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Singles

Singles	YTD	Career
Wta Singles Titles		19
Prize Money		$3,244,811
W/L - Singles	/	475/187

Doubles

Doubles	YTD	Career
Wta doubles Titles		4
Prize Money		3244811
W/L - doubles	/	129/131

Grand Slam history

Singles Record: 103 - 40

	Australian Open	Championnats Internationaux de France	Wimbledon	US Open
W-L	18-6	30-12	16-10	39-12
1994	QF	-	-	-
1993	R16	R32	R64	SF
1992	QF	R32	R32	SF
1991	R64	R64	-	R16
1990	-	QF	R128	QF
1989	-	QF	-	QF
1988	-	R32	R128	QF
1987	R16	QF	R64	R16
1986	-	R32	R16	QF
1985	QF	QF	R16	R16
1984	-	R16	QF	R128
1983	-	R32	R64	R32
1982	R32	R64	R64	R32

Matches

OSAKA , JAPAN

Date: February 7, 1994

Level: Tier III

Prize Money: $150,000

Surface: CARPET

Draw:

Rank: 9

Seed Entry: 1

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Scores
Round 32	W	Andrea Leand (USA)	334	6-1 6-2
Round 16	W	Rennae Stubbs (AUS)	172	6-1 6-2
Quarterfinals	W	Yone Kamio (JPN)	147	6-1 6-4
Semifinals	W	[3] Mana Endo (JPN)	41	6-0 6-3
Final	W	[5] Iva Majoli (CRO)	52	6-1 4-6 7-5

WTA Ranking Points: +160 Prize Money: $27,000

TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) , JAPAN

Date: January 31, 1994

Level: Tier I

Prize Money: $750,000

Surface: CARPET

Draw: 32M/0Q/16D

Rank: 10

Seed Entry: 6

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Scores
Round 32	W	Dominique Monami (BEL)	61	6-2 6-3
Round 16	W	[W] Fang Li (CHN)	138	6-2 6-2
Quarterfinals	W	Marketa Kochta (GER)	82	6-4 6-4
Semifinals	L	[2] Martina Navratilova (USA)	3	6-2 6-3

WTA Ranking Points: +117 Prize Money: $33,750

AUSTRALIAN OPEN , AUSTRALIA

Date: January 17, 1994

Level: Grand Slam

Prize Money: $2,425,858

Surface: HARD

Draw:

Rank: 11

Seed Entry: 8

Round	Result	Opponent	Rank	Scores
Round 128	W	Laura Golarsa (ITA)	67	6-0 6-3
Round 64	W	Catalina Cristea (ROM)	133	5-7 6-4 6-4
Round 32	W	Romana Tedjakusuma (INA)	124	6-0 6-1
Round 16	W	Sabine Hack (GER)	25	7-5 6-7(2) 7-5
Quarterfinals	L	[2] Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP)	2	7-6(3) 6-4

WTA Ranking Points: +130 Prize Money: $40,413

TOKYO (PAN PACIFIC) , JAPAN

Date: January 31, 1994

Level: Tier I

Prize Money: $750,000

Surface: CARPET

Draw: 32M/0Q/16D

Rank: 130

Seed Entry:

Partner

- Kerry-Anne Guse (AUS)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 16	W	Valda Lake / Clare Wood (GBR / GBR) Valda Lake (GBR) Clare Wood (GBR)	0 / 0	7-5 3-6 6-3
Quarterfinals	L	[3] Pam Shriver / Elizabeth Smylie (USA / AUS) Pam Shriver (USA) Elizabeth Smylie (AUS)	0 / 0	4-6 6-0 6-4

WTA Ranking Points: +83 Prize Money: $3,750

AUSTRALIAN OPEN , AUSTRALIA

Date: January 17, 1994

Level: Grand Slam

Prize Money: $2,425,858

Surface: HARD

Draw:

Rank: 20

Seed Entry: 4

Partner

- Helena Sukova (CZE)

