Maria Geznenge

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Maria Geznenge
Country (sports) Bulgaria
 Germany
Born (1977-03-13) 13 March 1977 (age 47)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Turned pro1993
Retired2006
Prize moneyUS$ 132,201
Singles
Career record240–265 (47.5%)
Career titles0 WTA, 1 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 (38.6%)
Career titles0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 163 (15 September 2003)
Team competitions
Fed Cup5–2 (71.4%)
(doubles 5-2)

Maria Geznenge (Bulgarian: Мария Гезненге) (née Gusheva (Bulgarian: Гушева); born 13 March 1977) is a retired Bulgarian tennis player.

In her career, she won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 9 September 2002, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 190. On 15 September 2003, she peaked at No. 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 professional tennis 2006.

ITF Circuit finals[edit]

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1998 ITF Pontevedra, Spain 10,000 Hard Spain Paula Hermida 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 May 1998 ITF Sofia, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Czech Republic Olga Vymetálková 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 1–2 Mar 2001 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay Russia Dinara Safina 5–7, 0–6
Loss 1–3 Aug 2006 ITF Wahlstedt, Germany 10,000 Clay Germany Julia Görges 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 10 (2 titles, 8 runner–ups)[edit]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1999 ITF Thessaloniki, Greece 10,000 Hard United Kingdom Louise Latimer Czech Republic Jindra Gabrisova
North Macedonia Ivona Mihailova
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Feb 2000 ITF Faro, Portugal 10,000 Hard Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Netherlands Natasha Galouza
New Zealand Shelley Stephens
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Oct 2000 ITF Joue-les-tours, France 25,000 Hard (i) Greece Eleni Daniilidou Germany Mia Buric
Italy Laura Dell'Angelo
5–3, 4–1, 4–0
Loss 1–3 Feb 2001 ITF Tipton, Great Britain 10,000 Hard (i) Greece Eleni Daniilidou United Kingdom Helen Crook
United Kingdom Victoria Davies
6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Feb 2002 ITF Midland, United States 75,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Michaela Paštiková Chinese Taipei Janet Lee
Ukraine Elena Tatarkova
1–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Nov 2002 ITF Deauville, France 25,000 Clay (i) Bulgaria Antoaneta Pandjerova Czech Republic Zuzana Černá
Czech Republic Zuzana Hejdová
4–6, 5–7
Loss 1–6 Jun 2003 ITF Fontanafredda, Italy 25,000 Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić China Li Ting
China Sun Tiantian
4–6, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Jul 2003 ITF Vaihingen, Germany 25,000 Clay Serbia and Montenegro Dragana Zarić Germany Antonia Matic
Germany Angelika Rösch
1–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 1–8 Nov 2003 ITF Deauville, France 25,000 Clay (i) Czech Republic Zuzana Hejdová France Pauline Parmentier
France Aurélie Védy
7–5, 2–6, 1–6
Win 2–8 Aug 2005 ITF Helsinki, Finland 25,000 Hard Austria Stefanie Haidner Finland Emma Laine
Finland Essi Laine
7–5, 2–6, 6–4

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