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Lia Karatancheva
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21)
Sofia
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$58,934
Singles
Career record148–140
Highest rankingNo. 361 (9 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 374 (284 October 2024)
Doubles
Career record72–72
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 205 (28 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 205 (28 October 2024)
Team competitions
Fed Cup10–5
Last updated on: 28 October 2024.

Lia Radoslavova Karatancheva (Bulgarian: Лиа Радославова Каратанчева; born 8 September 2003) is a Bulgarian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking world No. 361, by the WTA, achieved on 9 September 2024. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 205, achieved on 28 October 2024.[1]

Karatancheva has won three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. She took part in the Bulgaria BJK Cup team for the first time in 2023.[2] Playing for Bulgaria, Karatancheva has a win–loss record of 10–5.[3]

Career

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In March 2024, Karatancheva reached the doubles final in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.[4]

Personal life

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She is the daughter of former rower and member of parliament as part of the Bulgarian Business Bloc, Radoslav Karatantchev.[5][6] Her mother Zhivka Angelova is journalist.[citation needed]

She has three sisters one of whom, Gabriel Karatantcheva, was active as a professional tennis player from 2014 to 2017.[7] Older sister, Sesil, and younger sister, Alexa, are also tennis players.

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 2 (2 runner–ups)

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Legend
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W35 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–1)
Hard (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2024 Open Castilla y León, Spain W35 Hard France Yasmine Mansouri 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Loss 0–2 Sep 2024 Ladies Open Vienna, Austria W75 Clay Croatia Tena Lukas 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 11 (3 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (0–1)
W75 tournaments (0–2)
W50 tournaments (0–1)
W25/35 tournaments (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (2–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2022 ITF Heraklion, Greece W25 Clay Romania Oana Gavrilă North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dea Herdzelas
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jan 2024 ITF Naples, United States W35 Clay Netherlands Isabelle Haverlag United States Elvina Kalieva
Maria Kozyreva
0–6, 0–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 2024 ITF Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
W35 Hard United States Rasheeda McAdoo United States Carmen Corley
United States Ivana Corley
1–6, 7–6(5), [10–12]
Win 2–2 Apr 2024 ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay Greece Eleni Christofi Italy Eleonora Alvisi
Italy Federica Urgesi
6–0, 6–4
Loss 2–3 May 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W35 Clay Czech Republic Michaela Bayerlová Ksenia Laskutova
Slovakia Radka Zelníčková
7–5, 6–7(3), [9–11]
Loss 2–4 Jun 2024 Open Araba en Femenino, Spain W100 Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča France Estelle Cascino
Philippines Alex Eala
3–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Win 3–4 Jul 2024 Open Castilla y León, Spain W35 Hard Slovakia Radka Zelníčková Australia Alexandra Osborne
United States Anna Rogers
2–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Loss 3–5 Aug 2024 Zagreb Open, Croatia W50 Clay Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi Slovenia Živa Falkner
Hungary Amarissa Tóth
4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–6 Sep 2024 Pazardzhik Cup, Bulgaria W75 Clay Greece Sapfo Sakellaridi Slovenia Veronika Erjavec
Bosnia and Herzegovina Anita Wagner
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 3–7 Sep 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W75 Clay Romania Cristina Dinu Amina Anshba
Germany Noma Noha Akugue
2–6, 6–7(2)
Loss 3–8 Oct 2024 ITF Faro, Portugal W35 Hard Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča Poland Weronika Falkowska
Netherlands Stéphanie Visscher
4–6, 6–2, [5–10]

National representation

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Billie Jean King Cup

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Karatancheva debuted in Bulgaria Billie Jean King Cup team in 2023; since then she has accumulated a win–loss record of 5–2 in singles and 5–3 in doubles (10–5 overall).

Singles (5–2)

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Edition Round Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Result
2023 Z1 RR 11 Apr 2023 Antalya (TUR)  Croatia Clay Petra Marčinko W 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
12 Apr 2023  Sweden Kajsa Rinaldo Persson W 7–6(13–11), 7–6(7–4)
13 Apr 2023  Norway Ulrikke Eikeri W 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
14 Apr 2023  Denmark Rebecca Munk Mortensen W 6–0, 6–0
2024 Z1 RR 9 Apr 2024 Antalya (TUR) Denmark Denmark Clay Johanne Svendsen L 2–6, 2–6
10 Apr 2024  Austria Tamira Paszek L 5–7, 2–6
Z1 PO 13 Apr 2024  Portugal Angelina Voloshchuk W 6–1, 6–3

Doubles (5–3)

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Edition Round Date Location Partner Surface Against Opponents W/L Result
2023 Z1 RR 10 Apr 2023 Antalya (TUR) Gergana Topalova Clay  Serbia Katarina Kozarov
Lola Radivojević
W 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
13 Apr 2023 Gergana Topalova  Norway Ulrikke Eikeri
Malene Helgø
L 6–2, 1–6, 4–6
14 Apr 2023 Gergana Topalova  Denmark Rebecca Munk Mortensen
Johanne Svendsen
W 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
2024 Z1 RR 8 Apr 2024 Oeiras (POR) Isabella Shinikova Clay  Hungary Adrienn Nagy
Natália Szabanin
L 4–6, 3–6
9 Apr 2024 Isabella Shinikova Denmark Denmark Laura Brunkel
Rebecca Munk Mortensen
W 6–4, 6–4
10 Apr 2024 Gergana Topalova  Austria Melanie Klaffner
Tamira Paszek
W 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Z1 PO 12 Apr 2024 Gergana Topalova Norway Norway Emily Sartz-Lunde
Carina Syrtveit
W 7–6(7–3), 7–5
13 Apr 2024 Isabella Shinikova  Portugal Francisca Jorge
Matilde Jorge
L 3–6, 6–4, [2–10]

References

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  1. ^ "Lia Karatantcheva | Player Stats & More – WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association.
  2. ^ "Глушкова и Каратанчева ще играят за първи път в националния отбор на Купата на БЖК". www.tenniskafe.com.
  3. ^ "Lia Karatancheva Billie Jean King Cup team". Billie Jean King Cup.
  4. ^ "Лия Каратанчева не успя да спечели финала в Санто Доминго". www.tenniskafe.com.
  5. ^ "Радослав Каратанчев стана шеф на апетитни спортни бази". mediapool.bg. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  6. ^ "ITF трябва да пусне Сесил в Казахстан, oт нашата федерация и ДАМС са били готови да дадат на Каратанчева сума, близка до тази в Азия". topsport.bg. topsport editors. 11 January 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Каратанчева спечели турнир в САЩ, сестрата на Сесил наречена Малката Шарапова". topsport.bg. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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