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| name = Elitsa Kostova
| name = Elitsa Kostova
| image = Kostova BIA21 (13) (51379372310).jpg
| image = Kostova BIA21 (13) (51379372310).jpg
| caption = Kostova at 2021 ITF Biarritz
| caption = Kostova at Biarritz, 2021
| country = {{BUL}}
| country = {{BUL}}
| residence = [[Kardzhali]], Bulgaria
| residence = [[Kardzhali]], Bulgaria
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| careerprizemoney = US$ 637,567
| careerprizemoney = US$ 637,567
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=439|lost=383}}
| singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=439|lost=383}}
| singlestitles = 6 [[International Tennis Federation|ITF]]
| singlestitles = 6 ITF
| highestsinglesranking = No. 130 (12 September 2016)
| highestsinglesranking = No. 130 (12 September 2016)
| AustralianOpenresult = Q2 ([[2012 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|2012]], [[2018 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|2018]])
| AustralianOpenresult = Q2 ([[2012 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|2012]], [[2018 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying|2018]])
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| Team = yes
| Team = yes
| FedCupresult = {{tennis record|won=16|lost=18|small=yes}}
| FedCupresult = {{tennis record|won=16|lost=18|small=yes}}
| updated = 3 February 2022
}}
}}


'''Elitsa Kostova''' ({{lang-bg|Елица Костова}}) (born 10 April 1990) is a former professional [[Bulgarian people|Bulgarian]] [[tennis]] player.
'''Elitsa Kostova''' ({{langx|bg|Елица Костова}}) (born 10 April 1990) is a former professional Bulgarian [[tennis]] player.


On 12 September 2016, she reached her highest [[WTA rankings|WTA singles ranking]] of World No. 130, achieved on 12 September 2016, her best doubles ranking is World No. 154, achieved on 26 October 2015. Playing for the [[Bulgaria Fed Cup team]], she has a win–loss record of 16–18.
On 12 September 2016, she reached her highest [[WTA rankings|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==
==Career==
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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Elitsa Kostova's Biography | url = http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100057228 | publisher = [[International Tennis Federation]] | access-date= 2010-11-11 }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news | title = Elitsa Kostova's Biography | url = http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100057228 | publisher = [[International Tennis Federation]] | access-date= 2010-11-11 }}</ref>


Kostova won her first match in a [[Women's Tennis Association|WTA Tour]] main draw by beating [[Alizé Lim]] at the [[2014 BRD Bucharest Open – Singles|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.
Kostova won her first match in a [[WTA Tour]] main draw by beating [[Alizé Lim]] at the [[2014 BRD Bucharest Open – Singles|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 so far, when she won the final of the [[2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open|Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open]] in Budapest against fellow Fed Cup teammate [[Viktoriya Tomova]].
In July 2016 came her biggest win when she won the final of the [[2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open|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 in WTA level going back to 2014, but lost to [[Marketa Vondrousova]].<ref> https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1440902/vondrousova-coasts-past-kostova-into-gstaad-quarters </ref>
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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/1440902/vondrousova-coasts-past-kostova-into-gstaad-quarters | title=Vondrousova coasts past Kostova into Gstaad quarters }}</ref>


She retired in 2021 with her last match played at the [[2021 Belgrade Challenger]] losing to eventual finalist [[Arantxa Rus]].
She retired in 2021 with her last match played at the [[2021 Belgrade Challenger|Belgrade Challenger]] losing to eventual finalist [[Arantxa Rus]].


