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Desislava Topalova
Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, Bulgarian: Десислава Топалова; born 8 June 1978) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.
| Country (sports) |
|---|
| (1978-06-08) 8 June 1978Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| 1996 |
| 2005 |
| US$ 150,485 |
| 240–190 |
| 7 ITF |
| No. 152 (15 May 2000) |
| Q2 (2001) |
| Q2 (2000, 2001, 2002) |
| Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002) |
| Q3 (2004) |
| 120–92 |
| 9 ITF |
| No. 184 (10 September 2001) |
| 18–16 (singles 14–7) |
Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, Bulgarian: Десислава Топалова; born 8 June 1978) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.
During her career she won 7 ITF singles titles and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 152 on 15 May 2000, whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 184 on 10 September 2001. 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.
| Legend | Finals by surface |
|---|---|
| $100,000 tournaments | |
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments | |
| Hard (1–2) | |
| Clay (6–3) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Tanja Karsten | 7–6(7–1), 6–7(3–7), 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1997 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Elena Dementieva | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1997 | ITF Cluj, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Alice Pirsu | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 1998 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Yvette Basting | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Nadejda Ostrovskaya | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 1999 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Petra Mandula | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 1999 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Bieleń-Żarska | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–2 | Apr 2000 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | Daphne van de Zande | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Sep 2002 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 2003 | ITF Bielefeld, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Christina Fitz | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2003 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Dübbers | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Legend | Finals by surface |
|---|---|
| $100,000 tournaments | |
| $75,000 tournaments | |
| $50,000 tournaments | |
| $25,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments | |
| Hard (4–1) | |
| Clay (5–7) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1994 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Dora Djilianova | Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1994 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Hard | Dora Djilianova | Galina Dimitrova Claudia Timm | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1995 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Dora Djilianova | Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 1995 | ITF Katowice, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova | Monika Kratochvílová Hana Šromová | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 1995 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova | Dora Djilianova Pavlina Nola | 6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–4 | Aug 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | İpek Şenoğlu | Khoo Chin-bee Alice Pirsu | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 1996 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova | Antoaneta Pandjerova Pavlina Nola | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jun 1997 | ITF Velp, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova | Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova | Lubomira Bacheva Antoaneta Pandjerova | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Teodora Nedeva | Olga Vymetálková Michaela Paštiková | 5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 4–7 | May 1998 | ITF Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | 10,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova | Tatjana Ječmenica Dragana Zarić | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Aug 1998 | ITF Paderborn, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Esther Brunn | Linda Faltynková Petra Raclavská | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Sep 2000 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova | Katarina Mišić Marketa Kochta | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–8 | Sep 2000 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova | Natalia Galouza Shelley Stephens | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 7–8 | Sep 2002 | ITF Batumi, Georgia | 75,000 | Hard | Antoaneta Pandjerova | Gulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva | 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–8 | Oct 2000 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Antoaneta Pandjerova | Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Sep 2003 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Dragana Zarić | Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits | 6–3, 7–5 |
- Desislava Topalova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Desislava Topalova at the International Tennis Federation
- Desislava Topalova at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)
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