Elena Pampoulova
Country (sports) |
Bulgaria (1972-96) Germany (1997-2001) |
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Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Born |
Sofia, Bulgaria | 17 May 1972
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 2001 |
Prize money | $704,882 |
Singles | |
Career record | 243–179 |
Career titles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
Highest ranking | 62 (9 September 1996) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1990, 1998, 1999) |
French Open | 2R (1990, 1998, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1999) |
US Open | 3R (1997) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (1992) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 163–146 |
Career titles | 3 WTA, 8 ITF |
Highest ranking | 38 (23 September 1996) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1995, 1998) |
French Open | 3R (1990, 1996, 1999) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1997) |
US Open | 2R (1995) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1997) |
Last updated on: 12 September 2012. |
Elena Pampoulova (also Elena Wagner, Elena Pampulova-Bergomi, Bulgarian: Елена Пампулова, born 17 May 1972) is a retired professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She competed for Fed Cup of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Elena's first tennis coach was her own mother, Bulgarian tennis player Lubka Radkova. Elena's father, Emilian Pampoulov, is also a tennis player.
Tennis career
Pampoulova's professional tennis career span from 1988 to 2001. Her career-high singles ranking is 62 (9 September 1996). Her career-high doubles ranking is 38 (23 September 1996).
Pampoulova played for Bulgaria and the Bulgaria Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1992. Pampulova was one of only three players to represent Bulgaria in tennis at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona (together with Katerina Maleeva and Magdalena Maleeva).
From 1997 to 1999 Elena played for Germany and the Germany Fed Cup team. Her total tennis career prize money amounts to $704,882. Pampoulova has 13 career titles in singles (1 from the WTA tour) and 11 career titles in doubles (3 of them from WTA tour).
Personal life
On 11 July 2006, Elena Pampoulova married her long-time boy-friend, Swiss banker Christian Bergomi. The couple currently lives in Switzerland, where Elena is an investment banker.[1] Their son Alex was born in early 2008.
WTA career finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I (0–0) |
Tier II (0–0) |
Tier III (0–0) |
Tier IV (1–1) |
Tier V (0–0) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 13 November 1994 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard | Ai Sugiyama | 2–6, 6–0, Ret. |
Runner-up | 1. | 2 August 1998 | Sopot, Poland | Clay | Henrieta Nagyová | 3–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
Doubles: 8 (3–5)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
WTA Tour Championships (0–0) |
Tier I (0–0) |
Tier II (0–0) |
Tier III (1–0) |
Tier IV (2–3) |
Tier V (0–2) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 6 August 1989 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | Silke Meier | Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa |
4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 17 September 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Silke Meier | Sandra Cecchini Patricia Tarabini |
6–4, 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 September 1996 | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | Clay | Eva Martincová | Karina Habšudová Helena Suková |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 22 September 1996 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay | Olga Lugina | Alexandra Fusai Laura Garrone |
1–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 5 January 1997 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Aleksandra Olsza | Janette Husárová Dominique Van Roost |
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 27 April 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Eva Martincová | Amanda Coetzer Alexandra Fusai |
3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 19 July 1998 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Pavlina Nola | Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 8 August 1999 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Eva Martincová | Evgenia Koulikovskaya Sandra Naćuk |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
ITF Circuit finals: 27 (20–7)
Legend |
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$100,000 tournaments |
$75,000 tournaments |
$50,000 tournaments |
$25,000 tournaments |
$15,000 tournaments |
$10,000 tournaments |
Singles: 14 (12–2)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 October 1988 | Baden, Switzerland | Clay | Katarzyna Nowak | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 4 December 1988 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Xóchitl Escobedo | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 28 May 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Dora Rangelova | 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 16 July 1989 | Erlangen, Germany | Clay | Wiltrud Probst | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 5. | 20 August 1989 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Silke Frankl | 6–4, 6–7, 6–0 |
