# Lubomira Bacheva

Lubomira Bacheva (Bulgarian: Любомира Бачева, born 7 March 1975) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 68 on 1 November 1999.

## Tennis career

As a junior, Bacheva won the European Championships in 1989 and 1991.
Bacheva turned professional in 1990 and spent several years on the ITF Women's Circuit building up her ranking. In 1999, she finally broke through the top 100 and reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Estoril Open as a lucky loser. She finished that year at No. 73. She finished 2000 again in the top 100. In 2001, she beat Chanda Rubin for her career best win. She played her last professional match in 2004—a first-round loss to Dally Randriantefy in an ITF event.
Bacheva won no WTA Tour singles titles, but did win two doubles titles in Casablanca and Budapest, respectively. She was a member of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team from 1993 to 1996 with a win–loss record of 1–6.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 1993 | 1994–98 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | SR | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| French Open | Q2 | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 12 | 3–12 |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | SR | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Win–loss | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 13 | 1–13 |

## WTA career finals
### Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* Tier III tournaments (0–1)
* Tier IV tournaments (1–0)
* Tier V tournaments (1–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2000 | Hungarian Open | Tier IV | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero | Jelena Kostanić Sandra Načuk | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2000 | Luxembourg Open | Tier III | Carpet (i) | Cristina Torrens Valero | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat | 3–6, 6–7$^{(0–7)}$ |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2001 | Morocco Open | Tier V | Clay | Åsa Carlsson | María José Martínez Sánchez María Emilia Salerni | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2002 | Palermo Open, Italy | Tier V | Clay | Angelika Rösch | Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva | 4–6, 3–6 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–3)
* Clay (7–12)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1991 | ITF Sibenik, Yugoslavia | 10,000 | Clay | Irina Sukhova | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 1991 | ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Kateřina Šišková | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 1991 | ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Kateřina Šišková | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 1991 | ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Elena Makarova | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 1992 | ITF Vaihingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Joannette Kruger | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 1995 | ITF Spoleto, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Cristina Salvi | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Aug 1997 | ITF Rebecq, Belgium | 10,000 | Clay | Kildine Chevalier | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Desislava Topalova | 6–2, 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 1997 | ITF Moulins, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Edith Nunes-Bersot | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Nov 1997 | ITF Deauville, France | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Gabriela Kučerová | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 1998 | ITF Brest, France | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Sophie Georges | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Jul 1998 | ITF Puchheim, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Gisela Riera | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Jul 1998 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Petra Mandula | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–10 | Aug 1998 | ITF Les Contamines, France | 25,000 | Hard | Anca Barna | 6–7$^{(7)}$, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–10 | Nov 1998 | ITF Deauville, France | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Silvia Sosnarová | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–11 | Mar 1999 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Evie Dominikovic | 4–6, 7–6$^{(2)}$, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–11 | Mar 1999 | ITF Dinan, France | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Stéphanie Foretz | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–11 | Sep 1999 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Stéphanie Foretz | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–11 | Sep 1999 | ITF Bordeaux, France | 50,000 | Clay | Gloria Pizzichini | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Sep 1999 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Marta Marrero | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–13 | Sep 2000 | ITF Bordeaux, France | 75,000 | Clay | Émilie Loit | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 8–14 | Sep 2001 | ITF Denain, France | 50,000 | Clay | Céline Beigbeder | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 9–14 | Sep 2001 | ITF Bordeaux, France | 75,000 | Clay | Anna Smashnova | 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| Loss | 9–15 | Aug 2003 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Tathiana Garbin | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–16 | Jul 2004 | ITF Vittel, France | 50,000 | Clay | Nuria Llagostera Vives | 2–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 28 (11 titles, 17 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $100,000 tournaments
* $75,000 tournaments
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–2)
* Clay (7–11)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (2–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1991 | ITF Helsinki, Finland | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Elena Pogorelova | Nadja Beik Meike Babel | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1991 | ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia | 10,000 | Clay | Ivona Horvat | Elena Pogorelova Irina Sukhova | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 1991 | ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Galia Angelova | Elena Pogorelova Irina Sukhova | 7–6, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Nov 1991 | ITF Hull, Great Britain | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Barbara Griffiths | Amanda Grunfeld Julie Salmon | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 1992 | ITF Limoges, France | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Sylvia Štefková | Els Callens Michèle Strebel | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 1992 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Galia Angelova | Karina Kuregian Kirrily Sharpe | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Sep 1993 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Galia Angelova | Patrícia Marková Zuzana Nemšáková | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Apr 1994 | ITF Marathon, Greece | 10,000 | Clay | Sandra van der Aa | Patrícia Marková Simona Nedorostova | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Sep 1995 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Vidáts | Geraldine Aizenberg Laura Montalvo | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Sep 1997 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova | Galina Dimitrova Desislava Topalova | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Nov 1997 | ITF Deauville, France | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Julia Abe | Katalin Marosi Caroline Schneider | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Jul 1998 | ITF Stuttgart, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Abe | Laurence Courtois Maja Murić | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Aug 1998 | ITF Les Contamines, France | 25,000 | Hard | Jasmin Wöhr | Caroline Dhenin Sophie Georges | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–7 | Aug 1998 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Maaike Koutstaal | Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Nov 1998 | ITF Deauville, France | 10,000 | Carpet (i) | Iroda Tulyaganova | Emmanuelle Curutchet Samantha Schoeffel | 1–6, 6–2, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 7–9 | Sep 1999 | ITF Bordeaux, France | 50,000 | Clay | Cristina Torrens Valero | Åsa Carlsson Émilie Loit | 2–6, 6–7$^{(1)}$ |
| Loss | 7–10 | Jul 2001 | ITF Orbetello, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Laurence Courtois | María Emilia Salerni Patricia Tarabini | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Oct 2001 | ITF Poitiers, France | 75,000 | Hard (i) | Amanda Hopmans | Kristie Boogert Laurence Courtois | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Oct 2001 | ITF Southampton, Great Britain | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Elena Tatarkova | Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–12 | Sep 2002 | ITF Biella, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Eva Bes | María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 9–12 | Oct 2002 | ITF Girona, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | Gala León García | Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–12 | Nov 2002 | ITF Poitiers, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Evgenia Kulikovskaya | Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit | w/o |
| Loss | 10–13 | Aug 2003 | ITF Cuneo, Italy | 50,000 | Clay | Stefanie Haidner | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–14 | Oct 2003 | ITF Girona, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | Roberta Vinci | Conchita Martínez Granados María José Martínez Sánchez | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 10–15 | Feb 2004 | ITF Ortisei, Italy | 75,000 | Carpet (i) | Angelika Rösch | Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Chmelinová | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–15 | May 2004 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 75,000 | Clay | Eva Birnerová | Ruxandra Dragomir Antonia Matic | 4–6, 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–16 | Aug 2004 | ITF Modena, Italy | 75,000 | Clay | Eva Birnerová | Gabriela Chmelinová Michaela Paštiková | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–17 | Sep 2004 | ITF Denain, France | 75,000 | Clay | Michaela Paštiková | Yuliana Fedak Anna-Lena Grönefeld | 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 |
* w/o = walkover

