| Country (sports) |  Bulgaria |
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| Born | (1978-06-08) 8 June 1978 (age 46) Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Prize money | US$ 150,485 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 240–190 |
| Career titles | 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 152 (15 May 2000) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2001) |
| French Open | Q2 (2000, 2001, 2002) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002) |
| US Open | Q3 (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 120–92 |
| Career titles | 9 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 184 (10 September 2001) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 18–16 (singles 14–7) |
Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, Bulgarian: Десислава Топалова; born 8 June 1978) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.
During her career she won 7 ITF singles titles and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 152 on 15 May 2000, whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 184 on 10 September 2001. 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 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Tanja Karsten
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7–6, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1997 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  Elena Dementieva
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1997 | ITF Cluj, Romania | 10,000 | Clay |  Alice Pirsu
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6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Lubomira Bacheva
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2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 1998 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay |  Yvette Basting
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7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–1 | Sep 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |  Nadejda Ostrovskaya
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6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 1999 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay |  Petra Mandula
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5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–2 | Oct 1999 | ITF Porto, Portugal | 25,000 | Clay |  Anna Bieleń-Żarska
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7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–2 | Apr 2000 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay |  Daphne van de Zande
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6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Sep 2002 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |  Margalita Chakhnashvili
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3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 2003 | ITF Bielefeld, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Christina Fitz
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Oct 2003 | ITF Rockhampton, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Nina Dübbers
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5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1994 | ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Dora Djilianova
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Teodora Nedeva Antoaneta Pandjerova
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4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1994 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Hard | Dora Djilianova
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Galina Dimitrova Claudia Timm
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6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1995 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Dora Djilianova
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 Corina Morariu Christina Zachariadou
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3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 1995 | ITF Katowice, Poland | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova
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 Monika Kratochvílová Hana Šromová
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3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 1995 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova
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Dora Djilianova Pavlina Nola
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6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–4 | Aug 1996 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard |  İpek Şenoğlu
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 Khoo Chin-bee Alice Pirsu
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 1996 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova
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Antoaneta Pandjerova Pavlina Nola
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jun 1997 | ITF Velp, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova
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Kim Kilsdonk Jolanda Mens
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5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Galina Dimitrova
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Lubomira Bacheva Antoaneta Pandjerova
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7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–6 | May 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Teodora Nedeva
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Olga Vymetálková Michaela Paštiková
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5–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 4–7 | May 1998 | ITF Novi Sad, Yugoslavia | 10,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova
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 Tatjana Ječmenica Dragana Zarić
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2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Aug 1998 | ITF Paderborn, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Esther Brunn
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Linda Faltynková Petra Raclavská
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Sep 2000 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Katarina Mišić Marketa Kochta
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–8 | Sep 2000 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Natalia Galouza  Shelley Stephens
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6–1, 7–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Sep 2002 | ITF Batumi, Georgia | 75,000 | Hard | Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Gulnara Fattakhetdinova Maria Kondratieva
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2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–8 | Oct 2000 | ITF Saint-Raphaël, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Antoaneta Pandjerova
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Katarina Mišić Dragana Zarić
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4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Sep 2003 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Dragana Zarić
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 Daniela Klemenschits Sandra Klemenschits
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6–3, 7–5 |
References
- "WTA profile of Dessislava Topalova". wtatennis.com. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- "Пиронкова, Кръстевич, Пенкова и Топалова в състава ни за "Фед Къп"". bgtennis.com. 2006-03-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
External links
- Desislava Topalova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Desislava Topalova at the International Tennis Federation
- Desislava Topalova at the Billie Jean King Cup
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