# Dia Evtimova

Dia Evtimova (Bulgarian: Диа Евтимова; born 30 April 1987) is a Bulgarian tennis player. On 31 October 2011, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 145 whilst her best doubles ranking was 228 on 23 June 2014.
She has more than 600 match wins on the pro circuit which puts her 42nd on the List of Open Era and tenth among the active players. Evtimova also played for Bulgarian Fed Cup team, with a current 15–20 record.

## Professional career

In 2010, she qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the second round.
In 2011, she qualified for the Gastein Ladies and reached her first quarterfinal on the WTA Tour, before she was defeated by Patricia Mayr-Achleitner.

## Grand Slam performance timeline

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |

## ITF Circuit finals
### Singles: 26 (10 titles, 16 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $50,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (8–15)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2005 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | Mari Andersson | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2005 | ITF Volos, Greece | 10,000 | Carpet | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2006 | ITF Rousse, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Maria Penkova | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jun 2006 | ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Gerasimou | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2006 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | Andreja Klepač | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2006 | ITF Palić, Serbia and Montenegro | 10,000 | Clay | Iveta Gerlová | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2006 | Royal Cup, Montenegro | 25,000 | Clay | Ana Veselinović | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jul 2007 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Julia Görges | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Mar 2009 | ITF Rome, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Karolina Kosińska | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–8 | Jul 2009 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 10,000 | Clay | Elena Bogdan | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–8 | Sep 2009 | ITF Sandanski, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Tanya Germanlieva | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Oct 2009 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Simona Matei | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Oct 2009 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 50,000 | Clay | Anna Floris | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–10 | Feb 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Marion Gaud | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–10 | Jul 2011 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Jana Čepelová | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–10 | Sep 2011 | Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia | 50,000 | Clay | Anastasia Pivovarova | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–11 | May 2013 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, US | 50,000 | Clay | Petra Rampre | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–11 | Oct 2013 | ITF Burgas, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Viktoriya Tomova | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Jul 2015 | ITF Torino, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Alizé Lim | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 7–13 | Dec 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Tayisiya Morderger | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 8–13 | Feb 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Valentina Ivakhnenko | w/o |
| Loss | 8–14 | Nov 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Vishnevskaya | 3–6, 6–0, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–15 | Nov 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Maryna Chernyshova | 6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 8–16 | Jun 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Federica Bilardo | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–16 | Oct 2018 | ITF Herzlia, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Tamara Barad Itzhaki | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–16 | Oct 2018 | ITF Ofakim, Israel | 15,000 | Hard | Anastasia Pribylova | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6$^{(6)}$ |

