Gergana Topalova (Bulgarian: Гергана Топалова; born 22 February 2000) is a Bulgarian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 210 in singles and 388 in doubles. Topalova is the current No. 2 Bulgarian female player.
Country (sports) | Bulgaria |
---|---|
Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Born | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 22 February 2000
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 189,792 |
Singles | |
Career record | 211–165 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 210 (27 May 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 342 (16 December 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2024) |
US Open | Q1 (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 96–74 |
Career titles | 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 388 (12 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 1,647 (16 December 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 7–7 (singles 3–4) |
Last updated on: 16 December 2024. |
She has won six singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of 31, achieved on 22 January 2018.
Career
editIn 2019, Topalova made her Fed Cup debut for Bulgaria.[1][2]
2023–2024: WTA Tour debut
editOn 23 November 2022, she was confirmed as a participant at the 2023 United Cup as part of the Bulgarian team.[3] On New Year’s Eve 2022, she made her debut in mixed doubles match alongside Adrian Andreev which they lost to the top-seeded team of Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas. The following day, she made her WTA Tour debut and lost her maiden singles match to Elise Mertens in three sets.[4][5]
Topalova participated in the qualifying draw of the 2023 Hobart International. She entered as an alternate and lost in the first round of qualifying to Diane Parry.[6]
Topalova reached the final round of the qualifying competition at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships on her Grand Slam tournament qualifying debut.[7]
She made her main-draw debut at the 2024 Budapest Grand Prix as a qualifier, losing in the first round to fourth seed Sara Sorribes Tormo in three sets.[8]
ITF Circuit finals
editSingles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)
edit
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Oct 2017 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W15 | Hard | Léa Tholey | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2018 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 3–0 | Nov 2020 | ITF Heraklion, Greece | W15 | Clay | Romy Koelzer | 6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 4–0 | May 2021 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Elina Avanesyan | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 5–0 | Aug 2022 | ITF Agadir, Morocco | W25 | Clay | Angelica Moratelli | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–1 | Aug 2022 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | 5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 5–2 | Jul 2023 | ITF Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | W25 | Clay | Martina Capurro | 6–3, 0–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5–3 | Aug 2023 | ITF Wrocław, Poland | W40 | Clay | Darya Astakhova | 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–3 | Sep 2023 | ITF Saint-Palais-sur-Mer, France | W40 | Clay | Justina Mikulskytė | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 |
Loss | 6–4 | Oct 2023 | ITF Lisbon, Portugal | W40 | Clay | Katarina Zavatska | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Loss | 6–5 | May 2024 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | W35 | Clay | Berfu Cengiz | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)
edit
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | May 2018 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | W15 | Clay | Petia Arshinkova | Riya Bhatia Shelby Talcott |
4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2019 | ITF Gwalior, India | W25 | Clay | Petia Arshinkova | Mana Kawamura Funa Kozaki |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Petia Arshinkova | Julie Belgraver Mylène Halemai |
6–2, 1–6, [4–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Mar 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Petia Arshinkova | Mylène Halemai Andreea Prisăcariu |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Dec 2020 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Daniela Vismane | Hurricane Tyra Black Svenja Ochsner |
6–7(2), 5–7 |
Loss | 1–5 | Feb 2021 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Petia Arshinkova | María Herazo González Yuliana Lizarazo |
2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Oct 2021 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | W15 | Hard | Julia Terziyska | Katerina Dimitrova Oana Gavrilă |
6–3, 4–6, [1–10] |
Win | 2–6 | Nov 2021 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | W15 | Hard | Eliessa Vanlangendonck | Anouk Koevermans Lexie Stevens |
6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 3–6 | Apr 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Vlada Koval | Ksenia Laskutova Sapfo Sakellaridi |
7–6(9), 6–2 |
Loss | 3–7 | Apr 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | W15 | Clay | Ksenia Laskutova | Vanessa Ersöz Doğa Türkmen |
6–7(2), 6–3, [5–10] |
Loss | 3–8 | Aug 2022 | ITF Parnu, Estonia | W25 | Clay | Eleni Christofi | Justina Mikulskytė Valeriya Strakhova |
2–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
Win | 4–8 | Sep 2023 | ITF Oldenzaal, Netherlands | W40 | Clay | Daniela Vismane | Isabelle Haverlag Eva Vedder |
7–5, 2–6, [10–5] |
Loss | 4–9 | Sep 2023 | ITF Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | W40 | Clay | Daniela Vismane | Cristina Dinu Radka Zelníčková |
