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Lubomira Bacheva

Lubomira Bacheva (Bulgarian: Любомира Бачева, born 7 March 1975) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 68 on 1 November 1999.

Lubomira Bacheva
Любомира Бачева
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1975-03-07) 7 March 1975 (age 49)
Sofia
Turned pro1990
Retired2004
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 534,838
Singles
Career record381–275 (58.1%)
Career titles0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 68 (1 November 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2000, 2001)
French Open2R (1999)
Wimbledon2R (2000)
US Open2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record179–150 (54.4%)
Career titles2 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 53 (16 April 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001, 2002)
French Open1R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001, 2004)
US Open2R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–6 (14.3%)
(singles 0–4, doubles 1-2)

Tennis career edit

As a junior, Bacheva won the European Championships in 1989 and 1991.[1]

Bacheva turned professional in 1990 and spent several years on the ITF Women's Circuit building up her ranking. In 1999, she finally broke through the top 100 and reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Estoril Open as a lucky loser. She finished that year at No. 73. She finished 2000 again in the top 100. In 2001, she beat Chanda Rubin for her career best win. She played her last professional match in 2004—a first-round loss to Dally Randriantefy in an ITF event.

Bacheva won no WTA Tour singles titles, but did win two doubles titles in Casablanca and Budapest, respectively. She was a member of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team from 1993 to 1996[2] with a win–loss record of 1–6.

Grand Slam performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles edit

Tournament 1993 1994–98 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SR W–L
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R Q1 A Q1 0 / 2 0–2
French Open Q2 A 2R 1R 1R 1R Q2 1R 0 / 5 1–5
Wimbledon A A 1R 2R 1R A A Q1 0 / 3 1–3
US Open A A 1R 2R Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 0 / 2 1–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–3 2–4 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 12 3–12

Doubles edit

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 SR W–L
Australian Open A 1R 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2
French Open 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 5 0–5
Wimbledon 1R 1R A A 1R 0 / 3 0–3
US Open 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3
Win–loss 1–3 0–4 0–3 0–1 0–2 0 / 13 1–13

WTA career finals edit

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tier III tournaments (0–1)
Tier IV tournaments (1–0)
Tier V tournaments (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2000 Hungarian Open Tier IV Clay   Cristina Torrens Valero   Jelena Kostanić
  Sandra Načuk 		6–0, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2000 Luxembourg Open Tier III Carpet (i)   Cristina Torrens Valero   Alexandra Fusai
  Nathalie Tauziat 		3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win 2–1 Jul 2001 Morocco Open Tier V Clay   Åsa Carlsson   María José Martínez Sánchez
  María Emilia Salerni 		6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Loss 2–2 Jul 2002 Palermo Open, Italy Tier V Clay   Angelika Rösch   Evgenia Kulikovskaya
  Ekaterina Sysoeva 		4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals edit

Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (7–12)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1991 ITF Sibenik, Yugoslavia 10,000 Clay   Irina Sukhova 6–1, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 1991 ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Kateřina Šišková 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 Jul 1991 ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Kateřina Šišková 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Sep 1991 ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Elena Makarova 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 1992 ITF Vaihingen, Germany 25,000 Clay   Joannette Kruger 1–6, 0–6
Loss 2–4 Sep 1995 ITF Spoleto, Italy 25,000 Clay   Cristina Salvi 6–7(3), 3–6
Win 3–4 Aug 1997 ITF Rebecq, Belgium 10,000 Clay   Kildine Chevalier 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Sep 1997 ITF Albena, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Desislava Topalova 6–2, 4–6, 0–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 1997 ITF Moulins, France 10,000 Hard (i)   Edith Nunes-Bersot 2–6, 1–6
Loss 3–7 Nov 1997 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i)   Gabriela Kučerová 3–6, 6–7(5)
Win 4–7 Apr 1998 ITF Brest, France 10,000 Hard (i)   Sophie Georges 7–5, 6–0
Loss 4–8 Jul 1998 ITF Puchheim, Germany 25,000 Clay   Gisela Riera 4–6, 4–6
Loss 4–9 Jul 1998 ITF Darmstadt, Germany 25,000 Clay   Petra Mandula 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 4–10 Aug 1998 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard   Anca Barna 6–7(7), 1–6
Win 5–10 Nov 1998 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i)   Silvia Sosnarová 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–11 Mar 1999 ITF Biel, Switzerland 25,000 Hard (i)   Evie Dominikovic 4–6, 7–6(2), 2–6
Win 6–11 Mar 1999 ITF Dinan, France 25,000 Clay (i)   Stéphanie Foretz 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win 7–11 Sep 1999 ITF Denain, France 25,000 Clay   Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–1
Win 8–11 Sep 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France 50,000 Clay   Gloria Pizzichini 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–12 Sep 1999 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Marta Marrero 2–6, 3–6
Loss 8–13 Sep 2000 ITF Bordeaux, France 75,000 Clay   Émilie Loit 5–7, 2–6
Loss 8–14 Sep 2001 ITF Denain, France 50,000 Clay   Céline Beigbeder 4–6, 0–6
Win 9–14 Sep 2001 ITF Bordeaux, France 75,000 Clay   Anna Smashnova 4–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss 9–15 Aug 2003 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay   Tathiana Garbin 3–6, 1–6
Loss 9–16 Jul 2004 ITF Vittel, France 50,000 Clay   Nuria Llagostera Vives 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 28 (11 titles, 17 runner–ups) edit

