Borislava Botusharova
Native nameБорислава Ботушарова
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidencePazardzhik, Bulgaria
Born (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$14,100
Singles
Career record62–41 (60.2%)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 407 (28 October 2013)
Doubles
Career record28–29 (49.1%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 702 (9 September 2013)

Borislava Botusharova (Bulgarian: Борислава Ботушарова; born 26 November 1994) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria.

She has been an Old Dominion University tennis player. Botusharova was named the No. 6 ranked Newcomer/Freshman in the entire NCAA entering her first semester of college at ODU (Fall 2014). On 28 October 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of world No. 407 whilst her best doubles ranking was No. 702 on 9 September 2013.[1] She has also played once for the Bulgarian Fed Cup team in 2014, when she lost her singles match.[2]

Professional career

ITF Circuit and college tennis

Botusharova made her debut in 2005 and started playing on the ITF Junior Circuit. She won several junior titles and played her first match on the pro circuit in 2009 and won her first and only title on the ITF Women's Circuit in 2013 in Varna, Bulgaria.[3] In 2014, she was called up in the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. In the same year, Botushrova began studying Tourism Management at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She started playing college tennis and received the Conference U.S. Player of the Week award.[4]

She played her last match at a $10k event in Adana, Turkey, in June 2014.

Personal life

Botusharova was born on November 28, 1994, in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. She started playing tennis when she was five years old and her coach was mother Silvia. Botusharova's cousin is fellow Bulgarian tennis player Vivian Zlatanova.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2012 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Carpet France Manon Arcangioli 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2013 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Czech Republic Pernilla Mendesová 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(2)
Loss 1–2 Oct 2013 ITF Albena, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Vivian Zlatanova 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5)

Doubles: 3 (3 runner–ups)

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2012 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Viktoriya Tomova Belgium Michaela Boev
Ukraine Anastasiya Vasylyeva		 1–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Nov 2012 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Carpet Bulgaria Vivian Zlatanova Turkey Başak Eraydın
Australia Abbie Myers		 0–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Aug 2013 ITF Pirot, Serbia 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Ani Vangelova Serbia Katarina Adamović
Montenegro Vladica Babić		 0–6, 3–6

Fed Cup

Botusharova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2014, she has a 0–1 overall record.

Singles (0–1)

Edition Round Date Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2014 Europe/Africa Group I RR 7 February 2014  Belarus Hard (i) Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich L 1–6, 3–6

References

  1. ↑ "Borislava Botusharova's Biography". International Tennis Federation. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Borislava Botusharova's ITF profile". ITF. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ботушарова пак най-добра в колежанското на САЩ" (in Bulgarian). tennis24.bg. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.


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