Desislava Topalova


Desislava Topalova is a retired professional tennis player from Bulgaria.
She reached her career high singles ranking of No. 152 in the world on 15 May 2000. Topalova was a member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team between 1997 and the mid 2000s, serving as its captain in the later stages of her career.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 12 (7–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.18 August 1996Istanbul, TurkeyHard Tanja Karsten7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Runner-up1.17 August 1997Istanbul, TurkeyHard Elena Dementieva5–7, 4–6
Winner2.7 September 1997Cluj, RomaniaClay Alice Pirsu6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Winner3.28 September 1997Albena, BulgariaClay Lubomira Bacheva2–6, 6–4, 6–0
Winner4.5 July 1998Alkmaar, NetherlandsClay Yvette Basting7–6, 6–2
Winner5.6 September 1998Sofia, BulgariaClay Nadejda Ostrovskaya6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Runner-up2.11 April 1999Makarska, CroatiaClay Petra Mandula5–7, 5–7
Winner6.3 October 1999Oporto, PortugalClay Anna Zarska7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Winner8.23 April 2000Prostějov, Czech RepublicClay Daphne van de Zande6–4, 6–1
Runner-up3.15 September 2002Sofia, BulgariaClay Margalita Chakhnashvili3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Runner-up4.31 August 2003Bielefeld, GermanyClay Christina Fitz6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.26 October 2003Rockhampton, AustraliaHard Nina Duebbers5–7, 1–6

Doubles: 17 (9–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.18 September 1994Plovdiv, BulgariaClay Dora Djilianova Teodora Nedeva
Antoaneta Pandjerova
4–6, 4–6
Winner1.25 September 1994Varna, BulgariaHard Dora Djilianova Galina Dimitrova
Claudia Timm
6–3, 7–5
Runner-up2.30 January 1995İstanbul, TurkeyHard Dora Djilianova Corina Morariu
Christina Zachariadou
3–6, 5–7
Runner-up3.29 May 1995Katowice, PolandClay Galina Dimitrova Monika Kratochvílová
Hana Šromová
3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Runner-up4.17 September 1995Varna, BulgariaClay Galina Dimitrova Dora Djilianova
Pavlina Nola
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Winner2.18 August 1996Istanbul, TurkeyHard İpek Şenoğlu Khoo Chin-bee
Alice Pirsu
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up5.15 September 1996Varna, BulgariaClay Galina Dimitrova Antoaneta Pandjerova
Pavlina Nola
4–6, 2–6
Winner3.29 June 1997Velp, NetherlandsClay Galina Dimitrova Kim Kilsdonk
Jolanda Mens
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
Winner4.28 September 1997Albena, BulgariaClay Galina Dimitrova Lubomira Bacheva
Antoaneta Pandjerova
7–5, 6–1
Runner-up6.3 May 1998Sofia, BulgariaClay Teodora Nedeva Olga Blahotová
Michaela Paštiková
5–7, 6–7
Runner-up7.17 May 1998Novi Sad, SerbiaClay Antoaneta Pandjerova Tatjana Ječmenica
Dragana Zarić
2–6, 5–7
Runner-up8.9 August 1998Paderborn, GermanyClay Ester Brunn Linda Faltynková
Petra Kučová
3–6, 2–6
Winner5.10 September 2000Bucharest, RomaniaClay Antoaneta Pandjerova Katarina Mišić
Marketa Kochta
6–4, 6–2
Winner6.17 September 2000Sofia, BulgariaClay Antoaneta Pandjerova Natalia Galouza
Shelley Stephens
6–1, 7–6
Winner7.29 September 2002Batumi, GeorgiaHard Antoaneta Pandjerova Goulnara Fattakhetdinova
Maria Kondratieva
2–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner8.27 October 2002St. Raphael, FranceHard Antoaneta Pandjerova Katarina Mišić
Dragana Zarić
4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Winner9.21 September 2003Sofia, BulgariaClay Dragana Zarić Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 7–5