Elitsa Kostova
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Elitsa Kostova (born April 10, 1990) is a professional Bulgaria
n tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team
. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA
singles ranking of 143 whilst her best doubles ranking was 238 on October 10, 2011. At 25,000 ITF Tournament in Wellington, New Zealand, held in November 2010, Kostova, ranked 254 in the world, achieved her best victory in her career. She defeated world number 42 Jarmila Groth in the semifinals with the score 6–3, 6–4. In the final, she lost to world number 241 Erika Sema
in three sets 2–6, 6–3, 4–6. She has also played for the Bulgarian Fed Cup Team, with a current 4-8 record.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team
Bulgaria Fed Cup team
The Bulgaria Fed Cup team represents Bulgaria in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Group II of the Europe/Africa Zone after losing the relegation play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2009.-History:Bulgaria...
. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA
Women's Tennis Association
The Women's Tennis Association , founded in 1973 by Billie Jean King, is the principal organizing body of Women's Professional Tennis. It governs the WTA Tour which is the worldwide professional tennis tour for women. Its counterpart organization in the men's professional game is the Association of...
singles ranking of 143 whilst her best doubles ranking was 238 on October 10, 2011. At 25,000 ITF Tournament in Wellington, New Zealand, held in November 2010, Kostova, ranked 254 in the world, achieved her best victory in her career. She defeated world number 42 Jarmila Groth in the semifinals with the score 6–3, 6–4. In the final, she lost to world number 241 Erika Sema
Erika Sema
is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema...
in three sets 2–6, 6–3, 4–6. She has also played for the Bulgarian Fed Cup Team, with a current 4-8 record.
ITF Singles Circuit finals: 15 (3–12)
$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
1. | 2008 | Antalya Antalya Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... ITF $10,000 |
Clay | Michelle Gerards | 2–6, 6–2, 6–7(3) | |
Winner | 2. | 2008 | AlcobaçaITF $10,000 | Hard | Amanda Carreras Amanda Carreras Amanda Carreras is a Gibraltarian tennis player, currently residing in Bicester, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. She is currently British no. 11, ranked at 423 in the world . She reached her career-high singles ranking of world no. 400 on 24 August 2009 and has so far won three ITF singles titles and... |
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 2008 | Vinaròs Vinaròs Vinaròs is a town and municipality in eastern Spain, in the province of Castelló and part of the autonomous Valencian Community. The town is on the Gulf of Valencia coast of the western Mediterranean Sea, Vinaròs is a fishing harbour and tourist destination.... ITF $10,000 |
Clay | Conny Perrin Conny Perrin Conny Perrin is a Swiss tennis player. She has qualified for the 2011 AEGON Classic. She has won numerous ITF titles.-References:... |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 2009 | Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total... ITF $10,000 |
Clay | Sina Haas | 6–0, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 5. | 2010 | Albufeira Albufeira Albufeira is a Portuguese municipality in the Faro District, Algarve region. Its name came from the Arabic: البحيرة . The city has a population of 13,646. The municipality has a population of 35,281 inhabitants and a total area of 140.6 km²... ITF $10,000 |
Clay | Evelyn Mayr | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 2010 | Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control... ITF $25,000 |
Clay | Petra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská Petra Cetkovská is a professional female tennis player from the Czech Republic and is of ethnic Macedonian origin. She reached her career high singles ranking No.30 on 24 October 2011.-Career:... |
2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 2010 | Les Contamines Les Contamines-Montjoie Les Contamines-Montjoie is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-History:The history of Les Contamines :The name of the village originates from ancient local dialect... ITF $25,000 |
Hard | Andrea Hlaváčková Andrea Hlavácková Andrea Hlaváčková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Her highest singles ranking is World No.87, which she reached on 31 January 2011, and her highest doubles ranking is World No.17, reached on 15 August 2011... |
5–7, 6–0, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 2010 | Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range... ITF $25,000 |
