Bulgarian tennis player
Elitsa Kostova Kostova at 2021 ITF Biarritz
Country (sports) Bulgaria Residence Kardzhali , BulgariaBorn (1990-04-10 ) 10 April 1990 (age 31) Haskovo , BulgariaHeight 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] Turned pro 2006 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Radu Popescu Prize money US$ 637,567 Career record 439–383 (53.4%) Career titles 6 ITF Highest ranking No. 130 (12 September 2016) Current ranking No. 315 (31 January 2022) Australian Open Q2 (2012 , 2018 ) French Open Q2 (2017 , 2020 , 2021 ) Wimbledon Q2 (2015 , 2017 , 2021 ) US Open Q3 (2016 ) Career record 168–185 (47.6%) Career titles 7 ITF Highest ranking No. 154 (26 October 2015) Current ranking No. 604 (31 January 2022) Fed Cup 16–18 (47.1%) Last updated on: 3 February 2022.
Elitsa Kostova (Bulgarian : Елица Костова ) (born 10 April 1990) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player.
On 12 September 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 130, her best doubles ranking is world No. 154, achieved on 26 October 2015. Playing for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team , she has a win/loss record of 16–18.
Career [ ]
At the $25k tournament in Wellington, New Zealand, held in November 2010, Kostova, ranked 254 in the world, achieved her greatest victory in her career. She defeated world No. 42, Jarmila Groth , in the semifinals in two sets. In the final, she lost to world No. 241, Erika Sema , in three sets.[2] Kostova won her first match in a WTA Tour main draw by beating Alizé Lim at the 2014 Bucharest Open , after coming through the qualifying competition. At the 2015 Rio Open , she reached her first WTA semifinal in doubles along with Hsu Chieh-yu . They lost to defending champions, Irina-Camelia Begu and María Irigoyen , in straight sets.
In July 2016 came her biggest win so far, when she won the final of the Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open in Budapest against fellow Fed Cup teammate Viktoriya Tomova .
Grand Slam performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (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)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles [ ]
ITF Circuit finals [ ]
Singles: 25 (6 titles, 19 runner–ups) [ ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–11)
Clay (4–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Apr 2008
ITF Antalya, Turkey
10,000
Clay
Michelle Gerards
2–6, 6–2, 6–7(3)
Win
1–1
Jun 2008
ITF Alcobaça, Portugal
10,000
Hard
Amanda Carreras
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss
1–2
Dec 2008
ITF Vinaròs, Spain
10,000
Clay
Conny Perrin
4–6, 2–6
Win
2–2
Nov 2009
ITF Le Havre, France
10,000
Clay (i)
Sina Haas
6–0, 6–4
Loss
2–3
Feb 2010
ITF Albufeira, Portugal
10,000
Hard
Evelyn Mayr
4–6, 4–6
Loss
2–4
Jul 2010
ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France
25,000
Clay
Petra Cetkovská
2–6, 2–6
Loss
2–5
Jul 2010
ITF Les Contamines, France
25,000
Hard
Andrea Hlaváčková
5–7, 6–0, 4–6
Loss
2–6
Nov 2010
ITF Wellington, New Zealand
25,000
Hard
Erika Sema
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
2–7
Dec 2010
ITF Bendigo , Australia
25,000
Hard
Tímea Babos
6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss
2–8
Feb 2011
ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal
10,000
Hard
Alison van Uytvanck
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss
2–9
Jul 2011
ITF Pozoblanco , Spain
50,000
Hard
Eleni Daniilidou
3–6, 2–6
Loss
2–10
Aug 2011
ITF Trnava , Slovakia
50,000
Clay
Yvonne Meusburger
6–0, 2–6, 0–6
Loss
2–11
Aug 2011
ITF Koksijde, Belgium
25,000
Clay
Kiki Bertens
2–6, 1–6
Win
3–11
Oct 2011
ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Elena Bogdan
7–6(6) , 6–2
Loss
3–12
Nov 2011
ITF Benicarló, Spain
25,000
Clay
Garbiñe Muguruza
6–7(3) , 7–6(4) , 3–6
Loss
3–13
Apr 2013
ITF Dijon, France
15,000
Hard (i)
Kristina Barrois
3–6, 5–7
