- Katerina Maleeva
Infobox Tennis player
playername = Katerina Maleeva
nickname =
country = BUL
residence =Sofia, Bulgaria
datebirth = Birth date and age|1969|5|7
placebirth = Sofia, Bulgaria
height = height|m=1.68
weight = convert|55.3|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 1984
retired = 1997
plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney = $2,220,371
singlesrecord = 369–210
singlestitles = 11 WTA, 1 ITF
highestsinglesranking = No. 6 (July 9 ,1990 )
AustralianOpenresult = QF (1990, 1991)
FrenchOpenresult = QF (1990)
Wimbledonresult = QF (1990, 1992)
USOpenresult = QF (1988, 1993)
doublesrecord = 131–156
doublestitles = 2 WTA, 1 ITF
highestdoublesranking = n/a
updated =Katerina Maleeva ( _bg. Катерина Малеева) (born
May 7 ,1969 ) is aBulgaria ntennis player. She played in the WTA tour, competing in singles,doubles andmixed doubles between 1984 and 1997. Her best position in the WTA rank list was number 6 in 1990.Biography
Born in
Sofia , Maleeva was the second oldest of the four children ofYulia Berberyan andGeorgi Maleev . The mother, who came from a prominent Armenian family, which found refuge inBulgaria after the 1896 Armenian massacres in theOttoman Empire , was the best Bulgarian tennis player in the 1960s. After she retired from professional tennis in the 1970s, Berberyan started on a coaching career. She was the coach of all of her three daughters, Katerina, Manuela and Magdalena, each of whom eventually became WTA top ten players.Throughout her professional career, Maleeva has won a total of 11 WTA Tour singles titles and two titles in
doubles . She has been six times in the top ten and has a balance of 369 victories and 210 losses. In 1994 she married her year-long partner, Georgi Stoimenov. The two have two children and currently live inSofia .Tournament finals
ingles wins (12)
Doubles wins (2)
Doubles runner-ups (9)
ee also
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Manuela Maleeva
*Magdalena Maleeva
*List of female tennis players External links
*wta|id=130005|name=Katerina Maleeva
*ITF female profile|number=20000539
*FedCupplayerlink|id=20000539
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