Dora Lane (born 13 January 1976) is a former professional

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player from Bulgaria. She competed as Dora Djilianova.

Biography

Originally from Plovdiv, Lane competed on the ITF Circuit during the 1990s, reaching a best ranking of 327 in the world. Most notably she represented the

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in a 1995 World Group Play-off against South Africa in Bloemfontein. She played in the doubles rubber, which she and partner Lubomira Bacheva lost to

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and

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. Lane left the professional tennis circuit in 1996 to take up a scholarship to

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. As a senior, she was ranked as high as fourth in the country. She is now based in

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and works as an employment attorney.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–ups)

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)

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