Katerina Maleeva

Katerina Maleeva (Bulgarian: Катерина Малеева; born 7 May 1969) is a former top 10 Bulgarian tennis player. She played in the WTA Tour, competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles between 1984 and 1997. Her best position in the WTA singles ranking was No. 6 in 1990.

Katerina Maleeva
Катерина Малеева
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia
Born (1969-05-07) 7 May 1969
Sofia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1997
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 2,220,371
Singles
Career record369–210 (63.7%)
Career titles11 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 6 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1990, 1991)
French OpenQF (1990)
WimbledonQF (1990, 1992)
US OpenQF (1988, 1993)
Doubles
Career record131–156 (45.6%)
Career titles2 WTA, 1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 24 (12 September 1994)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenR3 (1990, 1993)
French OpenQF (1986, 1993
WimbledonR3 (1988, 1992, 1994)
US OpenF (1994)
Team competitions
Fed Cup29–22 (56.9%)
(singles 20–9; doubles 9-13)

Biography

Born in Sofia, Maleeva is the second oldest of the three children of Georgi Maleev and Yuliya Berberyan. Her mother came from an Armenian family, which found refuge in Bulgaria after the 1896 Armenian massacres in the Ottoman Empire, and was the best Bulgarian tennis player in the 1960s. After she retired from professional tennis in the 1970s, Berberyan started a coaching career. She was the coach of her three daughters, Katerina, Manuela and Magdalena, each of whom eventually became WTA top 10 players.

Throughout her professional career, Maleeva has won a total of 11 WTA singles titles and two titles in doubles. In July 1990, she achieved her career-high ranking of sixth. She has a record of 369 singles wins and 210 losses. [1] In 1994, she married Georgi Stoimenov, before retiring in 1997. The couple have two children and currently live in Sofia.

Major finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result W–L Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1994 US Open Hard Robin White Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3–6, 3–6

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles
Tournament19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997SRW-LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 3R NH A A A QF QF 4R 4R 1R 1R Q1 A 0 / 7 16–7 70%
French Open A 3R 4R 4R 1R 4R QF 3R 2R 4R 2R 1R Q2 A 0 / 11 22–11 67%
Wimbledon A 1R 3R 1R 4R A QF 4R QF 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 10 16–10 62%
US Open A 1R 3R 3R QF 2R 4R 3R 3R QF 2R A A A 0 / 10 21–10 68%
Win–Loss 0–0 4–4 7–3 5–3 7–3 4–2 15–4 11–4 10–4 10–4 2–4 0–3 0–0 0–0 0 / 38 75–38 66%
Year–end championships
WTA Championships Did not qualify 1R 1R DNQ QF 1R 1R Did not qualify 0 / 5 1–5 17%
National representation
Summer Olympics A Not Held 3R Not Held 2R Not Held A NH 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Fed Cup QF SF QF SF A QF A 2R 1R 2R QF QF A A 0 / 10 20–9 69%
Career statistics
Titles 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career total: 11
Finals 0 3 0 2 3 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 Career total: 20
Year-end ranking 93 28 29 13 11 15 6 11 16 22 36 302 231 NR $2,220,371

Doubles
Tournament19841985198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997SRW-LWin%
Australian Open A 2R NH A A A 3R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 8 5–8 38%
French Open A 2R QF 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 3R QF 1R 1R A A 0 / 11 12–11 52%
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R 3R A 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R A A 0 / 10 9–10 47%
US Open A 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 2R F A A A 0 / 9 8–9 47%
Win–Loss 0–0 3–4 4–3 0–3 3–3 2–2 3–3 0–4 4–4 7–4 7–4 1–3 0–1 0–0 0 / 38 34–38 47%
Career statistics
Titles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 2
Finals 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Career total: 10
Year-end ranking NR NR 48 84 64 69 32 132 34 37 33 159 446 NR $2,220,371

