Isabella Shinikova

Isabella Shinikova (Bulgarian: Изабелла Шиникова) (born 25 October 1991) is a Bulgarian tennis player.

Isabella Shinikova
Изабелла Шиникова
Isabella Shinikova at Wimbledon, 2016
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1991-10-25) 25 October 1991
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 361,330
Singles
Career record453–278 (62.0%)
Career titles22 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 133 (20 February 2017)
Current rankingNo. 187 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2020)
French OpenQ1 (2017)
WimbledonQ2 (2019)
US OpenQ3 (2019)
Doubles
Career record298–228 (56.7%)
Career titles29 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 159 (20 May 2019)
Current rankingNo. 231 (16 March 2020)
Team competitions
Fed Cup12–17 (41.4%)
Last updated on: 2 August 2020.

On 20 February 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 133. On 14 January 2019, she peaked at No. 213 in the WTA doubles rankings.

She has also played for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team, with a current 12–17 record in Fed Cup.

Early life and junior career

Shinikova started playing tennis at the age seven. She played on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006 and won two singles titles and one doubles title.[1]

Professional career

In 2009, Shinikova made her pro debut at a $25k event. Since then, she is playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, and in 2015, she topped the annual leaderboard winning eight titles through the year.[2]

2016

In April, Shinikova made her main draw debut at a WTA Tour tournament at the Katowice Open, losing to Alizé Cornet in the first round. Then she failed to qualify for the main draws of Stuttgart Open, Ricoh Open and Aegon Classic Birmingham. In July, Shinikova qualified for the main draw at the BRD Bucharest Open losing to Simona Halep in the second round. She then made her debut at US Open qualifying draw, seeded 31st, losing to Laura Robson in the second round.

Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (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
Tournament20162017201820192020W–L
Australian Open A Q1 A A Q2 0–0
French Open A Q1 A A 0–0
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 A Q2 NH 0–0
US Open Q2 A A Q3 0–0
Win–Loss0–00–00–00–00–00–0

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 41 (22 titles, 19 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2010 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Danka Kovinić 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Apr 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Quirine Lemoine 4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2011 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Clay Lisa Sabino 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–4 Mar 2012 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay (i) Ysaline Bonaventure 6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Loss 1–5 Mar 2012 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Elina Svitolina 6–7(4), 6–7(5)
Loss 1–6 Dec 2012 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Irina Ramialison 1–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win 2–6 Dec 2012 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard (i) İpek Soylu 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–7 Jun 2013 ITF Adana, Turkey 10,000 Hard Zuzana Zlochová 5–7, 0–6
Loss 2–8 Jun 2013 ITF Breda, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Bernarda Pera 4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss 2–9 Mar 2014 ITF Bron, France 10,000 Hard (i) Ema Mikulčić 0–6, 5–7
Win 3–9 May 2014 ITF Caserta, Italy 10,000 Clay Marianna Zakarlyuk 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–9 Jan 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Sandra Samir 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 5–9 Feb 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Marie Benoît 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Loss 5–10 Mar 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Myrtille Georges 4–6, 0–6
Win 6–10 Jul 2015 ITF Bursa, Turkey 10,000 Clay Julieta Lara Estable 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–10 Sep 2015 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Irina Bara 7–6(2), 6–4
Win 8–10 Oct 2015 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria 10,000 Hard Margot Yerolymos 6–3, 3–0 ret.
Win 9–10 Nov 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Chiraz Bechri 6–1, 6–2
Win 10–10 Dec 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Yana Sizikova 6–3, 6–2
Win 11–10 Dec 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Marta Paigina 7–5, 6–1
Loss 11–11 Dec 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Marta Paigina 2–6, 3–6
Win 12–11 Feb 2016 ITF Beinasco, Italy 25,000 Clay Jessica Pieri 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 13–11 Mar 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Julia Grabher 6–4, 6–4
Win 14–11 Mar 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Irina Bara 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(2)
Win 15–11 May 2016 ITF Chiasso, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Amanda Carreras 6–3, 7–6(1)
Win 16–11 May 2016 ITF Caserta, Italy 25,000 Clay Dalila Jakupović 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win 17–11 Jul 2016 Bella Cup, Poland 25,000 Clay Tadeja Majerič 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 17–12 Sep 2016 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Kathinka von Deichmann 0–6, 3–6
Win 18–12 Nov 2016 ITF Stockholm, Sweden 10,000 Hard (i) Kristína Schmiedlová 6–4, 6–2
Loss 18–13 Oct 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Marie Témin 4–6, 0–6
Win 19–13 Oct 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Satsuki Takamura 6–1, 6–2
Loss 19–14 Oct 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Fatma Al-Nabhani 3–6, 1–6
Loss 19–15 Mar 2018 ITF Palma Nova, Spain 15,000 Clay Ylena In-Albon 1–6, 5–7
Loss 19–16 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Lea Bošković 7–6(7), 3–6, 4–6
Loss 19–17 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Montserrat González 6–7(4), 2–6
Win 20–17 Apr 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers 6–3, 7–5
Loss 20–18 Jun 2018 ITF Klosters, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Miriam Kolodziejová 7–5, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 20–19 Jul 2018 ITF Båstad, Sweden 25,000 Clay Allie Kiick 2–6, 1–6
Win 21–19 Feb 2019 ITF Trnava, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i) Denisa Allertová 6–1, 6–3
Win 22–19 Sep 2019 Oeste Ladies Open, Portugal 60,000 Hard Natalija Kostić 6–3, 2–0 ret.

