Desislava Topalova
Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, Bulgarian: Десислава Топалова; born 8 June 1978) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.[1]
| Country (sports) |  Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1978 Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Prize money | $150,485 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 240–190 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 152 (15 May 2000) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2002) |
| French Open | Q2 (2002) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2001, 2002) |
| US Open | Q3 (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 120–92 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 184 (10 September 2001) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 18–16 |
She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 152 on 15 May 2000. 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
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 18 August 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Tanja Karsten |
7–6, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 August 1997 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard |  Elena Dementieva |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 7 September 1997 | ITF Cluj, Romania | Clay |  Alice Pirsu |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Winner | 3. | 28 September 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva |
2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Winner | 4. | 5 July 1998 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | Clay |  Yvette Basting |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 6 September 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay |  Nadejda Ostrovskaya |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 11 April 1999 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | Clay |  Petra Mandula |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Winner | 6. | 3 October 1999 | ITF Oporto, Portugal | Clay |  Anna Zarska |
7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Winner | 7. | 23 April 2000 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Daphne van de Zande |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 15 September 2002 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay |  Margalita Chakhnashvili |
3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 31 August 2003 | ITF Bielefeld, Germany | Clay | Christina Fitz |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 26 October 2003 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | Hard | Nina Duebbers |
5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 18 September 1994 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Clay | Dora Djilianova |
Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 25 September 1994 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | Hard | Dora Djilianova |
Galina Dimitrova Claudia Timm |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 30 January 1995 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard | Dora Djilianova |
 Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 29 May 1995 | ITF Katowice, Poland | Clay | Galina Dimitrova |
 Monika Kratochvílová Hana Šromová |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 17 September 1995 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | Galina Dimitrova |
Dora Djilianova Pavlina Nola |
6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 August 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | Hard |  İpek Şenoğlu |
 Khoo Chin-bee Alice Pirsu |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 15 September 1996 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | Galina Dimitrova |
Antoaneta Pandjerova Pavlina Nola |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 29 June 1997 | ITF Velp, Netherlands | Clay | Galina Dimitrova |
Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 28 September 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | Clay | Galina Dimitrova |
Lubomira Bacheva Antoaneta Pandjerova |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 3 May 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Teodora Nedeva |
Olga Blahotová Michaela Paštiková |
5–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 17 May 1998 | ITF Novi Sad, Serbia | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova |
%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tatjana Ječmenica Dragana Zarić |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 9 August 1998 | ITF Paderborn, Germany | Clay | Ester Brunn |
Linda Faltynková Petra Kučová |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 10 September 2000 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Katarina Mišić Marketa Kochta |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 17 September 2000 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Natalia Galouza  Shelley Stephens |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 7. | 29 September 2002 | ITF Batumi, Georgia | Hard | Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Goulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva |
2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 8. | 27 October 2002 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | Hard (i) | Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 9. | 21 September 2003 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Dragana Zarić |
 Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits |
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
- Desislava Topalova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Desislava Topalova at the International Tennis Federation
- Desislava Topalova at the Billie Jean King Cup
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