Viktoriya Tomova
 Tomova at the 2017 US Open | |
| Country (sports) |  Bulgaria |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Born | 25 February 1995 Sofia |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 921,846 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 370–260 (58.7%) |
| Career titles | 16 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 104 (28 June 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 118 (17 January 2022) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2018, 2022) |
| French Open | Q2 (2018, 2021) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2018) |
| US Open | 1R (2020, 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 90–62 (59.2%) |
| Career titles | 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 254 (11 August 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 1726 (17 January 2022) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 9–10 (47.4%) (singles 5-7) |
| Last updated on: 17 January 2022. | |
Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova (Bulgarian: Виктория Константинова Томова, born 25 February 1995) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 28 June 2021, she reached her career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 104. Her best doubles ranking is No. 254, achieved on 11 August 2014.[1] She also plays for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team with a current win/loss record of 9–10.
Professional career[]
2016: WTA debut[]
In July 2016, Tomova reached the biggest final of her career so far at the Hungarian Ladies Open, losing to fellow Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova. The following week, she failed to qualify for the Bucharest Open, losing in the final qualifying round to Nadia Podoroska. Tomova made her debut at US Open reaching qualifying competition. She finished the year as No. 152 in the world.
2017: WTA 250 debut[]
Tomova started the season with a loss to Elitsa Kostova at the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International, and then she lost in the first round of qualifying draw in Sydney. At her debut at Australian Open, she lost in the qualifying competition to Eri Hozumi. At her Wimbledon debut, she fell in the first round of the qualifying competition. In July, she scored her biggest win so far, defeating Julia Görges in the first round of the Swedish Open. At the US Open she lost at the qualifying competition. In October, she managed to qualify for the Linz Open, where she lost to last year's finalist Viktorija Golubic in three sets.
2018: Grand Slam main-draw debut[]
Tomova made her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, coming through qualifying rounds at the Australian Open as a lucky loser, but then lost in straight sets to Nicole Gibbs. At the French Open, she lost in the second round of qualifying.
She made her main-draw debut at Wimbledon, going through qualifying and defeating Tereza Smitková for her first Grand Slam match win but then lost to Serena Williams in the second round, in straight sets.
2019-2020: WTA 500 debut and top 150 year-end ranking[]
Tomova made her WTA 500 main-draw debut by reaching the second round with a win over Alizé Cornet at the 2019 Pan Pacific Open, where she was defeated by top seed and eventual champion Naomi Osaka.
In 2020, Tomova made her debut in the main draw of the US Open as a direct entry where she was defeated by the 22nd-seeded American player Amanda Anisimova in the first round.
Prior to that, Tomova tested positive for COVID-19 while staying in Palermo, Italy, for a prospective tournament.[2] Despite the short COVID season, Tomova finished the year at No. 138, the best year-end result in her career.
2021: Masters 1000 debut, first two WTA Tour semifinals, career-high ranking[]
In March, she made her debut at the WTA 1000-level at the Dubai Championships as a lucky loser where she lost in the first round to tenth-seeded Elise Mertens.
In April, Tomova reached for the first time in her career the semifinals of a WTA 250 tournament at the Copa Colsanitas with a three-set victory over Nuria Párrizas Díaz. As a result, she reached a new career high of world No. 122 in the singles rankings, on 10 May 2021. At the Serbia Open, she advanced to the semifinals as a lucky loser, winning two matches in the same day after two days of postponement due to rain.[3] She lost her semifinal to the eventual champion, fourth seeded Paula Badosa. As a result of this run, Tomova rose 15 spots to a career-high of No. 108.
On 28 June, she reached her career-best ranking thus far of No. 104. In August, Tomova entered the main draw of her first Grand Slam tournament for the season, coming through qualifying rounds at the US Open as a lucky loser.
She finished the year ranked world No. 116 in singles, the best year-end season ranking in her career.
