Viktoriya Tomova

In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Konstantinova and the family name is Tomova.
Viktoriya Tomova
Виктория Томова
Tomova at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)
Sofia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,597,498
Singles
Career record483–350
Career titles1 WTA 125, 18 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 46 (29 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 48 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open2R (2024)
Wimbledon2R (2018, 2022, 2023)
US Open1R (2020, 2021, 2023, 2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record92–77
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 254 (11 August 2014)
Current rankingNo. 445 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open1R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open1R (2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup13–13
(singles 8–10)
Last updated on: 19 November 2024.

Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova (Bulgarian: Виктория Константинова Томова, born 25 February 1995) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 46, achieved on 29 July 2024. Her best doubles ranking is world No. 254, achieved on 11 August 2014.[1] Tomova is the current No. 1 Bulgarian female player.

Competing for Bulgaria, she has a win–loss record of 13–13 (as of July 2024) in Billie Jean King Cup competitions.

Professional career

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2016: Top 150

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In July 2016, Tomova reached the biggest final of her career so far at the Hungarian Ladies Open, losing to fellow Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova. The following week, she failed to qualify for the Bucharest Open, losing in the final qualifying round to Argentine Nadia Podoroska.

Tomova made her debut at the US Open in the qualifying competition. She finished the year as No. 152 in the world.

2017: WTA Tour debut, top 150 at year end

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Tomova at the 2017 US Open qualifying

Tomova started the season with a loss to Elitsa Kostova at the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International, and then lost in the first round of qualifying draw in Sydney. At her debut at Australian Open, she lost in the qualifying competition to Eri Hozumi. At her Wimbledon debut, she fell in the first round of the qualifying competition. In July, she scored her biggest win so far, defeating Julia Görges in the first round of the Swedish Open. At the US Open she lost in the qualifying competition. In October, she managed to qualify for the Linz Open, where she lost to the previous year's finalist Viktorija Golubic in three sets.

She finished the year ranked No. 141 in the world.

2018: Major debut and first win at Wimbledon

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Tomova made her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, coming through qualifying rounds at the Australian Open as a lucky loser, but then lost in straight sets to Nicole Gibbs.[2]

At the French Open, she was eliminated in the second round of qualifying.

She made her main draw debut at Wimbledon, going through qualifying and defeating wildcard Tereza Smitková for her first Grand Slam match win but then lost to Serena Williams in the second round, in straight sets.

2019–20: US Open and WTA 500 debut

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Tomova made her WTA 500 main draw debut by reaching the second round with a win over Alizé Cornet at the 2019 Pan Pacific Open but was defeated by top seed and eventual champion, Naomi Osaka.

In 2020, she made her main draw debut at the US Open as a direct entry where she was defeated by 22nd-seeded Amanda Anisimova, in the first round.

Prior to that, Tomova tested positive for COVID-19 while staying in Palermo, Italy, for a prospective tournament.[3] Despite the short season, she finished 2020 at No. 138, a new best year-result.

2021: WTA 1000 debut, WTA Tour semifinal

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In March, she made her debut at the WTA 1000-level Dubai Tennis Championships entering the main draw as a lucky loser. She lost in the first round to tenth seed Elise Mertens.

In April, Tomova reached for the first time in her career the semifinals of a WTA 250 tournament at the Copa Colsanitas with a three-set victory over Nuria Párrizas Díaz. As a result, she reached a new career-high of world No. 122 in the singles rankings on 10 May 2021.

At the Serbia Open, she advanced to the semifinals as a lucky loser, winning two matches in the same day after two days of postponement due to rain.[4] She lost her semifinal to the eventual champion, fourth seeded Paula Badosa. As a result of this run, Tomova rose 15 spots to No. 108. On 28 June, she reached a new career-best ranking of No. 104.

