Elena Pampoulova
| Country |  Bulgaria Germany |
|---|---|
| Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Born | 17 May 1972 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (110 lb) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 2001 |
| Career prize money | US$704,882 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 243–179 |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 62 (9 September 1996) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 2r (1990, 1998, 1999) |
| French Open | 2r (1990, 1998, 1999) |
| Wimbledon | 3r (1999) |
| US Open | 3r (1997) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 163–146 |
| Career titles | 3 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | 38 (23 September 1996) |
Elena Pampoulova (also Elena Wagner, Elena Pampoulova-Bergomi, Bulgarian: Елена Пампулова, born 17 May 1972, in Sofia) is a retired professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She competed for Fed Cup of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Elena's first tennis coach was her own mother, Bulgarian tennis player Lubka Radkova. Elena's father, Emilian Pampoulov, is also a tennis player.
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[edit] Tennis career
Pampoulova's professional tennis career span from 1998 to 2001. Her career-high singles ranking is 62 (9 September 1996). Her career-high doubles ranking is 38 (23 September 1996).
Pampoulova played for Bulgaria and the Bulgaria Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1992. Pampulova was one of only three players to represent Bulgaria in tennis at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona (together with Katerina Maleeva and Magdalena Maleeva).
From 1997 to 1999 Elena played for Germany and the Germany Fed Cup team. Her total tennis career prize money amounts to $704,882. Pampoulova has 13 career titles in singles (1 of the from WTA tour) and 11 career titles in doubles (3 of them from WTA tour).
[edit] Personal life
On 11 July 2006, Elena Pampoulova married her long-time boy-friend, Swiss banker Christian Bergomi. The couple currently lives in Switzerland, where Elena is an investment banker.[1] Their son Alex was born in early 2008.
[edit] WTA Tour finals
[edit] Singles champion (1)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| WTA Championships (0) |
| Tier I (0) |
| Tier II (0) |
| Tier III (0) |
| Tier IV & V (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 26 July 1992 | Surabaya, Indonesia | Hard |  Ai Sugiyama |
2–6, 6–0, ret. |
[edit] Singles finalist (1)
- 1998: Sopot (lost to Henrieta Nagyová)
[edit] Doubles champion (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | 16 September 1996 | Warsaw, Poland | Clay |  Olga Lugina |
 Alexandra Fusai Laura Garrone |
1–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2. | 14 July 1998 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Pavlina Nola |
 Patty Schnyder Barbara Schett |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 3. | 14 July 1998 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Clay |  Eva Martincová |
 Evgenia Kulikovskaya Sandra Nacuk |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
[edit] Doubles finalist (5)
- 1989: Sofia (with Silke Meier, lost to Laura Garrone/Laura Golarsa)
- 1989: Athens (with Silke Meier, lost to Sandra Cecchini/Patricia Tarabini)
- 1996: Karlovy Vary (with Eva Martincová, lost to Karina Habšudová/Helena Suková)
- 1996: Auckland (with Aleksandra Olsza, lost to Janette Husárová/Dominique Monami)
- 1997: Budapest (with Eva Martincová, lost to Amanda Coetzer/Alexandra Fusai)
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Наша топтенисистка вдигна сватба в Швейцария". http://topsport.ibox.bg/news/id_1670647702. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
