Pavlina_Nola
Pavlina Nola
Bulgarian-New Zealander tennis player
Pavlina Stoyanova-Nola (Bulgarian: Павлина Стоянова-Нола) (born 14 July 1974) is a former tennis player who played for both Bulgaria (up to May 2001) and New Zealand (since June 2001) in her professional career.
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Campbells Bay Tennis Club, Auckland- Women's Chelsea Cup Team, 2010; Pavlina Nola shown second from the left | |
| Country (sports) |  Bulgaria (1995–2001) New Zealand (2001-02) |
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| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Born | (1974-07-14) 14 July 1974 (age 49) Varna, Bulgaria |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 416,682 |
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| Career record | 240–180 (57.1%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 68 (14 May 2001) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1999, 2001, 2002) |
| French Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1998, 1999, 2001) |
| US Open | 2R (1998, 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 79–86 (47.9%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (3 August 1998) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | 5–7 (41.7%) (singles 4–4; doubles 1-3) |
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Nola turned professional in 1995. She reached her career high ranking of No. 68 in the world on 14 May 2001. The best singles result of her career was finishing runner-up to Henrieta Nagyová at a WTA tournament in Palermo where she lost 3–6, 5–7. She also one won doubles title at the same tournament two years previously with Elena Pampoulova-Wagner. She played her last match in 2002, losing in the first round of the 2002 Australian Open to Janette Husárová.
Captain of Campbells Bay Tennis Club – Chelsea Cup team 2010 — Pavlina Nola was Captain of Campbell's Bay Tennis Club Chelsea Cup team in 2010. The Chelsea Cup is the premier club tennis league competition for North Shore City in New Zealand. Campbells Bay Tennis Club is a large tennis club based in the best location on the shore.
Pavlina was successful winning captain leading a team consisting of Franziska Etzel, Kairangi Vano, Vicki Wild and Charlotte Roberts. Such was Pavlina's dominance in the competition that in the nine matches she ended with astonishing statistics of playing nine matches and winning 108 games and giving the opposition only 14 games.
Singles: 1 (1 runner–up)
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More information Result, W–L ...
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2000 | Palermo, Italy | Tier IV | Clay |  Henrieta Nagyová |
3–6, 5–7 |
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Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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More information Result, W–L ...
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1998 | Palermo, Italy | Tier IV | Clay |  Elena Pampoulova |
 Barbara Schett  Patty Schnyder |
6–4, 6–2 |
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Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner–ups)
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More information Result, W–L ...
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 1994 | ITF Burgas, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Hard |  Henriëtte van Aalderen |
7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 1995 | ITF Wahlscheid, Germany | 10,000 | Clay |  Monika Starosta |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–0 | Sep 1995 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | 10,000 | Clay |  Alena Havrlíková |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Aug 1996 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Clay |  Choi Ju-yeon |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 1996 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Lisa Fritz |
6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 5–1 | Feb 1997 | ITF Faro, Portugal | 10,000 | Hard | Athina Briegel |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Apr 1997 | ITF Dubrovnik, Croatia | 10,000 | Clay | Milena Nekvapilová |
2–6, 6–0, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 1997 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay |  Raluca Sandu |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Sep 1997 | ITF Sofia, Bulgaria | 25,000 | Clay |  Ana Alcázar |
6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 1998 | ITF Indian Wells, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Kim Eun-ha |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Apr 2000 | ITF Norcross, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Marissa Irvin |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2001 | ITF Port Pirie, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Saori Obata |
1–6, 2–6 |
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Doubles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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More information Result, W–L ...
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1995 | ITF Horb, Germany | 10,000 | Carpet |  Anna Linkova |
Ivana Havrlíková Monika Kratochvílová |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1995 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Renata Kochta |
Dominika Górecka Petra Plačková |
7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1995 | ITF Varna, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Dora Djilianova |
Galina Dimitrova Desislava Topalova |
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 1995 | ITF Bucharest, Romania | 25,000 | Clay | Dora Djilianova |
Angela Kerek Maja Živec-Škulj |
2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 1996 | ITF Bad Nauheim, Germany | 10,000 | Clay | Meike Fröhlich |
Simona Galikova Patrícia Marková |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(12–10) |
| Win | 4–2 | Sep 1996 | ITF Albena, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Clay | Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Galina Dimitrova Desislava Topalova |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jun 1997 | ITF Burgas, Bulgaria | 10,000 | Hard | Teodora Nedeva |
Meike Fröhlich Kristina Pojatina |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–2 | Jul 1997 | ITF Darmstadt, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Svetlana Krivencheva |
Olga Ivanova Magdalena Feistel |
6–0, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jul 1997 | ITF Rostock, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Svetlana Krivencheva |
 Renee Reid Réka Vidáts |
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| Loss | 7–3 | Aug 1997 | ITF Bratislava, Slovakia | 75,000 | Clay | Svetlana Krivencheva |
 Laurence Courtois Henrieta Nagyová |
1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 8–3 | Oct 1998 | ITF Indian Wells, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Lindsay Lee-Waters |
Erika deLone Katie Schlukebir |
6–0, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
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Pavlina Nola debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1995. Since then, she has a 4–4 singles record and a 1–3 doubles record (5–7 overall).
Singles (4–4)
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| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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| 1995 World Group I Play-Offs | PO | 22 July 1995 |  South Africa |
Hard | Amanda Coetzer |
L | 0–6, 1–6 |
| 23 July 1995 | Joannette Kruger |
L | 3–6, 1–6 | ||||
| 1996 World Group II Play-Offs | PO | 13 July 1996 | South Korea |
Clay | Kim Eun-ha |
W | 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 14 July 1996 | Park Sung-hee |
L | 3–6, 5–7 | ||||
| 1999 Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 19 April 1999 |  Yugoslavia |
Clay | Dragana Zarić |
W | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 20 April 1999 |  Finland |
Hanna-Katri Aalto |
W | 6–3, 6–1 | |||
| 21 April 1999 |  Great Britain |
Samantha Smith |
W | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | |||
| PPO | 22 April 1999 |  Slovenia |
Katarina Srebotnik |
L | 2–6, 2–6 |
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Doubles (1–3)
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| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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| 1996 World Group II | PO | 28 April 1996 | Antoaneta Pandjerova |
Slovakia |
Clay | Henrieta Nagyová Radka Zrubáková |
L | 7–5, 3–6, 1–6 |
| 1996 World Group II Play-Offs | PO | 14 July 1996 | Teodora Nedeva |
South Korea |
Clay | Choi Ju-yeon Choi Young-ja |
L | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7) |
| 1999 Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 19 April 1999 | Desislava Topalova |
Yugoslavia |
Clay | Branka Bojović Dragana Zarić |
W | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 21 April 1999 | Desislava Topalova |
Great Britain |
Julie Pullin Joanne Ward |
L | 3–6, 5–7 |
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- RR = Round Robin
- PPO = Promotion Play-Off
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Career SR | Win–loss |
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 |
| SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 16 | 2–16 |
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