In August, Tomova entered the main draw of her first Grand Slam tournament for the season, coming through qualifying rounds at the US Open as a lucky loser where she lost to Lauren Davis. At the WTA 125 Open Internacional de Valencia, she reached again the semifinals for the first time at this level. She finished the year ranked No. 116 in singles, a new best year-end season ranking.

2022: French Open debut, WTA 125 final & top 100

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Tomova at the 2022 French Open qualifying

Tomova qualified for the Australian Open to make her second main draw at this major but lost to eventual first-time quarterfinalist Alizé Cornet. On 28 February 2022, she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 103. Defeating Astra Sharma in qualifying, she made her main-draw debut at the Indian Wells Open.

Also at the French Open, she made her debut as a lucky loser, thus completing the set of main-draw appearances in all four Grand Slam events.[5][6] However, she lost to world No. 9, Danielle Collins, in the first round.[7] At the Internacional de Valencia, she reached quarterfinals for a second consecutive year, defeating Sara Errani and world No. 69 and second seed, Varvara Gracheva, en route, before losing in three tight sets to eventual finalist Wang Xiyu.[8]

At the WTA 500 Eastbourne International, she replaced as a lucky loser second seed Ons Jabeur. After getting a bye into the second round,[9] she defeated world No. 37, Shelby Rogers, and then advanced to her first WTA 500 quarterfinal after defeating Kirsten Flipkens and taking revenge for the loss in the final round of qualifying.[10][11] At Wimbledon, she reached the second round for the second time defeating wildcard Daria Gavrilova[12] before losing to world No. 5, Maria Sakkari.[13] At the same tournament, she made her debut in a doubles event at a major, partnering Elisabetta Cocciaretto, where they reached the second round.

At the Swedish Open, she reached again the quarterfinals defeating İpek Öz.[14] She went one step further defeating former top-20 player Mihaela Buzărnescu in the semifinal.[15] There, she lost to eventual champion Jang Su-jeong.[16] As a result, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of 101, on 11 July 2022. Following a semifinal showing at the Polish Open in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, she reached world No. 99 on 8 August 2022 making her the only female representative of Bulgaria in the top 100.

Tomova lost in the last round of qualifying for the US Open to Slovak player Viktória Kužmová.[17] At the Budapest Open, she reached the final of a WTA 125 tournament for the first time defeating two top-100 players, third seed Jasmine Paolini and Julia Grabher, and also two former top-50 players, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová and Océane Dodin.[18][19] She was defeated in the final by Tamara Korpatsch.[20][21]

She finished the year ranked No. 90 in the world, on 7 November 2022, a new best year-end ranking. Two weeks later, on 23 November 2022, she was confirmed as a participant at the 2023 United Cup as part of the Bulgarian team.[22]

2023: United Cup debut, WTA 1000 wins & top 75, WTA 125 title

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Tomova at the 2023 Transylvania Open

She participated in the United Cup as the No. 1 Bulgarian female player and played one singles match, which she lost to world No. 6, Maria Sakkari. At the Australian Open she lost in the first round to 12th seed Belinda Bencic.[23]

She qualified for the main draw at the Ladies Linz defeating Barbara Haas and former French Open finalist, wildcard Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.[24] She lost in the first round to another former Roland Garros finalist, Markéta Vondroušová.[25]

Next, she qualified again this time for the main draw of the WTA 500 in Doha defeating three players in the top 100, Maryna Zanevska and two Americans, Lauren Davis and Madison Brengle.[26][27] However, she lost to seventh seed Belinda Bencic in the first round.[28]

The following week, she reached again the main draw after qualifying at the WTA 1000 Dubai Championships defeating Ankita Raina and Jang Su-jeong.[29] She defeated Kaia Kanepi to record her first WTA 1000 win,[30] before losing to world No. 4 and third seed, Jessica Pegula. As a result, she moved to a new career-high ranking of No. 87 on 27 February 2023.

At the next WTA 1000, on her Miami Open debut, she entered the draw as a lucky loser[31] and defeated fellow qualifier Anna Karolína Schmiedlová in the first round before she lost to 30th seed Danielle Collins.

