Dora Djilianova

Dora Lane (born 13 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She competed as Dora Djilianova.

Dora Lane
Full nameDora Lane (Djilianova)
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (1976-01-13) 13 January 1976
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Prize money$15,068
Singles
Career record53–38
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 327 (23 October 1995)
Doubles
Career record34–30
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 237 (7 August 1995)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–1

Biography

Originally from Plovdiv, Lane competed on the ITF Circuit during the 1990s, reaching a best ranking of 327 in the world. Most notably she represented the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in a 1995 World Group Play-off against South Africa in Bloemfontein. She played in the doubles rubber, which she and partner Lubomira Bacheva lost to Amanda Coetzer and Elna Reinach.

Lane left the professional tennis circuit in 1996 to take up a scholarship to California State University, Fresno. As a senior, she was ranked as high as fourth in the country. She is now based in Reno, Nevada and works as an employment attorney.[1]

ITF Circuit finals
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 3 (1–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 May 1994 ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay Monika Maštalířová 2–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 25 September 1994 ITF Varna, Bulgaria Clay Galia Angelova 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 17 September 1995 ITF Varna, Bulgaria Clay Cecilia Ampuero 0–6, 5–7

Doubles: 5 (2–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 18 September 1994 ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria Clay Desislava Topalova Teodora Nedeva
Antoaneta Pandjerova		 4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 25 September 1994 ITF Varna, Bulgaria Hard Desislava Topalova Galina Dimitrova
Claudia Timm		 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 30 January 1995 ITF İstanbul, Turkey Hard Desislava Topalova Corina Morariu
Christina Zachariadou		 3–6, 5–7
Winner 2. 17 September 1995 ITF Varna, Bulgaria Clay Pavlina Nola Galina Dimitrova
Desislava Topalova		 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 3. 1 October 1995 ITF Bucharest, Romania Clay Pavlina Nola Angela Kerek
Maja Živec-Škulj		 2–6, 7–6(5), 3–6
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References
  1. "In her own words: Employment attorney Dora Lane". nnbusinessview.com. 22 April 2014.
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