Elitsa Kostova
![]() Kostova at Biarritz, 2021 | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Kardzhali, Bulgaria |
Born | Haskovo, Bulgaria | 10 April 1990
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Retired | 2021 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Radu Popescu |
Prize money | US$ 637,567 |
Singles | |
Career record | 439–383 |
Career titles | 6 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 130 (12 September 2016) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2012, 2018) |
French Open | Q2 (2017, 2020, 2021) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2015, 2017, 2021) |
US Open | Q3 (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 168–185 |
Career titles | 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 154 (26 October 2015) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 16–18 |
Elitsa Kostova (Bulgarian: Елица Костова) (born 10 April 1990) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player.
On 12 September 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 130, achieved on 12 September 2016, her best doubles ranking is world No. 154, reached on 26 October 2015. Playing for Bulgaria Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 16–18.
Career
[edit]At the $25k tournament in Wellington, New Zealand, held in November 2010, Kostova, ranked 254 in the world, achieved her greatest victory in her career. She defeated world No. 42, Jarmila Groth, in the semifinals in two sets. In the final, she lost to world No. 241, Erika Sema, in three sets.[2]
Kostova won her first match in a WTA Tour main draw by beating Alizé Lim at the 2014 Bucharest Open, after coming through the qualifying competition. At the 2015 Rio Open, she reached her first WTA semifinal in doubles along with Hsu Chieh-yu. They lost to defending champions, Irina-Camelia Begu and María Irigoyen, in straight sets.
In July 2016 came her biggest win when she won the final of the Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open in Budapest against fellow Fed Cup teammate Viktoriya Tomova.
At the 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad she reached the second round, which she has reached on seven occasions on the WTA level going back to 2014, but lost to Markéta Vondroušová.[3]
She retired in 2021 with her last match played at the Belgrade Challenger losing to eventual finalist Arantxa Rus.
Grand Slam performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L | |
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Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0–0 | |
French Open | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0–0 | |
Wimbledon | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | NH | Q2 | 0–0 | |
US Open | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0–0 | |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 148 | 224 | 264 | 219 | 252 | 132 | 205 | 214 | 193 | 210 | 316 |
ITF Circuit finals
[edit]Singles: 25 (6 titles, 19 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2008 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 6–2, 6–7(3) |
Win | 1–1 | Jun 2008 | ITF Alcobaça, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–2 | Dec 2008 | ITF Vinaròs, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Nov 2009 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay (i) | ![]() | 6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2010 | ITF Albufeira, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2010 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | Jul 2010 | ITF Les Contamines, France | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 5–7, 6–0, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Nov 2010 | ITF Wellington, New Zealand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–7 | Dec 2010 | Bendigo International, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–8 | Feb 2011 | ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–9 | Jul 2011 | Open de Pozoblanco, Spain | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–10 | Aug 2011 | Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia | 50,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–11 | Aug 2011 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–11 | Oct 2011 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 7–6(6), 6–2 |
Loss | 3–12 | Nov 2011 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–7(3), 7–6(4), 3–6 |
Loss | 3–13 | Apr 2013 | ITF Dijon, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 3–14 | Nov 2013 | John Newcombe Challenge, United States | 50,000 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–14 | Jun 2014 | Open de Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 4–15 | Nov 2014 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 4–16 | Feb 2015 | Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5–16 | Jul 2016 | Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–0, 7–6(3) |
Loss | 5–17 | Sep 2017 | Las Vegas Open, United States | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 5–18 | Mar 2018 | ITF Pula, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 6–18 | Jun 2019 | ITF Santa Margarita, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–19 | Jun 2019 | Zubr Cup, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Doubles 21 (7 titles, 14 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2009 | ITF Équeurdreville, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | May 2011 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2012 | ITF Zlín, Czech Republic | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
Loss | 2–2 | Apr 2013 | ITF Dijon, France | 15,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2013 | ITF Casablanca, Morocco | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–3 | Sep 2013 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | Dec 2013 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2014 | Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2014 | Open de Montpellier, France | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, [10–12] |
Loss | 3–7 | Dec 2014 | Ankara Cup, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(5) |
Loss | 3–8 | Sep 2015 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | Sep 2015 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3–10 | Oct 2015 | ITF Rock Hill, United States | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 4–10 | Jul 2017 | Contrexéville Open, France | 100,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–11 | Aug 2017 | ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 4–12 | Aug 2017 | Mençuna Cup, Turkey | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–12 | Oct 2017 | ITF Óbidos, Portugal | 25,000 | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Win | 6–12 | Sep 2018 | Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary | 60,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Loss | 6–13 | Nov 2018 | Toronto Challenger, Canada | 60,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 0–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–13 | Feb 2019 | Trnava Indoor, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(5) |
Loss | 7–14 | May 2019 | ITF Santa Margarida, Spain | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Fed Cup participation
[edit]Elitsa Kostova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2008. Since then, she has a 10–12 singles and a 6–6 doubles record (16–18 overall).
