Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova

Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova (Bulgarian: Биляна Павлова-Димитрова; born 20 January 1978) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA singles ranking is 490, which she reached on 16 October 2006. On 20 April 2009, she peaked at No. 301 in the doubles rankings.

Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
Биляна Павлова-Димитрова
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978 (age 46)
Bulgaria
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Turned pro1993
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 65,804
Singles
Career record160–289 (35.6%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 490 (16 October 2006)
Doubles
Career record168–230 (42.2%)
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 301 (20 April 2009)
Team competitions
Fed Cup1–1

She was first called up to the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2009, but made her debut in 2010.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (1 title, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–3)
Carpet (0–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 1998ITF Kavala, Greece10,000Hard Dragana Ilić6–3, 7–6(1)
Loss1–1Aug 2001ITF Volos, Greece10,000Carpet Christina Zachariadou0–6, 0–6
Loss1–2Nov 2005ITF Giza, Egypt10,000Clay Galina Fokina2–6, 5–7
Loss1–3May 2006ITF Bournemouth, UK10,000Clay Marrit Boonstra3–6, 0–6
Loss1–4Sep 2007ITF Palić, Serbia10,000Clay Tadeja Majerič2–6, 2–6
Loss1–5Oct 2007ITF Volos, Greece10,000Carpet Olga Brózda7–6(2), 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 19 (3 titles, 16 runner–ups)

Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (3–15)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1997ITF Muri Antichi, Italy10,000Clay Natalia Bondarenko Giulia Casoni
Federica Fortuni
6–7(7), 2–6
Loss0–2May 2000ITF Casale, Italy10,000Clay Magda Mihalache Chloé Carlotti
Eva Fislová
1–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Jun 2000ITF Skopje, Macedonia10,000Clay Ljiljana Nanušević Katarina Mišić
Marina Lazarovska
6–7(6), 3–6
Win1–3Nov 2000ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay (i) Ilona Poljakova Lui Li Shen
Alexandra Zotta
4–0, 4–1, 4–1
Loss1–4Nov 2000ITF Deauville, France10,000Clay (i) Magdalena Zděnovcová Diana Brunel
Edith Nunes
3–4, 4–0, 2–4, 0–4
Loss1–5Apr 2001ITF Athens, Greece10,000Clay Marijana Kovačević Sandra Klemenschits
Daniela Klemenschits
3–6, 5–7
Loss1–6Sep 2001ITF Kastoria, Greece10,000Clay İpek Şenoğlu Asimina Kaplani
Maria Pavlidou
3–6, 5–7
Loss1–7Oct 2004ITF Podgorica, Montenegro10,000Clay Janette Bejlková Katarina Mišić
Dragana Zarić
1–6, 2–6
Loss1–8Dec 2005ITF Giza, Egypt10,000Clay Lenore Lăzăroiu Galina Fokina
Raissa Gourevitch
3–6, 5–7
Loss1–9Jun 2006ITF Ruse, Bulgaria10,000Clay Nadejda Vassileva Dia Evtimova
Karoline Borgersen
0–6, 0–6
Loss1–10Nov 2006ITF Cairo, Egypt10,000Clay Stefanie Haidner Alexandra Dulgheru
Marcella Koek
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–7(5)
Loss1–11Oct 2007ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia10,000Clay Soetkin Van Deun Miljana Adanko
Nataša Zorić
w/o
Win2–11Nov 2007ITF Barcelona, Spain10,000Clay Stefanie Haidner Irina Kuzmina
Sheila Solsona-Carcasona
6–3, 6–7(8), [10–3]
Loss2–12Mar 2008ITF Athens, Greece10,000Hard Raffaella Bindi Nikola Hofmanova
Vivienne Vierin
7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss2–13May 2008ITF Edinburgh, UK10,000Clay Soetkin Van Deun Jade Curtis
Elizabeth Thomas
1–6, 6–7(5)
Loss2–14Jun 2008ITF Budva, Montenegro10,000Clay Tamara Stojković Ljubica Avramović
Neda Kozić
4–6, 5–7
Win3–14Dec 2008ITF Benicarló, Spain10,000Clay Neda Kozić Simona Matei
Andreea Mitu
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss3–15Jun 2010ITF Iași, Romania10,000Clay Fatma Al-Nabhani Mădălina Gojnea
Ionela-Andreea Iova
3–6, 3–6
Loss3–16Aug 2010ITF Onești, Romania10,000Clay Camelia Hristea Laura Ioana Paar
Mihaela Buzărnescu
6–7(7), 2–6

Fed Cup

Pawlowa-Dimitrova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2010. Since then she has a 0–1 singles record and a 1–0 doubles record (1–1 overall).

Singles

EditionRoundDateAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LResult
2010 Europe/Africa Group IRR5 February 2010  SloveniaHard (i) Andreja KlepačL6–4, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles

EditionRoundDatePartnerAgainstSurfaceOpponentsW/LResult
2010 Europe/Africa Group IRR5 February 2010 Elitsa Kostova  SloveniaHard (i) Andreja Klepač
Maša Zec-Peškirič
W6–1, 6–2
  • RR = Round Robin

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