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Lubomira Bacheva

Lubomira Bacheva
  • Residence: Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Date of Birth: 07 Mar 1975
  • Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Height: 6' (1.83 m)
  • Weight: 141 lbs. (64 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Status: Pro (1990)
  • Pronounced: BAH-chay-vuh

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Lubomira Bacheva Biography

Coached by husband Anatoli Stoyanov...Mother, Maria, a journalist who helps coach Lubomira, was a 10-time national champion in Bulgaria; brother, Teodor, 12 years older, played Davis Cup and is a tennis coach in Germany who also helps coach Lubomira; father is deceased...Graduated high school in 1993; studied for a year-and-half at a private university in Sofia...Other sports interests include swimming and athletics...Hobbies include listening to music, reading, writing faxes, dancing and modeling...Favorite actors are Al Pacino and Meg Ryan...Likes to visit Amsterdam because it is extravagant, Paris because its romantic, and the mountains because they make her forget...Self-described as sensitive, emotional, positive-thinking, ambitious and humorous...Admires everyone who fights to be somebody and never gives up...Admired Steffi Graf for her great motivation and ability to come back.
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YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 0
WTA Doubles Titles - 2
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $534,838
W/L - Singles - - - 381 - 275
W/L - Doubles - - - 179 - 150
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Results

DENAIN

ITF // FRANCE // 07-Sep-2004 // $75,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 169 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [3] Dally Randriantefy (MAD) 96 7-5 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$651
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Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
01-Nov-1999 (68) 16-Apr-2001 (53)
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1990 - Played three ITF Circuit main draws (failed to qualify in one ITF event in 1989), reaching SF at ITF/Bari-ITA
1991 - Won first two ITF Circuit titles; made Tour debut at Milan as a LL (l. to Mag. Maleeva in 3s)
1992 - Qualified for German Open (l. 2r to MJ Fernandez), Bayonne and Brighton; reached San Marino 2r; ITF Circuit finalist
1993 - Qualified for Amelia Island; reached two ITF Circuit QF
1994-1996 - Competed exclusively on ITF Circuit, reaching on final and one SF
1997 - Won first title in six years at ITF/Rebecq-BEL; reached three other ITF finals
1998 - Won ITF/Brest-FRA and ITF/Deauville-FRA
1999 - First Top 100 finish at No. 73; as LL at Estoril, reached career-first Tour SF (l. to Srebotnik)
2000 - W/Torrens Valero at Budapest, won first Tour doubles title; also reached Luxembourg final w/Torrens Valero; d. world No. 28 Clijsters at Antwerp to reach second career QF; also reached doubles SF w/Tulyaganova
2001 - Recorded career-best win over No. 2-seed and world. No. 19 Rubin to reach Porto QF; captured second career doubles title at Casablanca w/Svensson
2002 - D. No. 7 seed Bovina in Budapest 1r en route to QF; reached second Tour QF of season at Palermo (l. to eventual champion Diaz-Oliva) and was doubles runner-up w/Roesch; won third ITF doubles title of year at ITF/Poiters-FRA
2003 - As a qualifier, l. 1r at Budapest to Cervanova in 3s; reached final in singles (eliminating two seeds en route) and doubles w/Haidner at ITF/Cuneo-ITA; reached QF at ITF/Girona-ESP and doubles final w/Vinci
2004 - Runner-up at $50K ITF/Vittel-FRA, also reaching five doubles finals on ITF Circuit, winning one; on Tour, played singles qualifying five times, making it through at Roland Garros (l. 60 76(2) in 1r to No.11 Kuznetsova)
SINGLES
Winner: 2001 - ITF/Bordeaux-FRA; 1999 - ITF/Dinan-FRA, ITF/Denain-FRA, ITF/Bordeaux-FRA; 1998 - ITF/Brest-FRA, ITF/Deauville-FRA; 1997 - ITF/Rebecq-BEL; 1991 - ITF/Sebenik-YUG, ITF/Dubrovnik-YUG.
Semifinalist (1): 1999 - Estoril.

DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2001 - Casablanca (w/Carlsson); 2000 - Budapest (w/Torrens Valero).
Finalist (2): 2002 - Palermo (w/Roesch); 2000 - Luxembourg (w/Torrens Valero).
Semifinalist (5): 2002 - Budapest (w/Roesch), Warsaw (w/Poutchek); 2001 - Porto (w/Torrens Valero); 2000 - Hamburg (w/Hopmans), Antwerp (w/Tulyaganova).

