Isabella Shinikova

Isabella Shinikova
Изабелла Шиникова

Shinikova at 2021 Angers
Country (sports)	Bulgaria
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Born	(1991-10-25) 25 October 1991 (age 30) Sofia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	2009
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 465,195
Singles
Career record	464–300 (60.7%)
Career titles	22 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 133 (20 February 2017)
Current ranking	No. 227 (30 August 2021)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q2 (2020, 2021)
French Open	Q1 (2017, 2020, 2021)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2019, 2021)
US Open	Q3 (2019)
Doubles
Career record	311–243 (56.1%)
Career titles	30 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 159 (20 May 2019)
Current ranking	No. 218 (30 August 2021)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	12–17 (41.4%) (singles 7–9)
Last updated on: 9 September 2021.

Isabella Shinikova (Bulgarian: Изабелла Шиникова) (born 25 October 1991) is a Bulgarian tennis player.

On 20 February 2017, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 133. On 20 May 2019, she peaked at No. 159 in the WTA doubles rankings. She also plays for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team, with a current win/loss record of 12–17.

Junior career[]

Shinikova started playing tennis at the age seven. She played on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006 and won two singles titles and one doubles title.^[1]

Professional career[]

2009: Professional debut[]

In 2009, Shinikova made her pro debut at a $25k event. Since then, she is playing on the ITF Circuit, and in 2015, she topped the annual leaderboard winning eight titles through the year.^[2]

2016-2017: WTA debut and Grand Slam debut, top 150 debut[]

In April 2016, Shinikova made her main-draw debut at a WTA Tour tournament at the Katowice Open, losing to Alizé Cornet in the first round. Then, she failed to qualify for the main draws of Stuttgart Open, Rosmalen Open and Birmingham Classic. In July 2016 , Shinikova qualified for the main draw at the Bucharest Open losing to Simona Halep, in the second round.

She made her Grand Slam debut in 2016 in the qualifying draws of the Wimbledon and at the US Open, where seeded 31st, she lost to Laura Robson in the second round. In 2017, she made also her debut in the qualifying draw at the other two Grand Slams. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 133 on 20 February 2017 following the Australian Open.

2019-2020[]

She reached the second round at 2019 Wimbledon Championships, the third round of qualifying at the 2019 US Open, her best showing at a major qualifications thus far, and the second round at the 2020 Australian Open.

Grand Slam performance timeline[]

Singles[]

ITF Circuit finals[]

