Lubomira Bacheva

Lubomira Bacheva
Любомира Бачева

Country (sports)	Bulgaria
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Born	(1975-03-07) 7 March 1975 Sofia
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 534,838
Singles
Career record	381–275
Career titles	0 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 68 (1 November 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2000, 2001)
French Open	2R (1999)
Wimbledon	2R (2000)
US Open	2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	179–150
Career titles	2 WTA, 11 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 53 (16 April 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2001, 2002)
French Open	1R (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Wimbledon	1R (2000, 2001, 2004)
US Open	2R (2000)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	1–6 (singles 0–4, doubles 1-2)

Lubomira Bacheva (Bulgarian: Любомира Бачева, born 7 March 1975) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 68 on 1 November 1999.

Tennis career

As a junior, Bacheva won the European Championships in 1989 and 1991.

Bacheva turned professional in 1990 and spent several years on the ITF Women's Circuit building up her ranking. In 1999, she finally broke through the top 100 and reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Estoril Open as a lucky loser. She finished that year at No. 73. She finished 2000 again in the top 100. In 2001, she beat Chanda Rubin for her career best win. She played her last professional match in 2004—a first-round loss to Dally Randriantefy in an ITF event.

Bacheva won no WTA Tour singles titles, but did win two doubles titles in Casablanca and Budapest, respectively. She was a member of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team from 1993 to 1996 with a win–loss record of 1–6.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1993	1994–98	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	Q1	A	Q1	0 / 2	0–2
French Open	Q2	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	Q2	1R	0 / 5	1–5
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	2R	1R	A	A	Q1	0 / 3	1–3
US Open	A	A	1R	2R	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	0 / 2	1–2
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–3	2–4	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–1	0 / 12	3–12

Doubles

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 2	0–2
French Open	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 5	0–5
Wimbledon	1R	1R	A	A	1R	0 / 3	0–3
US Open	2R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 3	1–3
Win–loss	1–3	0–4	0–3	0–1	0–2	0 / 13	1–13

