Elizara Yaneva

Elizara Yaneva

Country (sports)	Bulgaria
Born	(2007-03-21) 21 March 2007 (age 18) [1]
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$18,541
Singles
Career record	32–20
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 464 (22 September 2025)
Current ranking	No. 464 (22 September 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open  Junior	2R (2025)
Wimbledon  Junior	3R (2025)
US Open  Junior	1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	5–6
Highest ranking	No. 1046 (14 July 2025)
Current ranking	No. 1068 (22 September 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open  Junior	2R ( 2025 )
Wimbledon  Junior	2R (2024)
US Open  Junior	1R (2024)
Last updated on: 22 September 2025.

Elizara Yaneva (born 21 March 2007) is a Bulgarian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 464 achieved on 22 September 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Junior career

In 2024, she triumphed at both the J500 Mérida and the J300 Vrsar and reached the final of the Orange Bowl in the United States. ^[4] That April, she also reached the final of the J300 Plovdiv Cup, losing to compatriot Rositsa Dencheva in the final despite having not lost a set prior to the final. ^{[5] [6] [7]} She finished 2024 as a part of the Grand Slam Player Development Programme. ^[4]

Playing in the junior Grand Slams in 2025, she and Dencheva reached the girls' doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open, before losing to eventual champions Annika and Kristina Penickova. ^[8] She reached the second round of the girls' singles at the 2025 French Open. ^[9] She played in the girls' doubles at the 2025 US Open alongside Ksenia Efremova of France. ^[10]

Professional career

She won her first senior title in February 2025 in Manacor, Spain on the W15 level. ^[11]

She won the W50 Pazardzhik 2025 Tennis Tournament in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, in September 2025, defeating the third seed Séléna Janicijevic of France in the final. ^[12]

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (3 titles)

Legend W50 tournaments (1–0) W15 tournaments (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2025	ITF Manacor, Spain	W15	Hard	Astrid Lew Yan Foon	5–1 ret.
Win	2–0	Feb 2025	ITF Manacor, Spain	W15	Hard	Britt Du Pree	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	3–0	Sep 2025	Pazardzhik Cup, Bulgaria	W50+H	Clay	Séléna Janicijevic	7-5, 6–3

References

1. "Elizara Yaneva". ESPN. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
2. "Elizara Yaneva". ITF. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
3. "Elizara Yaneva". WTA. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
4. Carro, Javier (12 January 2025). "10 young tennis talents to watch in 2025". Inside the Games. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
5. Куситасев, Георги (13 April 2024). "Росица Денчева триумфира на силния международен тенис турнир в Пловдив". ФОКУС (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
6. Евтимов, Емил (13 April 2024). "Росица Денчева спечели българския финал в Пловдив". TennisKafe (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
7. Ангелов, Юлиян (13 April 2024). "Росица Денчева спечели българския финал на J300 в Пловдив". Вестник Марица (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 June 2025.
8. Петров, Стоян (20 January 2025). "Елизара Янева и Росица Денчева се класираха за втория кръг на двойки на Australian Open". Plovdiv Daily (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
9. "Three young Bulgarian players qualify for the second round of Roland-Garros". bnr.bg. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
10. "First success for Bulgaria at the US Open among girls". bnr.bg. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
11. "Teenager Yaneva Wins First Title in Women's Tennis". bta.bg. 15 Feb 2025. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.
12. "JANICIJEVIC SELENA - YANEVA ELIZARA". Flashscore.fr. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 21 Sep 2025.

External links

• Elizara Yaneva at the Women's Tennis Association
• Elizara Yaneva at the International Tennis Federation