Lubomira Bacheva

Lubomira Bacheva (Bulgarian: Любомира Бачева, born 7 March 1975) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 68 on 1 November 1999.

Lubomira Bacheva
Любомира Бачева
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1975-03-07) 7 March 1975
Sofia, Bulgaria
Turned pro1990
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 534,838
Singles
Career record381–275 (58.1%)
Career titles0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 68 (1 November 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenR1 (2000, 2001)
French OpenR2 (1999)
WimbledonR2 (2000)
US OpenR2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record179–150 (54.4%)
Career titles2 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 53 (16 April 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenR1 (2001, 2002)
French OpenR1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
WimbledonR1 (2000, 2001, 2004)
US OpenR2 (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–6 (14.3%)
(singles 0–4; doubles 1-2)

Tennis career

As a junior, Bacheva won the European Championships in 1989 and 1991.[1]

Bacheva turned professional in 1990 and spent several years on the ITF Women's Circuit building up her ranking. In 1999, she finally broke through the top 100 and reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Estoril Open as a lucky loser. She finished that year at No. 73. She finished 2000 again in the top 100. In 2001, she beat Chanda Rubin for her career best win. She played her last professional match in 2004—a first-round loss to Dally Randriantefy in an ITF event.

Bacheva won no WTA Tour singles titles, but did win two doubles titles in Casablanca and Budapest respectively. She was a member of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team from 1993 to 1996[2] with a win-loss record of 1–6.

Grand Slam performance timeline
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
Tournament19931994–98199920002001200220032004SRW–L
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R Q1 A Q1 0 / 2 0–2
French Open Q2 A 2R 1R 1R 1R Q2 1R 0 / 5 1–5
Wimbledon A A 1R 2R 1R A A Q1 0 / 3 1–3
US Open A A 1R 2R Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 2 1–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–4 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 12 3–12

Doubles
Tournament20002001200220032004SRW–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2
French Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5
Wimbledon 1R 1R A A 1R 0 / 3 0–3
US Open 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3
Win–Loss 1–3 0–4 0–3 0–1 0–2 0 / 13 1–13

