Manuela Maleeva | Country |  Bulgaria  Switzerland
| | Residence | La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland | | Date of birth | 14 February 1967 (1967-02-14) (age 42) | | Place of birth | Sofia, Bulgaria | | Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | | Weight | 57.6 kg (127 lb; 9.07 st) | | Turned pro | 1982 | | Retired | February 1994 | | Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) | | Career prize money | $3,244,811 | | Singles | | Career record | 475–187 | | Career titles | 19 | | Highest ranking | No. 3 (4 February 1985) | | Grand Slam results | | Australian Open | QF (1985, 1992, 1994) | | French Open | QF (1985, 1987, 1989, 1990) | | Wimbledon | QF (1984) | | US Open | SF (1992, 1993) | | Doubles | | Career record | 129–131 | | Career titles | 4 (1 ITF) | | Highest ranking | No. 11 (2 August 1993) | | Grand Slam Doubles results | | Australian Open | 3R (1985, 1991, 1992, 1994) | | French Open | QF (1986) | | Wimbledon | 3R (1993) | | US Open | 2R (1985, 1989) | | Last updated on: February 17, 2008. | Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere (Bulgarian: Мануела Георгиева Малеева) (born 14 February 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994. Maleeva also sometimes played for Switzerland. [edit] Biography Maleeva was born in Sofia, the oldest of the three children of Yulia Berberyan and Georgi Maleev. Her mother, who came from an Armenian family that found refuge in Bulgaria after the 1896 Armenian massacres in the Ottoman Empire, was the best Bulgarian tennis player in the 1960s. After she retired from professional tennis in the 1970s, Berberyan started a coaching career. She coached all three of her daughters, Manuela, Katerina, and Magdalena, each of whom became WTA top ten players. In 1982, Maleeva won the junior French Open. Later that year, she made her debut on the senior tour and ended the year ranked in the top 200. In 1984, Maleeva won five tournaments and recorded wins over Chris Evert, Hana Mandlikova, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Wendy Turnbull, Kathy Jordan, and Zina Garrison Jackson. After winning the tournament in Indianapolis, Maleeva rose to World No. 3 in the rankings. Once in the top ten, she did not leave it until 1992. Also in 1984, Maleeva won her only Grand Slam title – in mixed doubles at the US Open with American Tom Gullikson. In 1988, Maleeva won a bronze medal in singles at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In 1992 and 1993, Maleeva registered her all-time best achievement in Grand Slam singles competition when she reached the semifinals of the US Open both years (in 1992 after beating her sister, Magdalena, in the quarterfinals). In 1994, Maleeva retired from professional tennis. During her 12-year career, Maleeva won 19 WTA Tour singles titles, four doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title. She teamed with Jakob Hlasek to help Switzerland win the Hopman Cup in 1992 and, while playing for Bulgaria, twice reached the semifinals of Fed Cup (1985 and 1987). Maleeva has been married since 1987 to former Swiss tennis player Francois Fragniere. They live near Lausanne and have two girls and a boy.
[edit] Grand Slam finals [edit] Mixed Doubles: 1 (1 title, 0 runner-ups) [edit] Titles (23) [edit] Singles (19) | Legend (Singles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | WTA Championship (0) | | Tier I (1) | | Tier II (0) | | Tier III (3) | | Tier IV (3) | | Tier V (4) | | VS (8) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | 7 May 1984 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay |  Iva Budařová | 6–1, 6–1 | | 2. | 21 May 1984 | Perugia, Italy | Clay |  Chris Evert | 6–3, 6–3 | | 3. | 6 August 1984 | Indianapolis, USA (US Clay Courts) | Clay | Lisa Bonder | 6–4, 6–3 | | 4. | 12 November 1984 | Tokyo, Japan (Lion's Cup) | Carpet (i) | Hana Mandlíková | 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 | | 5. | 10 December 1984 | Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open) | Carpet (i) |  Claudia Kohde-Kilsch | 6–0, 6–1 | | 6. | 9 December 1985 | Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open) | Carpet (i) | Bonnie Gadusek | 7–6(2), 3–6, 7–5 | | 7. | 30 March 1987 | Charleston, USA | Clay |  Raffaella Reggi | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 | | 8. | 24 August 1987 | Mahwah, USA | Hard | Sylvia Hanika | 6–2, 6–2 | | 9. | 29 February 1988 | Wichita, USA | Hard (i) | Sylvia Hanika | 7–6(5), 7–5 | | 10. | 12 September 1988 | Phoenix, USA | Hard |  Dinky Van Rensburg | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | | 11. | 12 March 1989 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard |  Jenny Byrne | 6–4, 6–1 | | 12. | 28 May 1989 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay |  Conchita Martínez | 6–4, 6–0 | | 13. | 17 February 1991 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | Petra Langrová | 6–4, 7–6(1) | | 14. | 26 May 1991 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay |  Helen Kelesi | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | | 15. | 29 September 1991 | Bayonne, France | Carpet (i) |  Leila Meskhi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | | 16. | 4 October 1992 | Bayonne, France | Carpet (i) |  Nathalie Tauziat | 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–3 | | 17. | 28 February 1993 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | Conchita Martínez | 6–2, 1–0 retired | | 18. | 10 October 1993 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 7–6(1) | | 19. | 13 February 1994 | Osaka, Japan (Asian Tennis Open) | Carpet (i) |  Iva Majoli | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 | [edit] Doubles (4) | Legend (Doubles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | WTA Championship (0) | | Tier I (0) | | Tier II (1) | | Tier III (0) | | Tier IV (0) | | Tier V (1) | | VS (2) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | 27 July 1985 | Indianapolis, USA (US Clay Courts) | Clay |  Katerina Maleeva | Penny Barg Mager