Doubles: 56 (29 titles, 27 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2010 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Jelena Durišič Camelia Hristea
Ionela-Andreea Iova		 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2010 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Başak Eraydın Fatma Al-Nabhani
Magali de Lattre		 3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 2–1 Jan 2011 ITF Glasgow, Great Britain 10,000 Hard (i) Ulrikke Eikeri Teodora Mirčić
Jasmina Tinjić		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Mar 2011 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Martina Gledacheva Ilona Kremen
Demi Schuurs		 6–3, 6–7(3), [8–10]
Loss 2–3 Jun 2011 ITF Madrid, Spain 10,000 Hard Julia Stamatova Rocío de la Torre-Sánchez
Olga Sáez Larra		 4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 2–4 Jun 2011 ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Kimberley Cassar Olga Brózda
Natalia Kołat		 7–6(6), 2–6, [2–10]
Loss 2–5 Jul 2011 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Julia Stamatova Polona Reberšak
Zsófia Susányi		 4–6, 6–7(2)
Win 3–5 Aug 2011 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Irina Ramialison Khristina Kazimova
Christina Shakovets		 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 3–6 Aug 2011 ITF Istanbul, Turkey 10,000 Hard Sofia Kvatsabaia Magali de Lattre
Lisa Whybourn		 3–6, 6–2, [10–12]
Loss 3–7 Mar 2012 ITF Bron, France 10,000 Hard (i) Justine Ozga Diāna Marcinkēviča
Despina Papamichail		 5–7, 5–7
Win 4–7 Mar 2012 ITF La Marsa, Tunisia 25,000 Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Sandra Klemenschits		 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–7 Apr 2012 ITF Vic, Spain 10,000 Clay Eugeniya Pashkova Amanda Carreras
Ximena Hermoso		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 5–8 Jun 2012 ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Ksenia Lykina Aleksandra Krunić
Ana Vrljić		 2–6, 4–6
Win 6–8 Jul 2012 ITF Breda, Italy 10,000 Clay Ysaline Bonaventure Carolin Daniels
Xenia Knoll		 6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss 6–9 Jul 2012 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay Michaela Hončová Myrtille Georges
Céline Ghesquière		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 6–10 Feb 2013 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Eva Fernández-Brugués Han Na-lae
Lee Jin-a		 3–6, 3–6
Win 7–10 Mar 2013 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay (i) Lena-Marie Hofmann Bernice van de Velde
Kelly Versteeg		 7–6(5), 6–1
Win 8–10 Mar 2013 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i) Estelle Cascino Dejana Raickovic
Laura Schaeder		 0–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 9–10 Aug 2013 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 15,000 Clay Clothilde de Bernardi Tereza Maliková
Tereza Smitková		 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 9–11 Sep 2013 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Dalia Zafirova Xenia Knoll
Teodora Mirčić		 5–7, 6–7(5)
Win 10–11 Feb 2014 ITF Bron, France 10,000 Hard (i) Alyona Sotnikova Anna Klasen
Katharina Lehnert		 5–7, 7–6(5), [10–5]
Win 11–11 Mar 2014 ITF Amiens, France 10,000 Clay (i) Alyona Sotnikova Angelica Moratelli
Anna Remondina		 6–1, 6–4
Win 12–11 Mar 2014 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i) Alyona Sotnikova Bernice van de Velde
Kelly Versteeg		 6–4, 6–3
Win 13–11 Apr 2014 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Hard (i) Réka Luca Jani Martina Borecká
Michaëlla Krajicek		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 13–12 Aug 2014 ITF Innsbruck, Austria 10,000 Clay Julia Stamatova Zuzanna Maciejewska
Camilla Rosatello		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 13–13 Aug 2014 ITF Braunschweig, Germany 15,000 Clay Polina Leykina Conny Perrin
Chanel Simmonds		 3–6, 0–6
Win 14–13 Sep 2014 ITF Belgrade, Serbia 10,000 Clay Natalija Kostić Nina Alibalić
Nina Stojanović		 6–1, 6–2
Loss 14–14 Sep 2014 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Réka Luca Jani Andreea Mitu
Irina Bara		 5–7, 6–7(5)
Win 15–14 Sep 2014 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Julia Terziyska Diana Buzean
