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Manuela Maleeva was born on 14 February, 1967 in Sofia, Bulgaria, is a Bulgarian tennis player. Discover Manuela Maleeva's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?
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57 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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14 February 1967 |
| Birthday |
14 February |
| Birthplace |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Nationality |
Bulgaria
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 57 years old group. She one of the Richest Player who was born in Bulgaria.
Manuela Maleeva Height, Weight & Measurements
At 57 years old, Manuela Maleeva height is 1.73 m and Weight 58 kg.
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1.73 m |
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58 kg |
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Who Is Manuela Maleeva's Husband?
Her husband is François Fragniere (m. 1987)
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François Fragniere (m. 1987) |
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Manuela Maleeva Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Manuela Maleeva worth at the age of 57 years old? Manuela Maleeva’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from Bulgaria. We have estimated Manuela Maleeva's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$3,244,557 |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Manuela Maleeva Social Network
Timeline
Her mother, who came from an Armenian family, was the best Bulgarian tennis player in the 1960s.
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva (Мануела Георгиева Малеева; born 14 February 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player.
After she retired from professional tennis in the 1970s, Berberyan started a coaching career.
She coached all three of her daughters, Manuela, Katerina, and Magdalena, each of whom became a top six player.
One of the most consistent players on tour in the 1980s and early 1990s, Maleeva reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 3 in the world in February 1985 and finished with a year-end top 10 ranking for nine consecutive years (1984 till 1992).
She played on the WTA Tour between 1982 and 1994.
In 1982, Maleeva won the junior French Open, and also made her debut on the senior tour, ending the year ranked in the top 100.
After ending the 1983 season in the top 40, she won five tournaments in 1984, and made her debut in the top 10 after defeating Chris Evert in the final of the Italian Open.
She also won her only Grand Slam title that year – in mixed doubles at the US Open with American Tom Gullikson.
Manuela Maleeva debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1983.
She has a 21–5 singles record and a 7–10 doubles record (28–15 overall).
Maleeva's win–loss record against certain players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows:
Players who have been ranked world No. 1 are in boldface.
In Fed Cup competition, Maleeva twice helped Bulgaria reach the semifinals (1985 and 1987), and then led Switzerland to the quarterfinals in 1991.
She was a semifinalist at the 1987 Virginia Slims Championships.
Maleeva married Swiss tennis coach François Fragnière in December 1987 and from then on, began competing as Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière.
Maleeva was the bronze medalist in singles at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, winning Bulgaria's first (and thus far, only) Olympic tennis medal.
In 1988, Maleeva-Fragnière won a bronze medal in singles at the Seoul Olympics in Seoul.
In 1988, there was no bronze medal play-off match; both beaten semifinal players received bronze medals.
Through her marriage, Maleeva began representing Switzerland officially from January 1990 until her retirement in February 1994.
She represented Switzerland from 1990 until her retirement.
A winner of 19 WTA singles titles and four doubles titles, she also reached a total of 14 Grand Slam quarterfinals in her career, including two US Open semifinals in 1992 and 1993, which are her career-best Grand Slam results.
In 1992, she paired up with Jakob Hlasek at the Hopman Cup where they took home Switzerland's first ever title at the event.
Maleeva was born in Sofia, the oldest of the three children of Georgi Maleev and Yuliya Berberyan.
In 1992 and 1993, Maleeva-Fragnière registered her all-time best achievement in Grand Slam singles competition when she reached the semifinals of the US Open both years (in 1992, after beating youngest sister Magdalena in the quarterfinals).
She also teamed with Jakob Hlasek to help Switzerland win the Hopman Cup in 1992.
In 1994, Maleeva-Fragnière retired from professional tennis, after winning the title in Osaka where she beat Iva Majoli in the final.
During her 12-year career, she won 19 WTA singles titles, four doubles titles, and one mixed doubles title.
They have three children, Lora, born in 1995, Iva in 1997, Timo in 1999, but divorced in 2003.
She currently resides in La Tour-de-Peilz, about 90 km northeast of Geneva across Lake Geneva.
Outside politics, Maleeva is also active in her foundation, Fondation Swissclinical, which she co-founded in 2008.
The foundation focuses on helping handicapped children and children in need by providing them with good medical care and long-term support.
Maleeva-Fragnière lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Sabatini 1–6, 2–6.
Prior to that, she also advocated the 2015 Bulgarian electoral code referendum.
Maleeva has been active in politics back in her home country, being one of the founding members of Yes, Bulgaria! which was founded in 2017.
The party focuses on institutional reforms and an anti-corruption agenda.
