Isabella Shinikova
Isabella Shinikova is a Bulgarian tennis player.
On 20 February 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 133. On 14 January 2019, she peaked at No. 213 in the doubles rankings.
She has also played for the Bulgarian Fed Cup team, with a current 12–17 record.
Early life and junior career
Shinikova started playing tennis at the age seven. She played on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006 and won two singles titles and one doubles title.Professional career
In 2009 Shinikova made her pro debut at an $25,000 event. Since then she is playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, and in 2015 she topped the 2015 leaderboard winning eight titles through the year.2016
In April Shinikova made her debut at main draw of WTA tournament at Katowice Open, losing to Alizé Cornet 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 in the first round. Then she failed to qualify for the main draws of Stuttgart Open, Ricoh Open and Aegon Classic Birmingham. In July, Shinikova qualified for the main draw at the BRD Bucharest Open losing to Simona Halep in the second round. Shinikova made her debut at US Open qualifying draw, seeded 31st, losing to Laura Robson in the second round.Grand Slam singles performance timeline
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 41 (22 titles, 19 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2010 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Danka Kovinić | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Ekaterine Gorgodze | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Quirine Lemoine | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2011 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Lisa Sabino | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 1–4 | Mar 2012 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay | Ysaline Bonaventure | 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2012 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Elina Svitolina | 6–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 1–6 | Dec 2012 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Irina Ramialison | 1–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Win | 2–6 | Dec 2012 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | İpek Soylu | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–7 | Jun 2013 | ITF Adana, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Zuzana Zlochová | 5–7, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–8 | Jun 2013 | ITF Breda, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Bernarda Pera | 4–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–9 | Mar 2014 | ITF Bron, France | 10,000 | Hard | Ema Mikulčić | 0–6, 5–7 |
Win | 3–9 | May 2014 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Marianna Zakarlyuk | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–9 | Jan 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Sandra Samir | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5–9 | Feb 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Marie Benoît | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 |
Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Myrtille Georges | 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 6–10 | Jul 2015 | ITF Bursa, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Julieta Lara Estable | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 7–10 | Sep 2015 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 8–10 | Oct 2015 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Hard | Margot Yerolymos | 6–3, 3–0 ret. |
Win | 9–10 | Nov 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Chiraz Bechri | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 10–10 | Dec 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Yana Sizikova | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 11–10 | Dec 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Marta Paigina | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 11–11 | Dec 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Marta Paigina | 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 12–11 | Feb 2016 | ITF Beinasco, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Jessica Pieri | 1–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 13–11 | Mar 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Grabher | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 14–11 | Mar 2016 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6 |
Win | 15–11 | May 2016 | ITF Chiasso, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Amanda Carreras | 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 16–11 | May 2016 | ITF Caserta, Italy | 25,000 | Clay | Dalila Jakupović | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
Win | 17–11 | Jul 2016 | ITF Toruń, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Tadeja Majerič | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 17–12 | Sep 2016 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Kathinka von Deichmann | 0–6, 3–6 |
Win | 18–12 | Nov 2016 | ITF Stockholm, Sweden | 10,000 | Hard | Kristína Schmiedlová | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 18–13 | Oct 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Marie Témin | 4–6, 0–6 |