Round	Result	Opponents	Rank	Scores
Round 64	W	Danielle Jones / Maya Kidowaki (AUS / JPN) Danielle Jones (AUS) Maya Kidowaki (JPN)	0 / 0	6-3 6-3
Round 32	W	Caroline Kuhlman / Louise Pleming (USA / AUS) Caroline Kuhlman (USA) Louise Pleming (AUS)	0 / 0	3-6 7-6(3) 6-3
Round 16	L	[14] Ann Wunderlich / Julie Richardson (USA / NZL) Ann Wunderlich (USA) Julie Richardson (NZL)	0 / 0	6-1 6-4

WTA Ranking Points: +84 Prize Money: $4,546

Bio

Personal:

Began playing when 6 years old...Was coached by husband Francois Fragniere...Married Francois Fragniere November 28, 1987; he formerly coached the Swiss junior boys team and was a highly ranked Swiss player; mother, Youlia Berberian, was national champion of Bulgaria nine times and father, George, is an electronics professor who played basketball for the Bulgarian National Team; has two sisters, Katerina and Magdalena (Maggie) who also play on the tour...Enjoys movies, classic novels, horseback riding, snow skiing and ice skating...Considers her greatest obstacle was coming from a country that was unknown for its tennis feats....Career highlights, in her own words, Were 'winning bronze medal at 1988 Olympics and first-time defeat of Martina Navratilova.'

Awards and Accomplishments:

• Made 41 Grand Slam singles appearances

• Had 477 match victories during career, a match-wins percentage of .718

• Earned a spot in season-ending championships every year from 1985-93

• Had career wins over Navratilova, Evert, Sabatini, MJ Fernandez, Sanchez Vicario, Novotna and Garrison
1994

• 1992 Tennis Magazine Comeback Player of the Year and 1984 WTA Tour Most Impressive Newcomer Award

• In 1982, won Roland Garros Juniors and European 18s

• In 1981, won Orange Bowl 14s

Career Highlights:

SINGLES

Winner (19): 1994 - Osaka; 1993 - Linz, Zurich; 1992 - Bayonne; 1991 - Linz, European Open, Bayonne; 1989 - Indian Wells, European Open; 1988 - Wichita, Phoenix; 1987 - Mahwah, Charleston; 1985 - Tokyo [Pan Pacific]; 1984 - US Clay Courts, Tokyo [Pan Pacific], Italian Open, Tokyo [Lions Cup], Swiss Open.

DOUBLES

Winner (4): 1993 - Amelia Island (w/Meskhi); 1991 - Linz (w/Reggi); 1987 - Belgian Open (w/Bunge); 1985 - US Clay Courts (w/K. Maleeva).

MIXED DOUBLES

Winner (1): 1984 - US Open (w/Ti. Gulikson).

ADDITIONAL

Bulgarian Olympic Team 1988. Swiss Olympic Team 1992. Bulgarian Fed Cup Team 1983-87, 89. Swiss Fed Cup Team 1991-92.

Career in Review:

1988 - Bronze Medal winner in singles at 1988 Seoul Olympics

1990 - Roland Garros marked first time in tennis history that three sisters appeared in main draw of a Grand Slam event; marked second time Manuela and Katerina both reached QF of same Grand Slam event, first time being at 1988 US Open; when sister Magdalena won San Marino in 1992, became first trio of sisters to all win professional tennis tournaments

1992 - Made tennis history with two sisters when all three ranked in world's Top 15; d. Probst at Barcelona QF to reach 400-mark in match wins (19th player to do so)

1993 - Made Grand Slam history with sisters Katerina and Magdalena by all being seeded at 1993 Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon; also made tennis history by becoming the first three sisters to reach 4r of the same Grand Slam tournament (Roland Garros); repeated feat at US Open; d. Navratilova in final of Zurich; first win over Navratilova in last five matches; tore a tendon and chipped a bone in little finger of left hand when catching a ball during warm-ups for 1r US Open doubles match; was still able to upset C. Martinez in 4r and Date in QF before falling to Graf in SF
1994 - Last tournament competition was at Osaka, which she won (19th career singles title) by d. Majoli 61 46 75 in final

Rankings History

Career High

Singles
Ranking

1985/02/04

Doubles
Ranking

1993/08/02

Year end

Year	Singles	Doubles
1994	-	-
1993	11	17
1992	9	261
1991	10	34
1990	9	89
1989	9	72
1988	6	128
1987	8	47
1986	10	45
1985	7	0
1984	6	0
1983	32	0

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