==Grand Slam performance timeline==
==Grand Slam performance timeline==
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|0–0
|0–0
|-
|-
|align="left"| [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]
|align="left"| [[Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]]
|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2011 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
|[[2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying|Q1]]
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|
{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%
{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%
! Legend
!Legend
|- style="background:#f88379;"
|- style="background:#f88379;"
| $100,000 tournaments
|$100,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f7e98e;"
| $80,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#addfad;"
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| $50/60,000 tournaments
|$50/60,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments
|$25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| $15,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $10,000 tournaments
|$10/15,000 tournaments
|}
|}
|
|
{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%
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|-
!Finals by surface
!Finals by surface
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|-
|-
|Clay (4–8)
|Clay (4–8)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (0–0)
|}
|}
|}
|}
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!Opponent
!Opponent
!class="unsortable"|Score
!class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>0–1</small>
| <small>0–1</small>
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| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michelle Gerards]]
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michelle Gerards]]
| 2–6, 6–2, 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>
| 2–6, 6–2, 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>
|-
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| <small>1–1</small>
| <small>1–1</small>
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| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Amanda Carreras]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Amanda Carreras]]
| 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
| 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>1–2</small>
| <small>1–2</small>
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Conny Perrin]]
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Conny Perrin]]
| 4–6, 2–6
| 4–6, 2–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| bgcolor="98FB98"|Win
| <small>2–2</small>
| <small>2–2</small>
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| {{flagicon|GER}} Sina Haas
| {{flagicon|GER}} Sina Haas
| 6–0, 6–4
| 6–0, 6–4
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–3</small>
| <small>2–3</small>
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Evelyn Mayr]]
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Evelyn Mayr]]
| 4–6, 4–6
| 4–6, 4–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–4</small>
| <small>2–4</small>
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Cetkovská]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Cetkovská]]
| 2–6, 2–6
| 2–6, 2–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–5</small>
| <small>2–5</small>
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| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Andrea Hlaváčková]]
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Andrea Hlaváčková]]
| 5–7, 6–0, 4–6
| 5–7, 6–0, 4–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–6</small>
| <small>2–6</small>
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| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Erika Sema]]
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Erika Sema]]
| 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
| 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–7</small>
| <small>2–7</small>
| {{dts|Dec 2010}}
| {{dts|Dec 2010}}
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Bendigo Women's International|ITF Bendigo]], Australia
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Bendigo Women's International|Bendigo International]], Australia
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tímea Babos]]
| {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tímea Babos]]
| 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
| 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–8</small>
| <small>2–8</small>
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| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alison van Uytvanck]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Alison van Uytvanck]]
| 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
| 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–9</small>
| <small>2–9</small>
| [[2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco – Women's singles|{{dts|Jul 2011}}]]
| [[2011 Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco – Women's singles|{{dts|Jul 2011}}]]
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco|ITF Pozoblanco]], Spain
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco|Open de Pozoblanco]], Spain
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Eleni Daniilidou]]
| {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Eleni Daniilidou]]
| 3–6, 2–6
| 3–6, 2–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–10</small>
| <small>2–10</small>
| [[2011 Empire Trnava Cup – Singles|{{dts|Aug 2011}}]]
| [[2011 Empire Trnava Cup – Singles|{{dts|Aug 2011}}]]
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Empire Slovak Open|ITF Trnava]], Slovakia
