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Katerina Maleeva
Катерина Малеева
Country (sports)	Bulgaria
Residence	Sofia
Born	7 May 1969 (age 55); Sofia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	1984
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$2,220,371
Singles
Career record	369–210 (63.7%)
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 6 (9 July 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	QF (1990, 1991)
French Open	QF (1990)
Wimbledon	QF (1990, 1992)
US Open	QF (1988, 1993)
Doubles
Career record	131–156 (45.6%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 24 (12 September 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	R3 (1990, 1993)
French Open	QF (1986, 1993)
Wimbledon	R3 (1988, 1992, 1994)
US Open	F (1994)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	29–22 (56.9%); (singles 20–9)

Katerina Maleeva

Bulgarian tennis player

Katerina Georgieva Maleeva (Bulgarian: Катерина Георгиева Малеева; born 7 May 1969) is a former top 10 Bulgarian tennis player. She won eleven singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles. Her best position in the WTA rankings was No. 6 in 1990.

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Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W-L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	3R	NH	A	A	A	QF	QF	4R	4R	1R	1R	Q1	A	0 / 7	16–7	70%
French Open	A	3R	4R	4R	1R	4R	QF	3R	2R	4R	2R	1R	Q2	A	0 / 11	22–11	67%
Wimbledon	A	1R	3R	1R	4R	A	QF	4R	QF	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 10	16–10	62%
US Open	A	1R	3R	3R	QF	2R	4R	3R	3R	QF	2R	A	A	A	0 / 10	21–10	68%
Win–loss	0–0	4–4	7–3	5–3	7–3	4–2	15–4	11–4	10–4	10–4	2–4	0–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 38	75–38	66%
Year–end championships
WTA Championships	Did not qualify			1R	1R	DNQ	QF	1R	1R	Did not qualify					0 / 5	1–5	17%
National representation
Summer Olympics	A	Not Held			3R	Not Held			2R	Not Held			A	NH	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Fed Cup	QF	SF	QF	SF	A	QF	A	2R	1R	2R	QF	QF	A	A	0 / 10	20–9	69%
Career statistics
Titles	0	2	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	Career total: 11
Finals	0	3	0	2	3	4	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	Career total: 20
Year-end ranking	93	28	29	13	11	15	6	11	16	22	36	302	231	NR	$2,220,371

Tournament	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W-L	Win%
Australian Open	A	2R	NH	A	A	A	3R	1R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 8	5–8	38%
French Open	A	2R	QF	1R	2R	2R	2R	1R	3R	QF	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 11	12–11	52%
Wimbledon	A	1R	2R	1R	3R	A	1R	1R	3R	2R	3R	2R	A	A	0 / 10	9–10	47%
US Open	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	2R	A	1R	1R	2R	F	A	A	A	0 / 9	8–9	47%
Win–loss	0–0	3–4	4–3	0–3	3–3	2–2	3–3	0–4	4–4	7–4	7–4	1–3	0–1	0–0	0 / 38	34–38	47%
Career statistics
Titles	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	Career total: 2
Finals	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	Career total: 10
Year-end ranking	NR	NR	48	84	64	69	32	132	34	37	33	159	446	NR	$2,220,371

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Apr 1985	Seabrook Island, United States	Virginia Slims	Clay	Virginia Ruzici	6–3, 6–3
Loss	1–1	Apr 1985	Orlando, United States	Virginia Slims	Clay	Martina Navratilova	1–6, 0–6
Win	2–1	Nov 1985	Hilversum, Netherlands	Virginia Slims	Carpet (i)	Carina Karlsson	6–3, 6–2
Win	3–1	Apr 1987	Tokyo, Japan	Virginia Slims	Hard	Barbara Gerken	6–2, 6–3
Win	4–1	Oct 1987	Athens, Greece	Virginia Slims	Clay	Julie Halard	6–0, 6–1
Loss	4–2	Mar 1988	San Antonio, United States	Tier IV	Hard	Steffi Graf	4–6, 1–6
Loss	4–3	Jul 1988	Hamburg, West Germany	Tier IV	Clay	Steffi Graf	4–6, 2–6
Win	5–3	Oct 1988	Indianapolis, United States	Tier V	Hard (i)	Zina Garrison	6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Win	6–3	Jul 1989	Båstad, Sweden	Tier V	Clay	Sabine Hack	6–1, 6–3
Loss	6–4	Aug 1989	Sofia, Bulgaria	Tier V	Clay	Isabel Cueto	2–6, 6–7^(3–7)
Win	7–4	Oct 1989	Bayonne, France	Tier V	Hard (i)	Conchita Martínez	6–2, 6–2
Win	8–4	Nov 1989	Indianapolis, United States	Tier V	Hard (i)	Raffaella Reggi	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–4	Apr 1990	Houston, United States	Tier III	Clay	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Loss	9–5	Apr 1990	Tampa, United States	Tier III	Clay	Monica Seles	1–6, 0–6
Loss	9–6	Aug 1990	Montreal, Canada	Tier I	Hard	Steffi Graf	1–6, 7–6^(8–6), 3–6
Loss	9–7	Aug 1991	Toronto, Canada	Tier I	Hard	Jennifer Capriati	2–6, 3–6
Loss	9–8	Aug 1991	Washington, United States	Tier II	Hard	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	2–6, 5–7
Win	10–9	Nov 1991	Indianapolis, United States	Tier IV	Hard	Audra Keller	7–6^(7–1), 6–2
Loss	10–10	Nov 1993	Quebec City, Canada	Tier III	Carpet (i)	Nathalie Tauziat	4–6, 1–6
Win	11–10	Nov 1994	Quebec City, Canada	Tier III	Carpet (i)	Brenda Schultz	6–3, 6–3