ADDITIONAL
Bulgarian Fed Cup Team 1993-96.

Overall Stats

YTD Career
WTA Singles Titles - 0
WTA Doubles Titles - 2
ITF Women's Circuit Singles Titles - -
ITF Women's Circuit Doubles Titles - -
Prize Money $0 $534,838
W/L - Singles - - - 381 - 275
W/L - Doubles - - - 179 - 150

Grand Slam History

Singles

W/L   2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
0 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - - 1r 1r - - -
1 / 5 FRENCH OPEN 1r - 1r 1r 1r 2r - -
1 / 3 WIMBLEDON - - - 1r 2r 1r - -
1 / 2 US OPEN - - - - 2r 1r - -

Doubles

W/L   2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
0 / 2 AUSTRALIAN OPEN - - 1r 1r - - - -
0 / 5 FRENCH OPEN 1r 1r 1r 1r 1r - - -
0 / 3 WIMBLEDON 1r - - 1r 1r - - -
1 / 3 US OPEN - - 1r 1r 2r - - -
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Lubomira Bacheva Results

  • Singles
    Doubles

DENAIN

ITF // FRANCE // 07-Sep-2004 // $75,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 169 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [3] Dally Randriantefy (MAD) 96 7-5 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$651

US OPEN

Grand Slam // USA // 30-Aug-2004 // $7,017,780 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 169 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss [21] Lilia Osterloh (USA) 128 6-3 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$2,736

RIMINI

ITF // ITALY // 02-Aug-2004 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 145 // Seed/Entry: 7/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Katerina Bohmova (CZE) 203 6-4 7-6 (2)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$490

MODENA

ITF // ITALY // 26-Jul-2004 // $75,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Yuliana Fedak (UKR) 114 6-2 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$651

INNSBRUCK

ITF // AUSTRIA // 20-Jul-2004 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 148 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [L] Zuzana Hejdova (CZE) 356 6-2 6-4
R16 Win Stephanie Gehrlein (GER) 152 6-4 6-1
Q Win [8] Natalia Gussoni (ARG) 143 5-7 6-3 RET
S Loss [Q] Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 264 6-4 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+15.5

Prize Money

$2,254

VITTEL

ITF // FRANCE // 12-Jul-2004 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 158 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [S] Asa Svensson (SWE) 230 6-3 7-5
R16 Win [Q] Maria Wolfbrandt (SWE) 311 6-3 2-6 6-3
Q Win [Q] Katerina Bohmova (CZE) 215 3-6 6-3 6-4
S Win [Q] Paula Garcia (ESP) 166 7-5 1-0 RET
F Loss Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 120 6-2 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+24.5

Prize Money

$4,116

CUNEO

ITF // ITALY // 05-Jul-2004 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 155 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [6] Mervana Jugic-Salkic (BIH) 110 6-7 (7) 6-1 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$490

WIMBLEDON

Grand Slam // GREAT BRITAIN // 21-Jun-2004 // $6,063,070 // Grass (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss Edina Gallovits-Hall (ROU) 170 7-5 7-6 (5)

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$1,824

FRENCH OPEN

Grand Slam // FRANCE // 24-May-2004 // $5,982,126 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 157 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Win Lana Popadic (CRO) 213 6-4 6-3
Q-R64 Win [5] Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 114 4-6 6-1 6-1
Q-R32 Win [15] Tzipora Obziler (ISR) 131 4-6 6-3 6-4
R128 Loss [11] Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 11 6-0 7-6 (2)

WTA Rankings PTS

+26

Prize Money

$12,137

SAINT GAUDENS

ITF // FRANCE // 09-May-2004 // $50,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 166 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [5] Camille Pin (FRA) 118 6-1 6-2
R16 Win Edina Gallovits-Hall (ROU) 164 7-6 (5) 6-4
Q Loss [Q] Clarisa Fernandez (ARG) 191 6-3 6-1

WTA Rankings PTS

+8.5

Prize Money

$1,274

CAGNES-SUR-MER

ITF // FRANCE // 26-Apr-2004 // $75,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 156 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [4] Yuliya Beygelzimer (UKR) 109 6-1 6-2
R16 Loss [L] Natalie Grandin (RSA) 169 6-4 1-6 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+7

Prize Money

$1,116

ESTORIL

WTA // PORTUGAL // 12-Apr-2004 // $110,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 152 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss [8] Maret Ani (EST) 130 6-4 6-0

