Martina Svetozarova Gledacheva (; born 12 March 1991) is a former tennis player from Bulgaria.
In 2006, she was ranked fifth in the European Tennis Association under-16 rankings. In the same year, she became the Bulgarian national champion for girls under 18, winning four singles and five doubles titles in international tournaments under the age of 16. For these successes, she was named the most progressive tennis player by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation.
Gledacheva was a part of the Bulgarian National Team U14, U16 and U18, and took part in Federation Cup for Bulgaria. She was a national champion U16 and U18, and was ranked No. 2 in Europe U16.
In September 2011, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 399. In May 2011, she peaked at No. 502 in the doubles rankings. In May 2012, Gledacheva played her last match on the ITF Women's Circuit in Florence, Italy.
She then attended Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, where she competed in Division 2. During her collegiate tennis career at Lynn University, Gledacheva excelled in both singles and doubles play. As a junior, she achieved a 17–3 singles record and went undefeated at No. 4 singles, while also earning SSC Commissioner Honor Roll and ITA Scholar-Athlete honors.
In her sophomore year, she was named to the All-SSC Second Team in singles, posted a 22–4 doubles record, and went on a 20-match unbeaten streak. As a freshman, she recorded a 19–4 singles record and played a pivotal role in Lynn's NCAA National Championship return. Throughout her career, she earned multiple academic and athletic accolades, including SSC Commissioner Honor Roll recognition each year. Gledacheva ultimately graduated with a BSc in International Finance and an MBA before returning to Bulgaria.
In 2020, she married Joseph Harari. In 2024, she graduated as a certified tennis coach by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation.
As of 2025, Gledacheva lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, and works as a tennis coach.
ITF Circuit finals Singles: 6 (6 runner-ups) Legend$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceClay (0–6) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 ITF Caserta, Italy10,000 Clay Martina di Giuseppe 6–7(7–9), 1–6Loss 0–2 ITF Ruse, Bulgaria10,000 Clay Simona Matei 2–6, 3–6Loss 0–3 Palić Open, Serbia10,000 Clay Zuzana Zlochová 1–6, ret.Loss 0–4 ITF Bol, Croatia10,000 Clay Dijana Banoveć 0–6, 0–6Loss 0–5 ITF Rebecq, Belgium10,000 Clay Constance Sibille 3–6, 1–6Loss 0–6 ITF Charleroi, Belgium10,000 Clay Bermet Duvanaeva 6–2, 5–7, 1–6
Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runner-ups) Legend$25,000 tournaments$10,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceClay (2–4)Carpet (0–1) ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponents ScoreLoss 0–1 ITF Imola, Italy10,000 Carpet Anastasia Grymalska Benedetta Davato Lisa Sabino 6–4, 2–6, [6–10]Win 1–1 ITF Galatina, Italy10,000 Clay Lisa Sabino Alice Balducci Francesca Palmigiano 6–4, 6–1Loss 1–2 Palić Open, Serbia10,000 Clay Francesca Mazzali Jasmina Kajtazovič Zuzana Zlochová 1–6, 6–4, [7–10]Loss 1–3 ITF Balş, Romania10,000 Clay Valentina Sulpizio Alexandra Cadanțu Alexandra Damaschin 3–6, 5–7Loss 1–4 ITF Ciampino, Italy10,000 Clay Stefania Chieppa Valentina Sulpizio Diana Enache 4–6, 4–6Loss 1–5 ITF Antalya, Turkey10,000 Clay Isabella Shinikova Ilona Kremen Demi Schuurs 6–3, 6–7(3), [8–10]Win 2–5 ITF San Severo, Italy10,000 Clay Valentina Sulpizio Adriana Lavoretti Mirjam Zeller 6–2, 6–1
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External links
http://www.spaziotennis.com/2009/08/martina-gledacheva-soffia-il-vento-dellest/ http://www.spaziotennis.com/2010/12/gledacheva-martina-intervista-2010/