Manuela Maleeva

Manuela Maleeva (born February 14, 1967) is Bulgaria’s all time best female tennis player. She played in the WTA tour, competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles between 1982 and 1994. Manuela Maleeva This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Manuela Maleeva This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... WTA stands for Womens Tennis Association, and is also known as the WTA Tour, and is to womens tennis what the ATP is to mens tennis. ... The term doubles as used in sports like tennis and badminton refers to games with two players on each side. ... Mixed Doubles is a play that was first performed on 6 February 1969 in the Hampstead Theatre Club under the title We Who Are About To. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

Biography

Born in Sofia, Manuela was the oldest of the four children of Yulia Berberyan and Georgi Maleev. The mother, who came from a prominent Armenian family, which found refuge in Bulgaria after the 1896 Armenian massacres in the Ottoman Empire, was the best Bulgarian tennis player in the 1960s. After she retired from professional tennis in the 1970s, Berberyan started on a coaching career. She was the coach of all of her three daughters, Manuela, Katerina and Magdalena, each of whom eventually became WTA top ten players. Official website: sofia. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), İstanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Katerina Maleeva Katerina Maleeva (born May 7, 1969) is a successful Bulgarian tennis player. ... Magdalena Maleeva at U.S. Open 2000 Magdalena Maleeva (born April 1, 1975) is a successful Bulgarian tennis player. ...

In 1982 Manuela won the junior French Open. Later the same year she made her debut among the women and ended the year within the first 200 of the WTA rank list. In 1984 Manuela won a total of seven tournaments beating all stars in the women’s tennis with the exception of Martina Navratilova. After the victory at the tournament in Indianapolis the same year, Manuela became № 3 in the WTA rank list. Once in the top ten, she did not leave it for a period of ten whole years – until 1992. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martina Navrátilová â–¶ (help· info) (b. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Also in 1984, Manuela won her first and only Grand Slam title – in mixed doubles at the US Open together with Tom Gullikson from the USA. In 1988 she won a bronze medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics's singles in Seoul. In 1992 and 1993 she registered her all time best achievement in Grand Slam singles reaching the semi-finals of the US Open (in 1992 after beating her sister, Magdalena Maleeva, at the quarter-finals). 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open US Open Wimbledon These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Tom Gullikson (born September 8, 1951, in La Crosse, Wisconsin) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The Games of the XXIV Olympiad were held in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. ... Seoul (IPA: , (help· info)) is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open US Open Wimbledon These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments. ... The U.S. Open is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam in tennis. ... Magdalena Maleeva at U.S. Open 2000 Magdalena Maleeva (born April 1, 1975) is a successful Bulgarian tennis player. ...

In 1994, Manuela retired from professional tennis. Throughout her 12-year carrier, she won a total of 19 WTA Tour singles titles, four in doubles and one in mixed doubles. She won the Hopman Cup in 1992 together with Jakob Hlasek and reached twice the semi-finals at Fed Cup in 1985 and 1987. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... WTA stands for Womens Tennis Association, and is also known as the WTA Tour, and is to womens tennis what the ATP is to mens tennis. ... The term doubles as used in sports like tennis and badminton refers to games with two players on each side. ... Mixed Doubles is a play that was first performed on 6 February 1969 in the Hampstead Theatre Club under the title We Who Are About To. ... The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early-January (sometimes commencing in late-December) each year. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Jakob Hlasek (b. ... The Fed Cup (until 1995 Federation Cup) is the most important tennis tournament for female national teams, very similar to the mens Davis Cup. ... This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Tournaments won

Singles

Winner (WTA Tour):

• 1994 - Osaka
• 1993 - Linz; Zurich
• 1992 - Bayonne
• 1991 - Linz; European Open; Bayonne
• 1989 - Indian Wells; European Open
• 1988 - Wichita; Phoenix
• 1987 - Mahwah; Charleston
• 1985 - Tokyo (Pan Pacific)
• 1984 - US Clay Courts; Tokyo (Pan Pacific); Italian Open; Tokyo (Lions Cup); Swiss Open.

Doubles

Winner:

• 1993 - Amelia Island (with Leila Meskhi)
• 1991 - Linz (with Rafaella Reggi)
• 1987 - Belgian Open (with Bettina Bunge)
• 1985 - US Clay Courts (with Katerina Maleeva)

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Mixed doubles

Winner:

• 1984 - US Open (with Tom Gullikson)

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See also

• Katerina Maleeva
• Magdalena Maleeva
• List of female tennis players

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External links

• WTA Tour profile for Manuela Maleeva