Singles: 42 (22 titles, 20 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2010	ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Danka Kovinić	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Apr 2011	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Ekaterine Gorgodze	1–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Apr 2011	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Quirine Lemoine	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–4	Jun 2011	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Clay	Lisa Sabino	5–7, 3–6
Win	1–4	Mar 2012	ITF Amiens, France	10,000	Clay (i)	Ysaline Bonaventure	6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Loss	1–5	Mar 2012	ITF La Marsa, Tunisia	25,000	Clay	Elina Svitolina	6–7(4), 6–7(5)
Loss	1–6	Dec 2012	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Irina Ramialison	1–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win	2–6	Dec 2012	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	10,000	Hard (i)	İpek Soylu	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–7	Jun 2013	ITF Adana, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Zuzana Zlochová	5–7, 0–6
Loss	2–8	Jun 2013	ITF Breda, Netherlands	10,000	Clay	Bernarda Pera	4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss	2–9	Mar 2014	ITF Bron, France	10,000	Hard (i)	Ema Mikulčić	0–6, 5–7
Win	3–9	May 2014	ITF Caserta, Italy	10,000	Clay	Marianna Zakarlyuk	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	4–9	Jan 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Sandra Samir	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	5–9	Feb 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Marie Benoît	6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Loss	5–10	Mar 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Myrtille Georges	4–6, 0–6
Win	6–10	Jul 2015	ITF Bursa, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Julieta Lara Estable	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–10	Sep 2015	ITF Varna, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Irina Bara	7–6(2), 6–4
Win	8–10	Oct 2015	ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria	10,000	Hard	Margot Yerolymos	6–3, 3–0 ret.
Win	9–10	Nov 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Chiraz Bechri	6–1, 6–2
Win	10–10	Dec 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Yana Sizikova	6–3, 6–2
Win	11–10	Dec 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Marta Paigina	7–5, 6–1
Loss	11–11	Dec 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Marta Paigina	2–6, 3–6
Win	12–11	Feb 2016	ITF Beinasco, Italy	25,000	Clay (i)	Jessica Pieri	1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	13–11	Mar 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Julia Grabher	6–4, 6–4
Win	14–11	Mar 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Irina Bara	6–1, 4–6, 7–6(2)
Win	15–11	May 2016	ITF Chiasso, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Amanda Carreras	6–3, 7–6(1)
Win	16–11	May 2016	ITF Caserta, Italy	25,000	Clay	Dalila Jakupović	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win	17–11	Jul 2016	Bella Cup, Poland	25,000	Clay	Tadeja Majerič	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	17–12	Sep 2016	ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Kathinka von Deichmann	0–6, 3–6
Win	18–12	Nov 2016	ITF Stockholm, Sweden	10,000	Hard (i)	Kristína Schmiedlová	6–2, 6–4
Loss	18–13	Oct 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Marie Témin	4–6, 0–6
Win	19–13	Oct 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Satsuki Takamura	6–1, 6–2
Loss	19–14	Oct 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Fatma Al-Nabhani	3–6, 1–6
Loss	19–15	Mar 2018	ITF Palma Nova, Spain	15,000	Clay	Ylena In-Albon	1–6, 5–7
Loss	19–16	Mar 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Lea Bošković	7–6(7), 3–6, 4–6
Loss	19–17	Mar 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Montserrat González	6–7(4), 2–6
Win	20–17	Apr 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	6–3, 7–5
Loss	20–18	Jun 2018	ITF Klosters, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Miriam Kolodziejová	7–5, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	20–19	Jul 2018	ITF Båstad, Sweden	25,000	Clay	Allie Kiick	2–6, 1–6
Win	21–19	Feb 2019	ITF Trnava, Slovakia	25,000	Hard (i)	Denisa Šátralová	6–1, 6–3
Win	22–19	Sep 2019	Oeste Ladies Open, Portugal	60,000	Hard	Natalija Kostić	6–3, 2–0 ret.
Loss	22–20	Oct 2021	ITF Lagos, Portugal	25,000	Hard	Antonia Ružić	1–6, 4–6