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1985	Indianapolis, United States	Virginia Slims	Clay	Manuela Maleeva	Penny Barg Paula Smith	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Sep 1986	Tokyo, Japan	Virginia Slims	Carpet (i)	Manuela Maleeva	Bettina Bunge Steffi Graf	1–6, 7–6^(7–4), 2–6
Loss	1–2	Sep 1987	Tokyo, Japan	Virginia Slims	Carpet (i)	Manuela Maleeva	Anne White Robin White	1–6, 2–6
Loss	1–3	Jul 1988	Brussels, Belgium	Tier V	Clay	Raffaella Reggi	Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen	6–7^(3–7), 1–6
Loss	1–4	Aug 1988	Sofia, Bulgaria	Tier V	Hard	Sabrina Goleš	Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus	6–1, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Jul 1989	Båstad, Sweden	Tier V	Clay	Sabrina Goleš	Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen	2–6, 5–7
Win	2–5	Feb 1992	Essen, Germany	Tier II	Carpet (i)	Barbara Rittner	Sabine Appelmans Claudia Porwik	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2–6	May 1992	Rome, Italy	Tier I	Clay	Barbara Rittner	Monica Seles Helena Suková	1–6, 2–6
Loss	2–7	Nov 1993	Quebec City, Canada	Tier III	Carpet (i)	Nathalie Tauziat	Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2–8	Sep 1994	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard	Robin White	Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	3–6, 3–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 1984	ITF Amiens, France	10,000	Clay	Mercedes Paz	7–6, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jul 1984	ITF Ortisei, Italy	10,000	Clay	Laura Garrone	1–6, 5–7

Katerina_Maleeva

Katerina Maleeva

Biography

Major finals

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

WTA career finals

Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Doubles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Junior Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Fed Cup

Singles (20–9)

Doubles (9–13)

See also

References

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Edition	Round	Date	Against	Surface	Opponent	W/L	Result
1984 World Group I	R1	15 July 1984	Great Britain	Clay	Anne Hobbs	W	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
	R2	16 July 1984	Soviet Union		Svetlana Cherneva	W	7–6, 6–3
	QF	18 July 1984	Yugoslavia		Sabrina Goleš	L	4–6, 5–7
1985 World Group I	R1	6 October 1985	Soviet Union	Hard	Elena Eliseenko	W	6–4, 6–2
	R2	8 October 1985	Yugoslavia		Mima Jaušovec	W	6–4, 6–2
	QF	10 October 1985	Great Britain		Jo Durie	W	6–2, 4–6, 8–6
	SF	12 October 1985	Czechoslovakia		Helena Suková	W	6–3, 7–6⁽⁶⁾
1986 World Group I	R1	20 July 1986	Soviet Union	Clay	Natasha Zvereva	W	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
	R2	21 July 1986	France		Nathalie Tauziat	W	7–6^(7–5), 7–6⁽⁶⁾
	QF	23 July 1986	West Germany		Bettina Bunge	L	6–2, 3–6, 3–6
1987 World Group I	R1	26 July 1987	Greece	Hard	Olga Tsarbopoulou	W	6–0, 6–0
	R2	27 July 1987	Indonesia		Suzanna Anggarkusuma	W	6–1, 6–1
	QF	29 July 1987	Australia		Anne Minter	W	6–2, 6–2
	SF	31 July 1987	United States		Pam Shriver	L	3–6, 6–7
1989 World Group I	R1	1 October 1989	South Korea	Hard	Im Sook-ja	W	6–2, 6–2
	R2	3 October 1989	Argentina		Patricia Tarabini	W	6–1, 6–0
	QF	5 October 1989	Australia		Elizabeth Smylie	W	6–2, 6–1
1991 World Group I	R1	22 July 1991	Hungary	Hard	Virág Csurgó	W	6–0, 6–2
1991 World Group I	R2	24 July 1991	United States	Hard	Mary Joe Fernández	L	2–6, 1–6
1992 World Group I	R1	14 July 1992	Australia	Clay	Nicole Bradtke	L	6–3, 4–6, 0–6
	RPO	16 July 1992	Romania		Irina Spîrlea	W	6–1, 6–0
	RPO	17 July 1992	Hungary		Andrea Temesvári	W	6–3, 6–4
1993 World Group I	R1	19 July 1993	South Korea	Clay	Kim Yeon-sook	W	6–0, 6–2
1993 World Group I	R2	21 July 1993	Argentina	Clay	Inés Gorrochategui	L	1–6, 5–7
1994 World Group I	R1	19 July 1994	Croatia	Clay	Nadin Ercegović	W	6–0, 6–3
	R2	21 July 1994	Indonesia		Romana Tedjakusuma	W	6–2, 6–1
	QF	22 July 1994	France		Julie Halard	L	3–6, 6–3, 2–6
1995 World Group I	QF	22 April 1995	Spain	Carpet (i)	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	L	3–6, 3–6
1995 World Group I	QF	23 April 1995	Spain	Carpet (i)	Conchita Martínez	L	2–6, 1–6

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