Elizara Yaneva
Elizara Yaneva
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (2007-03-21) 21 March 2007[1]
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$29,479
Singles
Career record45–26
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 319 (19 January 2026)
Current rankingNo. 319 (19 January 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Junior2R (2025)
Wimbledon Junior3R (2025)
US Open Junior1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record8–6
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 783 (27 October 2025)
Current rankingNo. 840 (19 January 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open Junior2R (2025)
Wimbledon Junior2R (2024)
US Open Junior1R (2024)
Last updated on: 22 January 2026.

Elizara Yaneva (Bulgarian: Елизара Янева) (born 21 March 2007) is a Bulgarian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 319 achieved on 19 January 2026.[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: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W75 tournaments (0–1)
W50 tournaments (1–2)
W15 tournaments (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0Feb 2025ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Hard FranceAstrid Lew Yan Foon5–1 ret.
Win 2–0Feb 2025ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Hard Netherlands Britt Du Pree 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–0Sep 2025Pazardzhik Cup, Bulgaria W50+H Clay FranceSéléna Janicijevic7–5, 6–3
Loss 3–1Nov 2025Empire Women's Indoor, Slovakia W50 Hard (i) Czech RepublicLucie Havlíčková4–6, 6–3, 6–7(3)
Loss 3–2Jan 2026ITF Manchester, United Kingdom W50 Hard (i) SwitzerlandCéline Naef6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3Feb 2026Porto Women's Indoor ITF, Portugal W75 Hard (i) TurkeyAyla Aksu5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (title)

Legend
W35 tournaments
Finals by surface
Clay (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0Oct 2025ITF Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy W35 Clay Serbia Anja Stanković ItalyEleonora AlvisiItaly Gaia Maduzzi 7–5, 6–4

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. ^ abCarro, 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.
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