Doubles: 57 (30 titles, 27 runner–ups)[]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2010	ITF Prokuplje, Serbia	10,000	Clay	Jelena Durišič	Camelia Hristea Ionela-Andreea Iova	5–7, 4–6
Win	1–1	Aug 2010	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Başak Eraydın	Fatma Al-Nabhani Magali de Lattre	3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win	2–1	Jan 2011	ITF Glasgow, UK	10,000	Hard (i)	Ulrikke Eikeri	Teodora Mirčić Jasmina Tinjić	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Mar 2011	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Martina Gledacheva	Ilona Kremen Demi Schuurs	6–3, 6–7(3), [8–10]
Loss	2–3	Jun 2011	ITF Madrid, Spain	10,000	Hard	Julia Stamatova	Rocío de la Torre-Sánchez Olga Sáez Larra	4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss	2–4	Jun 2011	ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands	10,000	Clay	Kimberley Cassar	Olga Brózda Natalia Kołat	7–6(6), 2–6, [2–10]
Loss	2–5	Jul 2011	ITF Prokuplje, Serbia	10,000	Clay	Julia Stamatova	Polona Reberšak Zsófia Susányi	4–6, 6–7(2)
Win	3–5	Aug 2011	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Irina Ramialison	Khristina Kazimova Christina Shakovets	3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss	3–6	Aug 2011	ITF Istanbul, Turkey	10,000	Hard	Sofia Kvatsabaia	Magali de Lattre Lisa Whybourn	3–6, 6–2, [10–12]
Loss	3–7	Mar 2012	ITF Bron, France	10,000	Hard (i)	Justine Ozga	Diāna Marcinkēviča Despina Papamichail	5–7, 5–7
Win	4–7	Mar 2012	ITF La Marsa, Tunisia	25,000	Clay	Ulrikke Eikeri	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Klemenschits	6–3, 6–4
Win	5–7	Apr 2012	ITF Vic, Spain	10,000	Clay	Eugeniya Pashkova	Amanda Carreras Ximena Hermoso	6–1, 6–2
Loss	5–8	Jun 2012	ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Ksenia Lykina	Aleksandra Krunić Ana Vrljić	2–6, 4–6
Win	6–8	Jul 2012	ITF Breda, Italy	10,000	Clay	Ysaline Bonaventure	Carolin Daniels Xenia Knoll	6–4, 7–6(5)
Loss	6–9	Jul 2012	ITF Denain, France	25,000	Clay	Michaela Hončová	Myrtille Georges Céline Ghesquière	4–6, 2–6
Loss	6–10	Feb 2013	ITF Antalya, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Eva Fernández Brugués	Han Na-lae Lee Jin-a	3–6, 3–6
Win	7–10	Mar 2013	ITF Amiens, France	10,000	Clay (i)	Lena-Marie Hofmann	Bernice van de Velde Kelly Versteeg	7–6(5), 6–1
Win	8–10	Mar 2013	ITF Le Havre, France	10,000	Clay (i)	Estelle Cascino	Dejana Raickovic Laura Schaeder	0–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win	9–10	Aug 2013	ITF Braunschweig, Germany	15,000	Clay	Clothilde de Bernardi	Tereza Maliková Tereza Smitková	3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss	9–11	Sep 2013	ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Dalia Zafirova	Xenia Knoll Teodora Mirčić	5–7, 6–7(5)
Win	10–11	Feb 2014	ITF Bron, France	10,000	Hard (i)	Alyona Sotnikova	Anna Klasen Katharina Lehnert	5–7, 7–6(5), [10–5]
Win	11–11	Mar 2014	ITF Amiens, France	10,000	Clay (i)	Alyona Sotnikova	Angelica Moratelli Anna-Giulia Remondina	6–1, 6–4
Win	12–11	Mar 2014	ITF Le Havre, France	10,000	Clay (i)	Alyona Sotnikova	Bernice van de Velde Kelly Versteeg	6–4, 6–3
Win	13–11	Apr 2014	ITF Dijon, France	15,000	Hard (i)	Réka Luca Jani	Martina Borecká Michaëlla Krajicek	6–3, 7–5
Loss	13–12	Aug 2014	ITF Innsbruck, Austria	10,000	Clay	Julia Stamatova	Zuzanna Maciejewska Camilla Rosatello	2–6, 2–6
Loss	13–13	Aug 2014	ITF Braunschweig, Germany	15,000	Clay	Polina Leykina	Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds	3–6, 0–6
Win	14–13	Sep 2014	ITF Belgrade, Serbia	10,000	Clay	Natalija Kostić	Nina Alibalić Nina Stojanović	6–1, 6–2
Loss	14–14	Sep 2014	ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Réka Luca Jani	Andreea Mitu Irina Bara	5–7, 6–7(5)
Win	15–14	Sep 2014	ITF Varna, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Julia Terziyska	Diana Buzean Raluca Elena Platon	7–5, 6–1
