Desislava Topalova

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

Desislava Topalova
Десислава Топалова
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (1978-06-08) June 8, 1978
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Turned pro1996
Retired2005
Prize money$150,516
Singles
Career record240-190
Career titles10 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 152 (15 May 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2002)
French OpenQ2 (2002)
WimbledonQ1 (2001, 2002)
US OpenQ3 (2004)
Doubles
Career record120-92
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 184 (10 September 2001)

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

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 Tanja Karsten 7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Runner-up 1. 17 August 1997 Istanbul, Turkey Hard Elena Dementieva 5–7, 4–6
Winner 2. 7 September 1997 Cluj, Romania Clay Alice Pirsu 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Winner 3. 28 September 1997 Albena, Bulgaria Clay Lubomira Bacheva 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Winner 4. 5 July 1998 Alkmaar, Netherlands Clay (O) Yvette Basting 7–6, 6–2
Winner 5. 6 September 1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay (O) Nadejda Ostrovskaya 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up 2. 11 April 1999 Makarska, Croatia Clay (O) Petra Mandula 5–7, 5–7
Winner 6. 3 October 1999 Oporto, Portugal Clay (O) Anna Zarska 7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Winner 8. 23 April 2000 Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay (O) Daphne van de Zande 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 3. 15 September 2002 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay (O) Margalita Chakhnashvili 3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Runner-up 4. 31 August 2003 Bielefeld, Germany Clay (O) Christina Fitz 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 26 October 2003 Rockhampton, Australia Hard (O) 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 Dora Djilianova Teodora Nedeva
Antoaneta Pandjerova		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 25 September 1994 Varna, Bulgaria Hard Dora Djilianova Galina Dimitrova
Claudia Timm		 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 30 January 1995 İstanbul, Turkey Hard Dora Djilianova Corina Morariu
Christina Zachariadou		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. 29 May 1995 Katowice, Poland Clay Galina Dimitrova Monika Kratochvílová
Hana Šromová		 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 17 September 1995 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Galina Dimitrova Dora Djilianova
Pavlina Nola		 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 18 August 1996 Istanbul, Turkey Hard İpek Şenoğlu Khoo Chin-bee
Alice Pirsu		 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 15 September 1996 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Galina Dimitrova Antoaneta Pandjerova
Pavlina Nola		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 3. 29 June 1997 Velp, Netherlands Clay Galina Dimitrova Kim Kilsdonk
Jolanda Mens		 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 4. 28 September 1997 Albena, Bulgaria Clay Galina Dimitrova Lubomira Bacheva
Antoaneta Pandjerova		 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 3 May 1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Teodora Nedeva Olga Blahotová
Michaela Paštiková		 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up 7. 17 May 1998 Novi Sad, Serbia Clay Antoaneta Pandjerova Tatjana Ječmenica
Dragana Zarić		 2–6, 5–7
Runner-up 8. 9 August 1998 Paderborn, Germany Clay Ester Brunn Linda Faltynková
Petra Kučová		 3–6, 2–6
Winner 5. 10 September 2000 Bucharest, Romania Clay Antoaneta Pandjerova Katarina Mišić
Marketa Kochta		 6–4, 6–2
Winner 6. 17 September 2000 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Antoaneta Pandjerova Natalia Galouza
Shelley Stephens		 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 7. 29 September 2002 Batumi, Georgia Hard Antoaneta Pandjerova Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Maria Kondratieva		 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 8. 27 October 2002 St. Raphael, France Hard (i) Antoaneta Pandjerova Katarina Mišić
Dragana Zarić		 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner 9. 21 September 2003 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Dragana Zarić Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits		 6–3, 7–5
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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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