WTA career finals

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tier III tournaments (0–1) Tier IV tournaments (1–0) Tier V tournaments (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 2000	Hungarian Open	Tier IV	Clay	Cristina Torrens Valero	Jelena Kostanić Sandra Načuk	6–0, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Oct 2000	Luxembourg Open	Tier III	Carpet (i)	Cristina Torrens Valero	Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat	3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win	2–1	Jul 2001	Morocco Open	Tier V	Clay	Åsa Carlsson	María José Martínez Sánchez María Emilia Salerni	6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Loss	2–2	Jul 2002	Palermo Open, Italy	Tier V	Clay	Angelika Rösch	Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva	4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (1–3) Clay (7–12) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1991	ITF Sibenik, Yugoslavia	10,000	Clay	Irina Sukhova	6–1, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Jun 1991	ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Kateřina Šišková	2–6, 1–6
Win	2–1	Jul 1991	ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Kateřina Šišková	6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Sep 1991	ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Elena Makarova	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–3	Jul 1992	ITF Vaihingen, Germany	25,000	Clay	Joannette Kruger	1–6, 0–6
Loss	2–4	Sep 1995	ITF Spoleto, Italy	25,000	Clay	Cristina Salvi	6–7(3), 3–6
Win	3–4	Aug 1997	ITF Rebecq, Belgium	10,000	Clay	Kildine Chevalier	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Sep 1997	ITF Albena, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Desislava Topalova	6–2, 4–6, 0–6
Loss	3–6	Nov 1997	ITF Moulins, France	10,000	Hard (i)	Edith Nunes-Bersot	2–6, 1–6
Loss	3–7	Nov 1997	ITF Deauville, France	10,000	Carpet (i)	Gabriela Kučerová	3–6, 6–7(5)
Win	4–7	Apr 1998	ITF Brest, France	10,000	Hard (i)	Sophie Georges	7–5, 6–0
Loss	4–8	Jul 1998	ITF Puchheim, Germany	25,000	Clay	Gisela Riera	4–6, 4–6
Loss	4–9	Jul 1998	ITF Darmstadt, Germany	25,000	Clay	Petra Mandula	6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss	4–10	Aug 1998	ITF Les Contamines, France	25,000	Hard	Anca Barna	6–7(7), 1–6
Win	5–10	Nov 1998	ITF Deauville, France	10,000	Carpet (i)	Silvia Sosnarová	6–3, 6–3
Loss	5–11	Mar 1999	ITF Biel, Switzerland	25,000	Hard (i)	Evie Dominikovic	4–6, 7–6(2), 2–6
Win	6–11	Mar 1999	ITF Dinan, France	25,000	Clay (i)	Stéphanie Foretz	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
Win	7–11	Sep 1999	ITF Denain, France	25,000	Clay	Stéphanie Foretz	6–4, 6–1
Win	8–11	Sep 1999	ITF Bordeaux, France	50,000	Clay	Gloria Pizzichini	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	8–12	Sep 1999	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Marta Marrero	2–6, 3–6
Loss	8–13	Sep 2000	ITF Bordeaux, France	75,000	Clay	Émilie Loit	5–7, 2–6
Loss	8–14	Sep 2001	ITF Denain, France	50,000	Clay	Céline Beigbeder	4–6, 0–6
Win	9–14	Sep 2001	ITF Bordeaux, France	75,000	Clay	Anna Smashnova	4–6, 6–1, 6–0
Loss	9–15	Aug 2003	ITF Cuneo, Italy	50,000	Clay	Tathiana Garbin	3–6, 1–6
Loss	9–16	Jul 2004	ITF Vittel, France	50,000	Clay	Nuria Llagostera Vives	2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 28 (11 titles, 17 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (7–11) Grass (0–0) Carpet (2–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1991	ITF Helsinki, Finland	10,000	Carpet (i)	Elena Pogorelova	Nadja Beik Meike Babel	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jul 1991	ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia	10,000	Clay	Ivona Horvat	Elena Pogorelova Irina Sukhova	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Win	3–0	Sep 1991	ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Galia Angelova	Elena Pogorelova Irina Sukhova	7–6, 6–7, 6–1
Loss	3–1	Nov 1991	ITF Hull, Great Britain	25,000	Carpet (i)	Barbara Griffiths	Amanda Grunfeld Julie Salmon	6–7(2), 1–6
Loss	3–2	Apr 1992	ITF Limoges, France	25,000	Carpet (i)	Sylvia Štefková	Els Callens Michèle Strebel	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	3–3	Sep 1992	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Galia Angelova	Karina Kuregian Kirrily Sharpe	6–7, 2–6
Win	4–3	Sep 1993	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Galia Angelova	Patrícia Marková Zuzana Nemšáková	6–0, 7–5
Loss	4–4	Apr 1994	ITF Marathon, Greece	10,000	Clay	Sandra van der Aa	Patrícia Marková Simona Nedorostova	3–6, 0–6
Loss	4–5	Sep 1995	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Réka Vidáts	Geraldine Aizenberg Laura Montalvo	2–6, 2–6
Loss	4–6	Sep 1997	ITF Albena, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Antoaneta Pandjerova	Galina Dimitrova Desislava Topalova	5–7, 1–6
Win	5–6	Nov 1997	ITF Deauville, France	10,000	Carpet (i)	Julia Abe	Katalin Marosi Caroline Schneider	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5–7	Jul 1998	ITF Stuttgart, Germany	25,000	Clay	Julia Abe	Laurence Courtois Maja Murić	1–6, 4–6
Win	6–7	Aug 1998	ITF Les Contamines, France	25,000	Hard	Jasmin Wöhr	Caroline Dhenin Sophie Georges	2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Win	7–7	Aug 1998	ITF Sofia, Bulgaria	25,000	Clay	Maaike Koutstaal	Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková	6–1, 7–5
Loss	7–8	Nov 1998	ITF Deauville, France	10,000	Carpet (i)	Iroda Tulyaganova	Emmanuelle Curutchet Samantha Schoeffel	1–6, 6–2, 6–7(4)
Loss	7–9	Sep 1999	ITF Bordeaux, France	50,000	Clay	Cristina Torrens Valero	Åsa Carlsson Émilie Loit	2–6, 6–7(1)
Loss	7–10	Jul 2001	ITF Orbetello, Italy	25,000	Clay	Laurence Courtois	María Emilia Salerni Patricia Tarabini	6–7(5), 6–3, 1–6
Loss	7–11	Oct 2001	ITF Poitiers, France	75,000	Hard (i)	Amanda Hopmans	Kristie Boogert Laurence Courtois	1–6, 5–7
Loss	7–12	Oct 2001	ITF Southampton, Great Britain	50,000	Hard (i)	Elena Tatarkova	Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina	6–7(5), 6–2, 2–6
Win	8–12	Sep 2002	ITF Biella, Italy	50,000	Clay	Eva Bes	María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues	7–5, 2–6, 7–6(5)
Win	9–12	Oct 2002	ITF Girona, Spain	50,000	Clay	Gala León García	Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc	6–4, 6–3
Win	10–12	Nov 2002	ITF Poitiers, France	50,000	Hard (i)	Evgenia Kulikovskaya	Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit	w/o
Loss	10–13	Aug 2003	ITF Cuneo, Italy	50,000	Clay	Stefanie Haidner	Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak	1–6, 2–6
Loss	10–14	Oct 2003	ITF Girona, Spain	50,000	Clay	Roberta Vinci	Conchita Martínez Granados María José Martínez Sánchez	5–7, 3–6
Loss	10–15	Feb 2004	ITF Ortisei, Italy	75,000	Carpet (i)	Angelika Rösch	Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Chmelinová	1–6, 3–6
Win	11–15	May 2004	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	75,000	Clay	Eva Birnerová	Ruxandra Dragomir Antonia Matic	4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3
Loss	11–16	Aug 2004	ITF Modena, Italy	75,000	Clay	Eva Birnerová	Gabriela Chmelinová Michaela Paštiková	2–6, 3–6
Loss	11–17	Sep 2004	ITF Denain, France	75,000	Clay	Michaela Paštiková	Yuliana Fedak Anna-Lena Grönefeld	6–1, 1–6, 2–6

