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Bulgaria's Tennis Hopefuls Enjoy Favorable Draw at Australian Open [Jan 13, 2012] Bulgaria's best tennis players, Tsvetana Pironkova and Grigor Dimitrov, will face rather surmountable opponents in the first round of Australian Open. Pironkova, ranked 48th in the world, will play against Indian Sanya Mirza, 105th. World No.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Czech Republic 2, Bulgaria 1 [Jan 02, 2012] PERTH, Australia (AP) -- Results Monday at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis tournament on indoor hardcourts at the Burswood Dome (matches are best-of three: women's singles, men's singles, mixed doubles): Czech Republic 2, Bulgaria 1 Petra Kvitova , Czech Republic, def. Tsvetana Pironkova , Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-2. Tomas Berdych , Czech Republic, def. Grigor Dimitrov , Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-7 (8), 6-3 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Faces Williams in Repeat of Wimbledon 2010 Match [Jun 27, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova faces on Monday US star Venus Williams in the fourth round of Wimbledon and in a repeat of last year's quarter final match. Pironkova and Williams will have a face-off a round earlier at Wimbledon 2011 after on Friday Pironkova crushed Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-3, avenging her loss to Zvonareva at the semi-final of last year's Wimbledon. Shortly ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova to Face Williams in Repeat of Wimbledon 2010 Match [Jun 24, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova will face US star Venus Williams in the fourth round of Wimbledon in a repeat of last year's quarter final match. Pironkova and Williams will have a face-off a round earlier at Wimbledon 2011 after on Friday Pironkova crushed Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-3, avenging her loss to Zvonareva at the semi-final of last year's Wimbledon. Shortly after ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria?s Pironkova Advances at Marbella Tournament [Apr 05, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova secured herself an easy victory in the first round of her first clay court tournament for the year in Marbella, Spain. The 23-year old Bulgarian defeated Spaniard Maria Teresa Torro-Flor with 6:2, 6:2, thus earning 30 points for her WTA ranking. Pironkova, who is currently ranked 36th, may face a much tougher challenge, as she will play ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Loses Wibledon Semi-Final to Zvonareva [Jul 01, 2010] Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria lost 2:1 sets to Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their semi final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Beats Zvonareva in Wibledon Semi-Final 1st Set [Jul 01, 2010] Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria took the first set 6:3 against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their semi final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London. [via YahooNews] More >>

Justine Henin of Belgium celebrates defeating Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria at the French Open tennis tournament at ... [May 25, 2010] Justine Henin of Belgium celebrates defeating Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, May 25, 2010. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier [via YahooNews] More >>