Isabella Shinikova


Isabella Shinikova is a Bulgarian tennis player.
On 20 February 2017, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 133. On 14 January 2019, she peaked at No. 213 in the doubles rankings.
She has also played for the Bulgarian Fed Cup team, with a current 12–17 record.

Early life and junior career

Shinikova started playing tennis at the age seven. She played on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006 and won two singles titles and one doubles title.

Professional career

In 2009 Shinikova made her pro debut at an $25,000 event. Since then she is playing on the ITF Women's Circuit, and in 2015 she topped the 2015 leaderboard winning eight titles through the year.

2016

In April Shinikova made her debut at main draw of WTA tournament at Katowice Open, losing to Alizé Cornet 2–6, 7–6, 3–6 in the first round. Then she failed to qualify for the main draws of Stuttgart Open, Ricoh Open and Aegon Classic Birmingham. In July, Shinikova qualified for the main draw at the BRD Bucharest Open losing to Simona Halep in the second round. Shinikova made her debut at US Open qualifying draw, seeded 31st, losing to Laura Robson in the second round.

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 41 (22 titles, 19 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Oct 2010ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria10,000Clay Danka Kovinić4–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Apr 2011ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Ekaterine Gorgodze1–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Apr 2011ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Hard Quirine Lemoine4–6, 2–6
Loss0–4Jun 2011ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Clay Lisa Sabino5–7, 3–6
Win1–4Mar 2012ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay Ysaline Bonaventure6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Loss1–5Mar 2012ITF La Marsa, Tunisia25,000Clay Elina Svitolina6–7, 6–7
Loss1–6Dec 2012ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Irina Ramialison1–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win2–6Dec 2012ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000Hard İpek Soylu6–4, 6–2
Loss2–7Jun 2013ITF Adana, Turkey10,000Hard Zuzana Zlochová5–7, 0–6
Loss2–8Jun 2013ITF Breda, Netherlands10,000Clay Bernarda Pera4–6, 6–4, 0–6
Loss2–9Mar 2014ITF Bron, France10,000Hard Ema Mikulčić0–6, 5–7
Win3–9May 2014ITF Caserta, Italy10,000Clay Marianna Zakarlyuk4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win4–9Jan 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Sandra Samir6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win5–9Feb 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Marie Benoît6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Loss5–10Mar 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Myrtille Georges4–6, 0–6
Win6–10Jul 2015ITF Bursa, Turkey10,000Clay Julieta Lara Estable6–3, 6–4
Win7–10Sep 2015ITF Varna, Bulgaria10,000Clay Irina Bara7–6, 6–4
Win8–10Oct 2015ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria10,000Hard Margot Yerolymos6–3, 3–0 ret.
Win9–10Nov 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Chiraz Bechri6–1, 6–2
Win10–10Dec 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Yana Sizikova6–3, 6–2
Win11–10Dec 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Marta Paigina7–5, 6–1
Loss11–11Dec 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Marta Paigina2–6, 3–6
Win12–11Feb 2016ITF Beinasco, Italy25,000Clay Jessica Pieri1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win13–11Mar 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000Clay Julia Grabher6–4, 6–4
Win14–11Mar 2016ITF Hammamet, Tunisia10,000Clay Irina Bara6–1, 4–6, 7–6
Win15–11May 2016ITF Chiasso, Switzerland25,000Clay Amanda Carreras6–3, 7–6
Win16–11May 2016ITF Caserta, Italy25,000Clay Dalila Jakupović6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Win17–11Jul 2016ITF Toruń, Poland25,000Clay Tadeja Majerič7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss17–12Sep 2016ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000Clay Kathinka von Deichmann0–6, 3–6
Win18–12Nov 2016ITF Stockholm, Sweden10,000Hard Kristína Schmiedlová6–4, 6–2
Loss18–13Oct 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Marie Témin4–6, 0–6
Win19–13Oct 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Satsuki Takamura6–1, 6–2
Loss19–14Oct 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Fatma Al-Nabhani3–6, 1–6
Loss19–15Mar 2018ITF Palma Nova, Spain15,000Clay Ylena In-Albon1–6, 5–7
Loss19–16Mar 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Lea Bošković7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss19–17Mar 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Montserrat González6–7, 2–6
Win20–17Apr 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers6–3, 7–5
Loss20–18Jun 2018ITF Klosters, Switzerland25,000Clay Miriam Kolodziejová7–5, 4–6, 1–6
Loss20–19Jul 2018ITF Båstad, Sweden25,000Clay Allie Kiick2–6, 1–6
Win21–19Feb 2019ITF Trnava, Slovakia25,000Hard Denisa Allertová6–1, 6–3
Win22–19Sep 2019ITF Caldas da Rainha, Portugal60,000Hard Natalija Kostić6–3, 2–0 ret.