In April, she reached the final[32] and won the title at the $80k tournament in Zaragoza[33] defeating fourth seed Tereza Martincová. As a result of winning her biggest title since 2019, she moved to a new career-high in the top 75 and became the first Bulgarian since Tsvetana Pironkova in 2017 to reach this ranking.[34][35][36]

At the next WTA 1000, on her debut in Madrid, she entered the draw as the top qualifying seed again as a lucky loser.[37] Again on her debut, as the top qualifying seed in the next WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, she entered the main draw. However, she lost to Yulia Putintseva in the first round, in three sets. Despite this, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 71, on 22 May 2023.

At the Birmingham Classic, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser but lost to fellow qualifier Tereza Martincová.[38] At Wimbledon, she recorded her first top 30 win, defeating 27th seed Bernarda Pera,[39] before losing in the second round to Katie Boulter.[40]

She won the biggest title of her career at the WTA 125 Chicago Challenger defeating American Claire Liu in straight sets.[41][42][43]

2024: First WTA 500 semifinal, top 50, Olympics debut

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Tomova entered her first tournament of the season, the Hobart International as a lucky loser and defeated Martina Trevisan in straight sets.[44] She then defeated ninth seed Tatjana Maria[45] to advance to her first hardcourt quarterfinal in which she lost to eventual champion Emma Navarro.[46] The following week at the Australian Open, Tomova won her first match at this major defeating Kayla Day,[47] She lost to 19th seed Elina Svitolina in the second round.[48]

In Indian Wells, she recorded her first win at this tournament defeating former Sofia Kenin in straight sets.[49] She lost to 20th seed Caroline Garcia.[50] At the WTA 1000 Miami, she defeated lucky loser Tamara Korpatsch,[51] before retiring due to a back injury while trailing in her next match against 23rd seed Caroline Garcia.[52]

Starting her clay court season at the Charleston Open, Tomova defeated Mayar Sherif in the first round,[53] then lost in round two to third seed Maria Sakkari.[54]

In May at the Morocco Open in Rabat, she reached her third tour semifinal defeating qualifier Berfu Cengiz,[55] Wang Yafan[56] and Laura Siegemund,[57] before losing to Peyton Stearns in three sets.[58] At the French Open, she upset 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in straight sets, her first top 20 career win.[59] She lost to Wang Xinyu in three sets.[60]

In June, Tomova qualified for the Paris Olympics.[61][62] She also reached her third WTA 125 final at the Internacional de Valencia but lost to Ann Li.[63] As a result, she reached a new career-high ranking of No. 63, on 17 June 2024.[citation needed]

At the WTA 500 Bad Homburg Open, Tomova qualified for the main draw and reached the round of 16 by defeating Tatjana Maria in straight sets.[64] She reached her second grass-court quarterfinal and only second at the WTA 500 level, defeating Linda Nosková also in straight sets.[65][66] She reached her first semifinal at the WTA 500 level with a win over Anna Blinkova in a tight match with a third-set tiebreak, saving five match points.[67][68][69] She lost her semifinal match to Donna Vekić[70] but reached the top 50, at world No. 48 in the singles rankings, on 1 July 2024. Seeded fifth at the 2024 Prague Open, she defeated the world No. 1 junior, 17-year old wildcard Renáta Jamrichová, saving three match points.[71] She reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal defeating Jana Fett also in straight sets,[72] before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Magda Linette in three sets.[73] As a result, she reached a career-high ranking of World No. of 46 on 29 July 2024.[citation needed]

She recorded her first win at the Summer Olympics in Paris over another Polish player, Magdalena Fręch.[74]

