Viktoriya Tomova
Age: 30 (25/02/1995)
  • Overview
    WTA singles titles
    5/9
    489/360
    WTA doubles titles
    1/4
    93/81
    Prize money
    $232,290
    $2,829,788
    Prize money
    $232,290
    $2,829,788
    Titles
    0
    0
    Titles
    0
    0
  • Full description
    Personal

    Coached by her father, Konstantin Tomov; previously coached by Mihail Kanev. Mother Eleonora works at the airport, father, Konstantin, owns a currency bureau. Comes from a sporting family; grandfather played football for Bulgarian national team and also Levski and CSKA Sofia, while older brother Ivan was a top junior footballer. Started playing tennis aged six. Favorite surface is hard. Best friend on tour is Harriet Dart. Admires Simona Halep's game. Speaks Bulgarian, English, Croatian and a little Russian.

    Career Highlights

    WTA 125 Finalist (1): 2024 - Valencia. ADDITIONAL Bulgarian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2014-15, 2017, 2021-22.

    Career in Review

    2024 season highlights included reaching SF at Bad Homburg and Rabat, QF at Hobart and Seoul; and finishing R-Up at WTA 125 event in Valencia. In Grand Slam play, reached 2r at the Australian Open and Roland Garros for the first time. Set new career-high ranking of No.46 (July 29) and finished inside Top 50 for first time.

    Claimed first WTA 125 event at 2023 Chicago (d. Liu in F). Reached second round at 2023 Wimbledon (l. Boulter). Reached career high ranking of No.71 on May 22, 2023.

    Best result of 2022 was QF run at Eastbourne (as LL, l. Giorgi). Also finished R-Up at WTA 125 in Budapest and at W80 ITF Circuit tournament in Oeiras

    Broke into Top 100 for first time on August 8, 2022, following SF run at W80 ITF Circuit event in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland

    Advanced to maiden WTA SFs during 2021 season, first at Bogota (l. Zidansek) and then at Belgrade (as LL, l. eventual champion Badosa)

    On Tour's return in 2020, fell 1r at US Open and Istanbul before reaching SF at $80k ITF/Cagnes sur Mer-FRA

    In final event before the tour's hiatus, made 2r at Lyon (l. Van Uytvanck)

    Started 2020 with a productive spell on ITF Circuit in Great Britain, finishing R-Up at $25K Glasgow before winning 16th title at this level at $25K Sunderland (d. Raducanu in F)

    Made four Tour-level appearances in 2019, highlighted by 2r showing at Osaka (as qualifier, d. Cornet, l. Osaka), while won title at $80K ITF/Biarritz-FRA (d. Kovinic in F)

    Highlights of 2018 were Grand Slam main-draw debut at Australian Open (l. Gibbs in 1r) and first ever Grand Slam main-draw victory at Wimbledon (as qualifier, d. Smitkova, l. S.Williams). Also made 2r at Istanbul and Hong Kong

    In 2017, reached 2r at Bastad (as qualifier, l. Krunic) and Linz (as qualifier, l. Golubic). Also fell 1r at Gstaad - making her WTA main draw debut - and in qualifying on 12 occasions (including all four majors)

    Maiden Top-50 upset came over No.40 Goerges in 1r at 2017 Bastad (via ret.)

    Made successful comeback from injury in 2016, winning 64 matches and four titles, rising over 300 places in the rankings. Since return has stopped playing doubles to protect injury

    In 2015, missed five months with a leg muscle strain - ended season at No.474

    Member of Bulgarian Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2014-15, 2017-19, 2021-22

    Made WTA qualifying debut at 2010 Miami

    On ITF Circuit owns 16 singles titles and 12 doubles titles

    Played first events of career on ITF Circuit in Bulgaria in 2009