# Katerina Maleeva

Katerina Georgieva Maleeva (Bulgarian: Катерина Георгиева Малеева; born 7 May 1969) is a former top 10 Bulgarian tennis player. She won eleven singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles. Her best position in the WTA rankings was No. 6 in 1990.

## Biography

Born in Sofia, Maleeva is the second oldest of the three children of Georgi Maleev and Yuliya Berberyan. Her mother came from an Armenian family, which found refuge in Bulgaria after the 1896 Armenian massacres in the Ottoman Empire, and was the best Bulgarian tennis player in the 1960s. After she retired from professional tennis in the 1970s, Berberyan started a coaching career. She was the coach of her three daughters, Katerina, Manuela and Magdalena, each of whom eventually became WTA top 10 players.
Throughout her professional career, Maleeva has won a total of 11 WTA singles titles and two titles in doubles. In July 1990, she achieved her career-high ranking of sixth. She has a record of 369 singles wins and 210 losses. In 1994, she married Georgi Stoimenov, before retiring in 1997. The couple have two children and currently live in Sofia.

## Major finals
### Grand Slam tournament finals
#### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | W–L | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 1994 | US Open | Hard | Robin White | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 3–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W-L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 3R | NH | A | A | A | QF | QF | 4R | 4R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 7 | 16–7 | 70% |
| French Open | A | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 4R | QF | 3R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 11 | 22–11 | 67% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | A | QF | 4R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 16–10 | 62% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 21–10 | 68% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 4–4 | 7–3 | 5–3 | 7–3 | 4–2 | 15–4 | 11–4 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 38 | 75–38 | 66% |
| Year–end championships ||||||||||||||||||
| WTA Championships | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 1R | 1R | DNQ | QF | 1R | 1R | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| National representation ||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Fed Cup | QF | SF | QF | SF | A | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | QF | A | A | 0 / 10 | 20–9 | 69% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 11 | Career total: 11 | Career total: 11 |
| Finals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 20 | Career total: 20 | Career total: 20 |
| Year-end ranking | 93 | 28 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 36 | 302 | 231 | NR | $2,220,371 | $2,220,371 | $2,220,371 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W-L | Win% |
| Australian Open | A | 2R | NH | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| French Open | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 12–11 | 52% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% |
| US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 38 | 34–38 | 47% |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||
| Titles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 | Career total: 2 |
| Finals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 10 | Career total: 10 | Career total: 10 |
| Year-end ranking | NR | NR | 48 | 84 | 64 | 69 | 32 | 132 | 34 | 37 | 33 | 159 | 446 | NR | $2,220,371 | $2,220,371 | $2,220,371 |

## WTA career finals
### Singles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* Tier I (0–2)
* Tier II (0–1)
* Tier III (2–2)
* Tier IV (1–2)
* Tier V / Virginia Slims (8–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–4)
* Clay (4–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (2–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1985 | Seabrook Island, United States | Virginia Slims | Clay | Virginia Ruzici | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Apr 1985 | Orlando, United States | Virginia Slims | Clay | Martina Navratilova | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 1985 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Virginia Slims | Carpet (i) | Carina Karlsson | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Apr 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | Virginia Slims | Hard | Barbara Gerken | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–1 | Oct 1987 | Athens, Greece | Virginia Slims | Clay | Julie Halard | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Mar 1988 | San Antonio, United States | Tier IV | Hard | Steffi Graf | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jul 1988 | Hamburg, West Germany | Tier IV | Clay | Steffi Graf | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 1988 | Indianapolis, United States | Tier V | Hard (i) | Zina Garrison | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–3 | Jul 1989 | Båstad, Sweden | Tier V | Clay | Sabine Hack | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Aug 1989 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Tier V | Clay | Isabel Cueto | 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 7–4 | Oct 1989 | Bayonne, France | Tier V | Hard (i) | Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–4 | Nov 1989 | Indianapolis, United States | Tier V | Hard (i) | Raffaella Reggi | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–4 | Apr 1990 | Houston, United States | Tier III | Clay | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Apr 1990 | Tampa, United States | Tier III | Clay | Monica Seles | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Aug 1990 | Montreal, Canada | Tier I | Hard | Steffi Graf | 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–7 | Aug 1991 | Toronto, Canada | Tier I | Hard | Jennifer Capriati | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | Aug 1991 | Washington, United States | Tier II | Hard | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 10–9 | Nov 1991 | Indianapolis, United States | Tier IV | Hard | Audra Keller | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Nov 1993 | Quebec City, Canada | Tier III | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | Nov 1994 | Quebec City, Canada | Tier III | Carpet (i) | Brenda Schultz | 6–3, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
* Tier I (0–1)
* Tier II (1–0)
* Tier III (0–1)
* Tier IV (0–0)
* Tier V / Virginia Slims (1–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (1–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1985 | Indianapolis, United States | Virginia Slims | Clay | Manuela Maleeva | Penny Barg Paula Smith | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 1986 | Tokyo, Japan | Virginia Slims | Carpet (i) | Manuela Maleeva | Bettina Bunge Steffi Graf | 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 1987 | Tokyo, Japan | Virginia Slims | Carpet (i) | Manuela Maleeva | Anne White Robin White | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 1988 | Brussels, Belgium | Tier V | Clay | Raffaella Reggi | Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 1988 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Tier V | Hard | Sabrina Goleš | Conchita Martínez Barbara Paulus | 6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 1989 | Båstad, Sweden | Tier V | Clay | Sabrina Goleš | Mercedes Paz Tine Scheuer-Larsen | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–5 | Feb 1992 | Essen, Germany | Tier II | Carpet (i) | Barbara Rittner | Sabine Appelmans Claudia Porwik | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–6 | May 1992 | Rome, Italy | Tier I | Clay | Barbara Rittner | Monica Seles Helena Suková | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Nov 1993 | Quebec City, Canada | Tier III | Carpet (i) | Nathalie Tauziat | Katrina Adams Manon Bollegraf | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Sep 1994 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard | Robin White | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 3–6, 3–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments

