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Manuela Maleeva

Born February 14, 1967 in Sofia.
Her career as a professional competitor spans from 1982 to 1994. For the first time she enters the top 10 in the world rankings on May 28, 1984. She achieved her best ranking 3rd in the world on February 4th 1985, behind Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

Her best year end ranking was 6 in 1984 and 1988. Manuela has won 19 singles titles, granting her the 20th place in the all time chart. She has participated in a Grand Slam a total of 41 times, where on two occasions she was a semi-finalist (at the US Open in 1992 and 1993) and reached quarterfinals 12 times (3 in Australia, 4 at Rolan Garos, 1 at Wimbledon and 4 in the US). At the US Open she has 39 victories out of 51 matches, plus a title in mixed doubles. She scored the Bronze medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Nine consecutive times, Manuela played the Masters (from 1985 to 1993), where she reached a semi-final in 1987 and 4 quarterfinals (in 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1990). In her career, she has won 475 out of a total of 662 matches, making for a 71.8% success rate, which places her at number 16 in the all time chart in this category (assuming a minimum of 200 wins). Presently she occupies the 21st spot in the historic chart for wins. Manuela has won over the likes of Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert. Gabriella Sabatini, Mary Jo Fernandez, Arancha Sanches-Vicario, Jana Novotna and Zina Garisson.