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Empire Slovak Open]], Slovakia
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Yvonne Meusburger]]
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Yvonne Meusburger]]
| 6–0, 2–6, 0–6
| 6–0, 2–6, 0–6
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>2–11</small>
| <small>2–11</small>
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| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Elena Bogdan]]
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Elena Bogdan]]
| 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 6–2
| 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 6–2
|-
|-
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| bgcolor="FFA07A"|Loss
| <small>3–12</small>
| <small>3–12</small>
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| <small>3–13</small>
| <small>3–13</small>
| {{dts|Apr 2013}}
| {{dts|Apr 2013}}
| bgcolor="#ccccff"|ITF Dijon, France
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Dijon, France
| bgcolor="#ccccff"|15,000
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kristina Barrois]]
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kristina Barrois]]
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| <small>3–14</small>
| <small>3–14</small>
| [[2013 John Newcombe Women's Pro Challenge – Singles|{{dts|Nov 2013}}]]
| [[2013 John Newcombe Women's Pro Challenge – Singles|{{dts|Nov 2013}}]]
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[John Newcombe Women's Pro Challenge|ITF Newbraunfels]], United States
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[John Newcombe Women's Pro Challenge|John Newcombe Challenge]], <br />United States
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| Hard
| Hard
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| <small>4–14</small>
| <small>4–14</small>
| {{dts|Jun 2014}}
| {{dts|Jun 2014}}
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Open Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole Hérault|ITF Montpellier]], France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Open International Féminin de Montpellier|Open de Montpellier]], France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Clay
| Clay
| {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Sofiya Kovalets]]
| {{flagicon|UKR}} Sofiya Kovalets
| 7–5, 6–1
| 7–5, 6–1
|-
|-
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| <small>4–16</small>
| <small>4–16</small>
| {{dts|Feb 2015}}
| {{dts|Feb 2015}}
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42|ITF Andrézieux-Bouthéon]], France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon 42|Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon]], France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
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| <small>5–16</small>
| <small>5–16</small>
| [[2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open – Singles|{{dts|Jul 2016}}]]
| [[2016 Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open – Singles|{{dts|Jul 2016}}]]
| bgcolor="#f88379"|ITF Budapest, Hungary
| bgcolor="#f88379"|[[Hungarian Ladies Open|Budapest Ladies Open]], Hungary
| bgcolor="#f88379"|100,000
| bgcolor="#f88379"|100,000
| Clay
| Clay
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| <small>5–17</small>
| <small>5–17</small>
| [[2017 Red Rock Pro Open – Singles|{{dts|Sep 2017}}]]
| [[2017 Red Rock Pro Open – Singles|{{dts|Sep 2017}}]]
| style="background:#addfad;"|[[Henderson Tennis Open|ITF Henderson]], United States
| style="background:#addfad;"|[[Henderson Tennis Open|Las Vegas Open]], United States
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| Hard
| Hard
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| <small>6–19</small>
| <small>6–19</small>
| {{dts|Jun 2019}}
| {{dts|Jun 2019}}
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Přerov, Czech Republic
| style="background:lightblue;"|[[Zubr Cup]], Czech Republic
| style="background:lightblue;"|25,000
| style="background:lightblue;"|25,000
| Clay
| Clay
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!Legend
!Legend
|- style="background:#f88379;"
|- style="background:#f88379;"
| $100,000 tournaments
|$100,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f7e98e;"
| $80,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#addfad;"
|- style="background:#addfad;"
| $50/60,000 tournaments
|$50/60,000 tournaments
|- style="background:lightblue;"
|- style="background:lightblue;"
| $25,000 tournaments
|$25,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
| $15,000 tournaments
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
|- style="background:#f0f8ff;"
| $10,000 tournaments
|$10/15,000 tournaments
|}
|}
|
|
{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
{|class="wikitable" style=font-size:85%
|-
|-
!Finals by surface
!Finals by surface
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|-
|-
|Clay (5–5)
|Clay (5–5)
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|-
|Carpet (1–0)
|Carpet (1–0)
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| <small>1–1</small>
| <small>1–1</small>
| {{dts|May 2011}}
| {{dts|May 2011}}
| bgcolor="lightblue"|ITF Zagreb, Croatia
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Zagreb Ladies Open]], Croatia
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Clay
| Clay
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| <small>2–2</small>
| <small>2–2</small>
| {{dts|Apr 2013}}
| {{dts|Apr 2013}}
| bgcolor="#ccccff"|ITF Dijon, France
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Dijon, France
| bgcolor="#ccccff"|15,000
| style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Shamayko]]
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Marina Shamayko]]
