Katerina Maleeva

Katerina Maleeva (born May 7, 1969) is a successful Bulgarian tennis player. Maleeva played in the WTA tour, competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles between 1984 and 1997. Her highest position in the WTA rank list was number 6 in 1990. Born in Sofia, Katerina is Yulia Berberyan and Georgi Maleev’s second oldest child. Berberyan was the best Bulgarian tennis player in the 1960s. After her retirement from professional tennis in the 1970s, Berberyan started on a coaching career. She was the coach of all of her three daughters, Katerina, Manuela and Magdalena, each of whom eventually became WTA top ten players.

Throughout her professional career, Katerina has won a total of 11 WTA Tour singles titles and two titles in doubles. Katerina Maleeva has been six times in the top ten and has a balance of 369 victories and 210 losses. In 1994 Maleeva married her year-long partner, Georgi Stoimenov. The two have two children and currently live in Sofia.

Katerina Maleeva’s achievements include:

Singles
Winner (WTA Tour):
• 1994 - Quebec City
• 1991 - Indianapolis
• 1990 - Houston
• 1989 - Indianapolis; Bayonne; Båstad
• 1988 - Indianapolis
• 1987 - Tokyo (Japan Open); Athens
• 1985 - Hilversum; Seabrook
• 1984 - ITF/Lyon-FRA

Doubles
Winner:
• 1992 - Essen (with Barbara Rittner)
• 1985 - U.S. Clay Courts (with Manue la Maleeva)