WTA career finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I tournaments (0–0)
Tier II tournaments (0–0)
Tier III tournaments (0–1)
Tier IV tournaments (1–0)
Tier V tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2000 Budapest, Hungary Tier IV Clay Cristina Torrens Valero Jelena Kostanić
Sandra Načuk		 6–0, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2000 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Tier III Carpet (i) Cristina Torrens Valero Alexandra Fusai
Nathalie Tauziat		 3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win 2–1 Jul 2001 Casablanca, Morocco Tier V Clay Åsa Carlsson María José Martínez Sánchez
María Emilia Salerni		 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Loss 2–2 Jul 2002 Palermo, Italy Tier V Clay Angelika Rösch Evgenia Kulikovskaya
Ekaterina Sysoeva		 4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (7–12)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1991 ITF Sibenik, Yugoslavia 10,000 Clay Irina Sukhova 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 1991 ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Kateřina Šišková 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Jul 1991 ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Kateřina Šišková 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Sep 1991 ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Elena Makarova 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 1992 ITF Vaihingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Joannette Kruger 1–6, 0–6
Loss 2–4 Sep 1995 ITF Spoleto, Italy 25,000 Clay Cristina Salvi 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Win 3–4 Aug 1997 ITF Rebecq, Belgium 10,000 Clay Kildine Chevalier 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Sep 1997 ITF Albena, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Desislava Topalova 6–2, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 1997 ITF Moulins, France 10,000 Hard (i) Edith Nunes-Bersot 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–7 Nov 1997 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i) Gabriela Kučerová 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–7 Apr 1998 ITF Brest, France 10,000 Hard (i) Sophie Georges 7–5, 6–0
Loss 4–8 Jul 1998 ITF Puchheim, Germany 25,000 Clay Gisela Riera 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–9 Jul 1998 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay Petra Mandula 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 4–10 Aug 1998 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard Anca Barna 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Win 5–10 Nov 1998 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i) Silvia Sosnarová 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–11 Mar 1999 ITF Biel, Switzerland 25,000 Hard (i) Evie Dominikovic 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 2–6
Win 6–11 Mar 1999 ITF Dinan, France 25,000 Clay (i) Stéphanie Foretz 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win 7–11 Sep 1999 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–1
Win 8–11 Sep 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France 50,000 Clay Gloria Pizzichini 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–12 Sep 1999 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Marta Marrero 2–6, 3–6
Loss 8–13 Sep 2000 ITF Bordeaux, France 75,000 Clay Émilie Loit 5–7, 2–6
Loss 8–14 Sep 2001 ITF Denain, France 50,000 Clay Céline Beigbeder 4–6, 0–6
Win 9–14 Sep 2001 ITF Bordeaux, France 75,000 Clay Anna Smashnova 4–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss 9–15 Aug 2003 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay Tathiana Garbin 3–6, 1–6
Loss 9–16 Jul 2004 ITF Vittel, France 50,000 Clay Nuria Llagostera Vives 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 28 (11 titles, 17 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (7–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1991 ITF Helsinki, Finland 10,000 Carpet (i) Elena Pogorelova Nadja Beik
Meike Babel		 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 1991 ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia 10,000 Clay Ivona Horvat Elena Pogorelova
Irina Sukhova		 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Sep 1991 ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Galia Angelova Elena Pogorelova
Irina Sukhova		 7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 3–1 Nov 1991 ITF Hull, United Kingdom 25,000 Carpet (i) Barbara Griffiths Amanda Grunfeld
Julie Salmon		 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Loss 3–2 Apr 1992 ITF Limoges, France 25,000 Carpet (i) Sylvia Štefková Els Callens
Michèle Strebel		 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Sep 1992 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Galia Angelova Karina Kuregian
Kirrily Sharpe		 6–7, 2–6
Win 4–3 Sep 1993 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Galia Angelova Patrícia Marková
Zuzana Nemšáková		 6–0, 7–5
Loss 4–4 Apr 1994 ITF Marathon, Greece 10,000 Clay Sandra van der Aa Patrícia Marková
Simona Nedorostova		 3–6, 0–6
Loss 4–5 Sep 1995 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Réka Vidáts Geraldine Aizenberg
Laura Montalvo		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Sep 1997 ITF Albena, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Antoaneta Pandjerova Galina Dimitrova
Desislava Topalova		 5–7, 1–6
Win 5–6 Nov 1997 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i) Julia Abe Katalin Marosi
Caroline Schneider		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Jul 1998 ITF Vaihingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Julia Abe Laurence Courtois
Maja Murić		 1–6, 4–6
Win 6–7 Aug 1998 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard Jasmin Wöhr Caroline Dhenin
Sophie Georges		 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 7–7 Aug 1998 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Maaike Koutstaal Magda Mihalache
Zuzana Váleková		 6–1, 7–5
Loss 7–8 Nov 1998 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i) Iroda Tulyaganova Emmanuelle Curutchet
Samantha Schoeffel		 1–6, 6–2, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 7–9 Sep 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France 50,000 Clay Cristina Torrens Valero Åsa Carlsson
Émilie Loit		 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 7–10 Jul 2001 ITF Orbetello, Italy 25,000 Clay Laurence Courtois María Emilia Salerni
Patricia Tarabini		 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 1–6
Loss 7–11 Oct 2001 ITF Poitiers, France 75,000 Hard (i) Amanda Hopmans Kristie Boogert
Laurence Courtois		 1–6, 5–7
Loss 7–12 Oct 2001 ITF Southampton, United Kingdom 50,000 Hard (i) Elena Tatarkova Nannie de Villiers
Irina Selyutina		 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 2–6
Win 8–12 Sep 2002 ITF Biella, Italy 50,000 Clay Eva Bes María José Martínez Sánchez
Anabel Medina Garrigues		 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–12 Oct 2002 ITF Girona, Spain 50,000 Clay Gala León García Flavia Pennetta
Andreea Ehritt-Vanc		 6–4, 6–3
Win 10–12 Nov 2002 ITF Poitiers, France 50,000 Hard (i) Evgenia Kulikovskaya Caroline Dhenin
Émilie Loit		 w/o
Loss 10–13 Aug 2003 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay Stefanie Haidner Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Darija Jurak		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 10–14 Oct 2003 ITF Girona, Spain 50,000 Clay Roberta Vinci Conchita Martínez Granados
María José Martínez Sánchez		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 10–15 Feb 2004 ITF Ortisei, Italy 75,000 Carpet (i) Angelika Rösch Olga Vymetálková
Gabriela Chmelinová		 1–6, 3–6
Win 11–15 May 2004 ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 75,000 Clay Eva Birnerová Ruxandra Dragomir
Antonia Matic		 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 11–16 Aug 2004 ITF Modena, Italy 75,000 Clay Eva Birnerová Gabriela Chmelinová
Michaela Paštiková		 2–6, 3–6
Loss 11–17 Sep 2004 ITF Denain, France 75,000 Clay Michaela Paštiková Yuliana Fedak
Anna-Lena Grönefeld		 6–1, 1–6, 2–6
  • w/o = walkover

Fed Cup

Lubomira Bacheva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1993. She has a 0–4 singles and a 1–2 doubles record (1–6 overall).

Singles (0–4)
Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
1995 World Group I RPO 22 July 1995  South Africa Hard Joannette Kruger L 0–6, 3–6
23 July 1995 Amanda Coetzer L 2–6, 4–6
1996 World Group II QF 27 April 1996  Slovakia Clay Karina Habšudová L 0–6, 1–6
28 April 1996 Katarína Studeníková L 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (1–2)
Edition Round Date Partner Against Surface Opponents W/L Result
1993 World Group I R1 19 July 1993 Katerina Maleeva  South Korea Clay Kim Il-soon
Park Sung-hee		 L 6–3, 6–7(2), 1–4 ret.
1994 World Group I R2 21 July 1994 Svetlana Krivencheva  Indonesia Clay Natalia Soetrisno
Romana Tedjakusuma		 W 6–1, 6–3
1995 World Group I RPO 23 July 1995 Dora Djilianova  South Africa Hard Amanda Coetzer
Elna Reinach		 L 1–6, 4–6
  • RPO = Relegation Play–off

References
  1. "Lubomira Bacheva Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Profile". Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  2. "Lubomira Bacheva Fed Cup Player Profile". Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-16.
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