Singles (10–12)
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2008 | Z1 PO | 2 Feb 2008 | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() | Carpet (i) | Gréta Arn | L | 2–6, 1–6 |
2009 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2009 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Maret Ani | L | 2–6, 2–6 |
6 Feb 2009 | ![]() | Petra Martić | L | 2–6, 1–6 | ||||
Z1 RPO | 7 Feb 2009 | ![]() | Sandra Martinović | L | 4–6, 6–0, 2–6 | |||
2010 | Z1 RR | 5 Feb 2010 | Lisbon (POR) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Maša Zec Peškirič | W | 7–5, 6–1 |
2011 | Z1 RR | 2 Feb 2011 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() | Hard | Magda Linette | W | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
4 Feb 2011 | ![]() | Julia Glushko | L | 0–6, 2–6 | ||||
Z1 RPO | 5 Feb 2011 | ![]() | Līga Dekmeijere | W | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
2012 | Z1 RR | 1 Feb 2012 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() | Hard | Margit Rüütel | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
3 Feb 2012 | ![]() | Patricia Mayr | L | 3–6, 3–6 | ||||
2013 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2013 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() | Hard | Laura Correia | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
2014 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2014 | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Michelle Larcher de Brito | L | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
6 Feb 2014 | ![]() | Çağla Büyükakçay | L | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 | ||||
Z1 RPO | 9 Feb 2014 | ![]() | Anne Kremer | W | 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(9–7) | |||
2015 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Maria João Koehler | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
5 Feb 2015 | ![]() | Olga Govortsova | L | 2–6, 3–6 | ||||
6 Feb 2015 | ![]() | Sofia Shapatava | W | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||||
2016 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | ![]() | Hard | Dalma Gálfi | W | 7–5, 6–2 |
4 Feb 2016 | ![]() | Diāna Marcinkēviča | W | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
5 Feb 2016 | ![]() | Ysaline Bonaventure | L | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||||
2017 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2017 | Tallinn (EST) | ![]() | Hard (i) | Julia Glushko | L | 3–6, 5–7 |
10 Feb 2017 | ![]() | Anett Kontaveit | L | 1–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (6–6)
[edit]Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2009 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2009 | Tallinn (EST) | Tsvetana Pironkova | Hard (i) | ![]() | Maret Ani Kaia Kanepi | L | 1–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
6 Feb 2009 | Tsvetana Pironkova | ![]() | Jelena Kostanić Tošić Petra Martić | L | 6–7(3–7), 1–6 | ||||
Z1 RPO | 7 Feb 2009 | Tsvetana Pironkova | ![]() | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Martinović | L | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |||
2010 | Z1 RR | 5 Feb 2010 | Lisbon (POR) | Biljana Pawlowa | Hard (i) | ![]() | Andreja Klepač Maša Zec Peškirič | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
2013 | Z1 RR | 7 Feb 2013 | Eilat (ISR) | Isabella Shinikova | Hard | ![]() | Arantxa Rus Bibiane Schoofs | W | 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
9 Feb 2013 | Isabella Shinikova | ![]() | Tina Rupert Andreja Klepač | W | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
2014 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2014 | Budapest (HUN) | Isabella Shinikova | Hard (i) | ![]() | Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra Özgen | L | 7–5, 1–6, 5–7 |
7 Feb 2014 | Viktoriya Tomova | ![]() | Ilona Kremen Iryna Shymanovich | W | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||
2015 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | Dia Evtimova | Hard (i) | ![]() | Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia Shapatava | L | 3–6, 2–6 |
2016 | Z1 PO | 6 Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | Isabella Shinikova | Hard | ![]() | Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia Shapatava | L | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
2017 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2017 | Tallinn (EST) | Sesil Karatantcheva | Hard (i) | ![]() | Julia Glushko Shelly Krolitzky | W | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
9 Feb 2017 | Sesil Karatantcheva | ![]() | Bojana Marinković Dejana Radanović | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Профил на Елица Костова" (in Bulgarian). tennis.bg. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Elitsa Kostova's Biography". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ "Vondrousova coasts past Kostova into Gstaad quarters".
External links
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