Loss
3–14
Nov 2013
ITF Newbraunfels , United States
50,000
Hard
Anna Tatishvili
4–6, 4–6
Win
4–14
Jun 2014
ITF Montpellier , France
25,000
Clay
7–5, 6–1
Loss
4–15
Nov 2014
ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
25,000
Hard
Margarita Gasparyan
3–6, 0–6
Loss
4–16
Feb 2015
ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon , France
25,000
Hard (i)
Margarita Gasparyan
4–6, 4–6
Win
5–16
Jul 2016
ITF Budapest, Hungary
100,000
Clay
Viktoriya Tomova
6–0, 7–6(3)
Loss
5–17
Sep 2017
ITF Henderson , United States
60,000
Hard
Sesil Karatantcheva
4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss
5–18
Mar 2018
ITF Pula, Italy
25,000
Clay
Başak Eraydın
4–6, 1–6
Win
6–18
Jun 2019
ITF Santa Margarita, Spain
25,000
Hard
Arina Rodionova
7–5, 6–3
Loss
6–19
Jun 2019
ITF Přerov, Czech Republic
25,000
Clay
Anhelina Kalinina
1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Doubles 21 (7 titles, 14 runner–ups) [ ]
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–9)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2009
ITF Équeurdreville, France
10,000
Hard (i)
Kinnie Laisné
Elixane Lechemia Constance Sibille
4–6, 3–6
Win
1–1
May 2011
ITF Zagreb, Croatia
25,000
Clay
Barbara Sobaszkiewicz
Ani Mijačika Ana Vrljić
1–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Win
2–1
Jun 2012
ITF Zlín, Czech Republic
25,000
Clay
Jasmina Tinjić
Verónica Cepede Royg Teliana Pereira
4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss
2–2
Apr 2013
ITF Dijon, France
15,000
Hard (i)
Marina Shamayko
Nicole Clerico Giulia Gatto-Monticone
4–6, 2–6
Loss
2–3
May 2013
ITF Casablanca, Morocco
25,000
Clay
Sandra Zaniewska
Justine Ozga Anna Zaja
4–6, 2–6
Win
3–3
Sep 2013
ITF Saint-Malo, France
25,000
Clay
Florencia Molinero
Kathinka von Deichmann Nina Zander
6–2, 6–4
Loss
3–4
Dec 2013
ITF Madrid, Spain
25,000
Hard
Evgeniya Rodina
Demi Schuurs Eva Wacanno
1–6, 2–6
Loss
3–5
Jun 2014
ITF Bredeney, Germany
25,000
Clay
Ysaline Bonaventure
Kristina Barrois Tatjana Maria
2–6, 2–6
Loss
3–6
Jun 2014
ITF Montpellier, France
25,000
Clay
Hsu Chieh-yu
Inés Ferrer Suárez Sara Sorribes Tormo
6–2, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss
3–7
Dec 2014
ITF Ankara , Turkey
50,000
Hard (i)
Oleksandra Korashvili
Ekaterine Gorgodze Nastja Kolar
4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss
3–8
Sep 2015
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Kateřina Kramperová
Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva
2–6, 2–6
Loss
3–9
Sep 2015
ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria
25,000
Clay
Kateřina Kramperová
Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva
2–6, 0–6
Loss
3–10
Oct 2015
ITF Rock Hill, United States
25,000
Hard
Florencia Molinero
Ema Burgić Bucko Renata Zarazúa
5–7, 2–6
Win
4–10
Jul 2017
ITF Contrexéville , France
100,000
Clay
Anastasiya Komardina
Manon Arcangioli Sara Cakarevic
6–3, 6–4
Loss
4–11
Aug 2017
ITF Chiswick, Great Britain
25,000
Hard
Katy Dunne
Laura-Ioana Andrei Julia Wachaczyk
5–7, 5–7
Loss
4–12
Aug 2017
ITF Artvin , Turkey
60,000
Hard
Yana Sizikova
Gabriela Cé Ankita Raina
2–6, 3–6
Win
5–12
Oct 2017
ITF Óbidos, Portugal
25,000
Carpet
Yana Sizikova
Georgia Brescia Alice Matteucci
w/o
Win
6–12
Sep 2018
ITF Budapest , Hungary
60,000
Clay
Ulrikke Eikeri
Dalma Gálfi Réka Luca Jani
2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss
6–13
Nov 2018
ITF Toronto , Canada
60,000
Hard (i)
Maja Chwalińska
Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez
0–6, 4–6
Win
7–13
Feb 2019
ITF Trnava, Slovakia
25,000
Hard (i)
Elena Bogdan
Michaela Hončová Ganna Poznikhirenko
7–5, 7–6(5)
Loss
7–14
May 2019
ITF Santa Margarida, Spain
25,000
Hard
Samantha Murray
Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith
4–6, 5–7
Fed Cup [ ]
Elitsa Kostova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2008. Since then, she has a 10–12 singles and a 6–6 doubles record (16–18 overall).