### Singles: 2 (1–1)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1984 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay | Mercedes Paz | 7–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 1984 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Laura Garrone | 1–6, 5–7 |

### Doubles: 1 (1–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1985 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Manuela Maleeva | Yvona Brzáková Hana Fukárková | 6–1, 6–2 |

## Junior Grand Slam tournament finals
### Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

In 1984 US open junior she defeated steffi graf in semis 7–5,7–6 & finally got the titles... but in doubles she partnered with steffi & lost in round 1 from niurka sodupe/shawn foltz 4–6,6–4,3–6
| Result | W–L | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | 1984 | French Open | Clay | Gabriela Sabatini | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | 1984 | US Open | Hard | Niurka Sodupe | 6–1, 6–2 |

## Fed Cup

Katerina Maleeva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1984. Since then she has a 20–9 singles record and a 9–13 doubles record (29–22 overall).

### Singles (20–9)

| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| 1984 World Group I | R1 | 15 July 1984 | Great Britain | Clay | Anne Hobbs | W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1984 World Group I | R2 | 16 July 1984 | Soviet Union | Clay | Svetlana Cherneva | W | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1984 World Group I | QF | 18 July 1984 | Yugoslavia | Clay | Sabrina Goleš | L | 4–6, 5–7 |
| 1985 World Group I | R1 | 6 October 1985 | Soviet Union | Hard | Elena Eliseenko | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1985 World Group I | R2 | 8 October 1985 | Yugoslavia | Hard | Mima Jaušovec | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1985 World Group I | QF | 10 October 1985 | Great Britain | Hard | Jo Durie | W | 6–2, 4–6, 8–6 |
| 1985 World Group I | SF | 12 October 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Hard | Helena Suková | W | 6–3, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |
| 1986 World Group I | R1 | 20 July 1986 | Soviet Union | Clay | Natasha Zvereva | W | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1986 World Group I | R2 | 21 July 1986 | France | Clay | Nathalie Tauziat | W | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |
| 1986 World Group I | QF | 23 July 1986 | West Germany | Clay | Bettina Bunge | L | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
| 1987 World Group I | R1 | 26 July 1987 | Greece | Hard | Olga Tsarbopoulou | W | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1987 World Group I | R2 | 27 July 1987 | Indonesia | Hard | Suzanna Anggarkusuma | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1987 World Group I | QF | 29 July 1987 | Australia | Hard | Anne Minter | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1987 World Group I | SF | 31 July 1987 | United States | Hard | Pam Shriver | L | 3–6, 6–7 |
| 1989 World Group I | R1 | 1 October 1989 | South Korea | Hard | Im Sook-ja | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1989 World Group I | R2 | 3 October 1989 | Argentina | Hard | Patricia Tarabini | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1989 World Group I | QF | 5 October 1989 | Australia | Hard | Elizabeth Smylie | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1991 World Group I | R1 | 22 July 1991 | Hungary | Hard | Virág Csurgó | W | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1991 World Group I | R2 | 24 July 1991 | United States | Hard | Mary Joe Fernández | L | 2–6, 1–6 |
| 1992 World Group I | R1 | 14 July 1992 | Australia | Clay | Nicole Bradtke | L | 6–3, 4–6, 0–6 |
| 1992 World Group I | RPO | 16 July 1992 | Romania | Clay | Irina Spîrlea | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1992 World Group I | RPO | 17 July 1992 | Hungary | Clay | Andrea Temesvári | W | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1993 World Group I | R1 | 19 July 1993 | South Korea | Clay | Kim Yeon-sook | W | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1993 World Group I | R2 | 21 July 1993 | Argentina | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui | L | 1–6, 5–7 |
| 1994 World Group I | R1 | 19 July 1994 | Croatia | Clay | Nadin Ercegović | W | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1994 World Group I | R2 | 21 July 1994 | Indonesia | Clay | Romana Tedjakusuma | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1994 World Group I | QF | 22 July 1994 | France | Clay | Julie Halard | L | 3–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| 1995 World Group I | QF | 22 April 1995 | Spain | Carpet (i) | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | L | 3–6, 3–6 |
| 1995 World Group I | QF | 23 April 1995 | Spain | Carpet (i) | Conchita Martínez | L | 2–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles (9–13)

| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
| 1984 World Group I | R1 | 15 July 1984 | Manuela Maleeva | Great Britain | Clay | Amanda Brown Anne Hobbs | W | 7–6, 7–5 |
| 1984 World Group I | R2 | 16 July 1984 | Manuela Maleeva | Soviet Union | Clay | Elena Eliseenko Larisa Savchenko | L | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6 |
| 1984 World Group I | QF | 18 July 1984 | Manuela Maleeva | Yugoslavia | Clay | Sabrina Goleš Mima Jaušovec | L | 3–6, 1–6 |
| 1985 World Group I | R1 | 6 October 1985 | Manuela Maleeva | Soviet Union | Hard | Natalia Egorova Svetlana Cherneva | W | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1985 World Group I | R2 | 8 October 1985 | Manuela Maleeva | Yugoslavia | Hard | Sabrina Goleš Aila Winkler | W | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7)}$ |
| 1985 World Group I | QF | 10 October 1985 | Manuela Maleeva | Great Britain | Hard | Jo Durie Anne Hobbs | L | 4–5, Ret. |
| 1985 World Group I | SF | 12 October 1985 | Manuela Maleeva | Czechoslovakia | Hard | Hana Mandlíková Helena Suková | L | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| 1986 World Group I | R1 | 20 July 1986 | Manuela Maleeva | Soviet Union | Clay | Svetlana Cherneva Larisa Savchenko | L | 6–1, 4–6, 1–6 |
| 1986 World Group I | QF | 23 July 1986 | Manuela Maleeva | West Germany | Clay | Bettina Bunge Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
| 1987 World Group I | SF | 31 July 1987 | Dora Rangelova | United States | Hard | Chris Evert Pam Shriver | L | 1–6, 1–6 |
| 1989 World Group I | R1 | 1 October 1989 | Manuela Maleeva | South Korea | Hard | Kim Il-soon Lee Jeong-myung | W | 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1989 World Group I | R2 | 3 October 1989 | Manuela Maleeva | Argentina | Hard | Florencia Labat Mercedes Paz | W | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1989 World Group I | QF | 5 October 1989 | Manuela Maleeva | Australia | Hard | Elizabeth Smylie Janine Tremelling | L | 7–5, 4–6, 0–6 |
| 1991 World Group I | R1 | 22 July 1991 | Magdalena Maleeva | Hungary | Hard | Virág Csurgó Ágnes Muzamel | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1991 World Group I | R2 | 24 July 1991 | Magdalena Maleeva | United States | Hard | Gigi Fernández Zina Garrison-Jackson | L | 2–6, 1–6 |
| 1992 World Group I | R1 | 14 July 1992 | Magdalena Maleeva | Australia | Hard | Nicole Bradtke Rennae Stubbs | L | 2–6, 1–6 |
| 1992 World Group I | RPO | 17 July 1992 | Elena Pampoulova | Hungary | Hard | Virág Csurgó Kata Györke | W | 7–6$^{(6)}$, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 1993 World Group I | R1 | 19 July 1993 | Lubomira Bacheva | South Korea | Clay | Kim Il-soon Park Sung-hee | L | 6–3, 6–7$^{(2)}$, 1–4 ret. |
| 1993 World Group I | R2 | 21 July 1993 | Magdalena Maleeva | Argentina | Clay | Inés Gorrochategui Patricia Tarabini | L | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
| 1994 World Group I | R1 | 19 July 1994 | Magdalena Maleeva | Croatia | Clay | Iva Majoli Maja Murić | W | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1994 World Group I | QF | 22 July 1994 | Magdalena Maleeva | France | Clay | Julie Halard Nathalie Tauziat | L | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| 1995 World Group I | QF | 23 April 1995 | Magdalena Maleeva | Spain | Carpet (i) | Neus Ávila Bonastre Virginia Ruano Pascual | W | 6–0, 6–1 |
* RPO = Relegation Play-off