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$150

CASABLANCA

WTA // MOROCCO // 05-Apr-2004 // $110,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 154 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Win Olga Vymetalkova (CZE) 232 6-3 6-4
Q-R16 Win Oleksandra Kravets (UKR) 191 7-6 (6) 7-6 (5)
Q-Q Loss [1] Roberta Vinci (ITA) 116 6-1 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+3

Prize Money

$450

ATHENS

ITF // GREECE // 22-Mar-2004 // $25,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 153 // Seed/Entry: 2/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [W] Anna Gerasimou (GRE) 0 5-2 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$294

ROME 2

ITF // ITALY // 15-Mar-2004 // $10,000 // Clay (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/8Q/16D // Rank: 153 // Seed/Entry: 1/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Win [Q] Maria Paola Zavagli (ITA) 604 6-4 6-3
R16 Win [Q] Elena Vianello (ITA) 503 6-2 6-4
Q Win [Q] Pilar Escandell (ESP) 526 6-2 6-3
S Loss [8] Lourdes Dominguez Lino (ESP) 288 4-6 6-3 3-1 RET

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$490

ANTWERP

WTA // BELIGUM // 16-Feb-2004 // $585,000 // Carpet (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Myriam Casanova (SUI) 104 6-3 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$625

ORTISEI

ITF // ITALY // 02-Feb-2004 // $75,000 // Carpet (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: - // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss [7] Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 108 7-6 (4) 6-2

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$651

BERGAMO 1

ITF // ITALY // 25-Jan-2004 // $25,000 // Carpet (Indoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 147 // Seed/Entry: 3/MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
R32 Loss Amanda Keen (GBR) 299 6-4 6-4

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$294

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Grand Slam // AUSTRALIA // 19-Jan-2004 // $5,590,310 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 128M/128Q/64D // Rank: 147 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R128 Loss [1] Lindsay Lee-Waters (USA) 115 6-3 6-3

WTA Rankings PTS

+2

Prize Money

$1,802

GOLD COAST

WTA // AUSTRALIA // 04-Jan-2004 // $170,000 // Hard (Outdoor) // Draw: 32M/32Q/16D // Rank: 147 // Seed/Entry: /MD

Round Result Opponent Rank Score
Q-R32 Loss Roberta Vinci (ITA) 119 6-3 7-6 (6)

WTA Rankings PTS

+1

Prize Money

$200
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Current WTA Rankings

Singles Race to Istanbul Doubles
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Rankings Breakdown

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
30/08/2004 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 1R 42
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/08/2003 US OPEN Q - 2R 17
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 17
26/08/2002 US OPEN 1R 2
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN 1R 38
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2001 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
25/06/2001 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2001 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2001 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
28/08/2000 US OPEN 2R 34
26/06/2000 WIMBLEDON 2R 34
29/05/2000 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
17/01/2000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
30/08/1999 US OPEN 1R 2
21/06/1999 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/1999 FRENCH OPEN 2R 28
Date Tournament Round Points
24/05/1993 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 0
Complete Rankings Breakdown

Rankings History

Year Season-ending Singles Season-ending Doubles
2004 219 143
2003 152 190
2002 158 102
2001 114 78
2000 98 73
1999 73 189
1998 155 201
1997 253 487
1996 339 383
1995 229 214
1994 276 462
1993 270 377
1992 184 255
1991 282 208
1990 634 552
Career-high Singles Career-high Doubles
01-Nov-1999 (68) 16-Apr-2001 (53)

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Ranking Points
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Rankings Breakdown

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    Doubles

Grand Slams

Date Tournament Round Points
30/08/2004 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
21/06/2004 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/2004 FRENCH OPEN 1R 42
19/01/2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN Q - 1R 2
25/08/2003 US OPEN Q - 2R 17
26/05/2003 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 17
26/08/2002 US OPEN 1R 2
27/05/2002 FRENCH OPEN 1R 38
14/01/2002 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
27/08/2001 US OPEN Q - 1R 2
Date Tournament Round Points
25/06/2001 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
28/05/2001 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
15/01/2001 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
28/08/2000 US OPEN 2R 34
26/06/2000 WIMBLEDON 2R 34
29/05/2000 FRENCH OPEN 1R 2
17/01/2000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 1R 2
30/08/1999 US OPEN 1R 2
21/06/1999 WIMBLEDON 1R 2
24/05/1999 FRENCH OPEN 2R 28
Date Tournament Round Points
24/05/1993 FRENCH OPEN Q - 2R 0

