Elitsa Kostova
Kostova at the 2015 Wimbledon
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| Country (sports) |
 Bulgaria
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|---|---|
| Residence | Kardzhali, Bulgaria |
| Born |
10 April 1990 Haskovo, Bulgaria |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $263,992 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 313–254 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 5 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 130 (12 September 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 136 (31 December 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2012) |
| French Open | Q1 (2011, 2012, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2015) |
| US Open | Q3 (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 107–138 |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 154 (26 October 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 155 (2 November 2015) |
| Last updated on: 18 July 2016. | |
Elitsa Kostova (Bulgarian: Елица Костова) (born 10 April 1990) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. On 12 September 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 141 whilst her best doubles ranking was 130 on 26 October 2015. Her record for the Bulgarian Fed Cup Team is 12-14.
At a $25,000 ITF Tournament in Wellington, New Zealand, held in November 2010, Kostova, ranked 254 in the world, achieved her best victory in her career. She defeated world number 42 Jarmila Groth in the semifinals in two sets. In the final, she lost to world number 241 Erika Sema in three sets. Kostova won her first match in a WTA main draw by beating Alizé Lim at the 2014 Bucharest Open, after coming through the qualifying competition. At the 2015 Rio Open Kostova reached her first WTA semifinal in doubles along with Hsu Chieh-yu and they lost to defending champions Irina-Camelia Begu and María Irigoyen in straight sets. In July 2016, came Kostova's biggest win so far winning Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open in Budapest, where she won against fellow Bulgarian and Feb cup team-mate Viktoriya Tomova.
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Elitsa Kostova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2008. Since then she has a 8–9 singles record and a 4–5 doubles record (12–14 overall).
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