Elena Pampoulova

Elena Pampulova (also Elena Pampulova-Wagner, Elena Pampulova-Bergomi, Bulgarian: Елена Пампулова, born 17 May 1972) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.

Elena Pampulova
Елена Пампулова
Country (sports) Bulgaria (1972–1996)
 Germany (1997–2001)
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1972-05-17) 17 May 1972
Sofia, Bulgaria
Turned pro1988
Retired2001
Prize money$704,882
Singles
Career record243–179
Career titles1 WTA, 12 ITF
Highest ranking62 (9 September 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1990, 1998, 1999)
French Open2R (1990, 1998, 1999)
Wimbledon3R (1999)
US Open3R (1997)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992)
Doubles
Career record163–146
Career titles3 WTA, 8 ITF
Highest ranking38 (23 September 1996)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (1995, 1998)
French Open3R (1990, 1996, 1999)
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US Open2R (1995)
Mixed doubles
Career record0–1
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open1R (1997)
Team competitions
Fed Cup8–8

Her professional tennis career span from 1988 to 2001. Pampulova's career-high singles ranking is world No. 62, her career-high doubles ranking is No. 38, both achieved in September 1996.

Tennis career

Pampoulova played for Bulgaria and the Bulgaria Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1992. Pampulova was one of only three players to represent Bulgaria in tennis at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona (together with Katerina Maleeva and Magdalena Maleeva).

From 1997 to 1999, Elena played for the Germany Fed Cup team. She won 13 career titles in singles (one WTA) and 11 titles in doubles (three of them from WTA Tour).

Her first tennis coach was her own mother, Bulgarian tennis player Lubka Radkova. Elena's father, Emilian Pampoulov, is also a tennis player.

Personal life

On 11 July 2006, Pampoulova married her long-time boyfriend, Swiss banker Christian Bergomi. The couple lives in Switzerland, where Elena is an investment banker.[1] Their son Alex was born in early 2008.

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (0–0)
Tier IV (1–1)
Tier V (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 13 November 1994 Surabaya, Indonesia Hard Ai Sugiyama 2–6, 6–0, ret.
Runner-up 1. 2 August 1998 Sopot, Poland Clay Henrieta Nagyová 3–6, 7–5, 1–6

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier I (0–0)
Tier II (0–0)
Tier III (1–0)
Tier IV (2–3)
Tier V (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 6 August 1989 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Silke Meier Laura Garrone
Laura Golarsa		 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 17 September 1989 Athens, Greece Clay Silke Meier Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini		 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 3. 15 September 1996 Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Clay Eva Martincová Karina Habšudová
Helena Suková		 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 22 September 1996 Warsaw, Poland Clay Olga Lugina Alexandra Fusai
Laura Garrone		 1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 4. 5 January 1997 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Aleksandra Olsza Janette Husárová
Dominique Van Roost		 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6
Runner-up 5. 27 April 1997 Budapest, Hungary Clay Eva Martincová Amanda Coetzer
Alexandra Fusai		 3–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 19 July 1998 Palermo, Italy Clay Pavlina Nola Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 3. 8 August 1999 Knokke-Heist, Belgium Clay Eva Martincová Evgenia Koulikovskaya
Sandra Naćuk		 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (12–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 30 October 1988 Baden, Switzerland Hard (i) Katarzyna Nowak 6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 4 December 1988 Melbourne, Australia Hard Xóchitl Escobedo 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Winner 3. 28 May 1989 Athens, Greece Clay Dora Rangelova 6–1, 6–7, 6–1
Winner 4. 16 July 1989 Erlangen, West Germany Clay Wiltrud Probst 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 5. 20 August 1989 Budapest, Hungary Clay Silke Frankl 6–4, 6–7, 6–0
Winner 6. 8 July 1990 Vaihingen, West Germany Clay Denisa Krajčovičová 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 22 November 1992 Nottingham, Great Britain Carpet (i) Elena Makarova 6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 20 March 1994 Reims, France Clay (i) Catherine Mothes-Jobkel 1–6, 2–6
Winner 7. 30 October 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Hiromi Nagano 6–4, 6–1
Winner 8. 3 December 1995 Limoges, France Hard (i) Paula Hermida 7–5, 6–3
Winner 9. 25 February 1996 Redbridge, Great Britain Hard (i) Haruka Inoue 6–4, 6–4
Winner 10. 3 March 1996 Southampton, Great Britain Carpet (i) Isabelle Demongeot 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Winner 11. 21 April 1996 Murcia, Spain Clay Patty Schnyder 6–4, 6–3
Winner 12. 29 March 1998 Woodlands, United States Hard Anna Smashnova 2–6, 6–1, 7–5

