Lubomira Bacheva
Lubomira Bacheva is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 68 on 1 November 1999.
Tennis career
As a junior, Bacheva won the European Championships in 1989 and 1991.Bacheva turned professional in 1990 and spent several years on the ITF Women's Circuit building up her ranking. In 1999, she finally broke through the top 100 and reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Estoril Open as a lucky loser. She finished that year at No. 73. She finished 2000 again in the top 100. In 2001, she beat Chanda Rubin for her career best win. She played her last professional match in 2004—a first-round loss to Dally Randriantefy in an ITF event.
Bacheva won no WTA Tour singles titles, but did win two doubles titles in Casablanca and Budapest respectively. She was a member of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team from 1993 to 1996 with a win-loss record of 1–6.
WTA career finals
Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 23 April 2000 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1 October 2000 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 2. | 29 July 2001 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 July 2002 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles (9–16)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Winner | 1. | 7 April 1991 | Šibenik, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 30 June 1991 | Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 7 July 1991 | Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 September 1991 | Haskovo, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 August 1992 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 September 1995 | Spoleto, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 10 August 1997 | Rebecq, Belgium | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 September 1997 | Albena, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 November 1997 | Moulins, France | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 23 November 1997 | Deauville, France | Carpet | ![]() | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 5 April 1998 | Brest, France | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 8. | 12 July 1998 | Puchheim, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 19 July 1998 | Darmstadt, Germany | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | 2 August 1998 | Les Contamines, France | Hard | ![]() | 6–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 22 November 1998 | Deauville, France | Carpet | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 14 March 1999 | Biel, Switzerland | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 6. | 28 March 1999 | Dinan, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 7. | 12 September 1999 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 8. | 19 September 1999 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 12. | 26 September 1999 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 17 September 2000 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 9 September 2001 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Winner | 9. | 16 September 2001 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 15. | 10 August 2003 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 16. | 18 July 2004 | Vittel, France | Clay | ![]() | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (11–17)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Winner | 1. | 10 February 1991 | Helsinki, Finland | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 7 July 1991 | Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 15 September 1991 | Haskovo, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–7, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1. | 10 November 1991 | Manchester, Great Britain | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 April 1992 | Limoges, France | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 20 September 1992 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 19 September 1993 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 4. | 10 April 1994 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 23 September 1995 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 28 September 1997 | Albena, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 23 November 1997 | Deauville, France | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 5 July 1998 | Vaihingen, Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | 2 August 1998 | Les Contamines, France | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 6 September 1998 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 8. | 22 November 1998 | Deauville, France | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 19 September 1999 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | 8 July 2001 | Orbetello, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 14 October 2001 | Poitiers, France | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 12. | 21 October 2001 | Southampton, Great Britain | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 6–2, 2–6 |
Winner | 8. | 22 September 2002 | Biella, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 2–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 9. | 6 October 2002 | Girona, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 10. | 3 November 2002 | Poitiers, France | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | w/o |
Runner-up | 13. | 10 August 2003 | Cuneo, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | 5 October 2003 | Girona, Spain | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 8 February 2004 | Urtijëi, Italy | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 2 May 2004 | Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1 August 2004 | Modena, Italy | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 13 September 2004 | Denain, France | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 |
- w/o = walkover
Fed Cup participitation
Singles (0–4)
Doubles (1–2)
- RPO = Relegation Play–off