Magdalena Maleeva
Born April 1, 1975 in Sofia.
Her career as a professional starts in 1989. For the first time she enters the top ten in the world on May 3, 1993. Her highest ranking is number 4 in the world, achieved on January 29, 1996 right behind Steffi Graf, Arancha Sanches-Vicario and Conchitta Martinez.
Her best year-end ranking is number 6 in 1995. Magdalena has won 10 singles titles.
She has played a Grand Slam 54 times. She was a quarterfinalist at the US Open in 1992, and has reached 1/8 finals another 14 times (Australia 1991, 1993, 1994 and 2002; Rolan Garos in 1993, 1996, 2003 and 2004; Wimbledon in 2001 and 2002, 2005; and US in 1993 and 1994).
She has qualified for the Masters 5 times, but only participated on 4 occasions. She reached quarterfinals at the Master's in Los Angeles in 2002.
Throughout her career, Magdalena has won 430 out of a total of 707 matches, which places her at number 31 in the historic chart.
She has won over the likes of Martina Navratilova, Arancha Sanches-Vicario, Conchita Martinez, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriatti, Venus Williams, Amelie Mauresmo, Justine Henin-Ardenne, Mary Pierce and Anke Huber.
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