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Viktoriya Tomova: Exclusive Interview with Bulgaria's No. 1 Female Tennis Star
Bulgarian professional tennis player Viktoriya Tomova has been steadily climbing the ranks of the WTA Tour since her debut in 2017. The current No. 1 Bulgarian female player, Tomova reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 64 in February 2024.
WTA tournament returning to Portorož after ten years
Ljubljana – A tournament of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) series is returning to Slovenia, as the national federation has been successful in bidding to host a US$125,000 prize money tournament for ladies in the seaside resort of Portorož between 13 and 19 September.
Victoria Tomova is Bulgaria's New Best in Tennis for Women
Victoria Tomova became officially Bulgaria's first tennis racket for women.
22-year-old girl from Sofia, who triumphed with the title of the Allianz Cup tournament in Sofia a week ago, took Tzvetana Pironkova's status as the Bulgarian top tennis player in the world rankings. Tomova climbed with nine places in the WTA ranking and today is №149 with a total of 374 points.
ATP: Hard Work Behind Sofia Open Starting to Pay off
An article published on the website of ATP on Monday focuses on the Garanti Koza Sofia Open which is taking place at the Arena Armeec hall in the Bulgarian capital from Monday to Sunday.
Bulgaria to Host ATP 250 Tournament in Sofia in February 2016
The Bulgarian capital Sofia will host its first ever tournament from the ATP World Tour 250 series in 2016.
The tournament will take place in the Arena Armeec hall between February 1 and 7, daily Dnevnik informs.
This was announced by Bulgarian Sports Minister Krasen Kralev and the chairperson of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation Stefan Tsvetkov on Tuesday.
Romanian Simona Halep named February's WTA player of the month
Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, world No. 3, was designated the best tennis player of February in the women's professional tennis (WTA) circuit, in an inquiry carried on WTA's site. AGERPRES
Bulgaria's Pironkova Starts China Open with Victory
Bulgaria's tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova started her participation in the China Open tennis tournament with a victory.
She beat the American Nicole Gibbs by 4:6, 6:2, 7:5, and qualified for the next round. There the Bulgarian tennis player will face Croatian Ajla Tomljanović.
Ana Ivanovic beaten by Serena Williams in Cincinnati final
CINCINNATI - Serbia's Ana Ivanovic failed to win the Cincinnati WTA Premier tournament by losing to world number one Serena Williams of the United States 6-4, 6-1 in late Sunday's final.
With a performance not on par with her previous matches at the tournament, Ivanovic was incapable of containing her in-form opponent.
Tennis: Simona Halep to become WTA's No. 2 after Na Li announced she will skip tournaments
Romanian female tennis player Simona Halep, currently 3rd in the WTA ranking, will become the world's No. 2 after China's Na Li announced she is forced to skip a series of tournaments because of a long-standing knee injury.
Romania's Halep loses Wimbledon semifinal to Canada's Bouchard
Romania's female tennis player Simona Halep, WTA's no. 3, has failed to advance to the women's single final of the Wimbledon tournament as she lost on Thursday to Canada's Eugenie Bouchard, seed no. 13, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in one hour and 34 minutes.
For her qualification to the semifinals, she will receive 780 WTA points and 440,000 British pounds. AGERPRES