In this Bulgarian name, the patronymic is Georgieva and the family name is Maleeva.
Manuela Maleeva
Native name
Мануела Малеева
Country (sports)
Bulgaria (1982–89) Switzerland (1990–94)
Residence
La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Born
(1967-02-14) 14 February 1967 (age 57) Sofia, Bulgaria
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro
May 1982
Retired
February 1994
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
US$ 3,244,811
Singles
Career record
475–187 (71.8%)
Career titles
19
Highest ranking
No. 3 (4 February 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
QF (1985, 1992, 1994)
French Open
QF (1985, 1987, 1989, 1990)
Wimbledon
QF (1984)
US Open
SF (1992, 1993)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals
SF (1987)
Olympic Games
Bronze Medal (1988)
Doubles
Career record
129–131 (49.6%)
Career titles
4
Highest ranking
No. 11 (2 August 1993)
Mixed doubles
Career titles
1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open
W (1984)
Team competitions
Fed Cup
Bulgaria SF (1985, 1987) Switzerland QF (1991)
Hopman Cup
Switzerland W (1992)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing Bulgaria
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul
Women's singles
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva (Bulgarian: Мануела Георгиева Малеева; born 14 February 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the WTA Tour between 1982 and 1994. Through her marriage, Maleeva began representing Switzerland officially from January 1990 until her retirement in February 1994.
One of the most consistent players on tour in the 1980s and early 1990s, Maleeva reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 3 in the world in February 1985 and finished with a year-end top 10 ranking for nine consecutive years (1984 till 1992). A winner of 19 WTA singles titles and four doubles titles, she also reached a total of 14 Grand Slam quarterfinals in her career, including two US Open semifinals in 1992 and 1993, which are her career-best Grand Slam results. She was a semifinalist at the 1987 Virginia Slims Championships.
Maleeva was the bronze medalist in singles at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning Bulgaria's first (and thus far, only) Olympic tennis medal. In 1992, she paired up with Jakob Hlasek at the Hopman Cup where they took home Switzerland's first ever title at the event.
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva (Bulgarian: Мануела Георгиева Малеева; born 14 February 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on...
daughters, Katerina, Manuela and Magdalena, each of whom eventually became WTA top 10 players. Throughout her professional career, Maleeva has won a total...
daughters, Magdalena, Katerina and Manuela, each of whom eventually became WTA top six players. In 1988, Maleeva became the youngest ever national tennis...
reach the top ten. ManuelaMaleeva (born 1967) Katerina Maleeva (born 1969) Magdalena Maleeva (born 1975) Yuliya Berberyan-Maleeva, mother and one-time...
The Maleeva sisters: Katerina Maleeva (born 1969), Bulgarian tennis player Magdalena Maleeva (born 1975), Bulgarian tennis player ManuelaMaleeva (born...
Pacific in Tokyo with Steffi Graf in 1986 and The Belgian Open with ManuelaMaleeva in 1987. She was a finalist at the German Open with Claudia Kohde-Kilsch...
Kevin Curren 1983: Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald 1984: ManuelaMaleeva / Tom Gullikson 1985: Martina Navratilova / Heinz Günthardt 1986: Raffaella...
Graf, Chris Evert, Evonne Goolagong, Jana Novotná, Hana Mandlíková, ManuelaMaleeva, Nathalie Tauziat, Helena Suková, Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, Zina Garrison...
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time, she did reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1988, defeating ManuelaMaleeva, Nathalie Herreman, Robin White and Anne Minter before falling to Steffi...
Kevin Curren 1983: Elizabeth Sayers Smylie / John Fitzgerald 1984: ManuelaMaleeva / Tom Gullikson 1985: Martina Navratilova / Heinz Günthardt 1986: Raffaella...
closely connected with the success of the Maleeva sisters (Magdalena Maleeva, Katerina Maleeva and ManuelaMaleeva) who have represented Bulgaria for more...
Global Information
Bulgaria (1982–89)
Switzerland (1990–94)
Bronze Medal (1988)