Performance timeline[]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win/loss records.[4]
Singles[]
Current after the 2022 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2010 | ... | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | NH | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
| US Open | A | Q3 | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Qatar / Dubai Open[a] | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Miami Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | NH | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | Career total: 25 | |||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–6 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 6–8 | 0–1 | 0 / 25 | 14–25 | 36% | |
| Year-end ranking[b] | 852 | 152 | 141 | 156 | 159 | 138 | 116 | $844,346 | ||||
ITF Circuit finals[]
Singles: 23 (16 titles, 7 runner–ups)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2010 | ITF Sarajevo, BiH | 10,000 | Clay |  Ani Mijačika
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 2011 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard |  Klaudia Boczová
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3–1 ret. |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay |  Anastasiya Vasylyeva
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 2013 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay |  Xenia Knoll
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7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Burgas, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Dia Evtimova
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1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Apr 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Iva Mekovec
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | May 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Lara Michel
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sarajevo, BiH | 15,000 | Clay |  Eleanor Dean
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–3 | Nov 2014 | ITF Sousse, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard |  Nicole Melichar
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard |  Margot Yerolymos
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–3 | Nov 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Nina Alibalić
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–4 | Jan 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Ekaterine Gorgodze
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4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 9–4 | Mar 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay |  Susanne Celik
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4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–4 | Apr 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Caroline Romeo
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6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–4 | Apr 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Viktória Kužmová
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7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Win | 12–4 | Jun 2016 | Naturtex Open, Hungary | 50,000 | Clay |  Maria Sakkari
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4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 12–5 | Jul 2016 | Hungarian Ladies Open | 100,000 | Clay | Elitsa Kostova
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0–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 12–6 | Sep 2016 | Allianz Cup Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |  Viktoria Kamenskaya
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6 |
| Win | 13–6 | Apr 2017 | ITF İstanbul, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Viktória Kužmová
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 14–6 | Sep 2017 | Allianz Cup Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |  Jessica Pieri
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7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 15–6 | Jul 2019 | Open de Biarritz, France | 80,000 | Clay |  Danka Kovinić
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6–2, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Loss | 15–7 | Feb 2020 | ITF Glasgow, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) |  Clara Tauson
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4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 16–7 | Mar 2020 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Emma Raducanu
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4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner–ups)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2011 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard |  Anita Husarić
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Anastasia Kharchenko Nicole Melichar
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6–3, 5–7, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2012 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Borislava Botusharova
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 Michaela Boev Anastasiya Vasylyeva
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1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Niš, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay |  Viktorija Rajicic
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 Tjaša Šrimpf Nerma Ćaluk
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jun 2013 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Viktorija Rajicic
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Ema Mikulčić  Dejana Raickovic
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6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2013 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Viktorija Rajicic
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Dalia Zafirova  Lina Gjorcheska
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3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 2013 | Allianz Cup Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Dia Evtimova
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 Beatriz García Vidagany  Réka Luca Jani
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6–4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–2 | Oct 2013 | ITF Burgas, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Dia Evtimova
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Federica Arcidiacono Julia Terziyska
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Jan 2014 | ITF Sunderland, UK | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Ágnes Bukta
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Jocelyn Rae Anna Smith
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1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Feb 2014 | ITF Tallinn, Estonia | 15,000 | Hard (i) | Ágnes Bukta
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Sofia Shapatava Maša Zec Peškirič
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4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 6–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Šibenik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Ágnes Bukta
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 Eva Rutarová Karolína Stuchlá
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7–6(14–12), 6–1 |
| Win | 7–4 | Apr 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Ágnes Bukta
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Karolína Stuchlá Carla Touly
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6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–4 | May 2014 | ITF Bol, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Ema Mikulčić
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Justine De Sutter  Monique Zuur
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6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Sarajevo, BiH | 15,000 | Clay | Barbora Krejčíková
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Carolin Daniels  Melis Sezer
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7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 10–4 | Jun 2014 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Bernarda Pera
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 Tatiana Búa  Beatriz Haddad Maia
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6–0, 2–1 ret. |
| Loss | 10–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Karin Kennel
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Eleni Christofi  Vlada Katic
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6–4, 3–6, [1–10] |
| Win | 11–5 | Nov 2015 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | 10,000 | Hard | Karin Kennel
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 Helen De Cesare Vlada Katic
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Feb 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Adrijana Lekaj
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Dasha Ivanova  Elena-Gabriela Ruse
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6–7(1–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Apr 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Anastasiya Vasylyeva
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Ayla Aksu Melis Sezer
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–7 | Apr 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Harriet Dart
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 Ani Amiraghyan Daiana Negreanu
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w/o |
| Loss | 12–8 | Sep 2016 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska
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Valentini Grammatikopoulou Quirine Lemoine
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4–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
Fed Cup[]
Viktoriya Tomova debuted in Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2014; since then she has accumulated a 5–7 singles record and a 4–3 doubles record (9–10 overall).
