Elitsa Kostova () (born 10 April 1990) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player.

On 12 September 2016, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of No. 130, achieved on 12 September 2016, her best doubles ranking is world No. 154, reached on 26 October 2015. Playing for Bulgaria Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 16–18.

Career At the $25k tournament in Wellington, New Zealand, held in November 2010, Kostova, ranked 254 in the world, achieved her greatest victory in her career. She defeated world No. 42, Jarmila Groth, in the semifinals in two sets. In the final, she lost to world No. 241, Erika Sema, in three sets.

Kostova won her first match in a WTA Tour main draw by beating Alizé Lim at the 2014 Bucharest Open, after coming through the qualifying competition. At the 2015 Rio Open, she reached her first WTA semifinal in doubles along with Hsu Chieh-yu. They lost to defending champions, Irina-Camelia Begu and María Irigoyen, in straight sets.

In July 2016 came her biggest win when she won the final of the Europe Tennis Center Ladies Open in Budapest against fellow Fed Cup teammate Viktoriya Tomova.

At the 2018 Ladies Championship Gstaad she reached the second round, which she has reached on seven occasions on the WTA level going back to 2014, but lost to Markéta Vondroušová.

She retired in 2021 with her last match played at the Belgrade Challenger losing to eventual finalist Arantxa Rus.

Grand Slam performance timeline

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ITF Circuit finals Singles: 25 (6 titles, 19 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (2–11)Clay (4–8) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Michelle Gerards 2–6, 6–2, 6–7(3)Win 1–1 ITF Alcobaça, Portugal10,000 Hard Amanda Carreras 3–6, 6–2, 6–2Loss 1–2 ITF Vinaròs, Spain10,000 Clay Conny Perrin 4–6, 2–6Win 2–2 ITF Le Havre, France10,000 Clay (i) Sina Haas 6–0, 6–4Loss 2–3 ITF Albufeira, Portugal10,000 Hard Evelyn Mayr 4–6, 4–6Loss 2–4 ITF Mont-de-Marsan, France25,000 Clay Petra Cetkovská 2–6, 2–6Loss 2–5 ITF Les Contamines, France25,000 Hard Andrea Hlaváčková 5–7, 6–0, 4–6Loss 2–6 ITF Wellington, New Zealand25,000 Hard Erika Sema 2–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss 2–7 Bendigo International, Australia25,000 Hard Tímea Babos 6–3, 3–6, 5–7Loss 2–8 ITF Vale do Lobo, Portugal10,000 Hard Alison van Uytvanck 4–6, 6–4, 2–6Loss 2–9 Open de Pozoblanco, Spain50,000 Hard Eleni Daniilidou 3–6, 2–6Loss 2–10 Empire Slovak Open, Slovakia50,000 Clay Yvonne Meusburger 6–0, 2–6, 0–6Loss 2–11 ITF Koksijde, Belgium25,000 Clay Kiki Bertens 2–6, 1–6Win 3–11 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Elena Bogdan 7–6(6), 6–2Loss 3–12 ITF Benicarló, Spain25,000 Clay Garbiñe Muguruza 6–7(3), 7–6(4), 3–6Loss 3–13 ITF Dijon, France15,000 Hard (i) Kristina Barrois 3–6, 5–7Loss 3–14 John Newcombe Challenge, United States50,000 Hard Anna Tatishvili 4–6, 4–6Win 4–14 Open de Montpellier, France25,000 Clay Sofiya Kovalets 7–5, 6–1Loss 4–15 ITF Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt25,000 Hard Margarita Gasparyan 3–6, 0–6Loss 4–16 Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France25,000 Hard (i) Margarita Gasparyan 4–6, 4–6Win 5–16 Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary100,000 Clay Viktoriya Tomova 6–0, 7–6(3) Loss 5–17 Las Vegas Open, United States60,000 Hard Sesil Karatantcheva 4–6, 6–4, 5–7Loss 5–18 ITF Pula, Italy25,000 Clay Başak Eraydın 4–6, 1–6Win 6–18 ITF Santa Margarida, Spain25,000 Hard Arina Rodionova 7–5, 6–3Loss 6–19 Zubr Cup, Czech Republic25,000 Clay Anhelina Kalinina 1–6, 6–4, 1–6

