Player profile
Elizara Yaneva turned junior Top 10 promise into three professional titles
Elizara Yaneva reached No. 10 in the ITF junior rankings in early 2025, then won her first three professional singles titles before the season ended. The Bulgarian claimed back-to-back trophies in Manacor and later won a larger W50 event on home soil in Pazardzhik. Her rise continued in early 2026 with 14 ITF victories and three finals across four weeks in Manchester and Porto. Yaneva began tennis immediately after her fifth birthday after watching her older brother play, and ITF touring support helped expand the schedule available to her. The result is a rapid transition from junior success to the edge of the WTA Top 170.
Profile facts: US Open Tennis Championships player page ↗