Elena Pampoulova


Elena Pampulova is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.
Her professional tennis career span from 1988 to 2001. Pampulova's career-high singles ranking is world No. 62, her career-high doubles ranking is No. 38, both achieved in September 1996.

Tennis career

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.
From 1997 to 1999, Elena played for the Germany Fed Cup team. She won 13 career titles in singles and 11 titles in doubles.
Her first tennis coach was her own mother, Bulgarian tennis player Lubka Radkova. Elena's father, Emilian Pampoulov, is also a tennis player.

Personal life

On 11 July 2006, Pampoulova married her long-time boyfriend, Swiss banker Christian Bergomi. The couple lives in Switzerland, where Elena is an investment banker. Their son Alex was born in early 2008.

WTA career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Winner1.13 November 1994Surabaya, IndonesiaHard Ai Sugiyama2–6, 6–0, ret.
Runner-up1.2 August 1998Sopot, PolandClay Henrieta Nagyová3–6, 7–5, 1–6

Doubles: 8 (3 titles, 5 runner-ups)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.6 August 1989Sofia, BulgariaClay Silke Meier Laura Garrone
Laura Golarsa
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up2.17 September 1989Athens, GreeceClay Silke Meier Sandra Cecchini
Patricia Tarabini
6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up3.15 September 1996Karlovy Vary, Czech RepublicClay Eva Martincová Karina Habšudová
Helena Suková
6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner1.22 September 1996Warsaw, PolandClay Olga Lugina Alexandra Fusai
Laura Garrone
1–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up4.5 January 1997Auckland, New ZealandHard Aleksandra Olsza Janette Husárová
Dominique Van Roost
2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Runner-up5.27 April 1997Budapest, HungaryClay Eva Martincová Amanda Coetzer
Alexandra Fusai
3–6, 1–6
Winner2.19 July 1998Palermo, ItalyClay Pavlina Nola Barbara Schett
Patty Schnyder
6–4, 6–2
Winner3.8 August 1999Knokke-Heist, BelgiumClay Eva Martincová Evgenia Koulikovskaya
Sandra Naćuk
3–6, 6–3, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

Singles (12–2)

Doubles (8–5)

Fed Cup

Elena Pampoulova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1988. She has a 5–6 singles record and a 3–2 doubles record.

Singles (5–6)

Doubles (3–2)

Grand Slam singles performance timeline