## Fed Cup

Lubomira Bacheva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1993. She has a 0–4 singles and a 1–2 doubles record (1–6 overall).

### Singles (0–4)

| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| 1995 World Group I | RPO | 22 July 1995 | South Africa | Hard | Joannette Kruger | L | 0–6, 3–6 |
| 1995 World Group I | RPO | 23 July 1995 | South Africa | Hard | Amanda Coetzer | L | 2–6, 4–6 |
| 1996 World Group II | QF | 27 April 1996 | Slovakia | Clay | Karina Habšudová | L | 0–6, 1–6 |
| 1996 World Group II | QF | 28 April 1996 | Slovakia | Clay | Katarína Studeníková | L | 3–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles (1–2)

| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
| 1993 World Group I | R1 | 19 July 1993 | Katerina Maleeva | South Korea | Clay | Kim Il-soon Park Sung-hee | L | 6–3, 6–7$^{(2)}$, 1–4 ret. |
| 1994 World Group I | R2 | 21 July 1994 | Svetlana Krivencheva | Indonesia | Clay | Natalia Soetrisno Romana Tedjakusuma | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1995 World Group I | RPO | 23 July 1995 | Dora Djilianova | South Africa | Hard | Amanda Coetzer Elna Reinach | L | 1–6, 4–6 |
* RPO = Relegation Play–off