Dora Lane (born 13 January 1976) is a former professional

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player from Bulgaria. She competed as Dora Djilianova.

Biography

Originally from

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, Lane competed on the ITF Circuit during the 1990s, reaching a best ranking of 327 in the world. Most notably she represented the

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in a 1995 World Group Play-off against South Africa in Bloemfontein. She played in the doubles rubber, which she and partner

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lost to

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and

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. Lane left the professional tennis circuit in 1996 to take up a scholarship to

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. As a senior, she was ranked as high as fourth in the country. She is now based in

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and works as an employment attorney.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Djilianova, Dora 1976 births Living people Bulgarian female tennis players Fresno State Bulldogs women's tennis players Bulgarian emigrants to the United States Tennis players from Plovdiv College women's tennis players in the United States Expatriate tennis players in the United States