WTA career finals

Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–2)
Tier II (0–1)
Tier III (2–2)
Tier IV (1–2)
Tier V / Virginia Slims (8–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1985 Seabrook Island, United States Virginia Slims Clay Virginia Ruzici 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Apr 1985 Orlando, United States Virginia Slims Clay Martina Navratilova 1–6, 0–6
Win 2–1 Nov 1985 Hilversum, Netherlands Virginia Slims Carpet (i) Carina Karlsson 6–3, 6–2
Win 3–1 Apr 1987 Tokyo, Japan Virginia Slims Hard Barbara Gerken 6–2, 6–3
Win 4–1 Oct 1987 Athens, Greece Virginia Slims Clay Julie Halard 6–0, 6–1
Loss 4–2 Mar 1988 San Antonio, United States Tier IV Hard Steffi Graf 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–3 Jul 1988 Hamburg, West Germany Tier IV Clay Steffi Graf 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–3 Oct 1988 Indianapolis, United States Tier V Hard (i) Zina Garrison 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win 6–3 Jul 1989 Båstad, Sweden Tier V Clay Sabine Hack 6–1, 6–3
Loss 6–4 Aug 1989 Sofia, Bulgaria Tier V Clay Isabel Cueto 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 7–4 Oct 1989 Bayonne, France Tier V Hard (i) Conchita Martínez 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–4 Nov 1989 Indianapolis, United States Tier V Hard (i) Raffaella Reggi 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–4 Apr 1990 Houston, United States Tier III Clay Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 9–5 Apr 1990 Tampa, United States Tier III Clay Monica Seles 1–6, 0–6
Loss 9–6 Aug 1990 Montreal, Canada Tier I Hard Steffi Graf 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 3–6
Loss 9–7 Aug 1991 Toronto, Canada Tier I Hard Jennifer Capriati 2–6, 3–6
Loss 9–8 Aug 1991 Washington, United States Tier II Hard Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 2–6, 5–7
Win 10–9 Nov 1991 Indianapolis, United States Tier IV Hard Audra Keller 7–6(7–1), 6–2
Loss 10–10 Nov 1993 Quebec City, Canada Tier III Carpet (i) Nathalie Tauziat 4–6, 1–6
Win 11–10 Nov 1994 Quebec City, Canada Tier III Carpet (i) Brenda Schultz 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
Tier I (0–1)
Tier II (1–0)
Tier III (0–1)
Tier IV (0–0)
Tier V / Virginia Slims (1–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1985 Indianapolis, United States Virginia Slims Clay Manuela Maleeva Penny Barg
Paula Smith		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Sep 1986 Tokyo, Japan Virginia Slims Carpet (i) Manuela Maleeva Bettina Bunge
Steffi Graf		 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 1987 Tokyo, Japan Virginia Slims Carpet (i) Manuela Maleeva Anne White
Robin White		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Jul 1988 Brussels, Belgium Tier V Clay Raffaella Reggi Mercedes Paz
Tine Scheuer-Larsen		 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 1988 Sofia, Bulgaria Tier V Hard Sabrina Goleš Conchita Martínez
Barbara Paulus		 6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Jul 1989 Båstad, Sweden Tier V Clay Sabrina Goleš Mercedes Paz
Tine Scheuer-Larsen		 2–6, 5–7
Win 2–5 Feb 1992 Essen, Germany Tier II Carpet (i) Barbara Rittner Sabine Appelmans
Claudia Porwik		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–6 May 1992 Rome, Italy Tier I Clay Barbara Rittner Monica Seles
Helena Suková		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–7 Nov 1993 Quebec City, Canada Tier III Carpet (i) Nathalie Tauziat Katrina Adams
Manon Bollegraf		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–8 Sep 1994 US Open Grand Slam Hard Robin White Jana Novotná
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario		 3–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner–up)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1984 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay Mercedes Paz 7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jul 1984 ITF Ortisei, Italy 10,000 Clay Laura Garrone 1–6, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1985 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Manuela Maleeva Yvona Brzáková
Hana Fukárková		 6–1, 6–2

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result W–L Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 1984 French Open Clay Gabriela Sabatini 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 1–1 1984 US Open Hard Niurka Sodupe 6–1, 6–2

Fed Cup

Katerina Maleeva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1984. Since then she has a 20–9 singles record and a 9–13 doubles record (29–22 overall).

Singles (20–9)
Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
1984 World Group I R1 15 July 1984  Great Britain Clay Anne Hobbs W 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
R2 16 July 1984  Soviet Union Svetlana Cherneva W 7–6, 6–3
QF 18 July 1984  Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš L 4–6, 5–7
1985 World Group I R1 6 October 1985  Soviet Union Hard Elena Eliseenko W 6–4, 6–2
R2 8 October 1985  Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec W 6–4, 6–2
QF 10 October 1985  Great Britain Jo Durie W 6–2, 4–6, 8–6
SF 12 October 1985  Czechoslovakia Helena Suková W 6–3, 7–6(8–6)
1986 World Group I R1 20 July 1986  Soviet Union Clay Natasha Zvereva W 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
R2 21 July 1986  France Nathalie Tauziat W 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)
QF 23 July 1986  West Germany Bettina Bunge L 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
1987 World Group I R1 26 July 1987  Greece Hard Olga Tsarbopoulou W 6–0, 6–0
R2 27 July 1987  Indonesia Suzanna Anggarkusuma W 6–1, 6–1
QF 29 July 1987  Australia Anne Minter W 6–2, 6–2
SF 31 July 1987  United States Pam Shriver L 3–6, 6–7
1989 World Group I R1 1 October 1989  South Korea Hard Im Sook-ja W 6–2, 6–2
R2 3 October 1989  Argentina Patricia Tarabini W 6–1, 6–0
QF 5 October 1989  Australia Elizabeth Smylie W 6–2, 6–1
1991 World Group I R1 22 July 1991  Hungary Hard Virág Csurgó W 6–0, 6–2
R2 24 July 1991  United States Mary Joe Fernández L 2–6, 1–6
1992 World Group I R1 14 July 1992  Australia Clay Nicole Bradtke L 6–3, 4–6, 0–6
RPO 16 July 1992  Romania Irina Spîrlea W 6–1, 6–0
RPO 17 July 1992  Hungary Andrea Temesvári W 6–3, 6–4
1993 World Group I R1 19 July 1993  South Korea Clay Kim Yeon-sook W 6–0, 6–2
R2 21 July 1993  Argentina Inés Gorrochategui L 1–6, 5–7
1994 World Group I R1 19 July 1994  Croatia Clay Nadin Ercegović W 6–0, 6–3
R2 21 July 1994  Indonesia Romana Tedjakusuma W 6–2, 6–1
QF 22 July 1994  France Julie Halard L 3–6, 6–3, 2–6
1995 World Group I QF 22 April 1995  Spain Carpet (i) Arantxa Sánchez Vicario L 3–6, 3–6
23 April 1995 Conchita Martínez L 2–6, 1–6