Hard | Erika Sema Erika Sema is a professional Japanese tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit.On June 6, 2011, Sema reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 158. On August 23, 2010, she reached her highest WTA doubles ranking of 138. She is coached by Shunsuke Ogata. She is the younger sister of Yurika Sema... |
2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 2010 | BendigoITF $25,000 | Hard | Tímea Babos Tímea Babos Tímea Babos is a professional Hungarian tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 176, which she reached on 11 July 2011. Her career high in doubles is 175, which she achieved on 18 July 2011. To date, Babos has won nine singles and nine doubles professional tennis titles.Babos is a member... |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | 2011 | Vale do LoboITF $10,000 | Hard | Alison van Uytvanck Alison van Uytvanck Alison van Uytvanck is a Belgian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 297.In 2011, she won 4 ITF singles titles in Vale Do Lobo , Dijon , Edinburgh and Sunderland... |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 2011 | Pozoblanco Pozoblanco Pozoblanco is a town in the province of Córdoba, southern Spain, in the north-central part of the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located near the headwaters of the Guadamatillas and of other small sub-tributaries of the Guadiana, in the lowlands of Los Pedroches, which lie between the... ITF $50,000 |
Hard | Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou Eleni Daniilidou is a Greek tennis player born in Chania, on the island of Crete.As of 2011, she has won five WTA singles titles and three doubles titles. In 2003, she reached the Australian Open mixed doubles final. Her highest singles ranking has been 14th... |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 2011 | Trnava Trnava Trnava is a city in western Slovakia, 47 km to the north-east of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a kraj and of an okres . It was the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishopric . The city has a historic center... ITF $50,000 |
Clay | Yvonne Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger Yvonne Meusburger is a tennis player from Austria. She is currently the country's third highest ranked female player. Her career high ranking is No. 60, a ranking she achieved on 19 November 2007.-Tennis career:... |
6–0, 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 2011 | Koksijde Koksijde Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:... ITF $25,000 |
Clay | Kiki Bertens Kiki Bertens Kiki Bertens is a Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 182, which she reached on July 4, 2011. Her career high in doubles is 234, achieved on July 4, 2011.-External links:... |
2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 14. | 2011 | Dobrich Dobrich Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. With 91,030 inhabitants, as of February 2011, Dobrich is the ninth most populated town in Bulgaria, being the centre of the historical region of Southern Dobruja... ITF $25,000 |
Clay | Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan Elena Bogdan is a Romanian professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking was 155, which she reached on July 4, 2011 whilst her best doubles ranking was 107 on June 13, 2011... |
7–6(6), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 15. | 2011 | Benicarló Benicarló Benicarló is a city and municipality in the north of the province of Castelló, part of the Valencian Community, in the Mediterranean Coast between the cities of Vinaròs and Peníscola, not too far south from the Ebre River.... ITF $25,000 |
Clay | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 6–7(3), 7–6(4), 3–6 |
ITF Doubles Circuit finals: 2 (1–1)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-ups | 1. | 2009 | Équeurdreville-Hainneville Équeurdreville-Hainneville -References and notes:... ITF $10,000 |
Hard (I) | Kinnie Laisné Kinnie Laisne Kinnie Laisné is a professional French tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 295th, which she reached on August 17, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 383st, which she reached on December 7, 2009.... |
Elixane Lechemia Constance Sibille |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winners | 2. | 2011 | Zagreb Zagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... ITF $25,000 |
Clay | Barbara Sobaszkiewicz | Ani Mijačika Ani Mijačika Ani Mijačika is a professional Croatian tennis player. On July 5, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 224 whilst her best doubles ranking was 319 on the same date.-ITF Circuit finals:-Singles finals: 12 :... Ana Vrljić Ana Vrljić Ana Vrljić is a professional Croatian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On July 21, 2008, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 191. She started playing tennis at the age of 4. She made it to the Quarterfinals of the 2010 Swedish Open defeating Angelique Kerber and Arantxa... |
1–6, 6–3, [12–10] |