Tier 1-5

Date Tournament Round Points
12/04/2004 ESTORIL Q - 1R 1
05/04/2004 CASABLANCA Q - 3R 7
16/02/2004 ANTWERP 1R 1
04/01/2004 GOLD COAST Q - 1R 1
14/04/2003 BUDAPEST 1R 11
07/04/2003 ESTORIL Q - 2R 4
31/03/2003 CASABLANCA Q - 2R 4
10/02/2003 ANTWERP 1R 1
03/02/2003 PARIS 1R 1
21/10/2002 LUXEMBOURG 2R 3
Date Tournament Round Points
08/07/2002 PALERMO 3R 30
06/05/2002 WARSAW 2R 16
15/04/2002 BUDAPEST 3R 24
08/04/2002 ESTORIL 1R 11
01/04/2002 PORTO 1R 1
20/03/2002 MIAMI Q - 1R 1
06/03/2002 INDIAN WELLS Q - 2R 6
25/02/2002 ACAPULCO 3R 6
18/02/2002 BOGOTA 1R 1
06/01/2002 SYDNEY Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
22/10/2001 LUXEMBOURG 2R 30
23/07/2001 CASABLANCA 2R 11
16/07/2001 KNOKKE-HEIST 1R 1
09/07/2001 PALERMO 2R 12
11/06/2001 BIRMINGHAM 1R 1
21/05/2001 STRASBOURG Q - 2R 5
14/05/2001 ANTWERP 2R 14
07/05/2001 BERLIN Q - 2R 7
30/04/2001 HAMBURG 3R 13
16/04/2001 BUDAPEST 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
09/04/2001 ESTORIL 1R 24
02/04/2001 PORTO 3R 59
21/03/2001 MIAMI Q - 2R 7
07/03/2001 INDIAN WELLS 1R 13
19/02/2001 DUBAI Q - 2R 5
12/02/2001 DOHA 1R 1
05/02/2001 PARIS Q - 3R 12
07/01/2001 SYDNEY Q - 1R 1
25/09/2000 LUXEMBOURG 2R 22
19/06/2000 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
01/05/2000 HAMBURG 2R 47
20/03/2000 MIAMI 1R 1
28/02/2000 SCOTTSDALE Q - 3R 17
21/02/2000 OKLAHOMA CITY 1R 1
14/02/2000 HANNOVER Q - 1R 1
08/02/2000 PARIS Q - 1R 1
10/01/2000 SYDNEY Q - 2R 11
03/01/2000 AUCKLAND 1R 1
01/11/1999 LEIPZIG Q - 1R 1
25/10/1999 LINZ Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
18/10/1999 BRATISLAVA 2R 20
04/10/1999 FILDERSTADT Q - 3R 32
02/08/1999 KNOKKE-HEIST 1R 1
12/07/1999 PALERMO 2R 18
05/07/1999 PORTSCHACH Q - 3R 5
14/06/1999 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH 1R 1
07/06/1999 BIRMINGHAM Q - 2R 4
17/05/1999 STRASBOURG 2R 34
10/05/1999 ANTWERP 1R 9
26/04/1999 HAMBURG Q - 1R 1
Date Tournament Round Points
19/04/1999 BUDAPEST Q - 2R 1
05/04/1999 ESTORIL 4R 64
25/07/1994 STYRIA Q - 2R 0
09/05/1994 BERLIN 1R 13
25/04/1994 HAMBURG Q - 1R 0
11/10/1993 MONTPELLIER Q - 1R 0
26/07/1993 SAN MARINO 1R 6
10/05/1993 BERLIN Q - 1R 0
26/04/1993 HAMBURG Q - 1R 0
19/04/1993 BARCELONA 1R 0
Date Tournament Round Points
05/04/1993 AMELIA ISLAND 1R 9
29/03/1993 HILTON HEAD Q - 1R 0
22/03/1993 HOUSTON Q - 1R 0
19/10/1992 BRIGHTON 1R 18
12/10/1992 FILDERSTADT Q - 1R 0
28/09/1992 BAYONNE 1R 10
20/07/1992 SAN MARINO 2R 10
11/05/1992 BERLIN 2R 24
16/03/1992 MIAMI Q - 1R 0
24/02/1992 INDIAN WELLS Q - 1R 0
Date Tournament Round Points
30/09/1991 MILAN 1R 14
31/07/1989 SOFIA Q - 2R 0
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