Galina Dimitrova

Galina Dimitrova Courson (born 11 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria.

Galina Dimitrova
Full nameGalina Dimitrova Courson
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (1978-04-11) 11 April 1978
Prize money$12,332
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 400 (7 October 1996)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 316 (24 July 1995)

Biography

Dimitrova spent her professional career on the ITF circuit, reaching a top singles ranking of 400 in the world. As a doubles player she had a best ranking of 316 and won three ITF titles. She represented the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in ties against Russia and Greece in 1997.

From 1998 to 2000, Dimitrova played college tennis for the University of North Georgia. A two-time Southern States Athletic Conference champion, she was both NAIA National Player of the Year and an All-American in 1999. Dimitrova, who was named All-American again in 2000, is a member of the UNG Athletics Hall of Fame.[1]

She is now known as Galina Courson and is working as a financial advisor in Atlanta.

ITF finals

Doubles: 7 (3–4)
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. 25 September 1994 Varna, Bulgaria Hard Claudia Timm Dora Djilianova
Desislava Topalova		 3–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 29 May 1995 Katowice, Poland Clay Desislava Topalova Monika Kratochvílová
Hana Šromová		 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up 3. 17 September 1995 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Desislava Topalova Dora Djilianova
Pavlina Nola		 6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Winner 4. 27 May 1996 Skopje, Macedonia Clay Antoaneta Pandjerova Marina Lazarovska
Katarina Mišić		 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 5. 15 September 1996 Varna, Bulgaria Clay Desislava Topalova Antoaneta Pandjerova
Pavlina Nola		 4–6, 2–6
Winner 6. 29 June 1997 Velp, Netherlands Clay Desislava Topalova Kim Kilsdonk
Jolanda Mens		 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 7. 28 September 1997 Albena, Bulgaria Clay Desislava Topalova Lubomira Bacheva
Antoaneta Pandjerova		 7–5, 6–1
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References
  1. "Galina Dimitrova Courson (2014) - Athletics Hall of Fame". University of North Georgia Athletics.
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