Loss	15–15	Oct 2014	ITF Albena, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Iulia Helbet	Lenka Kunčíková Karolína Stuchlá	2–6, 4–6
Win	16–15	Jan 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Estelle Cascino	Kristýna Hrabalová Vendula Žovincová	7–6(3), 6–0
Win	17–15	Jan 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Chantal Škamlová	Silvia Njirić Olga Parres Azcoitia	6–2, 6–0
Win	18–15	Feb 2015	ITF Mâcon, France	10,000	Hard (i)	Eva Wacanno	Kinnie Laisné Marine Partaud	6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Win	19–15	Mar 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Myrtille Georges	Chanel Simmonds Magali Kempen	1–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Loss	19–16	Mar 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Fatma Al-Nabhani	Carolin Daniels Justyna Jegiołka	5–7, 7–5, [5–10]
Win	20–16	Jul 2015	ITF Bursa, Turkey	10,000	Clay	Dia Evtimova	Ailen Crespo Azconzábal Ana Victoria Gobbi	6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win	21–16	Sep 2015	ITF Varna, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Irina Bara	Julieta Lara Estable Ana Victoria Gobbi	7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Win	22–16	Oct 2015	ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria	10,000	Hard	Julia Terziyska	Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen	6–1, 6–2
Win	23–16	Dec 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Karin Kennel	Darya Chernetsova Yana Sizikova	4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss	23–17	Dec 2015	ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia	10,000	Hard	Francesca Stephenson	Darya Chernetsova Alexandra Perper	4–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Win	24–17	Mar 2016	ITF El Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Julia Grabher	Yuliya Kalabina Polina Monova	7–5, 6–0
Loss	24–18	Mar 2016	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	10,000	Clay	Lina Gjorcheska	Julia Grabher Naomi Totka	5–7, 6–1, [11–13]
Win	25–18	Sep 2016	ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Lina Gjorcheska	Laura Schaeder Melanie Stokke	6–7(13), 6–2, [10–6]
Loss	25–19	Mar 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Margarita Lazareva	Sandra Jamrichová Yulia Kulikova	5–7, 6–7(5)
Win	26–19	Mar 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Chantal Škamlová	Margarita Lazareva Maria Marfutina	7–6(5), 4–6, [10–8]
Loss	26–20	Jul 2017	ITF Horb, Germany	25,000	Clay	Ágnes Bukta	Lesley Kerkhove Bibiane Schoofs	5–7, 3–6
Loss	26–21	Aug 2017	ITF Montreux, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Michaela Hončová	Xenia Knoll Amra Sadiković	2–6, 5–7
Loss	26–22	Oct 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Mariana Dražić	Lea Bošković Yasmine Mansouri	6–1, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss	26–23	Dec 2017	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Victoria Muntean	Claudia Giovine Giorgia Marchetti	3–6, 1–6
Loss	26–24	Mar 2018	ITF Hammamet, Tunisia	15,000	Clay	Camilla Scala	Montserrat González Laura Pigossi	2–6, 0–6
Win	27–24	Jul 2018	ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany	25,000	Clay	Polina Leykina	Chiara Scholl Emma Laine	7–6(4), 7–5
Loss	27–25	Jul 2018	ITF Baja, Hungary	25,000	Clay	Nicoleta Dascălu	Natalija Kostić Paula Ormaechea	w/o
Win	28–25	Sep 2018	ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France	25,000	Hard (i)	Leonie Küng	Manon Arcangioli Shérazad Reix	6–2, 7–5
Loss	28–26	Jun 2019	ITF Klosters, Switzerland	25,000	Clay	Leonie Küng	Lisa Sabino Gaia Sanesi	6–3, 1–6, [6–10]
Loss	28–27	Aug 2019	ITF Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland	25,000	Clay	Ulrikke Eikeri	Anna Hertel Anastasiya Shoshyna	7–6(6), 2–6, [4–10]
Win	29–27	Sep 2019	Oeste Ladies Open, Portugal	60,000	Hard	Jessika Ponchet	Anna Danilina Vivian Heisen	6–1, 6–3
Win	30–27	Jun 2021	ITF Grado, Italy	25,000	Clay	Lucia Bronzetti	Federica Di Sarra Camilla Rosatello	6–4, 2–6, [10–8]

