Gergana Topalova (Bulgarian: Гергана Топалова; born 22 February 2000) is a Bulgarian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 210 in singles and 388 in doubles. Topalova is the current No. 2 Bulgarian female player.
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Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Born | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 22 February 2000
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 107,019 |
Singles | |
Career record | 193–148 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 210 (24 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 234 (15 July 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2024) |
US Open | Q1 (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 96–74 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 388 (12 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 539 (15 July 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 7–7 (singles 3–4) |
Last updated on: 15 July 2024. |
She has won six singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of 31, achieved on 22 January 2018.
Career
editIn 2019, Topalova made her Fed Cup debut for Bulgaria.[1][2]
2023–2024: WTA Tour debut
editOn 23 November 2022, she was confirmed as a participant at the 2023 United Cup as part of the Bulgarian team.[3] On New Year’s Eve 2022, she made her debut in mixed doubles match alongside Adrian Andreev which they lost to the top-seeded team of Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The following day, she made her WTA Tour debut and lost her maiden singles match to Elise Mertens in three sets.[4][5]
Topalova participated in the qualifying draw of the 2023 Hobart International. She entered as an alternate and lost in the first round of qualifying to Diane Parry.
Topalova reached the final round of the qualifying competition at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships on her Grand Slam qualifying debut.[6]
She made her main-draw debut at the 2024 Budapest Grand Prix as a qualifier, defeating second qualifying seed Ella Seidel.
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2017 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W15 | Hard | Léa Tholey | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2018 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Romy Koelzer | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 4–0 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Elina Avanesyan | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5–0 | Aug 2022 | ITF Agadir, Morocco | W25 | Clay | Angelica Moratelli | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Clay | Martina Capurro | 6–3, 0–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Aug 2023 | ITF Wrocław, Poland | W40 | Clay | Darya Astakhova | 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–3 | Sep 2023 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W40 | Clay | Justina Mikulskytė | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | W40 | Clay | Katarina Zavatska | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Loss | 6–5 | May 2024 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | W35 | Clay | Berfu Cengiz | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Petia Arshinkova | Riya Bhatia Shelby Talcott |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Gwalior, India | W25 | Clay | Petia Arshinkova | Mana Kawamura Funa Kozaki |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Petia Arshinkova | Julie Belgraver Mylène Halemai |
6–2, 1–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Petia Arshinkova | Mylène Halemai Andreea Prisăcariu |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Daniela Vismane | Hurricane Tyra Black Svenja Ochsner |
6–7(2), 5–7 |
Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Petia Arshinkova | María Herazo González Yuliana Lizarazo |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W15 | Hard | Julia Terziyska | Katerina Dimitrova Oana Gavrilă |
6–3, 4–6, [1–10] |
Win | 2–6 | Nov 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Eliessa Vanlangendonck | Anouk Koevermans Lexie Stevens |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3–6 | Apr 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Vlada Koval | Ksenia Laskutova Sapfo Sakellaridi |
7–6(9), 6–2 |
Loss | 3–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Ksenia Laskutova | Vanessa Ersöz Doğa Türkmen |
6–7(2), 6–3, [5–10] |
Loss | 3–8 | Aug 2022 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Eleni Christofi | Justina Mikulskytė Valeriya Strakhova |
2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 4–8 | Sep 2023 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W40 | Clay | Daniela Vismane | Isabelle Haverlag Eva Vedder |
7–5, 2–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 4–9 | Sep 2023 | ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | W40 | Clay | Daniela Vismane | Cristina Dinu Radka Zelníčková |
6–1, 5–7, [6–10] |
ITF Junior Circuit finals
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Singles (4–3)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Mar 2016 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | G4 | Hard (i) | Adriana Šenkárová | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | G2 | Clay | Lulu Sun | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan | G2 | Hard | Daria Snigur | 0–6, 0–2 ret. |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Oona Orpana | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Montevideo, Uruguay | G2 | Clay | Ana Geller | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | G2 | Clay | Gabriela Rivera | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2018 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Elina Avanesyan | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (2–3)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 2015 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | G5 | Clay | Laura Cazacu | Katarina Marinkovikj Derya Yahe |
5–7, 6–2, [12–10] |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Mohammedia, Morocco | G4 | Clay | Oumaima Aziz | Diae El Jardi Sada Nahimana |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2017 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Linda Puppendahl | Vitória Okuyama Nathalia Wolf Gasparin |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2017 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | G1 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | Lea Ma Zheng Qinwen |
6–7(4), 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2018 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | Elina Avanesyan Diana Khodan |
2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
National representation
editFed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
editGergana Topalova debuted in Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2019; since then she has accumulated a 3–4 singles and a 4–3 doubles (7–7 overall) win–loss record.
Singles (3–4)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2023 | Z1 RR | 11 Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | Croatia | Clay | Tara Würth | W | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
12 Apr 2023 | Sweden | Caijsa Hennemann | W | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||||
13 Apr 2023 | Norway | Malene Helgø | L | 0–6, 2–6 | ||||
14 Apr 2023 | Denmark | Clara Tauson | L | 3–6, 1–6 | ||||
2024 | Z1 RR | 8 Apr 2024 | Antalya (TUR) | Hungary | Clay | Adrienn Nagy | L | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Z1 PO | 12 Apr 2024 | Norway | Emily Sartz-Lunde | W | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
13 Apr 2024 | Portugal | Francisca Jorge | L | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (4–3)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Partner | Surface | Against | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2019 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2019 | Zielona Góra (POL) | Petia Arshinkova | Hard (i) | Sweden | Mirjam Björklund Cornelia Lister |
L | 2–6, 3–6 |
2020-21 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2019 | Tallinn (EST) | Petia Arshinkova | Hard (i) | Ukraine | Lesia Tsurenko Katarina Zavatska |
L | 2–6, 1–6 |
2023 | Z1 RR | 10 Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | Lia Karatancheva | Clay | Serbia | Katarina Kozarov Lola Radivojević |
W | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
13 Apr 2023 | Lia Karatancheva | Norway | Ulrikke Eikeri Malene Helgø |
L | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
14 Apr 2023 | Lia Karatancheva | Denmark | Rebecca Munk Mortensen Johanne Svendsen |
W | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | ||||
2024 | Z1 RR | 10 Apr 2024 | Oeiras (POR) | Lia Karatancheva | Clay | Austria | Melanie Klaffner Tamira Paszek |
W | 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6] |
Z1 PO | 12 Apr 2024 | Lia Karatancheva | Norway | Emily Sartz-Lunde Carina Syrtveit |
W | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
United Cup
editSingles (0–1)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2023 | RR | 01 Jan 2023 | Perth (AUS) | Belgium | Hard | Elise Mertens | L | 4–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
Doubles (0–1)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Partner | Surface | Against | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2023 | RR | 20 Dec 2022 | Perth (AUS) | Adrian Andreev | Hard | Greece | Maria Sakkari Stefanos Tsitsipas |
L | 4–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Нова загуба на жените за "Фед къп", но оставаме в групата". www.24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian).
- ^ "България все още има шанс за първото място на "Фед къп"". www.segabg.com (in Bulgarian). 7 February 2019.
- ^ "United Cup Field Set | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Rookies learning from the best at United Cup". 3 January 2023.
- ^ "The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Bulgarian Tennis Player Gergana Topalova to Play in Final Qualifying Round at Wimbledon". 27 June 2024.
External links
edit- Gergana Topalova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Gergana Topalova at the International Tennis Federation
- Gergana Topalova at the Billie Jean King Cup