Doubles 21 (7 titles, 14 runner-ups) Legend$100,000 tournaments$50/60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$10/15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (1–9)Clay (5–5)Carpet (1–0) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 ITF Équeurdreville, France10,000 Hard (i) Kinnie Laisné Elixane Lechemia Constance Sibille 4–6, 3–6Win 1–1 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia25,000 Clay Barbara Sobaszkiewicz Ani Mijačika Ana Vrljić 1–6, 6–3, [12–10]Win 2–1 ITF Zlín, Czech Republic25,000 Clay Jasmina Tinjić Verónica Cepede Royg Teliana Pereira 4–6, 6–1, [10–8]Loss 2–2 ITF Dijon, France15,000 Hard (i) Marina Shamayko Nicole Clerico Giulia Gatto-Monticone 4–6, 2–6Loss 2–3 ITF Casablanca, Morocco25,000 Clay Sandra Zaniewska Justine Ozga Anna Zaja 4–6, 2–6Win 3–3 Open de Saint-Malo, France25,000 Clay Florencia Molinero Kathinka von Deichmann Nina Zander 6–2, 6–4Loss 3–4 ITF Madrid, Spain25,000 Hard Evgeniya Rodina Demi Schuurs Eva Wacanno 1–6, 2–6Loss 3–5 Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany25,000 Clay Ysaline Bonaventure Kristina Barrois Tatjana Maria 2–6, 2–6Loss 3–6 Open de Montpellier, France25,000 Clay Hsu Chieh-yu Inés Ferrer Suárez Sara Sorribes Tormo 6–2, 3–6, [10–12]Loss 3–7 Ankara Cup, Turkey50,000 Hard (i) Oleksandra Korashvili Ekaterine Gorgodze Nastja Kolar 4–6, 6–7(5)Loss 3–8 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Kateřina Kramperová Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva 2–6, 2–6Loss 3–9 ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000 Clay Kateřina Kramperová Sofia Shapatava Anastasiya Vasylyeva 2–6, 0–6Loss 3–10 ITF Rock Hill, United States25,000 Hard Florencia Molinero Ema Burgić Bucko Renata Zarazúa 5–7, 2–6Win 4–10 Contrexéville Open, France100,000 Clay Anastasiya Komardina Manon Arcangioli Sara Cakarevic 6–3, 6–4Loss 4–11 ITF Chiswick, United Kingdom25,000 Hard Katy Dunne Laura Ioana Andrei Julia Wachaczyk 5–7, 5–7Loss 4–12 Mençuna Cup, Turkey60,000 Hard Yana Sizikova Gabriela Cé Ankita Raina 2–6, 3–6Win 5–12 ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000 Carpet Yana Sizikova Georgia Brescia Alice Matteucci w/oWin 6–12 Budapest Ladies Open, Hungary60,000 Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Dalma Gálfi Réka Luca Jani 2–6, 6–4, [10–8]Loss 6–13 Toronto Challenger, Canada60,000 Hard (i) Maja Chwalińska Sharon Fichman Maria Sanchez 0–6, 4–6Win 7–13 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia25,000 Hard (i) Elena Bogdan Michaela Hončová Ganna Poznikhirenko 7–5, 7–6(5)Loss 7–14 ITF Santa Margarida, Spain25,000 Hard Samantha Murray Sofia Shapatava Emily Webley-Smith 4–6, 5–7

Fed Cup participation Elitsa Kostova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2008. Since then, she has a 10–12 singles and a 6–6 doubles record (16–18 overall).