Raluca Elena Platon		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 15–15 Oct 2014 ITF Albena, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Julia Helbet Lenka Kunčíková
Karolína Stuchlá		 2–6, 4–6
Win 16–15 Jan 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Estelle Cascino Kristýna Hrabalová
Vendula Žovincová		 7–6(3), 6–0
Win 17–15 Jan 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Chantal Škamlová Silvia Njirić
Olga Parres Azcoitia		 6–2, 6–0
Win 18–15 Feb 2015 ITF Mâcon, France 10,000 Hard (i) Eva Wacanno Kinnie Laisné
Marine Partaud		 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 19–15 Mar 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Myrtille Georges Chanel Simmonds
Magali Kempen		 1–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss 19–16 Mar 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Fatma Al-Nabhani Carolin Daniels
Justyna Jegiołka		 5–7, 7–5, [5–10]
Win 20–16 Jul 2015 ITF Bursa, Turkey 10,000 Clay Dia Evtimova Ailen Crespo Azconzábal
Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau		 6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 21–16 Sep 2015 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Irina Bara Julieta Lara Estable
Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau		 7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Win 22–16 Oct 2015 ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria 10,000 Hard Julia Terziyska Anna Klasen
Charlotte Klasen		 6–1, 6–2
Win 23–16 Dec 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Karin Kennel Darya Chernetsova
Yana Sizikova		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 23–17 Dec 2015 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Francesca Stephenson Darya Chernetsova
Alexandra Perper		 4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win 24–17 Mar 2016 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Julia Grabher Yuliya Kalabina
Polina Monova		 7–5, 6–0
Loss 24–18 Mar 2016 ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia 10,000 Clay Lina Gjorcheska Julia Grabher
Naomi Totka		 7–5, 1–6, [11–13]
Win 25–18 Sep 2016 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Lina Gjorcheska Laura Schaeder
Melanie Stokke		 6–7(13), 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 25–19 Mar 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Margarita Lazareva Sandra Jamrichová
Yulia Kulikova		 5–7, 6–7(5)
Win 26–19 Mar 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Chantal Škamlová Margarita Lazareva
Maria Marfutina		 7–6(5), 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 26–20 Jul 2017 ITF Horb, Germany 25,000 Clay Ágnes Bukta Lesley Kerkhove
Bibiane Schoofs		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 26–21 Aug 2017 ITF Montreux, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Michaela Hončová Xenia Knoll
Amra Sadiković		 2–6, 5–7
Loss 26–22 Oct 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Mariana Dražić Lea Bošković
Yasmine Mansouri		 6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 26–23 Dec 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Victoria Muntean Claudia Giovine
Giorgia Marchetti		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 26–24 Mar 2018 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay Camilla Scala Montserrat González
Laura Pigossi		 2–6, 0–6
Win 27–24 Jul 2018 ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany 25,000 Clay Polina Leykina Chiara Scholl
Emma Laine		 7–6(4), 7–5
Loss 27–25 Jul 2018 ITF Baja, Hungary 25,000 Clay Nicoleta Dascălu Natalija Kostić
Paula Ormaechea		 w/o
Win 28–25 Sep 2018 ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France 25,000 Hard (i) Leonie Küng Manon Arcangioli
Sherazad Reix		 6–2, 7–5
Loss 28–26 Jun 2019 ITF Klosters, Switzerland 25,000 Clay Leonie Küng Lisa Sabino
Gaia Sanesi		 6–3, 1–6, [6–10]
Loss 28–27 Aug 2019 ITF Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland 25,000 Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Anna Hertel
Anastasiya Shoshyna		 7–6(6), 2–6, [4–10]
Win 29–27 Sep 2019 Oeste Ladies Open, Portugal 60,000 Hard Jessika Ponchet Anna Danilina
Vivian Heisen		 6–1, 6–3