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| <small>3–3</small>
| <small>3–3</small>
| {{dts|Sep 2013}}
| {{dts|Sep 2013}}
| bgcolor="lightblue"|ITF Saint-Malo, France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[L'Open 35 de Saint-Malo|Open de Saint-Malo]], France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Clay
| Clay
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| <small>3–5</small>
| <small>3–5</small>
| {{dts|Jun 2014}}
| {{dts|Jun 2014}}
| bgcolor="lightblue"|ITF Bredeney, Germany
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Bredeney Ladies Open]], Germany
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Clay
| Clay
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| <small>3–6</small>
| <small>3–6</small>
| {{dts|Jun 2014}}
| {{dts|Jun 2014}}
| bgcolor="lightblue"|ITF Montpellier, France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|[[Open International Féminin de Montpellier|Open de Montpellier]], France
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Clay
| Clay
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| <small>3–7</small>
| <small>3–7</small>
| {{dts|Dec 2014}}
| {{dts|Dec 2014}}
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Ankara Cup|ITF Ankara]], Turkey
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Ankara Cup]], Turkey
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| bgcolor="#addfad"|50,000
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
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| <small>4–10</small>
| <small>4–10</small>
| [[2017 Grand Est Open 88 – Doubles|{{dts|Jul 2017}}]]
| [[2017 Grand Est Open 88 – Doubles|{{dts|Jul 2017}}]]
| style="background:#f88379;"|[[Grand Est Open 88|ITF Contrexéville]], France
| style="background:#f88379;"|[[Grand Est Open 88|Contrexéville Open]], France
| style="background:#f88379;"|100,000
| style="background:#f88379;"|100,000
| Clay
| Clay
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| <small>4–11</small>
| <small>4–11</small>
| {{dts|Aug 2017}}
| {{dts|Aug 2017}}
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Chiswick, Great Britain
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katy Dunne]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Katy Dunne]]
| {{flagicon|ROU}} Laura-Ioana Andrei <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Wachaczyk]]
| {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Laura Ioana Paar|Laura Ioana Andrei]] <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Julia Wachaczyk]]
| 5–7, 5–7
| 5–7, 5–7
|-
|-
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| <small>4–12</small>
| <small>4–12</small>
| [[2017 Mençuna Cup – Doubles|{{dts|Aug 2017}}]]
| [[2017 Mençuna Cup – Doubles|{{dts|Aug 2017}}]]
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Mençuna Cup|ITF Artvin]], Turkey
| bgcolor="#addfad"|[[Mençuna Cup]], Turkey
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| Hard
| Hard
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| <small>6–12</small>
| <small>6–12</small>
| [[2018 NEK Ladies Open – Doubles|{{dts|Sep 2018}}]]
| [[2018 NEK Ladies Open – Doubles|{{dts|Sep 2018}}]]
| style="background:#addfad;"|[[NEK Ladies Open|ITF Budapest]], Hungary
| style="background:#addfad;"|[[NEK Ladies Open|Budapest Ladies Open]], Hungary
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| Clay
| Clay
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| <small>6–13</small>
| <small>6–13</small>
| [[2018 Tevlin Women's Challenger – Doubles|{{dts|Nov 2018}}]]
| [[2018 Tevlin Women's Challenger – Doubles|{{dts|Nov 2018}}]]
| style="background:#addfad;"|[[Tevlin Women's Challenger|ITF Toronto]], Canada
| style="background:#addfad;"|[[Tevlin Women's Challenger|Toronto Challenger]], Canada
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| style="background:#addfad;"|60,000
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Maja Chwalińska]]
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Maja Chwalińska]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sharon Fichman]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Maria Sanchez]]
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sharon Fichman]] <br /> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Maria Sanchez (tennis)|Maria Sanchez]]
| 0–6, 4–6
| 0–6, 4–6
|-
|-
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| <small>7–13</small>
| <small>7–13</small>
| {{dts|Feb 2019}}
| {{dts|Feb 2019}}
| style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Trnava, Slovakia
| style="background:lightblue;"|[[Empire Women's Indoor|Trnava Indoor]], Slovakia
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Hard (i)
| Hard (i)
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| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| bgcolor="lightblue"|25,000
| Hard
| Hard
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Samantha Murray (tennis)|Samantha Murray]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Samantha Murray Sharan|Samantha Murray]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} Sofia Shapatava <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Emily Webley-Smith]]
| {{flagicon|GEO}} Sofia Shapatava <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Emily Webley-Smith]]
| 4–6, 5–7
| 4–6, 5–7
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| Sesil Karatantcheva
| Sesil Karatantcheva
| {{fed|SRB}}
| {{fed|SRB}}
| [[Bojana Marinković]] <br /> [[Dejana Radanović]]
| Bojana Marinković <br /> [[Dejana Radanović]]
| bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center|W
| bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center|W
| 6–1, 6–3
| 6–1, 6–3
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* {{ITF}}
* {{BJK Cup player}}
* {{BJK Cup player}}

