| Elena Pampoulova Елена Пампулова | |
| Country: | (1972–1996) (1997–2001) |
| Birth Date: | 17 May 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Turnedpro: | 1988 |
| Retired: | 2001 |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 704,882 |
| Singlestitles: | 1 WTA, 12 ITF |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 62 (9 September 1996) |
| Australianopenresult: | 2R (1990, 1998, 1999) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (1990, 1998, 1999) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1999) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (1997) |
| Othertournaments: | yes |
| Olympicsresult: | 1R (1992) |
| Doublestitles: | 3 WTA, 8 ITF |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 38 (23 September 1996) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (1995, 1998) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (1990, 1996, 1999) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1997) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 2R (1995) |
| Mixed: | yes |
| Mixedrecord: | 0–1 |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | 1R (1997) |
| Team: | yes |
| Fedcupresult: | (singles 5–6; doubles 3-2) |
Elena Pampoulova (also Elena Wagner, Elena Pampoulova-Bergomi, Bulgarian: Елена Пампулова, 17 May 1972 – 19 April 2023) was a Bulgarian tennis player. In her career, she won one singles title and three doubles titles on the WTA Tour.
Her professional tennis career spanned from 1988 to 2001. Pampoulova's career-high singles ranking is world No. 62, her career-high doubles ranking is No. 38, both achieved in September 1996.
Pampoulova played for Bulgaria and the Bulgaria Fed Cup team from 1988 to 1992. Pampoulova 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 the Germany Fed Cup team. She won 13 career titles in singles (one WTA Tour) and 11 titles in doubles (three of them from WTA Tour).
Her first tennis coach was her own mother, Bulgarian tennis player Lubka Radkova. Elena's father, Emilian Pampoulov, is also a tennis player.
On 11 July 2006, Pampoulova married her long-time boyfriend, Swiss banker Christian Bergomi. Their son Alex was born in early 2008. The couple lived in Switzerland,[1] where Elena was an asset manager.[2] In June 2022 she was found guilty of money laundering offences together with Credit Suisse and three other defendants. Prior to the trial, Credit Suisse unreservedly rejected as meritless all allegations raised against her and [was] convinced that she [was] innocent.[3] Both the bank and Pampoulova announced their intentions to appeal the court decision.[4]
Pampoulova died on 19 April 2023, at the age of 50 after an illness.[5]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | Surabaya Classic, Indonesia | Tier IV | Hard |  Ai Sugiyama | 2–6, 6–0 ret. | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Sopot Open, Poland | Tier IV | Clay |  Henrieta Nagyová | 3–6, 7–5, 1–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | Tier V | Clay | Silke Meier |  Laura Garrone Laura Golarsa | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Athens Trophy, Greece | Tier V | Clay | Silke Meier | Sandra Cecchini  Patricia Tarabini | 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic | Tier IV | Clay |  Eva Martincová | Karina Habšudová Helena Suková | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Warsaw Open, Poland | Tier III | Clay |  Olga Lugina |  Alexandra Fusai Laura Garrone | 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Auckland Classic, New Zealand | Tier IV | Hard |  Aleksandra Olsza | Janette Husárová  Dominique Monami | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | Hungarian Ladies Open, Hungary | Tier IV | Clay | Eva Martincová | Amanda Coetzer Alexandra Fusai | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 2–5 | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | Tier IV | Clay | Pavlina Nola |  Barbara Schett Patty Schnyder | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–5 | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | Tier IV | Clay | Eva Martincová |  Evgenia Kulikovskaya Sandra Načuk | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | ITF Baden, Switzerland | 10,000 | Hard (i) | Katarzyna Nowak | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | 10,000 | Hard |  Xóchitl Escobedo | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | ITF Athens, Greece | 10,000 | Clay | Dora Rangelova | 6–1, 6–7, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | ITF Erlangen, West Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Wiltrud Probst | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 5–0 | ITF Budapest, Hungary | 25,000 | Clay | Silke Frankl | 6–4, 6–7, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 6–0 | ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, West Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Denisa Krajčovičová | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 6–1 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Elena Makarova | 6–3, 2–6, 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 6–2 | ITF Reims, France | 25,000 | Clay (i) | Catherine Mothes-Jobkel | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 7–2 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | 50,000 | Clay | Hiromi Nagano | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 8–2 | ITF Limoges, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Paula Hermida | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 9–2 | ITF Redbridge, Great Britain | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Haruka Inoue | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 10–2 | ITF Southampton, UK | 50,000 | Carpet (i) | Isabelle Demongeot | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–2 | ITF Murcia, Spain | 75,000 | Clay | Patty Schnyder | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 12–2 | ITF Woodlands, United States | 25,000 | Hard |  Anna Smashnova | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | ITF Melbourne, Australia | 10,000 | Hard |  Kristin Godridge | Natalia Leipus Bernadette Randall | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | ITF Bari, Italy | 10,000 | Clay | Marion Maruska |  Andrea NoszályEva-Maria Schürhoff | w/o | ||
