Country (sports) | Bulgaria |
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Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 8 September 2003
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$41,591 |
Singles | |
Career record | 133–128 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 439 (1 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 447 (15 July 2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 54–64 |
Career titles | 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 271 (16 October 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 341 (15 April 2024) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | 10–5 |
Last updated on: 21 July 2024. |
Lia Radoslavova Karatancheva (Bulgarian: Лиа Радославова Каратанчева; born 8 September 2003) is a Bulgarian tennis player. She won two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
Karatancheva has a career high WTA singles ranking of 439 achieved on 1 July 2024. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 271 achieved on 16 October 2023.[1]
Karatancheva took part in the Bulgaria for the first time in 2023.[2] Playing for Bulgaria, Karatancheva has a win–loss record of 10–5.[3]
In March 2024, Karatancheva played the doubles final in Santo Domingo.[4]
She is the daughter of former rower and member of parliament as part of the Bulgarian Business Bloc, Radoslav Karatantchev.[5][6] Her mother Zhivka Angelova is journalist.[citation needed]
She has three sisters one of whom, Gabriel Karatantcheva, was active as a professional tennis player from 2014 to 2017.[7] Older sister Sesil and younger sister Alexa, are also tennis players.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2024 | Segovia, Spain | W35 | Hard | Yasmine Mansouri | 2–6, 7–6(5), 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2022 | Heraklion, Greece | W25 | Clay | Oana Gavrilă | Lina Gjorcheska Dea Herdzelas |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2024 | Naples, United States | W35 | Clay | Isabelle Haverlag | Elvina Kalieva Maria Kozyreva |
0–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2024 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
W35 | Hard | Rasheeda McAdoo | Carmen Corley Ivana Corley |
1–6, 7–6(5), [10–12] |
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2024 | Pula, Italy | W35 | Clay | Eleni Christofi | Eleonora Alvisi Federica Urgesi |
6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–3 | May 2024 | Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | W35 | Clay | Michaela Bayerlová | Ksenia Laskutova Radka Zelníčková |
7–5, 6–7(3), [9–11] |
Loss | 2–4 | Jun 2024 | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | W100 | Hard | Diāna Marcinkēviča | Estelle Cascino Alex Eala |
3–6, 6–2, [4–10] |
Win | 3–4 | Jul 2024 | Segovia, Spain | W35 | Hard | Radka Zelníčková | Alexandra Osborne Anna Rogers |
2–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
Lia Karatancheva debuted in Bulgaria Billie Jean King Cup team in 2023; since then she has accumulated a 5–2 singles and a 5–3 doubles (10–5 overall) win–loss record.
Edition | Round | Date | Location | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2023 | Z1 RR | 11 Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | Croatia | Clay | Petra Marčinko | W | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
12 Apr 2023 | Sweden | Kajsa Rinaldo Persson | W | 7–6(13–11), 7–6(7–4) | ||||
13 Apr 2023 | Norway | Ulrikke Eikeri | W | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
14 Apr 2023 | Denmark | Rebecca Munk Mortensen | W | 6–0, 6–0 | ||||
2024 | Z1 RR | 9 Apr 2024 | Antalya (TUR) | Denmark | Clay | Johanne Svendsen | L | 2–6, 2–6 |
10 Apr 2024 | Austria | Tamira Paszek | L | 5–7, 2–6 | ||||
Z1 PO | 13 Apr 2024 | Portugal | Angelina Voloshchuk | W | 6–1, 6–3 |
Edition | Round | Date | Location | Partner | Surface | Against | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2023 | Z1 RR | 10 Apr 2023 | Antalya (TUR) | Gergana Topalova | Clay | Serbia | Katarina Kozarov Lola Radivojević |
W | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
13 Apr 2023 | Gergana Topalova | Norway | Ulrikke Eikeri Malene Helgø |
L | 6–2, 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
14 Apr 2023 | Gergana Topalova | Denmark | Rebecca Munk Mortensen Johanne Svendsen |
W | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 | ||||
2024 | Z1 RR | 8 Apr 2024 | Oeiras (POR) | Isabella Shinikova | Clay | Hungary | Adrienn Nagy Natália Szabanin |
L | 4–6, 3–6 |
9 Apr 2024 | Isabella Shinikova | Denmark | Laura Brunkel Rebecca Munk Mortensen |
W | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
10 Apr 2024 | Gergana Topalova | Austria | Melanie Klaffner Tamira Paszek |
W | 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6] | ||||
Z1 PO | 12 Apr 2024 | Gergana Topalova | Norway | Emily Sartz-Lunde Carina Syrtveit |
W | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | |||
13 Apr 2024 | Isabella Shinikova | Portugal | Francisca Jorge Matilde Jorge |
L | 3–6, 6–4, [2–10] |
Women's Tennis Association: Top ten Bulgarian female singles tennis players | |
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as of 1 July 2024 | |
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