Win | 19–13 | Oct 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Satsuki Takamura | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 19–14 | Oct 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Fatma Al-Nabhani | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 19–15 | Mar 2018 | ITF Palma Nova, Spain | 15,000 | Clay | Ylena In-Albon | 1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 19–16 | Mar 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Lea Bošković | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 19–17 | Mar 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Montserrat González | 6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 20–17 | Apr 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 20–18 | Jun 2018 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Miriam Kolodziejová | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 20–19 | Jul 2018 | ITF Båstad, Sweden | 25,000 | Clay | Allie Kiick | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 21–19 | Feb 2019 | ITF Trnava, Slovakia | 25,000 | Hard | Denisa Allertová | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 22–19 | Sep 2019 | ITF Caldas da Rainha, Portugal | 60,000 | Hard | Natalija Kostić | 6–3, 2–0 ret. |
Doubles: 56 (29 titles, 27 runner–ups)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2010 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Jelena Durišič | Camelia Hristea Ionela-Andreea Iova | 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2010 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Başak Eraydın | Fatma Al-Nabhani Magali de Lattre | 3–6, 6–3, |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2011 | ITF Glasgow, Great Britain | 10,000 | Hard | Ulrikke Eikeri | Teodora Mirčić Jasmina Tinjić | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Mar 2011 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Martina Gledacheva | Ilona Kremen Demi Schuurs | 6–3, 6–7, |
Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2011 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Stamatova | Rocío de la Torre-Sánchez Olga Sáez Larra | 4–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2011 | ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands | 10,000 | Clay | Kimberley Cassar | Olga Brózda Natalia Kołat | 7–6, 2–6, |
Loss | 2–5 | Jul 2011 | ITF Prokuplje, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Stamatova | Polona Reberšak Zsófia Susányi | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 3–5 | Aug 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Irina Ramialison | Khristina Kazimova Christina Shakovets | 3–6, 6–1, |
Loss | 3–6 | Aug 2011 | ITF Istanbul, Turkey | 10,000 | Hard | Sofia Kvatsabaia | Magali de Lattre Lisa Whybourn | 3–6, 6–2, |
Loss | 3–7 | Mar 2012 | ITF Bron, France | 10,000 | Hard | Justine Ozga | Diāna Marcinkēviča Despina Papamichail | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 4–7 | Mar 2012 | ITF La Marsa, Tunisia | 25,000 | Clay | Ulrikke Eikeri | Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra Klemenschits | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 5–7 | Apr 2012 | ITF Vic, Spain | 10,000 | Clay | Eugeniya Pashkova | Amanda Carreras Ximena Hermoso | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2012 | ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Ksenia Lykina | Aleksandra Krunić Ana Vrljić | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–8 | Jul 2012 | ITF Breda, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Ysaline Bonaventure | Carolin Daniels Xenia Knoll | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–9 | Jul 2012 | ITF Denain, France | 25,000 | Clay | Michaela Hončová | Myrtille Georges Céline Ghesquière | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 6–10 | Feb 2013 | ITF Antalya, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Eva Fernández-Brugués | Han Na-lae Lee Jin-a | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–10 | Mar 2013 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay | Lena-Marie Hofmann | Bernice van de Velde Kelly Versteeg | 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 8–10 | Mar 2013 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay | Estelle Cascino | Dejana Raickovic Laura Schaeder | 0–6, 7–5, |
Win | 9–10 | Aug 2013 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | Clothilde de Bernardi | Tereza Maliková Tereza Smitková | 3–6, 6–1, |
Loss | 9–11 | Sep 2013 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Dalia Zafirova | Xenia Knoll Teodora Mirčić | 5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 10–11 | Feb 2014 | ITF Bron, France | 10,000 | Hard | Alyona Sotnikova | Anna Klasen Katharina Lehnert | 5–7, 7–6, |