| Win | 2–1 | ITF Modena, Italy | 25,000 | Clay |  Ruxandra Dragomir | Alexandra Fusai Natalie Tschan | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | ITF Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany | 25,000 | Clay | Joannette Kruger | Eva Martincová Pavlína Rajzlová | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | ITF Manchester, UK | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Natalie Tschan | Elena Likhovtseva Elena Makarova | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | ITF Nottingham, UK | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Els Callens | Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | ITF Limoges, France | 25,000 | Carpet (i) | Silvia Farina Elia |  Stephanie Reece Danielle Scott | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | ITF Poitiers, France | 25,000 | Hard (i) | Olga Lugina | Els Callens Nancy Feber | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 6–3 | ITF Cergy-Pontoise, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Angelique Olivier | Kateřina Sisková Eva Melicharová | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | ITF Lakeland, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Eva Martincová | Sandra Cacic Tracey Morton-Rodgers | 1–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 7–4 | ITF Limoges, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Eva Martincová | Eva Melicharová Helena Vildová | 3–6, 6–0, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | ITF Makarska, Croatia | 75,000 | Clay | Olga Lugina | Maria Goloviznina Evgenia Kulikovskaya | 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | ITF Prostějov, Czech Republic | 75,000 | Clay | Olga Lugina | Lenka Cenková Kateřina Sisková | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Elena Pampoulova debuted for the Bulgaria Fed Cup team in 1988. She has a 5–6 singles record and a 3–2 doubles record (8–8 overall).
| Edition | Round | Date | Against | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result | |||
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| bgcolor=#efefef rowspan=4 | 1988 World Group I | QR | 4 December 1988 | Hard | Sarah Rafael | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| R1 | 5 December 1988 |  Catarina Lindqvist | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 5–7, 3–6 | |||||
| PO | 6 December 1988 |  Carol Cassar-Torreggiani | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | |||||
| PO | 7 December 1988 | Brenda Schultz-McCarthy | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | |||||
| bgcolor=#efefef rowspan=4 | 1990 World Group I | QR | 21 July 1990 | Hard | Sarah Castillejo | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| R1 | 22 July 1990 | Judith Wiesner | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 0–6, 0–6 | |||||
| PO | 23 July 1990 |  Amy Jonsson-Råholt | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 6–4, 6–3 | |||||
| PO | 24 July 1990 |  Cláudia Chabalgoity | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 | |||||
| 1992 World Group I play-offs | PO | 17 July 1992 | Clay | Anna Földényi | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 4–6, 2–6 | |||
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| bgcolor=#efefef rowspan=2 | 1999 World Group II | align=center rowspan=2 | QF | 24 April 1999 | Clay | Shinobu Asagoe | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 6–7(6–8), 1–6 | |
| 25 April 1999 | Miho Saeki | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | ||||||
| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Against | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result | ||
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| 1988 World Group I | R1 | 5 December 1988 | Galia Angelova | Hard | Jonna Jonerup Maria Lindström | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | ||
| 1990 World Group I | PO | 23 July 1990 | Dora Rangelova | Hard | Amy Jonsson-Råholt Astrid Sunde | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| bgcolor=#efefef rowspan=2 | 1992 World Group I play-offs | RPO | 16 July 1992 | Magdalena Maleeva | Hard | Ruxandra Dragomir Irina Spîrlea | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 | |
| RPO | 17 July 1992 | Katerina Maleeva | Virág Csurgó Kata Györke | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1 | ||||
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| 1997 World Group I | QF | 2 March 1997 | Barbara Rittner | Hard (I) | Eva Martincová Ludmila Richterová | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 | ||
| Tournament | Career W–L | |||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 3–5 | |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q3 | A | 3–7 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | A | A | 3–5 | |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 3–6 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 12–23 |