{{Top Bulgarian female tennis players}}


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Latest revision as of 20:26, 2 November 2024

Elitsa Kostova
Kostova at Biarritz, 2021
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceKardzhali, Bulgaria
Born (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34)
Haskovo, Bulgaria
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Turned pro2006
Retired2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRadu Popescu
Prize moneyUS$ 637,567
Singles
Career record439–383
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 130 (12 September 2016)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2012, 2018)
French OpenQ2 (2017, 2020, 2021)
WimbledonQ2 (2015, 2017, 2021)
US OpenQ3 (2016)
Doubles
Career record168–185
Career titles7 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 154 (26 October 2015)
Team competitions
Fed Cup16–18

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

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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

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 W–L
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

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Singles: 25 (6 titles, 19 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–11)
Clay (4–8)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2008 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Netherlands Michelle Gerards 2–6, 6–2, 6–7(3)
Win 1–1 Jun 2008 ITF Alcobaça, Portugal 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Amanda Carreras 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Dec 2008 ITF Vinaròs, Spain 10,000 Clay Switzerland Conny Perrin 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2009 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i) Germany Sina Haas 6–0, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Feb 2010 ITF Albufeira, Portugal 10,000 Hard Italy Evelyn Mayr 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Jul 2010 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská 2–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Jul 2010 ITF Les Contamines, France 25,000 Hard Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková 5–7, 6–0, 4–6
Loss 2–6 Nov 2010 ITF Wellington, New Zealand 25,000 Hard Japan Erika Sema 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 2–7 Dec 2010 Bendigo International, Australia 25,000 Hard Hungary Tímea Babos 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–8 Feb 2011 ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal 10,000 Hard Belgium Alison van Uytvanck 4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 2–9 Jul 2011 Open de Pozoblanco, Spain 50,000 Hard Greece Eleni Daniilidou 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–10 Aug 2011 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia 50,000 Clay Austria Yvonne Meusburger 6–0, 2–6, 0–6
Loss 2–11 Aug 2011 ITF Koksijde, Belgium 25,000 Clay Netherlands Kiki Bertens 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–11 Oct 2011 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Romania Elena Bogdan 7–6(6), 6–2
Loss 3–12 Nov 2011 ITF Benicarló, Spain 25,000 Clay Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 6–7(3), 7–6(4), 3–6
Loss 3–13 Apr 2013 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Hard (i) Germany Kristina Barrois 3–6, 5–7
Loss 3–14 Nov 2013 John Newcombe Challenge,
United States 		50,000 Hard Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–14 Jun 2014 Open de Montpellier, France 25,000 Clay Ukraine Sofiya Kovalets 7–5, 6–1
Loss 4–15 Nov 2014 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 25,000 Hard Russia Margarita Gasparyan 3–6, 0–6
Loss 4–16 Feb 2015 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France 25,000 Hard (i) Russia Margarita Gasparyan 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–16 Jul 2016 Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary 100,000 Clay Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova 6–0, 7–6(3)
Loss 5–17 Sep 2017 Las Vegas Open, United States 60,000 Hard Bulgaria Sesil Karatantcheva 4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Loss 5–18 Mar 2018 ITF Pula, Italy 25,000 Clay Turkey Başak Eraydın 4–6, 1–6
Win 6–18 Jun 2019 ITF Santa Margarita, Spain 25,000 Hard Australia Arina Rodionova 7–5, 6–3
Loss 6–19 Jun 2019 Zubr Cup, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Ukraine Anhelina Kalinina 1–6, 6–4, 1–6