Win | 11–11 | Mar 2014 | ITF Amiens, France | 10,000 | Clay | Alyona Sotnikova | Angelica Moratelli Anna Remondina | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 12–11 | Mar 2014 | ITF Le Havre, France | 10,000 | Clay | Alyona Sotnikova | Bernice van de Velde Kelly Versteeg | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 13–11 | Apr 2014 | ITF Dijon, France | 15,000 | Hard | Réka Luca Jani | Martina Borecká Michaëlla Krajicek | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 13–12 | Aug 2014 | ITF Innsbruck, Austria | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Stamatova | Zuzanna Maciejewska Camilla Rosatello | 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 13–13 | Aug 2014 | ITF Braunschweig, Germany | 15,000 | Clay | Polina Leykina | Conny Perrin Chanel Simmonds | 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 14–13 | Sep 2014 | ITF Belgrade, Serbia | 10,000 | Clay | Natalija Kostić | Nina Alibalić Nina Stojanović | 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 14–14 | Sep 2014 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Réka Luca Jani | Andreea Mitu Irina Bara | 5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 15–14 | Sep 2014 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Terziyska | Diana Buzean Raluca Elena Platon | 7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 15–15 | Oct 2014 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Helbet | Lenka Kunčíková Karolína Stuchlá | 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 16–15 | Jan 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Estelle Cascino | Kristýna Hrabalová Vendula Žovincová | 7–6, 6–0 |
Win | 17–15 | Jan 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Chantal Škamlová | Silvia Njirić Olga Parres Azcoitia | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 18–15 | Feb 2015 | ITF Mâcon, France | 10,000 | Hard | Eva Wacanno | Kinnie Laisné Marine Partaud | 6–4, 3–6, |
Win | 19–15 | Mar 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Myrtille Georges | Chanel Simmonds Magali Kempen | 1–6, 6–4, |
Loss | 19–16 | Mar 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Fatma Al-Nabhani | Carolin Daniels Justyna Jegiołka | 5–7, 7–5, |
Win | 20–16 | Jul 2015 | ITF Bursa, Turkey | 10,000 | Clay | Dia Evtimova | Ailen Crespo Azconzábal Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau | 6–2, 3–6, |
Win | 21–16 | Sep 2015 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Irina Bara | Julieta Lara Estable Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau | 7–5, 4–6, |
Win | 22–16 | Oct 2015 | ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Hard | Julia Terziyska | Anna Klasen Charlotte Klasen | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 23–16 | Dec 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Karin Kennel | Darya Chernetsova Yana Sizikova | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 23–17 | Dec 2015 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Hard | Francesca Stephenson | Darya Chernetsova Alexandra Perper | 4–6, 6–4, |
Win | 24–17 | Mar 2016 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Julia Grabher | Yuliya Kalabina Polina Monova | 7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 24–18 | Mar 2016 | ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia | 10,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Julia Grabher Naomi Totka | 7–5, 1–6, |
Win | 25–18 | Sep 2016 | ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay | Lina Gjorcheska | Laura Schaeder Melanie Stokke | 6–7, 6–2, |
Loss | 25–19 | Mar 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Margarita Lazareva | Sandra Jamrichová Yulia Kulikova | 5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 26–19 | Mar 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Chantal Škamlová | Margarita Lazareva Maria Marfutina | 7–6, 4–6, |
Loss | 26–20 | Jul 2017 | ITF Horb, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Ágnes Bukta | Lesley Kerkhove Bibiane Schoofs | 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 26–21 | Aug 2017 | ITF Montreux, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Michaela Hončová | Xenia Knoll Amra Sadiković | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 26–22 | Oct 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Mariana Dražić | Lea Bošković Yasmine Mansouri | 6–1, 4–6, |
Loss | 26–23 | Dec 2017 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Victoria Muntean | Claudia Giovine Giorgia Marchetti | 3–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 26–24 | Mar 2018 | ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | 15,000 | Clay | Camilla Scala | Montserrat González Laura Pigossi | 2–6, 0–6 |
Win | 27–24 | Jul 2018 | ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Polina Leykina | Chiara Scholl Emma Laine | 7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 27–25 | Jul 2018 | ITF Baja, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Nicoleta Dascălu | Natalija Kostić Paula Ormaechea | w/o |
Win | 28–25 | Sep 2018 | ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France | 25,000 | Hard | Leonie Küng | Manon Arcangioli Sherazad Reix | 6–2, 7–5 |
Loss | 28–26 | Jun 2019 | ITF Klosters, Switzerland | 25,000 | Clay | Leonie Küng | Lisa Sabino Gaia Sanesi | 6–3, 1–6, |
Loss | 28–27 | Aug 2019 | ITF Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland | 25,000 | Clay | Ulrikke Eikeri | Anna Hertel Anastasiya Shoshyna | 7–6, 2–6, |
Win | 29–27 | Sep 2019 | ITF Caldas da Rainha, Portugal | 60,000 | Hard | Jessika Ponchet | Anna Danilina Vivian Heisen | 6–1, 6–3 |
Year-end rankings
Fed Cup
Shinikova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2012. Since then, she has a 6–7 singles record and a 5–7 doubles record.Singles (3–2)
Doubles (4–5)
- RR = Round Robin
- RPO = Relegation Play-off
- PO5 = 5th-8th Play-off