Year-end rankings[]

Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation[]

Shinikova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2012. Since then, she has a 7–9 singles record and a 5–8 doubles record (12–17 overall).

Singles: 16 (7–9)[]

Edition	Round	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Result
2012	Z1 PO	4 Feb 2012	Eilat (ISR)	Portugal	Hard	Maria João Koehler	L	3–6, 5–7
2014	Z1 RR	4 Feb 2014	Budapest (HUN)	Portugal	Hard (i)	Maria João Koehler	L	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
		6 Feb 2014		Turkey		Pemra Özgen	W	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
	Z1 PO	9 Feb 2014		Luxembourg		Claudine Schaul	W	6–2, 6–3
2016	Z1 PO	6 Feb 2016	Eilat (ISR)	Georgia	Hard	Sofia Shapatava	W	1–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
2017	Z1 RR	9 Feb 2017	Tallin (EST)	Serbia	Hard (i)	Nina Stojanović	L	2–6, 2–6
		10 Feb 2017		Estonia		Maria Lota Kaul	W	7–5, 7–5
2018	Z1 RR	7 Feb 2018	Tallin (EST)	Serbia	Hard (i)	Olga Danilović	L	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(6–8)
		7 Feb 2018		Georgia		Sofia Shapatava	W	6–3, 6–3
	Z1 PO	10 Feb 2018		Poland		Magdalena Fręch	L	5–7, 3–6
2019	Z1 RR	6 Feb 2019	Zielona Góra (POL)	Estonia	Hard (i)	Valeria Gorlats	W	7–6(8–6), 6–3
		7 Feb 2019		Ukraine		Marta Kostyuk	L	5–7, 4–6
		8 Feb 2019		Sweden		Mirjam Björklund	L	3–6, 2–6
2020–21	Z1 RR	5 Feb 2020	Tallin (EST)	Croatia	Hard (i)	Lea Bošković	L	6–2, 4–6, 4–6
		6 Feb 2020		Ukraine		Dayana Yastremska	L	2–6, 1–6
	Z1 PO	8 Feb 2020		Greece		Valentini Grammatikopoulou	W	6–3, 6–1

Doubles: 13 (5–8)[]

Edition	Round	Date	Location	Against	Surface	Partner	Opponents	W/L	Result
2013	Z1 RR	7 Feb 2013	Eilat (ISR)	Netherlands	Hard	Elitsa Kostova	Arantxa Rus Bibiane Schoofs	W	6–2, 7–6(7–5)
		8 Feb 2013		Luxembourg		Dia Evtimova	Laura Correia Tiffany Cornelius	W	6–2, 6–2
		9 Feb 2013		Slovenia		Elitsa Kostova	Andreja Klepač Tina Rupert	W	6–2, 6–3
2014	Z1 RR	4 Feb 2014	Budapest (HUN)	Portugal	Hard (i)	Viktoriya Tomova	Bárbara Luz Ines Murta	W	6–2, 7–5
		6 Feb 2014		Turkey		Elitsa Kostova	Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen	L	7–5, 1–6, 5–7
2016	Z1 RR	3 Feb 2016	Eilat (ISR)	Hungary	Hard	Dia Evtimova	Dalma Gálfi Fanny Stollár	L	3–6, 1–6
		4 Feb 2016		Latvia		Dia Evtimova	Diāna Marcinkeviča Jeļena Ostapenko	L	6–4, 0–6, 5–7
		5 Feb 2016		Belgium		Dia Evtimova	Marie Benoît An-Sophie Mestach	L	7–6(7–4), 2–6, 4–6
	Z1 PO	6 Feb 2016		Georgia		Elitsa Kostova	Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia Shapatava	L	2–6, 6–4, 4–6
2017	Z1 RR	10 Feb 2017	Tallin (EST)	Estonia	Hard (i)	Sesil Karatantcheva	Anett Kontaveit Maileen Nuudi	L	3–6, 5–7
2019	Z1 RR	6 Feb 2019	Zielona Góra (POL)	Estonia	Hard (i)	Viktoriya Tomova	Anett Kontaveit Maileen Nuudi	W	6–2, 6–2
		6 Feb 2019		Ukraine		Viktoriya Tomova	Nadiia Kichenok Marta Kostyuk	L	0–6, 6–7(0–7)
2020–21	Z1 RR	5 Feb 2020	Tallin (EST)	Croatia	Hard (i)	Viktoriya Tomova	Jana Fett Darija Jurak	L	2–6, 6–3, 1–6

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