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Svetlana Krivencheva

BUL Age 52 180 cm / 5'11" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand WTA Tour years active: 1989–2002

Svetlana Krivencheva represented Bulgaria on the WTA Tour and reached a career high of No. 142. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 1–7 and no singles titles. Pre-2000 WTA match coverage is incomplete, so the career record may be understated.

Peak singles rank

142 (Feb 9, 1998)

Elo peak

1500 (5th percentile)

Singles record

1–7 (12.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$349,520

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's WTA event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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WTA Matches full match log →

Svetlana Krivencheva's recent, live, and scheduled WTA matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ai Sugiyama #30	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2002*	R64	Birmingham	Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250	Grass
Anna Smashnova #65	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1998*	R16	Sopot	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Radka Pelikanova #194	3-6 7-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1998*	R32	Sopot	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Silvia Farina Elia #28	6-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 1998*	R32	Budapest	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay
Janette Husarova #266	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 19, 1998*	R32	Bogotá Open	Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250	Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Svetlana Krivencheva's most-played WTA rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ai Sugiyama	0	1	1	Jun 12, 2002	H2H
Anna Smashnova	0	1	1	Jul 31, 1998	H2H
Radka Pelikanova	1	0	1	Jul 30, 1998	H2H
Silvia Farina Elia	0	1	1	Apr 23, 1998	H2H
Janette Husarova	0	1	1	Feb 19, 1998	H2H

Career Results

Svetlana Krivencheva career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1989	15	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1997	23	0	1	1	0.0%	231	168
1998	24	1	4	5	20.0%	167	190
2002	28	0	1	1	0.0%	209	213
Career		1	7	8	12.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Svetlana Krivencheva career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	15	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1997	23	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	24	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
2002	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Svetlana Krivencheva career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1989	15	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1997	23	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1998	24	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%
2002	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	7	8	12.5%

Advanced Stats

Svetlana Krivencheva advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1989	15	1490	97.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.01
1997	23	1479	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	+0.14
1998	24	1460	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	+36	—	18.2%	-2.09	1–0	2–2 (50%)	—	+0.07
2002	28	1454	94.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.17
Career		1500	95.3	—	—	—	—	—	+36	—	11.8%	-2.76	1–0	2–3 (40%)	—	+0.38

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Svetlana Krivencheva Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1998	24	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 500

Svetlana Krivencheva WTA 500 results by season
Season	Age	HAM	W-L Win %
1997	23	R32	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

WTA 250

Svetlana Krivencheva WTA 250 results by season
Season	Age	SOF	BIR	BOG	BUD	SOP	W-L Win %
1989	15	R32	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1998	24	—	—	R32	R32	R16	1–3 (25%)
2002	28	—	R64	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–5 (17%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

WTA Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

142

Career-high date

Feb 9, 1998

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Svetlana Krivencheva ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1990	16	—	—	—	—	—	511	494	530	517	459	461	477
1991	17	484	492	496	—	—	—	562	566	558	534	530	553
1992	18	550	541	488	477	456	458	452	409	414	435	409	411
1993	19	407	391	442	443	496	—	409	—	307	304	308	313
1994	20	316	308	—	—	—	—	231	206	254	252	263	264
1995	21	264	294	303	328	333	328	357	317	295	266	272	273
1996	22	259	239	235	232	234	232	205	231	244	249	250	232
1997	23	225	233	200	197	167	169	188	163	166	162	165	168
1998	24	168	152	182	171	190	192	189	207	184	190	187	190
1999	25	187	220	216	232	207	200	196	198	233	248	261	256
2000	26	247	256	267	265	319	336	359	354	298	243	245	244
2001	27	247	244	242	231	229	234	204	213	227	237	219	209
2002	28	193	194	186	174	177	169	197	197	205	207	216	213
2003	29	209	208	219	241	241	255	209	204	217	221	216	228
2004	30	226	255	263	262	270	288	394	385	363	376	410	413
2005	31	394	380	383	313	321	306	312	325	322	323	330	334
2006	32	345	329	329	379	382	399	425	438	482	504	507	507
2007	33	502	549	548	598	589	596	602	594	582	565	581	604
2008	34	599	607	603	637	653	667	663	696	770	858	841	843
2009	35	838	835	873	854	952	883	1021	1030	1004	896	922	920
2010	36	925	922	921	923	841	880	838	838	825	995	986	983
2011	37	1009	1015	1013	1016	1112	1143	1179	1224	1244	1215	—	—
2012	38	—	—	—	—	—	1220	1220	—	—	—	—	—

Data coverage: WTA match coverage from Jeff Sackmann's archive is incomplete before 2000. Career win-loss totals, surface splits, and head-to-head counts for this player's pre-2000 era may understate actual results.

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Svetlana Krivencheva's most statistically similar WTA players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Angelique Olivier	FRA	#151	1,512	8	1	7	12.5%	$71,077	1992–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Hila Rosen	ISR	#138	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	$115,448	1996–2000	Rivalries	Match log
Jessica Steck	RSA	#140	1,500	6	1	5	16.7%	$187,865	1997–2002	Rivalries	Match log
Eun-Ha Kim	KOR	#141	1,521	9	2	7	22.2%	$182,957	1995–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Nirupama Vaidyanathan	IND	#134	1,500	5	1	4	20.0%	$182,057	1997–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Catherine Barclay	AUS	#157	1,508	5	1	4	20.0%	$417,206	1991–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Joanne Limmer	AUS	#141	1,520	11	3	8	27.3%	$69,325	1992–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Evelyn Fauth	AUT	#127	1,500	11	1	10	9.1%	$201,106	1994–2003	Rivalries	Match log
Radka Pelikanova	CZE	#180	1,522	7	1	6	14.3%	$74,463	1995–1999	Rivalries	Match log
Lorna Woodroffe	GBR	#133	1,506	13	3	10	23.1%	$254,301	1993–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Caroline Dhenin	FRA	#141	1,542	10	3	7	30.0%	$403,421	1995–2001	Rivalries	Match log
Maja Palaversic	CRO	#117	1,509	12	2	10	16.7%	$197,170	1993–2002	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Svetlana Krivencheva?: Svetlana Krivencheva is 52 years old, born on December 30, 1973.
Which country does Svetlana Krivencheva represent?: Svetlana Krivencheva represents Bulgaria in TennisDB's WTA records.
How tall is Svetlana Krivencheva?: Svetlana Krivencheva is 180 cm / 5'11".
Does Svetlana Krivencheva use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Svetlana Krivencheva uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Svetlana Krivencheva left-handed or right-handed?: Svetlana Krivencheva plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Svetlana Krivencheva won?: Svetlana Krivencheva has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many WTA 1000 titles has Svetlana Krivencheva won?: TennisDB does not group any of Svetlana Krivencheva's titles under the modern WTA 1000 category.
What is Svetlana Krivencheva's highest WTA ranking?: Svetlana Krivencheva's career-high WTA singles ranking is world No. 142, first achieved on February 9, 1998.
What is Svetlana Krivencheva's career win-loss record?: Svetlana Krivencheva has a career WTA singles record of 1 wins and 7 losses (12.5%).
How much career prize money has Svetlana Krivencheva earned?: Svetlana Krivencheva has earned at least $349,520 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Svetlana Krivencheva's career appear in TennisDB?: Svetlana Krivencheva appears in TennisDB's WTA main-tour match records from 1989 through 2002.
Who has Svetlana Krivencheva faced most often?: Svetlana Krivencheva's most frequent opponent is Ai Sugiyama, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.