At the newly upgraded WTA 500 Korea Open, she again defeated Tatjana Maria for the third time in the season, this time in three sets.[75][76][77] She reached the quarterfinals with a win over Amanda Anisimova, after her retirement in the second set with Tomova leading 7–5, 4–1.[78] She lost to Veronika Kudermetova.[79] In doubles at the same tournament, she also reached the quarterfinals with her partner Makoto Ninomiya but lost to top seeds Chan Hao-ching and Kudermetova.[citation needed] On her debut at the China Open, Tomova defeated Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets,[80] before losing to 15th seed Paula Badosa.[81] Also on her debut at the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open, Tomova defeated Ashlyn Krueger, saving four match points.[82] She was eliminated in the second round by fourth seed Coco Gauff.[83] At the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open Tomova defeated defending champion Veronika Kudermetova in straight sets, avenging her quarterfinal defeat at the Korea Open a month earlier.[84] She then lost to sixth seed Diana Shnaider.[85]

She finished the year ranked inside the top 50 in the singles rankings.[86]

Performance timeline

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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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, Hopman Cup, United Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[87]

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Korea.

Tournament 2010 ... 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A Q3 1R Q1 Q2 Q2 1R 1R 2R 0 / 4 1–4 20%
French Open A A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 1R 1R 2R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 2R Q1 NH Q2 2R 2R 1R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
US Open A A A Q3 Q3 Q1 Q1 1R 1R Q3 1R 1R 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–4 2–4 0 / 15 5–15 25%
National representation
Summer Olympics A NH A NH A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Billie Jean King Cup[a] A Z1 Z1 A Z1 Z1 Z1 Z1[b] Z1 0 / 0 7–8 47%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open[c] A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Dubai[c] A A A A A A A A 1R A 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Indian Wells A A A A Q1 A A NH Q1 1R A 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Miami Open Q1 A A A Q1 Q1 A NH Q1 A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A NH A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A A 1R Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A NH A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1  – 
China Open A A A A A A A NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[d] A A A A A A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–4 4–9 0 / 15 6–15 29%
Career statistics
2010 ... 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 0 0[e] 0[e] 0 3 6 4 3 11 10 18 22 Career total: 77
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 3–4 4–7 2–6 3–4 6–11 7–11 4–18 15–17 0 / 80 44–80 35%
Year-end ranking[f] 852 332 474 152 141 156 159 138 116 90 96 48 $2,517,720

Doubles

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WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2022 Budapest Pro Open, Hungary Clay Germany Tamara Korpatsch 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), 0–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2023 Chicago Challenger, United States Hard United States Claire Liu 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Jun 2024 Internacional de Valencia, Spain Clay United States Ann Li 3–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 26 (18 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments (1–1)
$80,000 tournaments (2–1)
$50,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (3–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (11–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–1)
Clay (10–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2010 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 10,000 Clay Croatia Ani Mijačika 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2011 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Slovakia Klaudia Boczová 3–1 ret.
Win 2–1 Sep 2012 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–1 Jul 2013 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Switzerland Xenia Knoll 7–6(2), 6–2
Loss 3–2 Oct 2013 ITF Burgas, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova 1–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Apr 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Croatia Iva Mekovec 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–3 May 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Switzerland Lara Michel 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–3 Jun 2014 ITF Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina 15,000 Clay United Kingdom Eleanor Dean 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–3 Nov 2014 ITF Sousse, Tunisia 10,000 Hard United States Nicole Melichar 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–3 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard France Margot Yerolymos 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–3 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Croatia Nina Alibalić 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–4 Jan 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze 4–6, 0–6
Win 9–4 Mar 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Sweden Susanne Celik 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 10–4 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard France Caroline Romeo 6–0, 6–4
Win 11–4 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 7–6(5), 6–2
Win 12–4 Jun 2016 Szeged Women's Open, Hungary 50,000 Clay Greece Maria Sakkari 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss 12–5 Jul 2016 Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary 100,000 Clay Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 0–6, 6–7(3)
Loss 12–6 Sep 2016 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Russia Viktoria Kamenskaya 4–6, 7–6(5), 0–6
Win 13–6 Apr 2017 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Slovakia Viktória Kužmová 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 14–6 Sep 2017 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Italy Jessica Pieri 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–3
Win 15–6 Jul 2019 Open de Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay Montenegro Danka Kovinić 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 15–7 Feb 2020 GB Pro-Series Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Denmark Clara Tauson 4–6, 0–6
Win 16–7 Mar 2020 ITF Sunderland, UK 25,000 Hard (i) United Kingdom Emma Raducanu 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–8 Apr 2022 Oeiras Ladies Open, Portugal 80,000 Clay Italy Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6–7(5), 6–2, 5–7
Win 17–8 Apr 2023 Zaragoza Open, Spain 80,000 Clay Czech Republic Tereza Martincová 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 18–8 Nov 2023 Open de Valencia, Spain 100,000 Clay Romania Jaqueline Cristian 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner–ups)