Singles (10–12) EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstSurfaceOpponentW/LResult 2008Z1 PO 2 Feb 2008 Budapest () Carpet (i) Gréta ArnL 2–6, 1–62009Z1 RR 4 Feb 2009Tallinn () Hard (i) Maret AniL 2–6, 2–6 6 Feb 2009 Petra MartićL 2–6, 1–6Z1 RPO 7 Feb 2009 Sandra MartinovićL 4–6, 6–0, 2–6 2010Z1 RR 5 Feb 2010 Lisbon () Hard (i) Maša Zec PeškiričW 7–5, 6–12011Z1 RR 2 Feb 2011Eilat () Hard Magda LinetteW 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) 4 Feb 2011 Julia GlushkoL 0–6, 2–6Z1 RPO 5 Feb 2011 Līga DekmeijereW 6–3, 6–32012Z1 RR 1 Feb 2012Eilat (ISR) Estonia Hard Margit RüütelW 6–2, 6–1 3 Feb 2012 Patricia MayrL 3–6, 3–6 2013Z1 RR 8 Feb 2013 Eilat (ISR) Hard Laura CorreiaW 6–1, 6–32014Z1 RR 4 Feb 2014Budapest (HUN) Hard (i) Michelle Larcher de BritoL 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) 6 Feb 2014 Çağla BüyükakçayL 6–7(3–7), 1–6Z1 RPO 9 Feb 2014 Luxembourg Anne KremerW 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(9–7)2015Z1 RR 4 Feb 2015Budapest (HUN) Portugal Hard (i) Maria João KoehlerW 6–2, 6–1 5 Feb 2015 Olga GovortsovaL 2–6, 3–6 6 Feb 2015 Sofia ShapatavaW 6–3, 7–6(7–4)2016Z1 RR 3 Feb 2016Eilat (ISR) Hungary Hard Dalma GálfiW 7–5, 6–2 4 Feb 2016 Latvia Diāna MarcinkēvičaW 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 5 Feb 2016 Ysaline BonaventureL 3–6, 6–3, 3–62017Z1 RR 8 Feb 2017Tallinn (EST) Israel Hard (i) Julia GlushkoL 3–6, 5–7 10 Feb 2017 Estonia Anett KontaveitL 1–6, 3–6

Doubles (6–6) EditionRoundDateLocationAgainstPartnerSurfaceOpponentsW/LResult2009Z1 RR 4 Feb 2009Tallinn () Tsvetana Pironkova Hard (i) Maret Ani Kaia KanepiL 1–6, 6–4, 2–6 6 Feb 2009 Tsvetana Pironkova Jelena Kostanić Tošić Petra MartićL 6–7(3–7), 1–6Z1 RPO 7 Feb 2009 Tsvetana Pironkova Mervana Jugić-Salkić Sandra MartinovićL 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 2010Z1 RR 5 Feb 2010 Lisbon () Biljana Pawlowa Hard (i) Andreja Klepač Maša Zec PeškiričW 6–1, 6–22013Z1 RR 7 Feb 2013Eilat () Isabella Shinikova Hard Arantxa Rus Bibiane SchoofsW 6–2, 7–6(7–5) 9 Feb 2013 Isabella Shinikova Slovenia Tina Rupert Andreja KlepačW 6–2, 6–32014Z1 RR 6 Feb 2014Budapest () Isabella Shinikova Hard (i) Çağla Büyükakçay Pemra ÖzgenL 7–5, 1–6, 5–7 7 Feb 2014 Viktoriya Tomova Ilona Kremen Iryna ShymanovichW 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 2015Z1 RR 6 Feb 2015 Budapest (HUN) Dia Evtimova Hard (i) Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia ShapatavaL 3–6, 2–6 2016Z1 PO 6 Feb 2016 Eilat (ISR) Isabella Shinikova Hard Georgiav Oksana Kalashnikova Sofia ShapatavaL 2–6, 6–4, 4–62017Z1 RR 8 Feb 2017Tallinn (EST) Sesil Karatantcheva Hard (i) Julia Glushko Shelly KrolitzkyW 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 9 Feb 2017 Sesil Karatantcheva Bojana Marinković Dejana RadanovićW 6–1, 6–3

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