Bulgarian tennis player
Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, Bulgarian: Десислава Топалова; born 8 June 1978) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.[1]
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 between 1997 and the mid 2000s, serving as its captain in the later stages of her career.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Legend
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–2)
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Clay (6–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Aug 1996
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ITF Istanbul, Turkey
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10,000
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Hard
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Tanja Karsten
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7–6(7–1), 6–7(3–7), 6–1
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Loss
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1–1
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Aug 1997
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ITF Istanbul, Turkey
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10,000
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Hard
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Elena Dementieva
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5–7, 4–6
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Win
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2–1
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Sep 1997
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ITF Cluj, Romania
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10,000
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Clay
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Alice Pirsu
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6–3, 5–7, 6–3
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Win
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3–1
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Sep 1997
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ITF Albena, Bulgaria
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10,000
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Clay
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Lubomira Bacheva
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2–6, 6–4, 6–0
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Win
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4–1
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Jul 1998
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ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands
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10,000
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Clay
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Yvette Basting
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7–6(7–3), 6–2
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Win
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5–1
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Sep 1998
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ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
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25,000
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Clay
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Nadejda Ostrovskaya
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2
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Loss
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5–2
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Apr 1999
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ITF Makarska, Croatia
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10,000
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Clay
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Petra Mandula
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5–7, 5–7
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Win
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6–2
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Oct 1999
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ITF Porto, Portugal
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25,000
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Clay
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Anna Bieleń-Żarska
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7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–5
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Win
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7–2
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Apr 2000
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ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic
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25,000
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Clay
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Daphne van de Zande
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6–4, 6–1
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Loss
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7–3
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Sep 2002
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ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
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25,000
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Clay
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Margalita Chakhnashvili
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3–6, 6–4, 0–6
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Loss
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7–4
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Aug 2003
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ITF Bielefeld, Germany
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10,000
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Clay
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Christina Fitz
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6
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Loss
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7–5
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Oct 2003
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ITF Rockhampton, Australia
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25,000
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Hard
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Nina Dübbers
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5–7, 1–6
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Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Legend
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$100,000 tournaments
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$75,000 tournaments
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$50,000 tournaments
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$25,000 tournaments
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$10,000 tournaments
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Finals by surface
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Hard (4–1)
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Clay (5–7)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Aug 1994
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ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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10,000
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Clay
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Dora Djilianova
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Teodora Nedeva
Antoaneta Pandjerova
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4–6, 6–4, 2–6
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Win
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1–1
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Sep 1994
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ITF Varna, Bulgaria
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10,000
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Hard
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Dora Djilianova
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Galina Dimitrova
Claudia Timm
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6–3, 7–5
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Loss
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1–2
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Feb 1995
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ITF Istanbul, Turkey
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10,000
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Hard
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Dora Djilianova
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Corina Morariu
Christina Zachariadou
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3–6, 5–7
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Loss
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1–3
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Jun 1995
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ITF Katowice, Poland
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10,000
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Clay
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Galina Dimitrova
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Monika Kratochvílová
Hana Šromová
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3–6, 6–4, 3–6
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Loss
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1–4
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Sep 1995
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ITF Varna, Bulgaria
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10,000
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Clay
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Galina Dimitrova
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Dora Djilianova
Pavlina Nola
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6–4, 4–6, 5–7
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Win
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2–4
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Aug 1996
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ITF Istanbul, Turkey
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10,000
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Hard
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İpek Şenoğlu
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Khoo Chin-bee Alice Pirsu
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6–1, 6–4
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Loss
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2–5
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Sep 1996
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ITF Albena, Bulgaria
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10,000
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Clay
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Galina Dimitrova
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Antoaneta Pandjerova
Pavlina Nola
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4–6, 2–6
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Win
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3–5
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Jun 1997
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ITF Velp, Netherlands
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10,000
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Clay
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Galina Dimitrova
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Kim Kilsdonk
Jolanda Mens
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5–7, 7–5, 6–4
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Win
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4–5
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Sep 1997
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ITF Albena, Bulgaria
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10,000
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Clay
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Galina Dimitrova
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Lubomira Bacheva
Antoaneta Pandjerova
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7–5, 6–1
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Loss
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4–6
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May 1998
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ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
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10,000
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Clay
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Teodora Nedeva
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Olga Vymetálková Michaela Paštiková
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5–7, 6–7(5–7)
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Loss
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4–7
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May 1998
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ITF Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
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10,000
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Clay
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Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Tatjana Ječmenica Dragana Zarić
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2–6, 5–7
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Loss
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4–8
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Aug 1998
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ITF Paderborn, Germany
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10,000
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Clay
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Esther Brunn
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Linda Faltynková Petra Raclavská
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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5–8
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Sep 2000
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ITF Bucharest, Romania
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25,000
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Clay
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Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Katarina Mišić Marketa Kochta
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6–4, 6–2
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Win
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6–8
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Sep 2000
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ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
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25,000
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Clay
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Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Natalia Galouza Shelley Stephens
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6–1, 7–6(7–4)
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Win
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7–8
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Sep 2002
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ITF Batumi, Georgia
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75,000
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Hard
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Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Gulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva
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2–6, 6–1, 6–1
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Win
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8–8
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Oct 2000
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ITF Saint-Raphaël, France
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25,000
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Hard (i)
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Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić
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4–6, 6–3, 6–1
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Loss
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8–9
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Sep 2003
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ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
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25,000
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Clay
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Dragana Zarić
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Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits
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6–3, 7–5
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