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments (1–2)
$10/15,000 tournaments (11–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (9–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2011 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Husarić Ukraine Anastasia Kharchenko
United States Nicole Melichar 		6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss 1–1 Sep 2012 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Borislava Botusharova Belgium Michaela Boev
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva 		1–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jun 2013 ITF Niš, Serbia 10,000 Clay Australia Viktorija Rajicic Slovenia Tjaša Šrimpf
Bosnia and Herzegovina Nerma Ćaluk 		6–1, 6–2
Win 3–1 Jun 2013 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Australia Viktorija Rajicic Croatia Ema Mikulčić
Germany Dejana Raickovic 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 3–2 Jul 2013 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Australia Viktorija Rajicic Bulgaria Dalia Zafirova
North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska 		3–6, 0–6
Win 4–2 Sep 2013 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova Spain Beatriz García Vidagany
Hungary Réka Luca Jani 		6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 5–2 Oct 2013 ITF Burgas, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova Italy Federica Arcidiacono
Bulgaria Julia Terziyska 		6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–3 Jan 2014 ITF Sunderland, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Hungary Ágnes Bukta United Kingdom Jocelyn Rae
United Kingdom Anna Smith 		1–6, 1–6
Loss 5–4 Feb 2014 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 15,000 Hard (i) Hungary Ágnes Bukta Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
Slovenia Maša Zec Peškirič 		4–6, 6–7(4)
Win 6–4 Apr 2014 ITF Šibenik, Croatia 10,000 Clay Hungary Ágnes Bukta Czech Republic Eva Rutarová
Czech Republic Karolína Stuchlá 		7–6(12), 6–1
Win 7–4 Apr 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Hungary Ágnes Bukta Czech Republic Karolína Stuchlá
France Carla Touly 		6–2, 6–1
Win 8–4 May 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Croatia Ema Mikulčić Belgium Justine De Sutter
Netherlands Monique Zuur 		6–3, 6–1
Win 9–4 Jun 2014 ITF Sarajevo, BiH 15,000 Clay Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková Germany Carolin Daniels
Turkey Melis Sezer 		7–6(3), 6–2
Win 10–4 Jun 2014 ITF Amstelveen,
Netherlands 		10,000 Clay United States Bernarda Pera Argentina Tatiana Búa
Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 		6–0, 2–1 ret.
Loss 10–5 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Switzerland Karin Kennel Greece Eleni Christofi
Uzbekistan Vlada Katic 		6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win 11–5 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Switzerland Karin Kennel Thailand Helen De Cesare
Uzbekistan Vlada Katic 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 11–6 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Croatia Adrijana Lekaj United States Dasha Ivanova
Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 		6–7(1), 1–6
Loss 11–7 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva Turkey Ayla Aksu
Turkey Melis Sezer 		3–6, 3–6
Win 12–7 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Harriet Dart Armenia Ani Amiraghyan
Romania Daiana Negreanu 		w/o
Loss 12–8 Sep 2016 Sofia Cup, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Netherlands Quirine Lemoine 		4–6, 6–4, [6–10]

National representation

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Billie Jean King Cup

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Tomova debuted in Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2014; since then she has accumulated a 8–10 singles record and a 5–3 doubles record (13–13 overall).

