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Desislava Topalova
Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, bg, 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 The Bulgaria women's national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. In 2022, Bulgaria competed in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Antalya, where t ... between 1997 and the mid 2000s, serving as its captain in the later stages of her career. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups) Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups) References External links * * * 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Plovdiv Bulgarian female tennis players {{Bulga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv
Plovdiv ( bg, Пловдив, ), is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace. It has a population of 346,893 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is the cultural capital of Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 2019. It is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational center. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Plovdiv is situated in a fertile region of south-central Bulgaria on the two banks of the Maritsa River. The city has historically developed on seven syenite hills, some of which are high. Because of these hills, Plovdiv is often referred to in Bulgaria as "The City of the Seven Hills". There is evidence of habitation in the area dating back to the 6th millennium BCE, when the first Neolithic settlements were established. The city was subsequently a local Thracian settlement, later being conquered and ruled also by Pers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadejda Ostrovskaya
Nadejda Ostrovskaya ( be, Надзея Астроўская; born 29 October 1980) is a Belarusian former tennis player. She won ten singles and 19 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 15 January 2001, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 96. On 15 April 2002, she peaked at No. 78 in the doubles rankings. Playing for Belarus Fed Cup team The Belarus women's national tennis team represented Belarus in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Belarus Tennis Association. They compete in the World Group. After the 2022 Russia invasion of Ukraine, the Internati ..., Ostrovskaya has a win–loss record of 13–9. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 17 (10–7) Doubles: 37 (19–18) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostrovskaya, Nadejda 1980 births Living people Tennis players from Minsk Belarusian female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Kratochvílová
Monika Kratochvílová (born 27 February 1974) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Kratochvílová competed on the professional tour during the 1990s and had a career-high singles ranking of 372 in the world. She performed best in doubles, with 17 ITF titles to her name and a top ranking of 159. All of her WTA Tour main-draw appearances were in doubles, including quarterfinal appearances at Kitzbühel in 1991 and Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ... in 1995. ITF finals Singles (1–2) Doubles (17–9) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kratochvilova, Monika 1974 births Living people Czechoslovak female tennis players Czech female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Zachariadou
Christina Zachariadou ( gr, Χριστίνα Ζαχαριάδου; born 28 August 1974) is a retired Greek tennis player. In her career, she won three singles titles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 20 October 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 358. On 11 September 1995, she peaked at No. 186 in the doubles rankings. Zachariadou competed in the women's doubles tournament of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Playing for Greece in Fed Cup The Billie Jean King Cup (or the BJK Cup) is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched as the Federation Cup in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The name was chan ..., Zachariadou started in 1990 and accumulated a win–loss record of 26–27. ITF Circuit finals Singles: 8 (3–5) Doubles: 27 (12–15) References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corina Morariu
Corina Maria Morariu (born January 26, 1978) is an American former professional tennis player. Morariu (pronounced: mo-RA-R'ju) was born in Detroit, Michigan and is of Romanian descent. She turned professional in 1994. Mainly known as a doubles specialist, she won the women's doubles title at Wimbledon in 1999 with Lindsay Davenport. She also won the mixed-doubles title at the 2001 Australian Open with Ellis Ferreira. She reached the Australian Open women's doubles final with Davenport in 2005. She also reached the world No. 1 ranking in doubles in 2000. In 2001, Morariu was diagnosed with leukemia and began a program of chemotherapy. During this time, Jennifer Capriati dedicated her 2001 French Open victory to Morariu. She also received an inspirational letter from Lance Armstrong, a cancer survivor. After recovering from cancer, along with shoulder surgery, Morariu was largely restricted to doubles play. The WTA then created the Corina Comeback Award, which was presented to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Timm
Claudia Hoffmann-Timm (born 5 April 1973) is a German former professional tennis player. She reached her career-high ranking of 330 in the world in 1995, with her only ITF singles title coming that year, in a $10,000 tournament in Ratzeburg. As a doubles player, Timm won a further three ITF tournaments and twice competed in the doubles main draw of the WTA Tour event in Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal .... ITF Circuit finals Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups) References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Timm, Claudia 1973 births Living people West German female tennis players German female tennis players Universiade medalists in tennis Universiade bronze medalists for Germany Medalists at the 1995 Summer Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galina Dimitrova
Galina Dimitrova Courson (born 11 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria. 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 The University of North Georgia (UNG) is a public senior military college with multiple campuses in Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia. The university was established on January 8, 2013 by a merger of North Georgia College .... 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. She is now known as Galina Courson a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoaneta Pandjerova
Antoaneta Pandjerova ( bg, Антоанета Панджерова, born 22 June 1977) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. On 25 September 2000, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 174 whilst her best doubles ranking was 177 on 31 October 1994. In her career, she won five singles titles and 17 doubles tournaments on the ITF Women's Circuit. Playing for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team The Bulgaria women's national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. In 2022, Bulgaria competed in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Antalya, where t ..., Pandjerova has accumulated a win–loss record of 8–13 (singles 3–8; doubles 5–5). ITF Circuit finals Singles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner–ups) Doubles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runner–ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pandjerova, Antoaneta 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Plovdiv Bulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodora Nedeva
Teodora Nedeva ( bg, Теодора Недева, born 22 April 1977) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. On 6 March 1995, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 409 whilst her best doubles ranking was 168 on 10 July 1995. Playing for Bulgaria at the Fed Cup, Nedeva has accumulated a win–loss record of 0–3 (all doubles). ITF Circuit finals Doubles: 31 (19 titles, 12 runner–ups) Fed Cup Teodora Nedeva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team The Bulgaria women's national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. In 2022, Bulgaria competed in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Antalya, where t ... in 1996. Doubles * RR = Round Robin * PPO = Promotion Play-off External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nedeva, Teodora 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Plovdiv Bulgarian female tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Djilianova
Dora Lane (born 13 January 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She competed as Dora Djilianova. 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 Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ... and works as an employment attorney. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Dübbers
Nina Dübbers (born 24 June 1980) is a former German tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player. Dübbers, who won two singles and two doubles ITF tournaments in her career, reached a singles ranking high of world number 166 on 10 June 2002. She qualified for the first round of the 2001 US Open – Women's singles, but lost 3–6, 2–6 to 18th seed Sandrine Testud. ITF finals Singles (2–1) Doubles (2–0) References External links * * 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Heidelberg German female tennis players Heidelberg University alumni Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margalita Chakhnashvili
Margalita "Maka" Chakhnashvili-Ranzinger ( ka, მარგალიტა "მაკა" ჩახნაშვილი, tr, ; born 9 December 1982) is a Georgian former tennis player. Chakhnashvili-Ranzinger won ten singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 30 July 2007, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 134. On 15 June 2009, she peaked at No. 149 in the doubles rankings. She achieved a 30–27 record for Georgia in Fed Cup competitions. Chakhnashvili-Ranzinger was given a wildcard to represent Georgia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles draw. She teamed up with Anna Tatishvili Anna Tatishvili ( ka, ანა ტატიშვილი, tr, ; born February 3, 1990) is a Georgian-American former professional tennis player. In her career, Tatishvili won eleven singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circu ..., but lost in the first round. ITF finals Singles (10–12) Doubles (5–10) References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