### Doubles: 34 (19 titles, 15 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $25,000 tournaments
* $10/15,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–1)
* Clay (15–14)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2006 | ITF Rousse, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Karoline Borgersen | Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova Nadejda Vassileva | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2006 | ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Nicole Clerico | Rita Esteves de Freitas Neda Kozić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2006 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Josipa Bek | Julia Görges Lydia Steinbach | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Aug 2006 | ITF Maribor, Slovenia | 10,000 | Clay | Maša Zec Peškirič | Diana Enache Antonia Xenia Tout | w/o |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2009 | ITF Rousse, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Malou Ejdesgaard | Ioana Ivan Simona Matei | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2013 | ITF Périgueux, France | 25,000 | Clay | Anna Katalina Alzate Esmurzaeva | Michaela Hončová Laura Thorpe | 6–7$^{(3)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jul 2013 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Laura Ioana Andrei | Tatiana Búa Arabela Fernández Rabener | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jul 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Melis Sezer | Khristina Kazimova Vladyslava Zanosiyenko | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 2013 | Allianz Cup, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Viktoriya Tomova | Beatriz García Vidagany Réka Luca Jani | 6–4, 2–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 5–5 | Oct 2013 | ITF Burgas, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Viktoriya Tomova | Federica Arcidiacono Julia Terziyska | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Dec 2013 | ITF Mérida, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Hsu Chieh-yu | Barbara Bonić Hilda Melander | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Apr 2014 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Ilona Kremen | Danielle Lao Keri Wong | 6–1, 4–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 6–7 | Jul 2015 | Bursa Cup, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Isabella Shinikova | Ailen Crespo Azconzábal Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau | 6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–8 | Mar 2016 | ITF Orlando, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Ema Burgić Bucko | Ulrikke Eikeri Quirine Lemoine | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Jun 2016 | ITF Ystad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Pia König | Cornelia Lister Nina Stojanović | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–9 | Jul 2016 | Palić Open, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Barbara Bonić | Nina Potočnik Petra Krejsová | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–10 | Nov 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Valeria Gorlats | Ayla Aksu Melis Sezer | 1–6, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Win | 8–10 | Nov 2016 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Melis Sezer | Ágnes Bukta Vivien Juhászová | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–10 | Jan 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Jasmina Tinjić | Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4)}$, [10–5] |
| Win | 10–10 | Feb 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Jasmina Tinjić | Tayisiya Morderger Yana Morderger | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 10–11 | Mar 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Jasmina Tinjić | Anastasia Frolova Alena Tarasova | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–11 | Aug 2017 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Jasmina Tinjić | Chihiro Muramatsu Melis Sezer | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–11 | Sep 2017 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 15,000 | Clay | Michaela Boev | Maia Lumsden Julia Stamatova | 2–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, [10–3] |
| Win | 13–11 | Oct 2017 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | 15,000 | Hard | Michaela Boev | Julia Stamatova Léa Tholey | 6–2, 4–6, [16–14] |
| Loss | 13–12 | Nov 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Maryna Chernyshova Sviatlana Pirazhenka | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Dec 2017 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Paula Ormaechea | Cristina Dinu Mia Eklund | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | Mar 2018 | ITF Orlando, United States | 15,000 | Clay | Ilona Kremen | Caty McNally Whitney Osuigwe | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–14 | Jun 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Angelina Zhuravleva | Maryna Chernyshova Melis Sezer | 7–5, 3–6, [14–12] |
| Win | 15–14 | Nov 2018 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Hard | Ágnes Bukta | Veronika Pepelyaeva Anastasia Tikhonova | 6–3, 3–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 16–14 | Nov 2020 | ITF Monastir, Tunisia | 15,000 | Hard | Carole Monnet | Weronika Falkowska Anna Kubareva | 6–3, 2–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 17–14 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Inês Murta | Rina Saigo Yukina Saigo | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Win | 18–14 | May 2022 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Martina Colmegna | Doğa Türkmen Melis Ayda Uyar | 6–2, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 18–15 | Mar 2024 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | İlay Yörük | Denisa Hindová Vittoria Modesti | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 19–15 | May 2024 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 15,000 | Clay | Verena Meliss | Aya El Aouni Francesca Pace | 6–4, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |

## Fed Cup participation

Dia Evtimova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2007. Since then, she has a 7–13 singles record and an 8–8 doubles record (15–21 overall).

### Singles (7–13)

| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| 2007 | Z1 RR | 18 Apr 2007 | Plovdiv (BUL) | Great Britain | Clay | Elena Baltacha | L | 6–4, 4–6, 6–8 |
| 2007 | Z1 RR | 19 Apr 2007 | Plovdiv (BUL) | Poland | Clay | Urszula Radwańska | L | 1–6, 3–6 |
| 2007 | Z1 RR | 20 Apr 2007 | Plovdiv (BUL) | Luxembourg | Clay | Mandy Minella | L | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| 2007 | Z1 RPO | 21 Apr 2007 | Plovdiv (BUL) | Lithuania | Clay | Julija Gotovskytė | W | 6–1, 3–0 ret. |
| 2008 | Z1 RR | 30 Jan 2008 | Budapest (HUN) | Portugal | Carpet (i) | Ana Catarina Nogueira | W | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2008 | Z1 RR | 31 Jan 2008 | Budapest (HUN) | Luxembourg | Carpet (i) | Mandy Minella | L | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 3–6 |
| 2008 | Z1 RR | 1 Feb 2008 | Budapest (HUN) | Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Renée Reinhard | L | 0–6, 3–6 |
| 2008 | Z1 PO | 2 Feb 2008 | Budapest (HUN) | Hungary | Carpet (i) | Ágnes Szávay | L | 0–6, 0–6 |
| 2010 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2010 | Lisbon (POR) | Netherlands | Hard (i) | Chayenne Ewijk | L | 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 2–6 |
| 2010 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2010 | Lisbon (POR) | Israel | Hard (i) | Keren Shlomo | W | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 2010 | Z1 RPO | 6 Feb 2010 | Lisbon (POR) | Portugal | Hard (i) | Neuza Silva | W | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2011 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2011 | Eilat (ISR) | Luxembourg | Hard | Anne Kremer | L | 3–6, 3–6 |
| 2011 | Z1 RPO | 5 Feb 2011 | Eilat (ISR) | Latvia | Hard | Irina Kuzmina | W | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2012 | Z1 PO | 5 Feb 2012 | Eilat (ISR) | Portugal | Hard | Michelle Larcher de Brito | L | 1–6, 1–6 |
| 2013 | Z1 RR | 7 Feb 2013 | Eilat (ISR) | Netherlands | Hard | Richèl Hogenkamp | W | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2013 | Z1 RR | 9 Feb 2013 | Eilat (ISR) | Slovenia | Hard | Tina Rupert | W | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 2013 | Z1 PPO | 10 Feb 2013 | Eilat (ISR) | Great Britain | Hard | Laura Robson | L | 0–6, 4–6 |
| 2015 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | Georgia | Hard (i) | Ekaterine Gorgodze | L | 4–6, 4–6 |
| 2015 | Z1 PO | 7 Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | Ukraine | Hard (i) | Elina Svitolina | L | 2–6, 3–6 |
| 2016 | Z1 PO | 6 Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | Georgia | Hard | Ekaterine Gorgodze | L | 6–0, 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles (8–7)

| Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Partner | Opponents | W/L | Result |
| 2007 | Z1 RR | 20 Apr 2007 | Plovdiv (BUL) | Luxembourg | Clay | Dessislava Mladenova | Mandy Minella Lynn Philippe | W | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 0–1 ret. |
| 2008 | Z1 RR | 30 Jan 2008 | Budapest (HUN) | Portugal | Carpet (i) | Tsvetana Pironkova | Magali de Lattre Maria João Koehler | W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 2008 | Z1 RR | 31 Jan 2008 | Budapest (HUN) | Luxembourg | Carpet (i) | Tsvetana Pironkova | Mandy Minella Claudine Schaul | W | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2010 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2010 | Lisbon (POR) | Netherlands | Hard (i) | Tsvetana Pironkova | Richèl Hogenkamp Nicole Thyssen | W | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 2010 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2010 | Lisbon (POR) | Israel | Hard (i) | Tsvetana Pironkova | Julia Glushko Shahar Pe'er | L | 2–6, 5–7 |
| 2011 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2011 | Eilat (ISR) | Israel | Hard | Magdalena Maleeva | Valeria Patiuk Keren Shlomo | W | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2012 | Z1 RR | 1 Feb 2012 | Eilat (ISR) | Estonia | Hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | Eva Paalma Tatjana Vorobjova | W | w/o |
| 2012 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2012 | Eilat (ISR) | Austria | Hard | Tsvetana Pironkova | Yvonne Meusburger Patricia Mayr | L | 1–6, 2–6 |
| 2013 | Z1 RR | 8 Feb 2013 | Eilat (ISR) | Luxembourg | Hard | Isabella Shinikova | Laura Correia Tiffany Cornelius | W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2015 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | Portugal | Hard (i) | Viktoriya Tomova | Michelle Larcher de Brito Bárbara Luz | W | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 2015 | Z1 RR | 5 Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | Belarus | Hard (i) | Viktoriya Tomova | Vera Lapko Aliaksandra Sasnovich | L | 5–7, 1–6 |
| 2015 | Z1 RR | 6 Feb 2015 | Budapest (HUN) | Georgia | Hard (i) | Elitsa Kostova | Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia Shapatava | L | 3–6, 2–6 |
| 2016 | Z1 RR | 3 Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | Hungary | Hard | Isabella Shinikova | Dalma Gálfi Fanny Stollár | L | 3–6, 1–6 |
| 2016 | Z1 RR | 4 Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | Latvia | Hard | Isabella Shinikova | Diāna Marcinkēviča Jeļena Ostapenko | L | 6–4, 0–6, 5–7 |
| 2016 | Z1 RR | 5 Feb 2016 | Eilat (ISR) | Belgium | Hard | Isabella Shinikova | Marie Benoît An-Sophie Mestach | L | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 2–6, 4–6 |