Year-end rankings
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Singles – 719 350 349 343 410 330 152 353 275 163
Doubles 1029 620 378 293 309 274 331 383 376 220 250

Fed Cup participation

Shinikova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2012. Since then, she has a 7–9 singles record and a 5–8 doubles record (12–17 overall).

Singles (3–2)
Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2012 Europe/Africa Group I RPO 4 February 2012  Portugal Hard Maria João Koehler L 3–6, 5–7
2014 Europe/Africa Group I RR 4 February 2014  Portugal Hard (i) Maria João Koehler L 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
6 February 2014  Turkey Pemra Özgen W 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
RPO 9 February 2014  Luxembourg Claudine Schaul W 6–2, 6–3
2012 Europe/Africa Group I PO5 6 February 2016  Georgia Hard Sofia Shapatava W 1–6, 7–6(1), 6–4

Doubles (4–5)
Edition Round Date Partner Against Surface Opponents W/L Result
2013 Europe/Africa Group I RR 7 February 2013 Elitsa Kostova  Netherlands Hard Arantxa Rus
Bibiane Schoofs		 W 6–2, 7–6(5)
8 February 2013 Dia Evtimova  Luxembourg Laura Correia
Tiffany Cornelius		 W 6–2, 6–2
9 February 2013 Elitsa Kostova  Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Tina Rupert		 W 6–2, 6–3
2014 Europe/Africa Group I RR 4 February 2014 Viktoriya Tomova  Portugal Hard (i) Bárbara Luz
Ines Murta		 W 6–2, 7–5
6 February 2014 Elitsa Kostova  Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Pemra Özgen		 L 7–5, 1–6, 5–7
2016 Europe/Africa Group I RR 3 February 2016 Dia Evtimova  Hungary Hard Dalma Gálfi
Fanny Stollár		 L 3–6, 1–6
4 February 2016 Dia Evtimova  Latvia Diāna Marcinkeviča
Jeļena Ostapenko		 L 6–4, 0–6, 5–7
5 February 2016 Dia Evtimova  Belgium Marie Benoît
An-Sophie Mestach		 L 7–6(4), 2–6, 4–6
PO5 6 February 2014 Elitsa Kostova  Georgia Oksana Kalashnikova
Sofia Shapatava		 L 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
  • RR = Round Robin
  • RPO = Relegation Play-off
  • PO5 = 5th-8th Play-off

References
  1. "ITF junior profile". Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  2. Nick Fishpool. "Spotlight On... Isabella Shinikova - December 2015". ITFtennis.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
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