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Isabella Shinikova

Bulgarian tennis player (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Isabella Shinikova
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Isabella Shinikova (Bulgarian: Изабелла Шиникова) (born 25 October 1991) is a Bulgarian tennis player.

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On 20 February 2017, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 133. On 20 May 2019, she peaked at No. 159 in the WTA doubles rankings. She also plays for the Bulgaria Billie Jean King Cup team, with a win–loss record of 20–26 as of April 2025.

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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.[1]

Professional career

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2009–15: Professional debut, success on the ITF Circuit

In 2009, Shinikova made her pro debut at a $25k event. Since then, she has been playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, and in 2015, she topped the annual leaderboard winning eight titles through the year.[2][3]

2016–17: WTA Tour, major & top 150 debuts

In April 2016, Shinikova made her main-draw debut at a WTA Tour tournament at the Katowice Open, losing to Alizé Cornet in the first round. Then, she failed to qualify for the main draws of Stuttgart Open, Rosmalen Open and Birmingham Classic. In July 2016, Shinikova qualified for the main draw of the Bucharest Open, losing to Simona Halep, in the second round.

She made her major debut in 2016 in the qualifying draws of the Wimbledon and at the US Open, where seeded 31st, she lost to Laura Robson in the second round. In 2017, she made also her debut in the qualifying draw at the other two Grand Slam events. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 133 on 20 February 2017, following the Australian Open.

2019–22: Progress at Grand Slam tournaments

She reached second round at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, the third round of qualifying at the 2019 US Open, her best showing at a major thus far, and the second round of qualifying at the 2020 Australian Open.

2023: United Cup debut

On 23 November 2022, she was confirmed as a participant at the 2023 United Cup as part of the Bulgarian team.[4] She won her doubles match, partnering Alexander Lazarov, and the tie against Belgium represented by former doubles No. 1, Elise Mertens, and her partner David Goffin.[5][6][7]

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Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 48 (27 titles, 21 runner–ups)

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Doubles: 67 (32 titles, 35 runner–ups)

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National participation

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Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup

Shinikova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2012. Since then, she has a 10–13 singles record and a 10–13 doubles record (20–26 overall).

Singles (10–13)

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Doubles (10–13)

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United Cup

Singles (0–2)

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Doubles (1–0)

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