Borislava Botusharova
Borislava Botusharova (Bulgarian: Борислава Ботушарова; born 26 November 1994) is a current Old Dominion University women's tennis player. Botusharova was named the No. 6 ranked Newcomer/Freshman in the entire NCAA entering her first semester of college at ODU (Fall 2014). On 28 October 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 407 whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 702 on 9 September 2013.[1] She has also played once for the Bulgarian Fed Cup team in 2014, when she lost her singles match.[2]
Native name | Борислава Ботушарова |
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Country (sports) | Bulgaria |
Residence | Pazardzhik |
Born | Pazardzhik | 28 November 1994
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$14,100 |
Singles | |
Career record | 62–41 (60.2%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 1 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 407 (28 October 2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–29 (49.1%) |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 702 (9 September 2013) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 0–1 (0%) (singles 0–1) |
Last updated on: 24 January 2021. |
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ITF Circuit and college tennis
Botusharova made her debut in 2005 and started playing on the ITF junior circuit. She won several junior titles and played her first match on the ITF pro circuit in 2009. Botchusharova won her first and only ITF title in 2013 in Varna, Bulgaria.[3] In 2014, she was called up in the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. In 2014 Botushrova began studying Tourism Management at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She started playing college tennis and received the Conference USA Player of the Week award.[4]
She has won one singles title on the ITF Women's Circuit in her career. She played her last match there at a $10.000 event in Adana Turkey in June 2014.
Personal life
Botusharova was born on November 28, 1994 in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. She started playing tennis when she was five years old and her coach was mother Silvia. Botusharova's cousin is fellow Bulgarian tennis player Vivian Zlatanova.
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2012 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | Manon Arcangioli | 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2013 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Pernilla Mendesová | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Vivian Zlatanova | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) |
Doubles: 3 (3 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Viktoriya Tomova | Michaela Boev Anastasiya Vasylyeva |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2012 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | Vivian Zlatanova | Başak Eraydın Abbie Myers |
0–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2013 | ITF Pirot, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Ani Vangelova | Katarina Adamović Vladica Babić |
0–6, 3–6 |
Fed Cup
Borislava Botusharova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2014. She has a 0–1 singles and a 0–0 doubles record (0–1 overall).
Singles (0–1)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2014 Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 7 February 2014 | Belarus | Hard (I) | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | L | 1–6, 3–6 |
References
- "Borislava Botusharova's Biography". International Tennis Federation. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100132275
- "Borislava Botusharova's ITF profile". ITF. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- "Ботушарова пак най-добра в колежанското на САЩ" (in Bulgarian). tennis24.bg. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
External links
- Borislava Botusharova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Borislava Botusharova at the International Tennis Federation
- Borislava Botusharova at the Billie Jean King Cup