Lubomira Bacheva (, born 7 March 1975) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 68 on 1 November 1999.

Tennis career As a junior, Bacheva won the European Championships in 1989 and 1991.

Bacheva turned professional in 1990 and spent several years on the ITF Women's Circuit building up her ranking. In 1999, she finally broke through the top 100 and reached her first WTA Tour semifinal at the Estoril Open as a lucky loser. She finished that year at No. 73. She finished 2000 again in the top 100. In 2001, she beat Chanda Rubin for her career best win. She played her last professional match in 2004—a first-round loss to Dally Randriantefy in an ITF event.

Bacheva won no WTA Tour singles titles, but did win two doubles titles in Casablanca and Budapest, respectively. She was a member of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team from 1993 to 1996 with a win–loss record of 1–6.

Grand Slam performance timeline

Singles Tournament19931994–98199920002001200220032004SRW–L Australian OpenAAA1R1RQ1AQ10 / 20–2 French OpenQ2A2R1R1R1RQ21R0 / 51–5 WimbledonAA1R2R1RAAQ10 / 31–3 US OpenAA1R2RQ1Q1Q2Q10 / 21–2Win–loss0–00–01–32–40–30–10–00–10 / 123–12

Doubles Tournament20002001200220032004SRW–L Australian OpenA1R1RAA0 / 20–2 French Open1R1R1R1R1R0 / 50–5 Wimbledon1R1RAA1R0 / 30–3 US Open2R1R1RAA0 / 31–3Win–loss1–30–40–30–10–20 / 131–13

WTA career finals Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tier III tournaments (0–1) Tier IV tournaments (1–0) Tier V tournaments (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (2–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreWin 1–0 Hungarian Open Tier IV Clay Cristina Torrens Valero Jelena Kostanić Sandra Načuk 6–0, 6–2Loss 1–1 Luxembourg Open Tier III Carpet (i) Cristina Torrens Valero Alexandra Fusai Nathalie Tauziat 3–6, 6–7(0–7)Win 2–1 Morocco Open Tier V Clay Åsa Carlsson María José Martínez Sánchez María Emilia Salerni 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1Loss 2–2 Palermo Open, Italy Tier V Clay Angelika Rösch Evgenia Kulikovskaya Ekaterina Sysoeva 4–6, 3–6