Doubles: 56 (29 titles, 27 runner–ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2010ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Jelena Durišič Camelia Hristea
Ionela-Andreea Iova
5–7, 4–6
Win1–1Aug 2010ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000Hard Başak Eraydın Fatma Al-Nabhani
Magali de Lattre
3–6, 6–3,
Win2–1Jan 2011ITF Glasgow, Great Britain10,000Hard Ulrikke Eikeri Teodora Mirčić
Jasmina Tinjić
6–4, 6–4
Loss2–2Mar 2011ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Martina Gledacheva Ilona Kremen
Demi Schuurs
6–3, 6–7,
Loss2–3Jun 2011ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Hard Julia Stamatova Rocío de la Torre-Sánchez
Olga Sáez Larra
4–6, 6–4,
Loss2–4Jun 2011ITF Alkmaar, Netherlands10,000Clay Kimberley Cassar Olga Brózda
Natalia Kołat
7–6, 2–6,
Loss2–5Jul 2011ITF Prokuplje, Serbia10,000Clay Julia Stamatova Polona Reberšak
Zsófia Susányi
4–6, 6–7
Win3–5Aug 2011ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000Hard Irina Ramialison Khristina Kazimova
Christina Shakovets
3–6, 6–1,
Loss3–6Aug 2011ITF Istanbul, Turkey10,000Hard Sofia Kvatsabaia Magali de Lattre
Lisa Whybourn
3–6, 6–2,
Loss3–7Mar 2012ITF Bron, France10,000Hard Justine Ozga Diāna Marcinkēviča
Despina Papamichail
5–7, 5–7
Win4–7Mar 2012ITF La Marsa, Tunisia25,000Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Mervana Jugić-Salkić
Sandra Klemenschits
6–3, 6–4
Win5–7Apr 2012ITF Vic, Spain10,000Clay Eugeniya Pashkova Amanda Carreras
Ximena Hermoso
6–1, 6–2
Loss5–8Jun 2012ITF Lenzerheide, Switzerland25,000Clay Ksenia Lykina Aleksandra Krunić
Ana Vrljić
2–6, 4–6
Win6–8Jul 2012ITF Breda, Italy10,000Clay Ysaline Bonaventure Carolin Daniels
Xenia Knoll
6–4, 7–6
Loss6–9Jul 2012ITF Denain, France25,000Clay Michaela Hončová Myrtille Georges
Céline Ghesquière
4–6, 2–6
Loss6–10Feb 2013ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000Clay Eva Fernández-Brugués Han Na-lae
Lee Jin-a
3–6, 3–6
Win7–10Mar 2013ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay Lena-Marie Hofmann Bernice van de Velde
Kelly Versteeg
7–6, 6–1
Win8–10Mar 2013ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay Estelle Cascino Dejana Raickovic
Laura Schaeder
0–6, 7–5,
Win9–10Aug 2013ITF Braunschweig, Germany15,000Clay Clothilde de Bernardi Tereza Maliková
Tereza Smitková
3–6, 6–1,
Loss9–11Sep 2013ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000Clay Dalia Zafirova Xenia Knoll
Teodora Mirčić
5–7, 6–7
Win10–11Feb 2014ITF Bron, France10,000Hard Alyona Sotnikova Anna Klasen
Katharina Lehnert
5–7, 7–6,
Win11–11Mar 2014ITF Amiens, France10,000Clay Alyona Sotnikova Angelica Moratelli
Anna Remondina
6–1, 6–4
Win12–11Mar 2014ITF Le Havre, France10,000Clay Alyona Sotnikova Bernice van de Velde
Kelly Versteeg
6–4, 6–3
Win13–11Apr 2014ITF Dijon, France15,000Hard Réka Luca Jani Martina Borecká
Michaëlla Krajicek
6–3, 7–5
Loss13–12Aug 2014ITF Innsbruck, Austria10,000Clay Julia Stamatova Zuzanna Maciejewska
Camilla Rosatello
2–6, 2–6
Loss13–13Aug 2014ITF Braunschweig, Germany15,000Clay Polina Leykina Conny Perrin
Chanel Simmonds
3–6, 0–6
Win14–13Sep 2014ITF Belgrade, Serbia10,000Clay Natalija Kostić Nina Alibalić
Nina Stojanović
6–1, 6–2
Loss14–14Sep 2014ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000Clay Réka Luca Jani Andreea Mitu
Irina Bara
5–7, 6–7
Win15–14Sep 2014ITF Varna, Bulgaria10,000Clay Julia Terziyska Diana Buzean
