Desislava Topalova

Desislava Topalova
Десислава Топалова
Country (sports)  Bulgaria
Born (1978-06-08) June 8, 1978
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Turned pro 1996
Retired 2005
Prize money $150,516
Singles
Career record 240-190
Career titles 10 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 8 ITF
Highest ranking No. 184 (10 September 2001)

Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, Bulgarian: Десислава Топалова; born 8 June 1978) is a retired professional tennis player from Bulgaria.[1]

She reached her career high singles ranking of No. 152 in the world 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: 28 (16–13)

Singles: 12 (7–5)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. 18 August 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Germany Tanja Karsten 7-6, 6-7, 6-1
Runner-up 1. 17 August 1997 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Russia Elena Dementieva 5-7, 4-6
Winner 2. 7 September 1997 Cluj, Romania Clay Romania Alice Pirsu 6–3, 5–7, 6-3
Winner 3. 28 September 1997 Albena, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva 2–6, 6–4, 6-0
Winner 4. 5 July 1998 Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay (O) Netherlands Yvette Basting 7-6, 6–2
Winner 5. 6 September 1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay (O) Belarus Nadejda Ostrovskaya 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Runner-up 2. 11 April 1999 Makarska, Croatia Clay (O) Hungary Petra Mandula 5-7, 5-7
Winner 6. 3 October 1999 Oporto, Portugal Clay (O) Poland Anna Zarska 7-6, 4-6, 7-5
Winner 8. 23 April 2000 Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay (O) Belgium Daphne van de Zande 6-4, 6-1
Runner-up 3. 15 September 2002 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay (O) Georgia (country) Margalita Chakhnashvili 3-6, 6-4, 0-6
Runner-up 4. 31 August 2003 Bielefeld, Germany Clay (O) Germany Christina Fitz 6-3, 3-6, 3-6
Runner-up 5. 26 October 2003 Rockhampton, Australia Hard (O) Germany Nina Duebbers 5-7, 1-6

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 18 September 1994 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Dora Djilianova Bulgaria Teodora Nedeva
Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 25 September 1994 Varna, Bulgaria Hard Bulgaria Dora Djilianova Bulgaria Galina Dimitrova
Germany Claudia Hoffmann-Timm		 6-3, 7-5
Runner-up 2. 30 January 1995 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Bulgaria Dora Djilianova United States Corina Morariu
Greece Christina Zachariadou		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 29 May 1995 Katowice, Poland Clay Bulgaria Galina Dimitrova Czech Republic Monika Kratochvilová
Czech Republic Hana Šromová		 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 17 September 1995 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Galina Dimitrova Bulgaria Dora Djilianova
Bulgaria Pavlina Nola		 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 18 August 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Malaysia Khoo Chin-bee
Romania Alice Pîrșu		 6–1, 6-4
Runner-up 5. 15 September 1996 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Galina Dimitrova Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova
Bulgaria Pavlina Nola		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 29 June 1997 Velp, Netherlands Clay Bulgaria Galina Dimitrova Netherlands Kim Kilsdonk
Netherlands Jolanda Mens		 5–7, 7–5, 6-4
Winner 4. 28 September 1997 Albena, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Galina Dimitrova Bulgaria Lubomira Bacheva
Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova		 7-5, 6-1
Runner-up 6. 3 May 1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Teodora Nedeva Czech Republic Olga Blahotová
Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková		 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up 7. 17 May 1998 Novi Sad, Serbia Clay Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tatjana Ječmenica
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić		 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 9 August 1998 Paderborn, Germany Clay Germany Ester Brunn Czech Republic Linda Faltynková
Czech Republic Petra Kucová		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 10 September 2000 Bucharest, Romania Clay Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Katarina Mišić
Germany Marketa Kochta		 6-4, 6-2
Winner 6. 17 September 2000 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Netherlands Natalia Galouza
New Zealand Shelley Stephens		 6-1, 7-6(7-4)
Winner 7. 29 September 2002 Batumi, Georgia Hard Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Russia Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Russia Maria Kondratieva		 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
Winner 8. 27 October 2002 St. Raphael, France Hard (i) Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Katarina Mišić
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Zarić		 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Winner 9. 21 September 2003 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić Austria Daniela Klemenschits
Austria Sandra Klemenschits		 6-3, 7-5

References

  1. ↑ "WTA profile of Dessislava Topalova". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Пиронкова, Кръстевич, Пенкова и Топалова в състава ни за "Фед Къп"". bgtennis.com. 2006-03-28. Retrieved 2015-03-05.


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