Viktoriya Tomova

Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova (Bulgarian: Виктория Константинова Томова, 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.[1] She also plays for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team with a current win–loss record of 9–10.

Viktoriya Tomova
Виктория Томова
Tomova during 2017 US Open qualifying
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995
Sofia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 956,571
Singles
Career record382–268 (58.8%)
Career titles16 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 103 (28 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 112 (11 April 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2018, 2022)
French OpenQ2 (2018, 2021)
Wimbledon2R (2018)
US Open1R (2020, 2021)
Doubles
Career record90–62 (59.2%)
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 254 (11 August 2014)
Team competitions
Fed Cup9–10 (47.4%)
(singles 5-7)
Last updated on: 11 April 2022.

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.[2] 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.[3] 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
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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.[4]

Singles

Current after the 2022 BNP Paribas Open.

Tournament2010...201620172018201920202021 2022SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q3 1R Q1 Q2 Q2 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
French Open A A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A Q1 2R Q1 NH Q2 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open A Q3 Q3 Q1 Q1 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0 / 5 1–5 17%
WTA 1000
Qatar / Dubai Open[lower-alpha 1] A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Indian Wells Open A A Q1 A A NH Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open Q1 A Q1 Q1 A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 3 6 4 3 8 4 Career total: 28
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–3 3–6 1–4 2–3 6–8 1–4 0 / 28 15–28 35%
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 2] 852 152 141 156 159 138 116 $844,346

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 24 (16 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (8–1)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2010 ITF Sarajevo, BiH 10,000 Clay Ani Mijačika 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2011 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Klaudia Boczová 3–1 ret.
Win 2–1 Sep 2012 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Anastasiya Vasylyeva 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–1 Jul 2013 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Xenia Knoll 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Loss 3–2 Oct 2013 ITF Burgas, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Dia Evtimova 1–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Apr 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Iva Mekovec 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–3 May 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Lara Michel 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–3 Jun 2014 ITF Sarajevo, BiH 15,000 Clay Eleanor Dean 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–3 Nov 2014 ITF Sousse, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Nicole Melichar 6–3, 6–2
Win 7–3 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Margot Yerolymos 6–3, 6–2
Win 8–3 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Nina Alibalić 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 8–4 Jan 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze 4–6, 0–6
Win 9–4 Mar 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Susanne Celik 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 10–4 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Caroline Romeo 6–0, 6–4
Win 11–4 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Viktória Kužmová 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 12–4 Jun 2016 ITF Szeged, Hungary 50,000 Clay Maria Sakkari 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Loss 12–5 Jul 2016 ITF Budapest, Hungary 100,000 Clay Elitsa Kostova 0–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 12–6 Sep 2016 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Viktoria Kamenskaya 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6
Win 13–6 Apr 2017 ITF İstanbul, Turkey 25,000 Hard (i) Viktória Kužmová 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 14–6 Sep 2017 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Jessica Pieri 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–3
Win 15–6 Jul 2019 ITF Biarritz, France 80,000 Clay Danka Kovinić 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 15–7 Feb 2020 ITF Glasgow, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Clara Tauson 4–6, 0–6
Win 16–7 Mar 2020 ITF Sunderland, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Emma Raducanu 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 16–8 Apr 2022 ITF Oeiras, Portugal 80,000 Clay Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 5–7

Doubles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner–ups)
Legend
$60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (9–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2011 ITF Monastir, Tunisia 10,000 Hard Anita Husarić Anastasia Kharchenko
Nicole Melichar		 6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Loss 1–1 Sep 2012 ITF Varna, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Borislava Botusharova Michaela Boev
Anastasiya Vasylyeva		 1–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jun 2013 ITF Niš, Serbia 10,000 Clay Viktorija Rajicic Tjaša Šrimpf
Nerma Ćaluk		 6–1, 6–2
Win 3–1 Jun 2013 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Viktorija Rajicic Ema Mikulčić
Dejana Raickovic		 6–2, 7–5
Loss 3–2 Jul 2013 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia 10,000 Clay Viktorija Rajicic Dalia Zafirova
Lina Gjorcheska		 3–6, 0–6
Win 4–2 Sep 2013 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Dia Evtimova Beatriz García Vidagany
Réka Luca Jani		 6–4, 2–6, [10–6]
Win 5–2 Oct 2013 ITF Burgas, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Dia Evtimova Federica Arcidiacono
Julia Terziyska		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–3 Jan 2014 ITF Sunderland, UK 25,000 Hard (i) Ágnes Bukta Jocelyn Rae
Anna Smith		 1–6, 1–6
Loss 5–4 Feb 2014 ITF Tallinn, Estonia 15,000 Hard (i) Ágnes Bukta Sofia Shapatava
Maša Zec Peškirič		 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 6–4 Apr 2014 ITF Šibenik, Croatia 10,000 Clay Ágnes Bukta Eva Rutarová
Karolína Stuchlá		 7–6(14–12), 6–1
Win 7–4 Apr 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Ágnes Bukta Karolína Stuchlá
Carla Touly		 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–4 May 2014 ITF Bol, Croatia 10,000 Clay Ema Mikulčić Justine De Sutter
Monique Zuur		 6–3, 6–1
Win 9–4 Jun 2014 ITF Sarajevo, BiH 15,000 Clay Barbora Krejčíková Carolin Daniels
Melis Sezer		 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 10–4 Jun 2014 ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands 10,000 Clay Bernarda Pera Tatiana Búa
Beatriz Haddad Maia		 6–0, 2–1 ret.
Loss 10–5 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Karin Kennel Eleni Christofi
Vlada Katic		 6–4, 3–6, [1–10]
Win 11–5 Nov 2015 ITF Heraklion, Greece 10,000 Hard Karin Kennel Helen De Cesare
Vlada Katic		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 11–6 Feb 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Clay Adrijana Lekaj Dasha Ivanova
Elena-Gabriela Ruse		 6–7(1–7), 1–6
Loss 11–7 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Anastasiya Vasylyeva Ayla Aksu
Melis Sezer		 3–6, 3–6
Win 12–7 Apr 2016 ITF Antalya, Turkey 10,000 Hard Harriet Dart Ani Amiraghyan
Daiana Negreanu		 w/o
Loss 12–8 Sep 2016 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 25,000 Clay Lina Gjorcheska Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Quirine Lemoine		 4–6, 6–4, [6–10]


