Introduction
Borislava Botusharova (Bulgarian: Борислава Ботушарова) (born 26 November 1994) is a current Old Dominion University women's tennis player. Botusharova was named the No. 6 ranked Newcomer/Freshman in the entire NCAA entering her first semester of college at ODU (Fall 2014). On 28 October 2013, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 407 whilst her best doubles ranking was 702 on 9 September 2013. She has also played for the Bulgarian Fed Cup team, with a current 0–1 record.
Carrier
ITF Circuit and college tennis
Botusharova made her debut in 2005 and started playing on the ITF junior circuit. She won several junior titles and played her first match on the ITF pro circuit in 2009. Botchusharova won her first and only ITF title in 2013 in Varna, Bulgaria. In 2014 she was called up in the Bulgaria Fed Cup team.
In 2014 Botushrova begin studying Tourism Management at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. She started playing college tennis and received the Conference USA Player of the Week award.
Personal life
Botusharova was born on November 28, 1994 in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria. She started playing tennis when she was 5 years old and her coach is mother Silvia Botusharova. Botusharova's cousin is fellow Bulgarian tennis player Vivian Zlatanova.
ITF Circuit finals: 6 (1–5)
Singles: 3 (1–2)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 November 2012 | Heraklion, Greece | Carpet |  Manon Arcangioli | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 30 September 2013 | Varna, Bulgaria | Clay |  Pernilla Mendesová | 6–4, 1–6, 7–6(7–2) |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 October 2013 | Albena, Bulgaria | Clay |  Vivian Zlatanova | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) |
Doubles: 3 (0–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000 tournaments |
| $50,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $15,000 tournaments |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 29 September 2012 | Varna, Bulgaria | Clay | Viktoriya Tomova |  Michaela Boev Anastasiya Vasylyeva | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 9 November 2012 | Heraklion, Greece | Carpet | Vivian Zlatanova |  Başak Eraydın Abbie Myers | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 9 August 2013 | Pirot, Serbia | Clay | Ani Vangelova |  Katarina Adamović Vladica Babić | 0–6, 3–6 |
Fed Cup
Borislava Botusharova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 2014. Since then she has a 0–1 singles record and a 0–0 doubles record (0–1 overall).
Singles (0–1)
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Europe/Africa Group I | RR | 7 February 2014 |  Belarus | Hard (I) | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | L | 1–6, 3–6 |