Singles (8–10)

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Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2014 Z1 RR 7 Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN)  Belarus Hard (I) Olga Govortsova L 3–6, 4–6
2015 Z1 PO9 7 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN)  Ukraine Hard (i) Kateryna Kozlova L 4–6, 0–6
2017 Z1 RR 8 Feb 2017 Tallinn (EST)  Israel Hard (i) Deniz Khazaniuk W 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
9 Feb 2017  Serbia Ivana Jorović L 1–6, 1–6
2018 Z1 RR 7 Feb 2018 Tallinn (EST) Serbia Serbia Hard (i) Dejana Radanović L 3–6, 4–6
8 Feb 2018  Georgia Ekaterine Gorgodze W 6–2, 6–3
2019 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2019 Zielona Góra (POL)  Estonia Hard (i) Anett Kontaveit L 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
7 Feb 2019 Ukraine Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova W 6–3, 6–2
8 Feb 2019  Sweden Johanna Larsson L 4–6, 4–6
2020–21 Z1 RR 5 Feb 2020 Tallinn (EST)  Croatia Hard (i) Jana Fett W 6–2, 6–4
6 Feb 2020 Ukraine Ukraine Elina Svitolina L 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Z1 RPO 8 Feb 2020  Greece Despina Papamichail W 6–2, 6–4
2022 Z1 RR 13 Apr 2022 Antalya (TUR) Sweden Sweden Clay Caijsa Hennemann W 6–1, 6–1
14 Apr 2022  Slovenia Kaja Juvan L 1–6, 2–6
15 Apr 2022 Georgia (country) Georgia Mariam Bolkvadze W 6–3 ret.
2024 Z1 RR 8 Apr 2024 Oeiras (POR)  Hungary Clay Natália Szabanin W 6–3, 6–3
9 Apr 2024  Denmark Clara Tauson L 4–6, 2–6
Z1 PO 12 Apr 2024  Norway Ulrikke Eikeri L 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 3–6

Doubles (5–3)

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Edition Round Date Location Partner Surface Against Opponents W/L Score
2014 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN) Isabella Shinikova Hard (i)  Portugal Bárbara Luz
Inês Murta 		W 6–2, 7–5
7 Feb 2014 Elitsa Kostova  Belarus Ilona Kremen
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		W 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2015 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN) Dia Evtimova Hard (i) Portugal Portugal Michelle Larcher de Brito
Bárbara Luz 		W 6–0, 6–3
5 Feb 2015 Dia Evtimova Belarus Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Vera Lapko 		L 5–7, 1–6
2019 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2019 Zielona Góra (POL) Isabella Shinikova Hard (i)  Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Maileen Nuudi 		W 6–2, 6–2
7 Feb 2019 Isabella Shinikova  Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
Marta Kostyuk 		L 0–6, 6–7(0–7)
2020–21 Z1 RR 5 Feb 2020 Tallinn (EST) Isabella Shinikova Hard (i)  Croatia Jana Fett
Darija Jurak 		L 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
2022 Z1 RR 13 Apr 2022 Antalya (TUR) Julia Terziyska Clay  Sweden Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Julita Saner 		W 6–1, 2–6, 6–0

United Cup

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Singles (0–1)

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Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2023 RR 30 Dec 2022 Perth (AUS) Greece Greece Hard Maria Sakkari L 3–6, 2–6

Notes

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  1. ^ Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
  2. ^ Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.
  3. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open from 2009 until 2024. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021. In 2024, both tournaments became WTA 1000 events.
  4. ^ In 2014, the Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  5. ^ a b During the season, she did not play in the main draw of any tour-level tournaments. However, she played at the Billie Jean King Cup, which is not counted as a played tournament but matches counted.
  6. ^ 2009: WTA ranking–906, ... 2011: WTA ranking–780, 2012: WTA ranking–528, 2013: WTA ranking–397.

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