Doubles 21 (7 titles, 14 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$50/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10/15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–9)
Clay (5–5)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2009 ITF Équeurdreville, France 10,000 Hard (i) France Kinnie Laisné France Elixane Lechemia
France Constance Sibille 		4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 May 2011 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia 25,000 Clay Poland Barbara Sobaszkiewicz Croatia Ani Mijačika
Croatia Ana Vrljić 		1–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Win 2–1 Jun 2012 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic 25,000 Clay Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić Paraguay Verónica Cepede Royg
Brazil Teliana Pereira 		4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Apr 2013 ITF Dijon, France 15,000 Hard (i) Russia Marina Shamayko Italy Nicole Clerico
Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 May 2013 ITF Casablanca, Morocco 25,000 Clay Poland Sandra Zaniewska Germany Justine Ozga
Germany Anna Zaja 		4–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Sep 2013 Open de Saint-Malo, France 25,000 Clay Argentina Florencia Molinero Liechtenstein Kathinka von Deichmann
Germany Nina Zander 		6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Dec 2013 ITF Madrid, Spain 25,000 Hard Russia Evgeniya Rodina Netherlands Demi Schuurs
Netherlands Eva Wacanno 		1–6, 2–6
Loss 3–5 Jun 2014 Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany 25,000 Clay Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure Germany Kristina Barrois
Germany Tatjana Maria 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 2014 Open de Montpellier, France 25,000 Clay Chinese Taipei Hsu Chieh-yu Spain Inés Ferrer Suárez
Spain Sara Sorribes Tormo 		6–2, 3–6, [10–12]
Loss 3–7 Dec 2014 Ankara Cup, Turkey 50,000 Hard (i) Ukraine Oleksandra Korashvili Georgia (country) Ekaterine Gorgodze
Slovenia Nastja Kolar 		4–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 3–8 Sep 2015 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva 		2–6, 2–6
Loss 3–9 Sep 2015 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Czech Republic Kateřina Kramperová Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva 		2–6, 0–6
Loss 3–10 Oct 2015 ITF Rock Hill, United States 25,000 Hard Argentina Florencia Molinero Bosnia and Herzegovina Ema Burgić Bucko
Mexico Renata Zarazúa 		5–7, 2–6
Win 4–10 Jul 2017 Contrexéville Open, France 100,000 Clay Russia Anastasiya Komardina France Manon Arcangioli
France Sara Cakarevic 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–11 Aug 2017 ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Katy Dunne Romania Laura Ioana Andrei
Germany Julia Wachaczyk 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 4–12 Aug 2017 Mençuna Cup, Turkey 60,000 Hard Russia Yana Sizikova Brazil Gabriela Cé
India Ankita Raina 		2–6, 3–6
Win 5–12 Oct 2017 ITF Óbidos, Portugal 25,000 Carpet Russia Yana Sizikova Italy Georgia Brescia
Italy Alice Matteucci 		w/o
Win 6–12 Sep 2018 Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary 60,000 Clay Norway Ulrikke Eikeri Hungary Dalma Gálfi
Hungary Réka Luca Jani 		2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 6–13 Nov 2018 Toronto Challenger, Canada 60,000 Hard (i) Poland Maja Chwalińska Canada Sharon Fichman
United States Maria Sanchez 		0–6, 4–6
Win 7–13 Feb 2019 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia 25,000 Hard (i) Romania Elena Bogdan Slovakia Michaela Hončová
Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko 		7–5, 7–6(5)
Loss 7–14 May 2019 ITF Santa Margarida, Spain 25,000 Hard United Kingdom Samantha Murray Georgia (country) Sofia Shapatava
United Kingdom Emily Webley-Smith 		4–6, 5–7

Fed Cup participation

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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)

