# Aleksandrina Naydenova

Aleksandrina Naydenova (Bulgarian: Александрина Найденова; born 29 February 1992) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player.
On 9 September 2019, she reached her highest singles ranking of 218 by the WTA whilst her best doubles ranking is No. 95, achieved on 25 September 2017.

## Suspension and ban

On 27 December 2019, Naydenova was given a provisional suspension by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) for several cases of suspected match-fixing between 2015 and 2019. After months of appealing in to the TIU in the Independent Anti-Corruption Hearing, in late November 2020, Naydenova was banned from professional tennis for life for 13 charges; 12 cases of match-fixing across WTA Tour and ITF Women's Circuit, and one relating to numerous incidents of non-cooperation with the TIU during the investigation process. The then 28-year-old from Plovdiv was also fined US$ 150,000. She was ranked No. 239 in singles at the time of her suspension.

## Career statistics
### WTA Challenger finals
#### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Jun 2017 | Bol Ladies Open, Croatia | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Chuang Chia-jung Renata Voráčová | 4–6, 2–6 |

### ITF Circuit finals
#### Singles: 20 (10 titles, 10 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–5)
* Clay (6–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2008 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Viky Núñez Fuentes | 6–4, 7–6$^{(2)}$ |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2009 | ITF Melilla, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Giulia Gasparri | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2011 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay | Yuliana Lizarazo | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–1 | Mar 2011 | ITF Concepción, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Andrea Benítez | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Mar 2011 | ITF Rancagua, Chile | 10,000 | Clay | Catalina Pella | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jun 2011 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Elizaveta Ianchuk | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2011 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Agnese Zucchini | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2011 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Daria Mishina | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2011 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Ana Bogdan | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2012 | ITF Manama, Bahrain | 10,000 | Hard | Lou Brouleau | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2012 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Jade Suvrijn | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jan 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Mayar Sherif | 2–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Jan 2015 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Pia König | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Apr 2015 | ITF León, Mexico | 15,000 | Hard | Danielle Lao | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jul 2016 | ITF Campos do Jordão, Brazil | 25,000 | Hard | Daniela Seguel | 5–7, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Sep 2018 | ITF Marbella, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Gabriela Talabă | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–9 | Sep 2018 | ITF Ceuta, Spain | 15,000 | Hard | Lucía Cortez Llorca | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–9 | Jul 2019 | ITF Qujing, China | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Yang Yidi | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–9 | Aug 2019 | ITF Guiyang, China | 25,000 | Hard | Jang Su-jeong | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Sep 2019 | Changsha Open, China | 60,000 | Clay | Nina Stojanović | 1–6, 1–6 |

#### Doubles: 31 (14 titles, 17 runner–ups)

* Legend
* $50/60,000 tournaments
* $25,000 tournaments
* $15,000 tournaments
* $10,000 tournaments
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–6)
* Clay (8–10)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2008 | ITF Buenos Aires, Argentina | 10,000 | Clay | Nathália Rossi | Carla Beltrami Guillermina Zukerman | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2008 | ITF Bogotá, Colombia | 10,000 | Clay (i) | Yuliana Lizarazo | Viky Núñez Fuentes Paula Robles-García | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Dec 2008 | ITF Fortaleza, Brazil | 10,000 | Hard | Nathália Rossi | Natalia Guitler Carla Tiene | 6–7$^{(5)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2011 | ITF Izmir, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | Tatiana Kotelnikova Eugeniya Pashkova | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Oct 2011 | Lagos Open, Nigeria | 25,000 | Hard | Tadeja Majerič | Nina Bratchikova Melanie Klaffner | 5–7, 7–5, [6–10] |
| Loss | 0–6 | Nov 2011 | ITF Benicarló, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Ekaterina Ivanova | Inés Ferrer Suárez Richèl Hogenkamp | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–7 | May 2012 | ITF Brasília, Brazil | 25,000 | Clay | Alizé Lim | Gabriela Paz María Álvarez Terán | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–8 | Sep 2012 | ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | Timea Bacsinszky Mihaela Buzărnescu | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–9 | Sep 2012 | Open de Saint-Malo, France | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | Pemra Özgen Alyona Sotnikova | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Win | 1–9 | Sep 2012 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Malou Ejdesgaard | Tatiana Búa Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 5–7, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Loss | 1–10 | Oct 2012 | ITF Seville, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Teliana Pereira | Paula Kania-Choduń Katarzyna Piter | 7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 1–11 | Feb 2013 | ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 10,000 | Hard | Ekaterina Yashina | Katarzyna Kawa Natalia Kołat | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–12 | Apr 2013 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 50,000 | Hard | Başak Eraydın | Ekaterina Bychkova Nadiia Kichenok | 6–3, 2–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 2–12 | Mar 2014 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | 15,000 | Hard | Jessica Moore | Miyabi Inoue Hiroko Kuwata | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–13 | Mar 2014 | ITF Mildura, Australia | 15,000 | Grass | Jessica Moore | Jang Su-jeong Lee So-ra | 1–6, 6–1, [4–10] |
| Win | 3–13 | Apr 2014 | ITF Glen Iris, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | Jessica Moore | Tammi Patterson Ellen Perez | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–13 | Apr 2014 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | 15,000 | Clay | Jessica Moore | Miyu Kato Yuuki Tanaka | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 4–14 | Sep 2014 | Batumi Ladies Open, Georgia | 25,000 | Hard | Valeriya Strakhova | An-Sophie Mestach Sandra Zaniewska | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–15 | Aug 2015 | ITF Wanfercee-Baulet, Belgium | 15,000 | Clay | Elyne Boeykens | Quirine Lemoine Eva Wacanno | 6–2, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 5–15 | Oct 2015 | ITF Bucaramanga, Colombia | 25,000 | Clay | Daniela Seguel | Montserrat González Francesca Segarelli | 6–2, 7–6$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 6–15 | Feb 2016 | ITF Cuernavaca, Mexico | 25,000 | Hard | Fanny Stollár | Elizaveta Ianchuk Kateřina Kramperová | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–15 | May 2016 | Fukuoka International, Japan | 50,000 | Carpet | Indy de Vroome | Nigina Abduraimova Ksenia Lykina | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–15 | Jun 2016 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Tadeja Majerič | Irina Bara Elyne Boeykens | 7–5, 1–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 9–15 | Nov 2016 | ITF Chenzhou, China | 25,000 | Hard | Jacqueline Cako | Angelina Gabueva Sofia Shapatava | 3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Win | 10–15 | Nov 2016 | Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | Irina Khromacheva | Sowjanya Bavisetti Rishika Sunkara | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 11–15 | Apr 2017 | Chiasso Open, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Kateřina Kramperová Rosalie van der Hoek | 7–5, 2–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 11–16 | May 2017 | ITF Lleida, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Vera Lapko | Andrea Gámiz Georgina García Pérez | 1–6, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–16 | Jul 2017 | ITF Getxo, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | Andrea Gámiz | Cristina Bucșa Noelia Zeballos | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–16 | May 2018 | ITF Baotou, China | 60,000 | Clay (i) | Alison Bai | Natalija Kostić Nika Kukharchuk | 6–4, 0–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 13–17 | Dec 2018 | Pune Open, India | 25,000 | Hard | Tamara Zidanšek | Ankita Raina Karman Thandi | 2–6, 7–6$^{(5)}$, [9–11] |
| Win | 14–17 | May 2019 | ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | İpek Soylu | Haruka Kaji Risa Ozaki | 6–1, 6–3 |