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).

Singles (7–8)
Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2014 Z1 RR 7 Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN)  Belarus Hard (I) Olga Govortsova L 3–6, 4–6
2015 Z1 PO9 7 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN)  Ukraine Hard (i) Kateryna Kozlova L 4–6, 0–6
2017 Z1 RR 8 Feb 2017 Tallinn (EST)  Israel Hard (i) Deniz Khazaniuk W 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
9 Feb 2017  Serbia Ivana Jorović L 1–6, 1–6
2018 Z1 RR 7 Feb 2018 Tallinn (EST) Serbia Hard (i) Dejana Radanović L 3–6, 4–6
8 Feb 2018  Georgia Ekaterine Gorgodze W 6–2, 6–3
2019 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2019 Zielona Góra (POL)  Estonia Hard (i) Anett Kontaveit L 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 1–6
7 Feb 2019 Ukraine Kateryna Kozlova W 6–3, 6–2
8 Feb 2019  Sweden Johanna Larsson L 4–6, 4–6
2020–21 Z1 RR 5 Feb 2020 Tallinn (EST)  Croatia Hard (i) Jana Fett W 6–2, 6–4
6 Feb 2020 Ukraine Elina Svitolina L 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Z1 RPO 8 Feb 2020  Greece Despina Papamichail W 6–2, 6–4
2022 Z1 PO 13 Apr 2022 Antalya (TUR) Sweden Clay Caijsa Hennemann W 6–1, 6–1
14 Apr 2022  Slovenia Kaja Juvan L 1–6, 2–6
15 Apr 2022 Georgia Mariam Bolkvadze W 6–3 ret.

Doubles (5–3)
Edition Round Date Location Partner Surface Against Opponents W/L Result
2014 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2014 Budapest (HUN) Isabella Shinikova Hard (i)  Portugal Bárbara Luz
Inês Murta		 W 6–2, 7–5
7 Feb 2014 Elitsa Kostova  Belarus Ilona Kremen
Aliaksandra Sasnovich		 W 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
2015 Z1 RR 4 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN) Dia Evtimova Hard (i) Portugal Michelle Larcher de Brito
Bárbara Luz		 W 6–0, 6–3
5 Feb 2015 Dia Evtimova Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Vera Lapko		 L 5–7, 1–6
2019 Z1 RR 6 Feb 2019 Zielona Góra (POL) Isabella Shinikova Hard (i)  Estonia Anett Kontaveit
Maileen Nuudi		 W 6–2, 6–2
7 Feb 2019 Isabella Shinikova  Ukraine Nadiia Kichenok
Marta Kostyuk		 L 0–6, 6–7(0–7)
2020–21 Z1 RR 5 Feb 2020 Tallinn (EST) Isabella Shinikova Hard (i)  Croatia Jana Fett
Darija Jurak		 L 2–6, 6–3, 1–6
2022 Z1 RR 13 Apr 2022 Antalya (TUR) Julia Terziyska Clay  Sweden Kajsa Rinaldo Persson
Julita Saner		 W 6–1, 2–6, 6–0

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. WTA ranking: 2011–780 , 2012–528 , 2013–397 , 2014–332 , 2015–474.

References
  1. "Viktoriya Tomova's Biography". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  2. "Tennis: Player tests positive for coronavirus at WTA's comeback event in Palermo". 2 August 2020.
  3. "Badosa leads field into semis after busy day in Belgrade".
  4. "Viktoriya Tomova". Australian Open. Retrieved 11 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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