Viktoriya Tomova
Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova (, born 25 February 1995) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 28 February 2022, she reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of 103. Her best doubles ranking is world No. 254, achieved August 2014. She also plays for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team with a current win–loss record of 9–10. Professional career. 2016: WTA debut. In July 2016, Tomova reached the biggest final of her career so far at the Hungarian Ladies Open, losing to fellow Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova. The following week, she failed to qualify for the Bucharest Open, losing in the  final qualifying round to Nadia Podoroska. Tomova made her debut at US Open reaching qualifying competition. She finished the year as No. 152 in the world. 2017: WTA 250 debut. Tomova started the season with a loss to Elitsa Kostova at the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International, and then she lost in the first round of qualifying draw in Sydney. At her debut at Australian Open, she lost in the qualifying competition to Eri Hozumi. At her Wimbledon debut, she fell in the first round of the qualifying competition. In July, she scored her biggest win so far, defeating  Julia Görges in the first round of the Swedish Open. At the US Open she lost at the qualifying competition. In October, she managed to qualify for the Linz Open, where she lost to last year's finalist Viktorija Golubic in three sets. 2018: Grand Slam main-draw debut. Tomova made her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, coming through qualifying rounds at the Australian Open as a lucky loser, but then lost in straight sets to Nicole Gibbs. At the French Open, she lost in the second round of qualifying. She made her main-draw  debut at Wimbledon, going through qualifying and defeating Tereza Smitková for her first Grand Slam match win but then lost to Serena Williams in the second round, in straight sets. 2019-2020: WTA 500 debut and top 150 year-end ranking. Tomova made her WTA 500 main-draw debut by reaching the second round with a win over Alizé Cornet at the 2019 Pan Pacific Open, where she was defeated by top seed and eventual champion Naomi Osaka. In 2020, she made her main-draw debut at the US Open as a direct entry where she was defeated by 22nd -seeded Amanda Anisimova in the first round. Prior to that, Tomova tested positive for COVID-19 while staying in Palermo, Italy, for a prospective tournament. Despite the short season, Tomova finished the year at No. 138, a new best year-end result. 2021: Masters 1000 debut, first WTA Tour semifinals, career-high ranking. In March, she made her debut at the WTA 1000-level Dubai Championships as a lucky loser where she lost in the first round to tenth seed Elise Mertens. In April, Tomova reached for the first time in her career the semifinals of a WTA 250 tournament at  the Copa Colsanitas with a three-set victory over Nuria Párrizas Díaz. As a result, she reached a new career-high of world No. 122 in the singles rankings, on 10 May 2021. At the Serbia Open, she advanced to the semifinals as a lucky loser, winning two matches in the same day after two days of postponement due to rain. She lost her semifinal to the eventual champion, fourth seeded Paula Badosa. As a result of this run, Tomova rose 15 spots to No. 108. On 28 June, she reached a new career-best ranking of No. 104. In  August, Tomova entered the main draw of her first Grand Slam tournament for the season, coming through qualifying rounds at the US Open as a lucky loser. She finished the year ranked world No. 116 in singles, the best year-end season ranking in her career. Performance timeline. "Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records." Singles. "Current after the 2022 BNP Paribas Open." Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup participation. Viktoriya Tomova debuted in Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2014; since then  she has accumulated a 7–8 singles record and a 5–3 doubles record (12–11 overall).