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Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2008 Z1 PO 2 Feb 2008 Budapest (HUN)  Hungary Carpet (i) Gréta Arn L 2–6, 1–6
2009 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2009 Tallinn (EST)  Estonia Hard (i) Maret Ani L 2–6, 2–6
6 Feb 2009  Croatia Petra Martić L 2–6, 1–6
Z1 RPO 7 Feb 2009  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sandra Martinović L 4–6, 6–0, 2–6
2010 Z1 RR 5 Feb 2010 Lisbon (POR)  Slovenia Hard (i) Maša Zec Peškirič W 7–5, 6–1
2011 Z1 RR 2 Feb 2011 Eilat (ISR)  Poland Hard Magda Linette W 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
4 Feb 2011  Israel Julia Glushko L 0–6, 2–6
Z1 RPO 5 Feb 2011  Latvia Līga Dekmeijere W 6–3, 6–3
2012 Z1 RR 1 Feb 2012 Eilat (ISR) Estonia Estonia Hard Margit Rüütel W 6–2, 6–1
3 Feb 2012  Austria Patricia Mayr L 3–6, 3–6
2013 Z1 RR 8 Feb 2013 Eilat (ISR)  Luxembourg Hard Laura Correia W 6–1, 6–3
2014 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN)  Portugal Hard (i) Michelle Larcher de Brito L 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
6 Feb 2014  Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay L 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Z1 RPO 9 Feb 2014 Luxembourg Luxembourg Anne Kremer W 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(9–7)
2015 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN) Portugal Portugal Hard (i) Maria João Koehler W 6–2, 6–1
5 Feb 2015  Belarus Olga Govortsova L 2–6, 3–6
6 Feb 2015  Georgia Sofia Shapatava W 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2016 Z1 RR 3 Feb 2016 Eilat (ISR) Hungary Hungary Hard Dalma Gálfi W 7–5, 6–2
4 Feb 2016 Latvia Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča W 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
5 Feb 2016  Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure L 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
2017 Z1 RR 8 Feb 2017 Tallinn (EST) Israel Israel Hard (i) Julia Glushko L 3–6, 5–7
10 Feb 2017 Estonia Estonia Anett Kontaveit L 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (6–6)

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Edition Round Date Location Against Partner Surface Opponents W/L Result
2009 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2009 Tallinn (EST) Tsvetana Pironkova Hard (i)  Estonia Maret Ani
Kaia Kanepi 		L 1–6, 6–4, 2–6
6 Feb 2009 Tsvetana Pironkova  Croatia Jelena Kostanić Tošić
Petra Martić 		L 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Z1 RPO 7 Feb 2009 Tsvetana Pironkova  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Sandra Martinović 		L 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
2010 Z1 RR 5 Feb 2010 Lisbon (POR) Biljana Pawlowa Hard (i)  Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Maša Zec Peškirič 		W 6–1, 6–2
2013 Z1 RR 7 Feb 2013 Eilat (ISR) Isabella Shinikova Hard  Netherlands Arantxa Rus
Bibiane Schoofs 		W 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
9 Feb 2013 Isabella Shinikova Slovenia Slovenia Tina Rupert
Andreja Klepač 		W 6–2, 6–3
2014 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN) Isabella Shinikova Hard (i)  Turkey Çağla Büyükakçay
Pemra Özgen 		L 7–5, 1–6, 5–7
7 Feb 2014 Viktoriya Tomova  Belarus Ilona Kremen
Iryna Shymanovich 		W 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2015 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN) Dia Evtimova Hard (i)  Georgia Oksana Kalashnikova
Sofia Shapatava 		L 3–6, 2–6
2016 Z1 PO 6 Feb 2016 Eilat (ISR) Isabella Shinikova Hard Georgia (country) Georgiav Oksana Kalashnikova
Sofia Shapatava 		L 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
2017 Z1 RR 8 Feb 2017 Tallinn (EST) Sesil Karatantcheva Hard (i)  Israel Julia Glushko
Shelly Krolitzky 		W 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
9 Feb 2017 Sesil Karatantcheva  Serbia Bojana Marinković
Dejana Radanović 		W 6–1, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Профил на Елица Костова" (in Bulgarian). tennis.bg. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Elitsa Kostova's Biography". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  3. ^ "Vondrousova coasts past Kostova into Gstaad quarters".
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