Paula Smith | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | | 2. | 12 July 1987 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay | Bettina Bunge | Kathleen Horvath
 Marcella Mesker | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | | 3. | 17 February 1991 | Linz, Austria | Carpet (i) | Raffaella Reggi | Petra Langrová
 Radka Zrubáková | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | | 4. | 11 April 1993 | Amelia Island, USA | Clay | Leila Meskhi | Amanda Coetzer
 Inés Gorrochategui | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | [edit] Runner-ups (25) [edit] Singles (18) | Legend (Singles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | WTA Championship (0) | | Tier I (1) | | Tier II (0) | | Tier III (4) | | Tier IV (2) | | Tier V (0) | | VS (11) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | 5 February 1984 | Houston, USA | Carpet (i) | Hana Mandlíková | 6–4, 6–2 | | 2. | 13 January 1985 | Washington, DC, USA | Carpet (i) | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–2 | | 3. | 26 May 1985 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Bonnie Gadusek | 6–4, 6–2 | | 4. | 6 June 1985 | Tokyo, Japan (Lion's Cup) | Carpet (i) | Chris Evert | 7–5, 6–0 | | 5. | 27 October 1985 | Brighton, UK | Carpet (i) | Chris Evert | 7–5, 6–3 | | 6. | 25 May 1986 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | Raffaella Reggi | 5–7, 6–3, 7–6(6) | | 7. | 15 June 1986 | Birmingham, UK | Grass | Pam Shriver | 6–2, 7–6(0) | | 8. | 14 September 1986 | Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open) | Carpet (i) | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 6–2 | | 9. | 12 April 1987 | Hilton Head Island, USA | Clay | Steffi Graf | 6–4, 6–1 | | 10. | 24 May 1987 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Chris Evert | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | | 11. | 20 September 1987 | Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open) | Carpet (i) | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–4, 7–6(6) | | 12. | 15 October 1988 | Zürich, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Pam Shriver | 6–3, 6–4 | | 13. | 23 October 1988 | Brighton, UK | Carpet (i) | Steffi Graf | 6–2, 6–0 | | 14. | 18 February 1990 | Chicago, USA | Carpet (i) | Martina Navratilova | 6–3, 6–2 | | 15. | 1 April 1990 | San Antonio, USA | Hard |  Monica Seles | 6–4, 6–3 | | 16. | 12 August 1990 | San Diego, USA | Hard | Steffi Graf | 6–3, 6–2 | | 17. | 28 April 1991 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Conchita Martínez | 6–4, 6–1 | | 18. | 12 July 1992 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Conchita Martínez | 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 | [edit] Doubles (7) | Legend (Doubles) | | Grand Slam (0) | | WTA Championship (0) | | Tier I (0) | | Tier II (2) | | Tier III (1) | | Tier IV (1) | | Tier V (0) | | VS (3) | | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in Final | Score in Final | | 1. | 5 May 1985 | Houston, USA | Clay | Helena Suková | Elise Burgin
Martina Navratilova | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 | | 2. | 14 September 1986 | Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open) | Carpet (i) | Katerina Maleeva | Bettina Bunge
Steffi Graf | 6–1, 6–7(4), 6–2 | | 3. | 20 September 1987 | Tokyo, Japan (Pan Pacific Open) | Carpet (i) | Katerina Maleeva | Anne White
Robin White | 6–1, 6–2 | | 4. | 26 May 1991 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Cathy Caverzasio | Nicole Bradtke
Elizabeth Sayers Smylie | 6–1, 6–2 | | 5. | 14 February 1993 | Osaka, Japan (Asian Tennis Open) | Carpet (i) | Magdalena Maleeva | Jana Novotná
 Larisa Savchenko Neiland | 6–1, 6–3 | | 6. | 25 April 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Magdalena Maleeva | Conchita Martínez
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 | | 7. | 1 August 1993 | Stratton Mountain, USA | Hard | Mercedes Paz | Elizabeth Sayers Smylie
Helena Suková | 6–1, 6–2 | [edit] Grand Slam singles performance timeline | Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | Career SR | | Australian Open | 3R | A | A | QF | NH | 4R | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 4R | QF | 0 / 7 | | French Open | 2R | 3R | 4R | QF | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 12 | | Wimbledon | 2R | 2R | QF | 4R | 4R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 10 | | U.S. Open | 3R | 3R | 1R | 4R | QF | 4R | QF | QF | QF | 4R | SF | SF | A | 0 / 12 | | SR | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 41 | - NH = tournament not held.
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
- SR = the ratio of the number of Grand Slam singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
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