Singles (5–7)[]
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Z1 RR | 7 Feb 2014 |  Belarus
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Hard (I) | Olga Govortsova | L | 3–6, 4–6 |
| 2015 | Z1 PO9 | 7 Feb 2015 | Ukraine
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Hard (i) | Kateryna Kozlova | L | 4–6, 0–6 |
| 2017 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2017 |  Israel
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Hard (i) | Deniz Khazaniuk | W | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 9 Feb 2017 |  Serbia
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Ivana Jorović | L | 1–6, 1–6 | |||
| 2018 | Z1 RR | 7 Feb 2018 | Serbia
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Hard (i) | Dejana Radanović | L | 3–6, 4–6 |
| 8 Feb 2018 | Georgia
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Ekaterine Gorgodze | W | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 2019 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2019 |  Estonia
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Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit | L | 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6 |
| 7 Feb 2019 | Ukraine
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Kateryna Kozlova | W | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 8 Feb 2019 | Sweden
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Johanna Larsson | L | 4–6, 4–6 | |||
| 2020–21 | Z1 RR | 5 Feb 2020 | Croatia
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Hard (i) | Jana Fett | W | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 6 Feb 2020 | Ukraine
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Elina Svitolina | L | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | |||
| Z1 RPO | 8 Feb 2020 | Greece
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Despina Papamichail | W | 6–2, 6–4 |
Doubles (4–3)[]
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2014 |  Portugal
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Isabella Shinikova | Hard (i) | Bárbara Luz Ines Murta |
W | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 7 Feb 2014 | Belarus
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Elitsa Kostova | Ilona Kremen Aliaksandra Sasnovich |
W | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| 2015 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2015 | Portugal
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Dia Evtimova | Hard (i) | Michelle Larcher de Brito Bárbara Luz |
W | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 5 Feb 2015 | Belarus
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Dia Evtimova | Aliaksandra Sasnovich Vera Lapko |
L | 5–7, 1–6 | |||
| 2019 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2019 | Estonia
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Isabella Shinikova | Hard (i) | Anett Kontaveit Maileen Nuudi |
W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 6 Feb 2019 | Ukraine
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Isabella Shinikova | Nadiia Kichenok Marta Kostyuk |
L | 0–6, 6–7(0–7) | |||
| 2020–21 | Z1 RR | 5 Feb 2020 | Croatia
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Isabella Shinikova | Hard (i) | Jana Fett Darija Jurak |
L | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Notes[]
- ^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- ^ WTA ranking: 2011–780 , 2012–528 , 2013–397 , 2014–332 , 2015–474.
References[]
- ^ "Viktoriya Tomova's Biography". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Tennis: Player tests positive for coronavirus at WTA's comeback event in Palermo". 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Badosa leads field into semis after busy day in Belgrade".
- ^ "Viktoriya Tomova". Australian Open. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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