn, Germany | 10,000 | Clay |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 5–8 | Sep 2000 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay |
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6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 6–8 | Sep 2000 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |
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6–1, 7–6 (7–4) |
Win | 7–8 | Sep 2002 | ITF Batumi, Georgia | 75,000 | Hard |
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2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 8–8 | Oct 2000 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 8–9 | Sep 2003 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |
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6–3, 7–5 |
References
- ↑ "WTA profile of Dessislava Topalova" . wtatennis.com . Retrieved 2015-03-05 .
- ↑ "Пиронкова, Кръстевич, Пенкова и Топалова в състава ни за "Фед Къп" " . bgtennis.com. 2006-03-28 . Retrieved 2015-03-05 .
External links
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Desislava Topalova
at the
Women's Tennis Association
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Desislava Topalova
at the
International Tennis Federation
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Desislava Topalova
at the
Billie Jean King Cup
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