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Maria Geznenge
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (1977-03-13) 13 March 1977 (age 47)
Turned pro1993
Retired2006
Prize money$132,201
Singles
Career record240 – 265
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 190 (9 September 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2002, 2003)
French OpenQ1 (2003)
WimbledonQ1 (2002, 2003)
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record110 - 175
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 163 (15 September 2003)

Maria Geznenge (née Gusheva; born 13 March 1977) is a retired professional Bulgarian female tennis player.

Geznenge has won six one and two doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 9 September 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world number 190. On 15 September 2003, she peaked at world number 163 in the doubles rankings.

Playing for Bulgaria at the Fed Cup, Geznenge has a win–loss record of 5–2.[1]

Geznenge retired from tennis 2006.

ITF Finals

Singles Finals (1–3)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 30 March 1998 Pontevedra, Spain Hard Spain Paula Hermida 1–6, 2–6
Winner 1. 27 April 1998 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 19 March 2001 Rome, Italy Clay Russia Dinara Safina 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up 3. 15 August 2006 Wahlstedt, Germany Clay Germany Julia Görges 3–6, 2–6

Doubles Final (2–8)

$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 30 September 1996 Thessaloniki, Greece Hard United Kingdom Louise Latimer Czech Republic Jindra Gabrisova
North Macedonia Ivona Mihailova
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 14 February 2000 Faro, Portugal Hard Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Netherlands Natasha Galouza
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Winner 1. 16 October 2000 Joué-lès-Tours, France Hard (i) Greece Eleni Daniilidou Germany Mia Buric
Italy Laura Dell'Angelo
5–3, 4–1, 4–0
Runner-up 3. 29 January 2001 Tipton, United Kingdom Hard (i) Greece Eleni Daniilidou United Kingdom Helen Crook
United Kingdom Victoria Davies
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 5 February 2002 Midland, United States Hard (i) Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 5. 18 November 2002 Deauville, France Clay (i) Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Czech Republic Zuzana Černá
Czech Republic Zuzana Hejdová
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 6. 23 June 2003 Fontanafredda, Italy Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić China Li Ting
China Sun Tiantian
4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 7. 30 June 2003 Vaihingen, Germany Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić Germany Antonia Matic
Germany Angelika Rösch
1–6, 6–7(2–7)
Runner-up 8. 17 November 2003 Deauville, France Clay (i) Czech Republic Zuzana Hejdová France Pauline Parmentier
France Aurélie Védy
7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 2. 15 August 2005 Helsinki, Finland Hard Austria Stefanie Haidner Finland Emma Laine
Finland Essi Laine
7–5, 2–6, 6–4

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