6–1, 5–7, [6–10] |
ITF Junior Circuit finals
editLegend |
---|
Category G1 |
Category G2 |
Category G3 |
Category G4 |
Category G5 |
Singles (4–3)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Mar 2016 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | G4 | Hard (i) | Adriana Šenkárová | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | ITF Cairo, Egypt | G2 | Clay | Lulu Sun | 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2017 | ITF Tashkent, Uzbekistan | G2 | Hard | Daria Snigur | 0–6, 0–2 ret. |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2017 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Oona Orpana | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 2017 | ITF Montevideo, Uruguay | G2 | Clay | Ana Geller | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 4–2 | Nov 2017 | ITF La Paz, Bolivia | G2 | Clay | Gabriela Rivera | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2018 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Elina Avanesyan | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (2–3)
editResult | W–L | Date | Tournament | Grade | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | 1–0 | Aug 2015 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | G5 | Clay | Laura Cazacu | Katarina Marinkovikj Derya Yahe |
5–7, 6–2, [12–10] |
Win | 2–0 | Oct 2015 | ITF Mohammedia, Morocco | G4 | Clay | Oumaima Aziz | Diae El Jardi Sada Nahimana |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Apr 2017 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Linda Puppendahl | Vitória Okuyama Nathalia Wolf Gasparin |
5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | May 2017 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | G1 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | Lea Ma Zheng Qinwen |
6–7(4), 1–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2018 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | G2 | Clay | Weronika Falkowska | Elina Avanesyan Diana Khodan |
2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
National representation
editFed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup
editGergana Topalova debuted in Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2019; since then she has accumulated a 3–4 singles and a 4–3 doubles (7–7 overall) win–loss record.
Singles (3–4)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Z1 RR | 11 Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | Croatia | Clay | Tara Würth | W | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
12 Apr 2023 | Sweden | Caijsa Hennemann | W | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||||
13 Apr 2023 | Norway | Malene Helgø | L | 0–6, 2–6 | ||||
14 Apr 2023 | Denmark | Clara Tauson | L | 3–6, 1–6 | ||||
2024 | Z1 RR | 8 Apr 2024 | Antalya (TUR) | Hungary | Clay | Adrienn Nagy | L | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Z1 PO | 12 Apr 2024 | Norway | Emily Sartz-Lunde | W | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
13 Apr 2024 | Portugal | Francisca Jorge | L | 4–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (4–3)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Partner | Surface | Against | Opponents | W/L | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2019 | Zielona Góra (POL) | Petia Arshinkova | Hard (i) | Sweden | Mirjam Björklund Cornelia Lister |
L | 2–6, 3–6 |
2020-21 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2019 | Tallinn (EST) | Petia Arshinkova | Hard (i) | Ukraine | Lesia Tsurenko Katarina Zavatska |
L | 2–6, 1–6 |
2023 | Z1 RR | 10 Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | Lia Karatancheva | Clay | Serbia | Katarina Kozarov Lola Radivojević |
W | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
13 Apr 2023 | Lia Karatancheva | Norway | Ulrikke Eikeri Malene Helgø |
L | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
14 Apr 2023 | Lia Karatancheva | Denmark | Rebecca Munk Mortensen Johanne Svendsen |
W | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | ||||
2024 | Z1 RR | 10 Apr 2024 | Oeiras (POR) | Lia Karatancheva | Clay | Austria | Melanie Klaffner Tamira Paszek |
W | 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6] |
Z1 PO | 12 Apr 2024 | Lia Karatancheva | Norway | Emily Sartz-Lunde Carina Syrtveit |
W | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
United Cup
editSingles (0–1)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | RR | 01 Jan 2023 | Perth (AUS) | Belgium | Hard | Elise Mertens | L | 4–6, 6–3, 0–6 |
Doubles (0–1)
editEdition | Round | Date | Location | Partner | Surface | Against | Opponents | W/L | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | RR | 20 Dec 2022 | Perth (AUS) | Adrian Andreev | Hard | Greece | Maria Sakkari Stefanos Tsitsipas |
L | 4–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Нова загуба на жените за "Фед къп", но оставаме в групата". www.24chasa.bg (in Bulgarian).
- ^ "България все още има шанс за първото място на "Фед къп"". www.segabg.com (in Bulgarian). 7 February 2019.
- ^ "United Cup Field Set | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATPTour.
- ^ "Rookies learning from the best at United Cup". Women's Tennis Association. 3 January 2023.
- ^ "The players contesting their first WTA main draw in 2023". Women's Tennis Association. 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Gergana Topalova vs Diane Parry". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Bulgarian Tennis Player Gergana Topalova to Play in Final Qualifying Round at Wimbledon". BTA. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Sorribes Tormo survives Topalova in three-and-a-half hours in Budapest". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 17 December 2024.