• w/o = walkover

Fed Cup

Lubomira Bacheva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1993. She has a 0–4 singles and a 1–2 doubles record (1–6 overall).

Singles (0–4)

Edition	Round	Date	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Result
1995 World Group I	RPO	22 July 1995	South Africa	Hard	Joannette Kruger	L	0–6, 3–6
		23 July 1995			Amanda Coetzer	L	2–6, 4–6
1996 World Group II	QF	27 April 1996	Slovakia	Clay	Karina Habšudová	L	0–6, 1–6
		28 April 1996			Katarína Studeníková	L	3–6, 4–6

Doubles (1–2)

Edition	Round	Date	Partner	Against	Surface	Opponents	W/L	Result
1993 World Group I	R1	19 July 1993	Katerina Maleeva	South Korea	Clay	Kim Il-soon Park Sung-hee	L	6–3, 6–7(2), 1–4 ret.
1994 World Group I	R2	21 July 1994	Svetlana Krivencheva	Indonesia	Clay	Natalia Soetrisno Romana Tedjakusuma	W	6–1, 6–3
1995 World Group I	RPO	23 July 1995	Dora Djilianova	South Africa	Hard	Amanda Coetzer Elna Reinach	L	1–6, 4–6

• RPO = Relegation Play–off

External links

• Lubomira Bacheva at the Women's Tennis Association
• Lubomira Bacheva at the International Tennis Federation
• Lubomira Bacheva at the Billie Jean King Cup (archived)