Residence Sofia, Bulgaria Weight 52 kg Prize money $704,882 Name Elena Pampoulova Career end 2001 | Career record 243–179 Role Tennis Player Turned pro 1988 Career titles 1 WTA, 12 ITF Height 1.65 m Retired 2001 | |
Country (sports) Bulgaria (1972-96)
Germany (1997-2001) Born 17 May 1972 (age 51)
Sofia, Bulgaria ( 1972-05-17 ) | ||
Highest ranking 62 (9 September 1996) | ||
Elena Pampoulova (also Elena Wagner, Elena Pampulova-Bergomi, Bulgarian: Елена Пампулова, born 17 May 1972) is a retired professional tennis player from Bulgaria. She competed for Fed Cup of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Elena's first tennis coach was her own mother, Bulgarian tennis player Lubka Radkova. Elena's father, Emilian Pampoulov, is also a tennis player.
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Tennis career
Pampoulova's professional tennis career span from 1988 to 2001. Her career-high singles ranking is 62 (9 September 1996). Her career-high doubles ranking is 38 (23 September 1996).
Pampoulova played for Bulgaria and the Bulgaria Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1992. Pampulova was one of only three players to represent Bulgaria in tennis at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona (together with Katerina Maleeva and Magdalena Maleeva).
From 1997 to 1999 Elena played for Germany and the Germany Fed Cup team. Her total tennis career prize money amounts to $704,882. Pampoulova has 13 career titles in singles (1 from the WTA tour) and 11 career titles in doubles (3 of them from WTA tour).
Personal life
On 11 July 2006, Elena Pampoulova married her long-time boy-friend, Swiss banker Christian Bergomi. The couple currently lives in Switzerland, where Elena is an investment banker. Their son Alex was born in early 2008.
Fed Cup
Elena Pampoulova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1988. Since then she has a 5–6 singles record and a 3–2 doubles record (8–8 overall).