1. Viktoriya Konstantinova Tomova is a Bulgarian professional tennis player.
36 Facts About Viktoriya Tomova
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Viktoriya Tomova reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 46 on 29 July 2024.
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In July 2016, Tomova reached the biggest final of her career so far at the Hungarian Ladies Open, losing to fellow Bulgarian Elitsa Kostova.
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Viktoriya Tomova made her debut at the US Open in the qualifying competition.
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Viktoriya Tomova finished the year as No 152 in the world.
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Viktoriya Tomova started the season with a loss to Elitsa Kostova at the qualifying draw of the Brisbane International, and then lost in the first round of qualifying draw in Sydney.
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Viktoriya Tomova finished the year ranked No 141 in the world.
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Viktoriya Tomova made her debut in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, coming through qualifying rounds at the Australian Open as a lucky loser, but then lost in straight sets to Nicole Gibbs.
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Viktoriya Tomova made her main draw debut at Wimbledon, going through qualifying and defeating wildcard Tereza Smitkova for her first Grand Slam match win but then lost to Serena Williams in the second round, in straight sets.
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Viktoriya Tomova made her WTA 500 main draw debut by reaching the second round with a win over Alize Cornet at the 2019 Pan Pacific Open but was defeated by top seed and eventual champion, Naomi Osaka.
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Viktoriya Tomova lost in the first round to tenth seed Elise Mertens.
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Viktoriya Tomova lost her semifinal to the eventual champion, fourth seeded Paula Badosa.
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Viktoriya Tomova finished the year ranked No 116 in singles, a new best year-end season ranking.
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Viktoriya Tomova went one step further defeating former top-20 player Mihaela Buzarnescu in the semifinal.
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Viktoriya Tomova lost in the last round of qualifying for the US Open to Slovak player Viktoria Kuzmova.
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Viktoriya Tomova was defeated in the final by Tamara Korpatsch.
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Viktoriya Tomova finished the year ranked No 90 in the world, on 7 November 2022, a new best year-end ranking.
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Viktoriya Tomova participated in the United Cup as the No 1 Bulgarian female player and played one singles match, which she lost to world No 6, Maria Sakkari.
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Viktoriya Tomova lost in the first round to another former Roland Garros finalist, Marketa Vondrousova.
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Viktoriya Tomova defeated Kaia Kanepi to record her first WTA 1000 win, before losing to world No 4 and third seed, Jessica Pegula.
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Viktoriya Tomova won the biggest title of her career at the WTA 125 Chicago Challenger defeating American Claire Liu in straight sets.
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Viktoriya Tomova entered her first tournament of the season, the Hobart International as a lucky loser and defeated Martina Trevisan in straight sets.
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Viktoriya Tomova entered again the main draw as a lucky loser at the WTA 1000 Qatar Ladies Open in Doha.
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Viktoriya Tomova reached her third WTA 125 final at the Internacional de Valencia but lost to Ann Li.
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Viktoriya Tomova reached her second grass court quarterfinal and only second at the WTA 500 level, defeating Linda Noskova in straight sets.
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Viktoriya Tomova reached her first semifinal at the WTA 500 level with a win over Anna Blinkova in a tight match with a third-set tiebreak, saving five match points.
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Viktoriya Tomova lost her semifinal match to Donna Vekic but reached the top 50, at world No 48 in the singles rankings, on 1 July 2024.
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Viktoriya Tomova reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal defeating Jana Fett in straight sets, before losing to fourth seed and eventual champion Magda Linette in three sets.
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Viktoriya Tomova recorded her first win at the Summer Olympics in Paris over another Polish player, Magdalena Frech.
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On her debut at the China Open, Viktoriya Tomova defeated Lesia Tsurenko in straight sets, before losing to 15th seed Paula Badosa.
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Also on her debut at the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open, Viktoriya Tomova defeated Ashlyn Krueger, saving four match points.
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Viktoriya Tomova was eliminated in the second round by fourth seed Coco Gauff.
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At the WTA 500 Pan Pacific Open, Viktoriya Tomova defeated defending champion Kudermetova in straight sets, avenging her quarterfinal defeat at the Korea Open a month earlier.
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Viktoriya Tomova finished the year ranked inside the top 50 in the singles rankings.
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At the WTA 500 Ladies Linz, Viktoriya Tomova defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in straight sets.
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Viktoriya Tomova defeated second seed and the Serbian No 1 player, Olga Danilovic, in straight sets to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal of the season.