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (7–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1991 ITF Helsinki, Finland 10,000 Carpet (i)   Elena Pogorelova   Nadja Beik
  Meike Babel 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 1991 ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia 10,000 Clay   Ivona Horvat   Elena Pogorelova
  Irina Sukhova 		5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–0 Sep 1991 ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Galia Angelova   Elena Pogorelova
  Irina Sukhova 		7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 3–1 Nov 1991 ITF Hull, Great Britain 25,000 Carpet (i)   Barbara Griffiths   Amanda Grunfeld
  Julie Salmon 		6–7(2), 1–6
Loss 3–2 Apr 1992 ITF Limoges, France 25,000 Carpet (i)   Sylvia Štefková   Els Callens
  Michèle Strebel 		6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Sep 1992 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Galia Angelova   Karina Kuregian
  Kirrily Sharpe 		6–7, 2–6
Win 4–3 Sep 1993 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Galia Angelova   Patrícia Marková
  Zuzana Nemšáková 		6–0, 7–5
Loss 4–4 Apr 1994 ITF Marathon, Greece 10,000 Clay   Sandra van der Aa   Patrícia Marková
  Simona Nedorostova 		3–6, 0–6
Loss 4–5 Sep 1995 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Réka Vidáts   Geraldine Aizenberg
  Laura Montalvo 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–6 Sep 1997 ITF Albena, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay   Antoaneta Pandjerova   Galina Dimitrova
  Desislava Topalova 		5–7, 1–6
Win 5–6 Nov 1997 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i)   Julia Abe   Katalin Marosi
  Caroline Schneider 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–7 Jul 1998 ITF Stuttgart, Germany 25,000 Clay   Julia Abe   Laurence Courtois
  Maja Murić 		1–6, 4–6
Win 6–7 Aug 1998 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard   Jasmin Wöhr   Caroline Dhenin
  Sophie Georges 		2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win 7–7 Aug 1998 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay   Maaike Koutstaal   Magda Mihalache
  Zuzana Váleková 		6–1, 7–5
Loss 7–8 Nov 1998 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Carpet (i)   Iroda Tulyaganova   Emmanuelle Curutchet
  Samantha Schoeffel 		1–6, 6–2, 6–7(4)
Loss 7–9 Sep 1999 ITF Bordeaux, France 50,000 Clay   Cristina Torrens Valero   Åsa Carlsson
  Émilie Loit 		2–6, 6–7(1)
Loss 7–10 Jul 2001 ITF Orbetello, Italy 25,000 Clay   Laurence Courtois   María Emilia Salerni
  Patricia Tarabini 		6–7(5), 6–3, 1–6
Loss 7–11 Oct 2001 ITF Poitiers, France 75,000 Hard (i)   Amanda Hopmans   Kristie Boogert
  Laurence Courtois 		1–6, 5–7
Loss 7–12 Oct 2001 ITF Southampton, Great Britain 50,000 Hard (i)   Elena Tatarkova   Nannie de Villiers
  Irina Selyutina 		6–7(5), 6–2, 2–6
Win 8–12 Sep 2002 ITF Biella, Italy 50,000 Clay   Eva Bes   María José Martínez Sánchez
  Anabel Medina Garrigues 		7–5, 2–6, 7–6(5)
Win 9–12 Oct 2002 ITF Girona, Spain 50,000 Clay   Gala León García   Flavia Pennetta
  Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 		6–4, 6–3
Win 10–12 Nov 2002 ITF Poitiers, France 50,000 Hard (i)   Evgenia Kulikovskaya   Caroline Dhenin
  Émilie Loit 		w/o
Loss 10–13 Aug 2003 ITF Cuneo, Italy 50,000 Clay   Stefanie Haidner   Mervana Jugić-Salkić
  Darija Jurak 		1–6, 2–6
Loss 10–14 Oct 2003 ITF Girona, Spain 50,000 Clay   Roberta Vinci   Conchita Martínez Granados
  María José Martínez Sánchez 		5–7, 3–6
Loss 10–15 Feb 2004 ITF Ortisei, Italy 75,000 Carpet (i)   Angelika Rösch   Olga Vymetálková
  Gabriela Chmelinová 		1–6, 3–6
Win 11–15 May 2004 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France 75,000 Clay   Eva Birnerová   Ruxandra Dragomir
  Antonia Matic 		4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3
Loss 11–16 Aug 2004 ITF Modena, Italy 75,000 Clay   Eva Birnerová   Gabriela Chmelinová
  Michaela Paštiková 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 11–17 Sep 2004 ITF Denain, France 75,000 Clay   Michaela Paštiková   Yuliana Fedak
  Anna-Lena Grönefeld 		6–1, 1–6, 2–6
  • w/o = walkover

Fed Cup edit

Lubomira Bacheva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1993. She has a 0–4 singles and a 1–2 doubles record (1–6 overall).

Singles (0–4) edit

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
1995 World Group I RPO 22 July 1995   South Africa Hard   Joannette Kruger L 0–6, 3–6
23 July 1995   Amanda Coetzer L 2–6, 4–6
1996 World Group II QF 27 April 1996   Slovakia Clay   Karina Habšudová L 0–6, 1–6
28 April 1996   Katarína Studeníková L 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (1–2) edit

Edition Round Date Partner Against Surface Opponents W/L Result
1993 World Group I R1 19 July 1993   Katerina Maleeva   South Korea Clay   Kim Il-soon
  Park Sung-hee 		L 6–3, 6–7(2), 1–4 ret.
1994 World Group I R2 21 July 1994   Svetlana Krivencheva   Indonesia Clay   Natalia Soetrisno
  Romana Tedjakusuma 		W 6–1, 6–3
1995 World Group I RPO 23 July 1995   Dora Djilianova   South Africa Hard   Amanda Coetzer
  Elna Reinach 		L 1–6, 4–6
  • RPO = Relegation Play–off

References edit

  1. ^ "Lubomira Bacheva Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Player Profile". Retrieved 2010-05-16.
  2. ^ "Lubomira Bacheva Fed Cup Player Profile". Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved 2010-05-16.

External links edit

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