Doubles (9–13)
Edition Round Date Partner Against Surface Opponents W/L Result
1984 World Group I R1 15 July 1984 Manuela Maleeva  Great Britain Clay Amanda Brown
Anne Hobbs		 W 7–6, 7–5
R2 16 July 1984 Manuela Maleeva  Soviet Union Elena Eliseenko
Larisa Savchenko		 L 7–5, 5–7, 1–6
QF 18 July 1984 Manuela Maleeva  Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
Mima Jaušovec		 L 3–6, 1–6
1985 World Group I R1 6 October 1985 Manuela Maleeva  Soviet Union Hard Natalia Egorova
Svetlana Cherneva		 W 6–3, 7–5
R2 8 October 1985 Manuela Maleeva  Yugoslavia Sabrina Goleš
Aila Winkler		 W 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
QF 10 October 1985 Manuela Maleeva  Great Britain Jo Durie
Anne Hobbs		 L 4–5, Ret.
SF 12 October 1985 Manuela Maleeva  Czechoslovakia Hana Mandlíková
Helena Suková		 L 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
1986 World Group I R1 20 July 1986 Manuela Maleeva  Soviet Union Clay Svetlana Cherneva
Larisa Savchenko		 L 6–1, 4–6, 1–6
QF 23 July 1986 Manuela Maleeva  West Germany Bettina Bunge
Claudia Kohde-Kilsch		 L 4–6, 2–6
1987 World Group I SF 31 July 1987 Dora Rangelova  United States Hard Chris Evert
Pam Shriver		 L 1–6, 1–6
1989 World Group I R1 1 October 1989 Manuela Maleeva  South Korea Hard Kim Il-soon
Lee Jeong-myung		 W 7–5, 6–0
R2 3 October 1989 Manuela Maleeva  Argentina Florencia Labat
Mercedes Paz		 W 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
QF 5 October 1989 Manuela Maleeva  Australia Elizabeth Smylie
Janine Tremelling		 L 7–5, 4–6, 0–6
1991 World Group I R1 22 July 1991 Magdalena Maleeva  Hungary Hard Virág Csurgó
Ágnes Muzamel		 W 6–1, 6–2
R2 24 July 1991 Magdalena Maleeva  United States Gigi Fernández
Zina Garrison-Jackson		 L 2–6, 1–6
1992 World Group I R1 14 July 1992 Magdalena Maleeva  Australia Hard Nicole Bradtke
Rennae Stubbs		 L 2–6, 1–6
RPO 17 July 1992 Elena Pampoulova  Hungary Virág Csurgó
Kata Györke		 W 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1
1993 World Group I R1 19 July 1993 Lubomira Bacheva  South Korea Clay Kim Il-soon
Park Sung-hee		 L 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 1–4 ret.
R2 21 July 1993 Magdalena Maleeva  Argentina Inés Gorrochategui
Patricia Tarabini		 L 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
1994 World Group I R1 19 July 1994 Magdalena Maleeva  Croatia Clay Iva Majoli
Maja Murić		 W 6–2, 6–3
QF 22 July 1994 Magdalena Maleeva  France Julie Halard
Nathalie Tauziat		 L 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
1995 World Group I QF 23 April 1995 Magdalena Maleeva  Spain Carpet (I) Neus Ávila Bonastre
Virginia Ruano Pascual		 W 6–0, 6–1
  • RPO = Relegation Play-off

See also
  1. "Katerina Maleeva's Biography". International Tennis Federation.
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