Singles (10–12) [ ]
Edition
Round
Date
Against
Surface
Opponent
W/L
Result
2008 Europe/Africa Group I
PO
2 February 2008
Hungary
Carpet (i)
Gréta Arn
L
2–6, 1–6
2009 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
4 February 2009
Estonia
Hard (i)
Maret Ani
L
2–6, 2–6
6 February 2009
Croatia
Petra Martić
L
2–6, 1–6
RPO
7 February 2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sandra Martinović
L
4–6, 6–0, 2–6
2010 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
5 February 2010
Slovenia
Hard (i)
Maša Zec-Peškirič
W
7–5, 6–1
2011 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
2 February 2011
Poland
Hard
Maret Ani
W
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
4 February 2011
Israel
Julia Glushko
L
0–6, 2–6
RPO
4 February 2011
Latvia
Līga Dekmeijere
W
6–3, 6–3
2012 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
1 February 2012
Estonia
Hard
Margit Rüütel
W
6–2, 6–1
3 February 2012
Austria
Patricia Mayr
L
3–6, 3–6
2013 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
8 February 2013
Luxembourg
Hard
Laura Correia
W
6–1, 6–3
2014 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
4 February 2014
Portugal
Hard (i)
Michelle Larcher de Brito
L
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
6 February 2014
Turkey
Çağla Büyükakçay
L
6–7(3–7) , 1–6
RPO
9 February 2014
Luxembourg
Anne Kremer
W
6–3, 6–7(7–9) , 7–6(9–7)
2015 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
4 February 2015
Portugal
Hard (i)
Maria João Koehler
W
6–2, 6–1
5 February 2015
Belarus
Olga Govortsova
L
2–6, 3–6
6 February 2015
Georgia
Sofia Shapatava
W
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2016 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
3 February 2016
Hungary
Hard
Dalma Gálfi
W
7–5, 6–2
4 February 2016
Latvia
Diāna Marcinkēviča
W
2–6, 6–3, 6–3
5 February 2016
Belgium
Ysaline Bonaventure
L
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
2017 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
8 February 2017
Israel
Hard (i)
Julia Glushko
L
3–6, 5–7
10 February 2017
Estonia
Anett Kontaveit
L
1–6, 3–6
Doubles (6–6) [ ]
Edition
Round
Date
Partner
Against
Surface
Opponents
W/L
Result
2009 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
4 February 2009
Tsvetana Pironkova
Estonia
Hard (i)
Maret Ani Kaia Kanepi
L
1–6, 6–4, 2–6
6 February 2009
Tsvetana Pironkova
Croatia
Jelena Kostanić Tošić Petra Martić
L
6–7(3–7) , 1–6
RPO
7 February 2009
Tsvetana Pironkova
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Martinović
L
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
2010 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
5 February 2010
Biljana Pawlowa
Slovenia
Hard (i)
Andreja Klepač Maša Zec-Peškirič
W
6–1, 6–2
2013 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
7 February 2013
Isabella Shinikova
Netherlands
Hard
Arantxa Rus Bibiane Schoofs
W
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
9 February 2013
Isabella Shinikova
Slovenia
Andreja Klepač Tina Rupert
W
6–2, 6–3
2014 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
6 February 2014
Isabella Shinikova
Turkey
Hard (i)
Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen
L
7–5, 1–6, 5–7
7 February 2014
Viktoriya Tomova
Belarus
Ilona Kremen Aliaksandra Sasnovich
W
4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2015 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
6 February 2015
Dia Evtimova
Georgia
Hard (i)
Sofia Shapatava Oksana Kalashnikova
L
3–6, 2–6
2016 Europe/Africa Group I
PO5
6 February 2016
Isabella Shinikova
Georgia
Hard
Sofia Shapatava Oksana Kalashnikova
L
2–6, 6–4, 4–6
2017 Europe/Africa Group I
RR
8 February 2017
Sesil Karatantcheva
Israel
Hard (i)
Julia Glushko Shelly Krolitzky
W
2–6, 6–3, 7–5
9 February 2017
Sesil Karatantcheva
Serbia
Bojana Marinković Dejana Radanović
W
6–1, 6–3
RR = Round Robin
RPO = Relegation Play-off
PO5 = 5th-8th Play-off
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