Raluca Elena Platon
7–5, 6–1
Loss15–15Oct 2014ITF Albena, Bulgaria10,000Clay Julia Helbet Lenka Kunčíková
Karolína Stuchlá
2–6, 4–6
Win16–15Jan 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Estelle Cascino Kristýna Hrabalová
Vendula Žovincová
7–6, 6–0
Win17–15Jan 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Chantal Škamlová Silvia Njirić
Olga Parres Azcoitia
6–2, 6–0
Win18–15Feb 2015ITF Mâcon, France10,000Hard Eva Wacanno Kinnie Laisné
Marine Partaud
6–4, 3–6,
Win19–15Mar 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Myrtille Georges Chanel Simmonds
Magali Kempen
1–6, 6–4,
Loss19–16Mar 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Fatma Al-Nabhani Carolin Daniels
Justyna Jegiołka
5–7, 7–5,
Win20–16Jul 2015ITF Bursa, Turkey10,000Clay Dia Evtimova Ailen Crespo Azconzábal
Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau
6–2, 3–6,
Win21–16Sep 2015ITF Varna, Bulgaria10,000Clay Irina Bara Julieta Lara Estable
Ana Victoria Gobbi Monllau
7–5, 4–6,
Win22–16Oct 2015ITF Sozopol, Bulgaria10,000Hard Julia Terziyska Anna Klasen
Charlotte Klasen
6–1, 6–2
Win23–16Dec 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Karin Kennel Darya Chernetsova
Yana Sizikova
6–2, 6–3
Loss23–17Dec 2015ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Hard Francesca Stephenson Darya Chernetsova
Alexandra Perper
4–6, 6–4,
Win24–17Mar 2016ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Clay Julia Grabher Yuliya Kalabina
Polina Monova
7–5, 6–0
Loss24–18Mar 2016ITF El Kantaoui, Tunisia10,000Clay Lina Gjorcheska Julia Grabher
Naomi Totka
7–5, 1–6,
Win25–18Sep 2016ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria25,000Clay Lina Gjorcheska Laura Schaeder
Melanie Stokke
6–7, 6–2,
Loss25–19Mar 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Margarita Lazareva Sandra Jamrichová
Yulia Kulikova
5–7, 6–7
Win26–19Mar 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Chantal Škamlová Margarita Lazareva
Maria Marfutina
7–6, 4–6,
Loss26–20Jul 2017ITF Horb, Germany25,000Clay Ágnes Bukta Lesley Kerkhove
Bibiane Schoofs
5–7, 3–6
Loss26–21Aug 2017ITF Montreux, Switzerland25,000Clay Michaela Hončová Xenia Knoll
Amra Sadiković
2–6, 5–7
Loss26–22Oct 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Mariana Dražić Lea Bošković
Yasmine Mansouri
6–1, 4–6,
Loss26–23Dec 2017ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Victoria Muntean Claudia Giovine
Giorgia Marchetti
3–6, 1–6
Loss26–24Mar 2018ITF Hammamet, Tunisia15,000Clay Camilla Scala Montserrat González
Laura Pigossi
2–6, 0–6
Win27–24Jul 2018ITF Aschaffenburg, Germany25,000Clay Polina Leykina Chiara Scholl
Emma Laine
7–6, 7–5
Loss27–25Jul 2018ITF Baja, Hungary25,000Clay Nicoleta Dascălu Natalija Kostić
Paula Ormaechea
w/o
Win28–25Sep 2018ITF Clermont-Ferrand, France25,000Hard Leonie Küng Manon Arcangioli
Sherazad Reix
6–2, 7–5
Loss28–26Jun 2019ITF Klosters, Switzerland25,000Clay Leonie Küng Lisa Sabino
Gaia Sanesi
6–3, 1–6,
Loss28–27Aug 2019ITF Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland25,000Clay Ulrikke Eikeri Anna Hertel
Anastasiya Shoshyna
7–6, 2–6,
Win29–27Sep 2019ITF Caldas da Rainha, Portugal60,000Hard Jessika Ponchet Anna Danilina
Vivian Heisen
6–1, 6–3

Year-end rankings

Fed Cup

Shinikova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2012. Since then, she has a 6–7 singles record and a 5–7 doubles record.

Singles (3–2)

Doubles (4–5)