Pavlina Stoyanova (BUL)
(Residence: Auckland, New Zealand)

Birthdate: July 14, 1974
Birthplace: Varna, Bulgaria
Height: 5' 9" (1.75 m)
Weight: 134 lbs. (60 kg)
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Status: Pro

WTA TOUR singles titles: 0
WTA TOUR doubles titles: 1
(Grand Slam titles: 0)
ITF Women's Circuit singles titles: 7

WTA TOUR RANKING (SEASON-ENDING, SINGLES)
1998-93; 1997-119; 1996-267; 1995-367; 1994-509

Career Highlights

GRAND SLAM (SINGLES) AND CHASE CHAMPIONSHIPS (S/D) HISTORY



                 00  99  98  97  96  95  94    

AUSTRALIAN       1r  1r  --  --  --  --  --   

ROLAND GARROS    --  1r  1r  --  --  --  --   

WIMBLEDON        --  1r  1r  --  --  --  --   

UNITED STATES    --  1r  2r  1r  --  --  --   

CHASE CHAMPS (S) --  --  --  --  --  --  --      

CHASE CHAMPS (D) --  --  --  --  --  --  --

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - SINGLES

WINNER:

  • 1998 - ITF/Indian Wells, Calif.-USA
  • 1997 - ITF/Faro-POR, ITF/Darmstadt-GER
  • 1996 - ITF/Bad Nauheim-GER
  • 1995 - ITF/Wahlscheid-GER, ITF/Bad Nauhiem-GER
  • 1994 - ITF/Bourgas-BUL

    CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - DOUBLES

    WINNER (1):

  • 1998 - Palermo (w/Wagner)

    SEMIFINALIST (1):

  • 1999 - Warsaw (w/Olsza

    QUARTERFINALIST (2):

  • 1998 - Hamburg (w/Freye), Stanford (w/Muric)

    ADDITIONAL:

  • Member of Bulgarian Fed Cup team for three years

    Quick Facts

  • Played in all four Grand Slam tournament main draws in 1999 for the first time
  • Ranked No. 118 and after winning three qualifying matches to reach the main draw of 1998 Lipton, ousted world No. 44 Amy Frazier in the first round to reach a then-career high ranking of No. 107
  • As a qualifier into the 1998 US Open, defeated 42nd-ranked Tamarine Tanasugarn to capture her first Grand Slam match victory
  • Captured first doubles title on the major tour at 1998 Palermo with partner Elena Wagner, defeating top seeds Schett and Schnyder in the final
  • Seeded fifth, won a 1998 challenger circuit event in Indian Wells, California, USA, upsetting second seed Meghann Shaughnessy in the quarterfinals
  • Won three matches in qualifying rounds to reach her first Grand Slam main draw at 1997 U.S. Open
  • In just her fifth professional tournament, won her first title at a 1994 ITF Women's Circuit event in Bourgas, Bulgaria
  • Won two more challenger events in 1995, one in 1996, two in 1997 and one in 1998
  • A member of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team for three years
  • Owns several doubles titles on the challenger circuit
  • In junior competition, was the No. 1 player in Bulgaria
  • An all-court player who is equally at home at the net or the baseline
  • Coached by Russell Simpson

    Personal

  • Former surname is Stoyanova... Graduated from high school in 1992... Speaks four languages... Self-described as emotional and a little crazy... Favorite movie is Braveheart; favorite actors are Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Basinger and Bridget Fonda... Likes U2, The Verve, Elvis and Maxwell... Favorite places include New York, Los Angeles, Auckland and her birthplace in Varna, Bulgaria... Loves vanilla lattes, Maui rolls, the Haleakaia sunrise, lava cake, red wine tastings and riding "Riddlers Revenge"... Former Tetris Master... Parents are Sofia and Evgeni; has a brother, Boris... keeps a small charm from her mother in her tennis bag... Lives on the beach in New Zealand.