Winner | 6. | 8 July 1990 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Denisa Krajčovičová | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 22 November 1992 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet (I) | Elena Makarova | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 20 March 1994 | Reims, France | Clay (I) | Catherine Mothes | 1–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 7. | 30 October 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Hiromi Nagano | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 3 December 1995 | Limoges, France | Hard | Paula Hermida | 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 25 February 1996 | Redbridge, United Kingdom | Hard | Haruka Inoue | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 10. | 3 March 1996 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Carpet (I) | Isabelle Demongeot | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 11. | 21 April 1996 | Murcia, Spain | Clay | Patty Schnyder | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 29 March 1998 | Woodlands, USA | Hard | Anna Smashnova | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles: 13 (8–5)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 4 November 1988 | Melbourne, Australia | Hard | Kristin Godridge | Natalia Leipus Bernadette Randall-Marshall |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 9 April 1989 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Marion Maruska | Andrea Noszály Eva Maria Schuerhoff |
W/O |
Winner | 2. | 14 June 1992 | Modena, Italy | Clay | Ruxandra Dragomir | Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tschan |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 2. | 4 August 1992 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | Joannette Kruger | Eva Martincová Pavlína Rajzlová |
4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 November 1992 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Carpet (I) | Nathalie Tschan | Elena Likhovtseva Elena Makarova |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 22 November 1992 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Carpet (I) | Els Callens | Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea |
7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 11 April 1993 | Limoges, France | Carpet (I) | Silvia Farina Elia | Stephanie Reece Danielle Scott |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 11 April 1993 | Poitiers, France | Hard | Olga Lugina | Els Callens Nancy Feber |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 6. | 11 December 1994 | Cergy-Pontoise, France | Hard (I) | Angelique Olivier | Kateřina Šišková Eva Melicharová |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 29 October 1995 | Lakeland, USA | Hard | Eva Martincová | Sandra Cacic Tracey Rodgers |
1–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 4. | 3 December 1995 | Limoges, France | Hard | Eva Martincová | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová |
3–6, 6–0, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 28 July 1997 | Makarska, Croatia | Clay | Olga Lugina | Maria Goloviznina Evgenia Kulikovskaya |
5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 26 April 1998 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Olga Lugina | Lenka Cenková Kateřina Šišková |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Fed Cup
Elena Pampoulova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1988. Since then she has a 5–6 singles record and a 3–2 doubles record (8–8 overall).
Singles (5–6)
Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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1988 World Group I | QR | 4 December 1988 | Philippines | Hard | Sarah Rafael | W | 6–3, 6–2 |
R1 | 5 December 1988 | Sweden | Catarina Lindqvist | L | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
PO | 6 December 1988 | Malta | Carol Cassar-Torreggiani | W | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
PO | 7 December 1988 | Netherlands | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | L | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | ||
1990 World Group I | QR | 21 July 1990 | Philippines | Hard | Sarah Castillejo | W | 6–2, 6–0 |
R1 | 22 July 1990 | Austria | Judith Wiesner | L | 0–6, 0–6 | ||
PO | 23 July 1990 | Norway | Amy Jonsson-Råholt | W | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
PO | 24 July 1990 | Brazil | Claudia Chabalgoity | L | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 | ||
1992 World Group I Play-offs | PO | 17 July 1992 | Hungary | Clay | Anna Földényi | L | 4–6, 2–6 |
↓ Representing Germany ↓ | |||||||
1999 World Group II | QF | 24 April 1999 | Japan | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe | L | 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
25 April 1999 | Miho Saeki | W | 7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Doubles (3–2)
Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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1988 World Group I | R1 | 5 December 1988 | Galia Angelova | Sweden | Hard | Jonna Jonerup Maria Lindström |
L | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
1990 World Group I | PO | 23 July 1990 | Dora Rangelova | Norway | Hard | Amy Jonsson-Råholt Astrid Sunde |
W | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
1992 World Group I Play-offs | RPO | 16 July 1992 | Magdalena Maleeva | Romania | Hard | Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea |
L | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
RPO | 17 July 1992 | Katerina Maleeva | Hungary | Virág Csurgó Kata Györke |
W | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1 | ||
↓ Representing Germany ↓ | ||||||||
1997 World Group I | QF | 2 March 1997 | Barbara Rittner | Czech Republic | Hard (I) | Eva Martincová Ludmila Richterová |
W | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q3 | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 23 | 12–23 |
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
Notes
- ↑ "Наша топтенисистка вдигна сватба в Швейцария". Retrieved 12 July 2008.
External links
- Elena Pampoulova at the Women's Tennis Association
- Elena Pampoulova at the International Tennis Federation
- Elena Pampoulova at the Fed Cup
- Bulgarian Olympic Committee