Bulgarian tennis player
Lubomira Bacheva
Любомира Бачева |
| Country (sports) | Bulgaria |
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| Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Born | (1975-03-07)7 March 1975 (age 50)
Sofia |
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| Turned pro | 1990 |
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| Retired | 2004 |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | US$ 534,838 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 381–275 |
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| Career titles | 0WTA, 9ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 68 (1 November 1999) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2000,2001) |
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| French Open | 2R (1999) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
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| US Open | 2R (2000) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 179–150 |
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| Career titles | 2WTA, 11ITF |
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| Highest ranking | No. 53 (16 April 2001) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 1R (2001,2002) |
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| French Open | 1R (2000,2001,2002,2003,2004) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (2000,2001,2004) |
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| US Open | 2R (2000) |
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| Team competitions |
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| Fed Cup | 1–6 (singles 0–4, doubles 1-2) |
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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.
As a junior, Bacheva won the European Championships in 1989 and 1991.[1]
Bacheva turned professional in 1990 and spent several years on theITF Women's Circuit building up her ranking. In 1999, she finally broke through the top 100 and reached her firstWTA Tour semifinal at theEstoril 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](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.
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) | | Tier III tournaments (0–1) | | Tier IV tournaments (1–0) | | Tier V tournaments (1–1) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (2–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–1) |
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Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner–ups)
[edit]| Legend |
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| $100,000 tournaments | | $75,000 tournaments | | $50,000 tournaments | | $25,000 tournaments | | $10,000 tournaments |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–3) | | Clay (7–12) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (1–1) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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 |
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| $100,000 tournaments | | $75,000 tournaments | | $50,000 tournaments | | $25,000 tournaments | | $10,000 tournaments |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–2) | | Clay (7–11) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (2–4) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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 |
Lubomira Bacheva debuted for theBulgaria Fed Cup team in 1993. She has a 0–4 singles and a 1–2 doubles record (1–6 overall).
- RPO = Relegation Play–off