Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova
Биляна Павлова-Димитрова
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (1978-01-20) 20 January 1978
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

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.

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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1998 ITF Kavala, Greece 10,000 Hard Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragana Ilić 6–3, 7–6(1)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2001 ITF Volos, Greece 10,000 Carpet Greece Christina Zachariadou 0–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 2005 ITF Giza, Egypt 10,000 Clay Russia Galina Fokina 2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 May 2006 ITF Bournemouth, UK 10,000 Clay Netherlands Marrit Boonstra 3–6, 0–6
Loss 1–4 Sep 2007 ITF Palić, Serbia 10,000 Clay Slovenia Tadeja Majerič 2–6, 2–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 2007 ITF Volos, Greece 10,000 Carpet Poland Olga Brózda 7–6(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)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1997 ITF Muri Antichi, Italy 10,000 Clay Ukraine Natalia Bondarenko Italy Giulia Casoni
Italy Federica Fortuni
6–7(7), 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2000 ITF Casale, Italy 10,000 Clay Romania Magda Mihalache France Chloé Carlotti
Slovakia Eva Fislová
1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2000 ITF Skopje, Macedonia 10,000 Clay Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljiljana Nanušević Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Katarina Mišić
North Macedonia Marina Lazarovska
6–7(6), 3–6
Win 1–3 Nov 2000 ITF Le Havre, France 10,000 Clay (i) Estonia Ilona Poljakova China Lui Li Shen
Romania Alexandra Zotta
4–0, 4–1, 4–1
Loss 1–4 Nov 2000 ITF Deauville, France 10,000 Clay (i) Czech Republic Magdalena Zděnovcová France Diana Brunel
France Edith Nunes
3–4, 4–0, 2–4, 0–4
Loss 1–5 Apr 2001 ITF Athens, Greece 10,000 Clay Croatia Marijana Kovačević Austria Sandra Klemenschits
Austria Daniela Klemenschits
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–6 Sep 2001 ITF Kastoria, Greece 10,000 Clay Turkey İpek Şenoğlu Greece Asimina Kaplani
Greece Maria Pavlidou
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–7 Oct 2004 ITF Podgorica, Montenegro 10,000 Clay Czech Republic Janette Bejlková Serbia and Montenegro Katarina Mišić
Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić
1–6, 2–6
Loss 1–8 Dec 2005 ITF Giza, Egypt 10,000 Clay Romania Lenore Lăzăroiu Russia Galina Fokina
Russia Raissa Gourevitch
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–9 Jun 2006 ITF Ruse, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Nadejda Vassileva Bulgaria Dia Evtimova
Norway Karoline Borgersen
0–6, 0–6
Loss 1–10 Nov 2006 ITF Cairo, Egypt 10,000 Clay Austria Stefanie Haidner Romania Alexandra Dulgheru
Netherlands Marcella Koek
6–7(4), 6–3, 6–7(5)
Loss 1–11 Oct 2007 ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia 10,000 Clay Belgium Soetkin Van Deun Serbia Miljana Adanko
Serbia Nataša Zorić
w/o
Win 2–11 Nov 2007 ITF Barcelona, Spain 10,000 Clay Austria Stefanie Haidner Latvia Irina Kuzmina
Spain Sheila Solsona-Carcasona
6–3, 6–7(8), [10–3]
Loss 2–12 Mar 2008 ITF Athens, Greece 10,000 Hard Italy Raffaella Bindi Austria Nikola Hofmanova
Italy Vivienne Vierin
7–5, 5–7, [7–10]
Loss 2–13 May 2008 ITF Edinburgh, UK 10,000 Clay Belgium Soetkin Van Deun United Kingdom Jade Curtis
United Kingdom Elizabeth Thomas
1–6, 6–7(5)
Loss 2–14 Jun 2008 ITF Budva, Montenegro 10,000 Clay Croatia Tamara Stojković Serbia Ljubica Avramović
Serbia Neda Kozić
4–6, 5–7
Win 3–14 Dec 2008 ITF Benicarló, Spain 10,000 Clay Serbia Neda Kozić Romania Simona Matei
Romania Andreea Mitu
6–4, 7–6(3)
Loss 3–15 Jun 2010 ITF Iași, Romania 10,000 Clay Oman Fatma Al-Nabhani Romania Mădălina Gojnea
Romania Ionela-Andreea Iova
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–16 Aug 2010 ITF Onești, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Camelia Hristea Romania Laura Ioana Paar
Romania 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

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2010 Europe/Africa Group I RR 5 February 2010  Slovenia Hard (i) Slovenia Andreja Klepač L 6–4, 4–6, 3–6

Doubles

Edition Round Date Partner Against Surface Opponents W/L Result
2010 Europe/Africa Group I RR 5 February 2010 Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova  Slovenia Hard (i) Slovenia Andreja Klepač
Slovenia Maša Zec-Peškirič
W 6–1, 6–2
  • RR = Round Robin

References

  1. "Профил на Биляна Павлова-Димитрова" (in Bulgarian). tennis24.bg. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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