Desislava Topalova (also transliterated as Dessislava Topalova, Bulgarian: Десислава Топалова; born 8 June 1978) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.[1]
During her career she won 7 ITF singles titles and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 152 on 15 May 2000, whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 184 on 10 September 2001. Topalova was a member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team between 1997 and the mid 2000s, serving as its captain in the later stages of her career.[2]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–2) |
| Clay (6–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
|---|
| Win |
1–0 |
Aug 1996 |
ITF Istanbul, Turkey |
10,000 |
Hard |
 Tanja Karsten |
7–6(7–1), 6–7(3–7), 6–1 |
| Loss |
1–1 |
Aug 1997 |
ITF Istanbul, Turkey |
10,000 |
Hard |
 Elena Dementieva |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win |
2–1 |
Sep 1997 |
ITF Cluj, Romania |
10,000 |
Clay |
 Alice Pirsu |
6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win |
3–1 |
Sep 1997 |
ITF Albena, Bulgaria |
10,000 |
Clay |
 Lubomira Bacheva |
2–6, 6–4, 6–0 |
| Win |
4–1 |
Jul 1998 |
ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands |
10,000 |
Clay |
 Yvette Basting |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win |
5–1 |
Sep 1998 |
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria |
25,000 |
Clay |
 Nadejda Ostrovskaya |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss |
5–2 |
Apr 1999 |
ITF Makarska, Croatia |
10,000 |
Clay |
 Petra Mandula |
5–7, 5–7 |
| Win |
6–2 |
Oct 1999 |
ITF Porto, Portugal |
25,000 |
Clay |
 Anna Bieleń-Żarska |
7–6(8–6), 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win |
7–2 |
Apr 2000 |
ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic |
25,000 |
Clay |
.svg.png) Daphne van de Zande |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss |
7–3 |
Sep 2002 |
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria |
25,000 |
Clay |
 Margalita Chakhnashvili |
3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Loss |
7–4 |
Aug 2003 |
ITF Bielefeld, Germany |
10,000 |
Clay |
Christina Fitz |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss |
7–5 |
Oct 2003 |
ITF Rockhampton, Australia |
25,000 |
Hard |
Nina Dübbers |
5–7, 1–6 |
Doubles: 17 (9 titles, 8 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
|
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (4–1) |
| Clay (5–7) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
|
| Result |
W–L |
Date |
Tournament |
Tier |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
|---|
| Loss |
0–1 |
Aug 1994 |
ITF Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
10,000 |
Clay |
Dora Djilianova |
Teodora Nedeva
Antoaneta Pandjerova |
4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win |
1–1 |
Sep 1994 |
ITF Varna, Bulgaria |
10,000 |
Hard |
Dora Djilianova |
Galina Dimitrova
Claudia Timm |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss |
1–2 |
Feb 1995 |
ITF Istanbul, Turkey |
10,000 |
Hard |
Dora Djilianova |
 Corina Morariu
 Christina Zachariadou |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss |
1–3 |
Jun 1995 |
ITF Katowice, Poland |
10,000 |
Clay |
Galina Dimitrova |
 Monika Kratochvílová
Hana Šromová |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss |
1–4 |
Sep 1995 |
ITF Varna, Bulgaria |
10,000 |
Clay |
Galina Dimitrova |
Dora Djilianova
Pavlina Nola |
6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win |
2–4 |
Aug 1996 |
ITF Istanbul, Turkey |
10,000 |
Hard |
 İpek Şenoğlu |
 Khoo Chin-bee
Alice Pirsu |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss |
2–5 |
Sep 1996 |
ITF Albena, Bulgaria |
10,000 |
Clay |
Galina Dimitrova |
Antoaneta Pandjerova
Pavlina Nola |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win |
3–5 |
Jun 1997 |
ITF Velp, Netherlands |
10,000 |
Clay |
Galina Dimitrova |
Kim Kilsdonk
Jolanda Mens |
5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win |
4–5 |
Sep 1997 |
ITF Albena, Bulgaria |
10,000 |
Clay |
Galina Dimitrova |
Lubomira Bacheva
Antoaneta Pandjerova |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss |
4–6 |
May 1998 |
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria |
10,000 |
Clay |
Teodora Nedeva |
Olga Vymetálková
Michaela Paštiková |
5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss |
4–7 |
May 1998 |
ITF Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
10,000 |
Clay |
Antoaneta Pandjerova |
.svg.png) Tatjana Ječmenica
Dragana Zarić |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss |
4–8 |
Aug 1998 |
ITF Paderborn, Germany |
10,000 |
Clay |
Esther Brunn |
Linda Faltynková
Petra Raclavská |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win |
5–8 |
Sep 2000 |
ITF Bucharest, Romania |
25,000 |
Clay |
Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Katarina Mišić
Marketa Kochta |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win |
6–8 |
Sep 2000 |
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria |
25,000 |
Clay |
Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Natalia Galouza
 Shelley Stephens |
6–1, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win |
7–8 |
Sep 2002 |
ITF Batumi, Georgia |
75,000 |
Hard |
Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Gulnara Fattakhetdinova
Maria Kondratieva |
2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win |
8–8 |
Oct 2000 |
ITF Saint-Raphaël, France |
25,000 |
Hard (i) |
Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Katarina Mišić
Dragana Zarić |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss |
8–9 |
Sep 2003 |
ITF Sofia, Bulgaria |
25,000 |
Clay |
Dragana Zarić |
 Daniela Klemenschits
Sandra Klemenschits |
6–3, 7–5 |