Doubles (8–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 4 November 1988 Melbourne, Australia Hard Kristin Godridge Natalia Leipus
Bernadette Randall-Marshall		 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6
Winner 1. 9 April 1989 Bari, Italy Clay Marion Maruska Andrea Noszály
Eva-Maria Schürhoff		 w/o
Winner 2. 14 June 1992 Modena, Italy Clay Ruxandra Dragomir Alexandra Fusai
Natalie Tschan		 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 2. 4 August 1992 Vaihingen, Germany Clay Joannette Kruger Eva Martincová
Pavlína Rajzlová		 4–6, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 15 November 1992 Manchester, Great Britain Carpet (i) Natalie Tschan Elena Likhovtseva
Elena Makarova		 3–6, 4–6
Winner 3. 22 November 1992 Nottingham, Great Britain Carpet (i) Els Callens Ruxandra Dragomir
Irina Spîrlea		 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Winner 4. 11 April 1993 Limoges, France Carpet (i) Silvia Farina Elia Stephanie Reece
Danielle Scott		 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Winner 5. 4 November 1993 Poitiers, France Hard (i) Olga Lugina Els Callens
Nancy Feber		 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 6. 11 December 1994 Cergy-Pontoise, France Hard (i) Angelique Olivier Kateřina Šišková
Eva Melicharová		 6–1, 6–4
Winner 7. 29 October 1995 Lakeland, United States Hard Eva Martincová Sandra Cacic
Tracey Morton-Rodgers		 1–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 4. 3 December 1995 Limoges, France Hard (i) Eva Martincová Eva Melicharová
Helena Vildová		 3–6, 6–0, 4–6
Winner 8. 2 August 1997 Makarska, Croatia Clay Olga Lugina Maria Goloviznina
Evgenia Kulikovskaya		 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Runner-up 5. 26 April 1998 Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Olga Lugina Lenka Cenková
Kateřina Šišková		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6

Fed Cup

Elena Pampoulova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1988. She has a 5–6 singles record and a 3–2 doubles record (8–8 overall).

Singles (5–6)
Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
1988 World Group I QR 4 December 1988  Philippines Hard Sarah Rafael W 6–3, 6–2
R1 5 December 1988  Sweden Catarina Lindqvist L 5–7, 3–6
PO 6 December 1988  Malta Carol Cassar-Torreggiani W 7–6(7–5), 6–3
PO 7 December 1988  Netherlands Brenda Schultz-McCarthy L 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
1990 World Group I QR 21 July 1990  Philippines Hard Sarah Castillejo W 6–2, 6–0
R1 22 July 1990  Austria Judith Wiesner L 0–6, 0–6
PO 23 July 1990  Norway Amy Jonsson-Råholt W 6–4, 6–3
PO 24 July 1990  Brazil Cláudia Chabalgoity L 2–6, 6–2, 4–6
1992 World Group I Play-offs PO 17 July 1992  Hungary Clay Anna Földényi L 4–6, 2–6
↓  Representing  Germany  ↓
1999 World Group II QF 24 April 1999  Japan Clay Shinobu Asagoe L 6–7(6–8), 1–6
25 April 1999 Miho Saeki W 7–6(10–8), 6–3

Doubles (3–2)
Edition Round Date Partner Against Surface Opponents W/L Result
1988 World Group I R1 5 December 1988 Galia Angelova  Sweden Hard Jonna Jonerup
Maria Lindström		 L 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 1–6
1990 World Group I PO 23 July 1990 Dora Rangelova  Norway Hard Amy Jonsson-Råholt
Astrid Sunde		 W 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1992 World Group I Play-offs RPO 16 July 1992 Magdalena Maleeva  Romania Hard Ruxandra Dragomir
Irina Spîrlea		 L 6–7(5–7), 2–6
RPO 17 July 1992 Katerina Maleeva  Hungary Virág Csurgó
Kata Györke		 W 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1
↓  Representing  Germany  ↓
1997 World Group I QF 2 March 1997 Barbara Rittner  Czech Republic Hard (I) Eva Martincová
Ludmila Richterová		 W 7–6(7–3), 6–2

Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament19881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001Career W–L
Australian Open A A 2R A A A A 1R A 1R 2R 2R A A 3–5
French Open A A 2R 1R A Q1 Q1 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R Q3 A 3–7
Wimbledon A A A 2R A A A 1R 1R A 1R 3R A A 3–5
US Open A A 1R A A A A 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R A A 3–6
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–4 1–3 2–3 2–4 4–4 0–0 0–0 12–23
  • A = did not participate in the tournament.
  • SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

Notes
  1. "Наша топтенисистка вдигна сватба в Швейцария". Retrieved 12 July 2008.
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