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 25 (9 titles, 16 runner–ups) Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (1–3)Clay (7–12)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 ITF Sibenik, Yugoslavia10,000 Clay Irina Sukhova 6–1, 6–3Loss 1–1 ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Kateřina Šišková 2–6, 1–6Win 2–1 ITF Dubrovnik, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Kateřina Šišková 6–4, 1–6, 6–2Loss 2–2 ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Elena Makarova 4–6, 4–6Loss 2–3 ITF Vaihingen, Germany25,000 Clay Joannette Kruger 1–6, 0–6Loss 2–4 ITF Spoleto, Italy25,000 Clay Cristina Salvi 6–7(3), 3–6Win 3–4 ITF Rebecq, Belgium10,000 Clay Kildine Chevalier 6–3, 4–6, 6–3Loss 3–5 ITF Albena, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Desislava Topalova 6–2, 4–6, 0–6Loss 3–6 ITF Moulins, France10,000 Hard (i) Edith Nunes-Bersot 2–6, 1–6Loss 3–7 ITF Deauville, France10,000 Carpet (i) Gabriela Kučerová 3–6, 6–7(5)Win 4–7 ITF Brest, France10,000 Hard (i) Sophie Georges 7–5, 6–0Loss 4–8 ITF Puchheim, Germany25,000 Clay Gisela Riera 4–6, 4–6Loss 4–9 ITF Darmstadt, Germany25,000 Clay Petra Mandula 6–3, 4–6, 5–7Loss 4–10 ITF Les Contamines, France25,000 Hard Anca Barna 6–7(7), 1–6Win 5–10 ITF Deauville, France10,000 Carpet (i) Silvia Sosnarová 6–3, 6–3Loss 5–11 ITF Biel, Switzerland25,000 Hard (i) Evie Dominikovic 4–6, 7–6(2), 2–6Win 6–11 ITF Dinan, France25,000 Clay (i) Stéphanie Foretz 6–2, 2–6, 6–1Win 7–11 ITF Denain, France25,000 Clay Stéphanie Foretz 6–4, 6–1Win 8–11 ITF Bordeaux, France50,000 Clay Gloria Pizzichini 3–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 8–12 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Marta Marrero 2–6, 3–6Loss 8–13 ITF Bordeaux, France75,000 Clay Émilie Loit 5–7, 2–6Loss 8–14 ITF Denain, France50,000 Clay Céline Beigbeder 4–6, 0–6Win 9–14 ITF Bordeaux, France75,000 Clay Anna Smashnova 4–6, 6–1, 6–0Loss 9–15 ITF Cuneo, Italy50,000 Clay Tathiana Garbin 3–6, 1–6Loss 9–16 ITF Vittel, France50,000 Clay Nuria Llagostera Vives 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 28 (11 titles, 17 runner–ups) Legend $100,000 tournaments $75,000 tournaments $50,000 tournaments $25,000 tournaments $10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–2)Clay (7–11)Grass (0–0)Carpet (2–4) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreWin 1–0 ITF Helsinki, Finland10,000 Carpet (i) Elena Pogorelova Nadja Beik Meike Babel 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Win 2–0 ITF Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia10,000 Clay Ivona Horvat Elena Pogorelova Irina Sukhova 5–7, 6–3, 6–3Win 3–0 ITF Haskovo, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Galia Angelova Elena Pogorelova Irina Sukhova 7–6, 6–7, 6–1Loss 3–1 ITF Hull, Great Britain25,000 Carpet (i) Barbara Griffiths Amanda Grunfeld Julie Salmon 6–7(2), 1–6Loss 3–2 ITF Limoges, France25,000 Carpet (i) Sylvia Štefková Els Callens Michèle Strebel 6–4, 1–6, 4–6Loss 3–3 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Galia Angelova Karina Kuregian Kirrily Sharpe 6–7, 2–6Win 4–3 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Galia Angelova Patrícia Marková Zuzana Nemšáková 6–0, 7–5Loss 4–4 ITF Marathon, Greece10,000 Clay Sandra van der Aa Patrícia Marková Simona Nedorostova 3–6, 0–6Loss 4–5 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Réka Vidáts Geraldine Aizenberg Laura Montalvo 2–6, 2–6Loss 4–6 ITF Albena, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Antoaneta Pandjerova Galina Dimitrova Desislava Topalova 5–7, 1–6Win 5–6 ITF Deauville, France10,000 Carpet (i) Julia Abe Katalin Marosi Caroline Schneider 6–2, 6–4Loss 5–7 ITF Stuttgart, Germany25,000 Clay Julia Abe Laurence Courtois Maja Murić 1–6, 4–6Win 6–7 ITF Les Contamines, France25,000 Hard Jasmin Wöhr Caroline Dhenin Sophie Georges 2–6, 6–1, 6–3Win 7–7 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Maaike Koutstaal Magda Mihalache Zuzana Váleková 6–1, 7–5Loss 7–8 ITF Deauville, France10,000 Carpet (i) Iroda Tulyaganova Emmanuelle Curutchet Samantha Schoeffel 1–6, 6–2, 6–7(4)Loss 7–9 ITF Bordeaux, France50,000 Clay Cristina Torrens Valero Åsa Carlsson Émilie Loit 2–6, 6–7(1)Loss 7–10 ITF Orbetello, Italy25,000 Clay Laurence Courtois María Emilia Salerni Patricia Tarabini 6–7(5), 6–3, 1–6Loss 7–11 ITF Poitiers, France75,000 Hard (i) Amanda Hopmans Kristie Boogert Laurence Courtois 1–6, 5–7Loss 7–12 ITF Southampton, Great Britain50,000 Hard (i) Elena Tatarkova Nannie de Villiers Irina Selyutina 6–7(5), 6–2, 2–6Win 8–12 ITF Biella, Italy50,000 Clay Eva Bes María José Martínez Sánchez Anabel Medina Garrigues 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(5)Win 9–12 ITF Girona, Spain50,000 Clay Gala León García Flavia Pennetta Andreea Ehritt-Vanc 6–4, 6–3Win 10–12 ITF Poitiers, France50,000 Hard (i) Evgenia Kulikovskaya Caroline Dhenin Émilie Loit w/oLoss 10–13 ITF Cuneo, Italy50,000 Clay Stefanie Haidner Mervana Jugić-Salkić Darija Jurak 1–6, 2–6Loss 10–14 ITF Girona, Spain50,000 Clay Roberta Vinci Conchita Martínez Granados María José Martínez Sánchez 5–7, 3–6Loss 10–15 ITF Ortisei, Italy75,000 Carpet (i) Angelika Rösch Olga Vymetálková Gabriela Chmelinová 1–6, 3–6Win 11–15 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France75,000 Clay Eva Birnerová Ruxandra Dragomir Antonia Matic 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–3Loss 11–16 ITF Modena, Italy75,000 Clay Eva Birnerová Gabriela Chmelinová Michaela Paštiková 2–6, 3–6Loss 11–17 ITF Denain, France75,000 Clay Michaela Paštiková Yuliana Fedak Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–1, 1–6, 2–6 w/o = walkover

Fed Cup Lubomira Bacheva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1993. She has a 0–4 singles and a 1–2 doubles record (1–6 overall).

Singles (0–4) EditionRoundDateAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LResult1995 World Group IRPO 22 July 1995 Hard Joannette KrugerL 0–6, 3–6 23 July 1995 Amanda CoetzerL 2–6, 4–61996 World Group IIQF 27 April 1996 Clay Karina HabšudováL 0–6, 1–6 28 April 1996 Katarína StudeníkováL 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (1–2) EditionRoundDatePartnerAgainstSurfaceOpponentsW/LResult1993 World Group IR1 19 July 1993 Katerina Maleeva Clay Kim Il-soon Park Sung-heeL 6–3, 6–7(2), 1–4 ret.1994 World Group IR2 21 July 1994 Svetlana Krivencheva Clay Natalia Soetrisno Romana TedjakusumaW 6–1, 6–31995 World Group IRPO 23 July 1995 Dora Djilianova Hard Amanda Coetzer Elna ReinachL 1–6, 4–6 RPO = Relegation Play–off

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