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Bulgaria's Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping [May 16, 2012] LONDON (AP) - Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant. The International Tennis Federations says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine in February at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif. The ITF says "Mr. Kutrovsky asserted that the methylhexaneamine, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kutrovsky gets doping ban [May 16, 2012] SOFIA: Bulgaria's number-two tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years for doping, the Bulgarian Tennis Federation said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping [May 15, 2012] LONDON (AP) Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Tennis Player Loses Contested Game against Ferrer [Aug 19, 2011] 6th-ranked tennis player David Ferrer won a particularly hard game against top Bulgarian player Grigor Dimitrov at the second round of the ATP Masters in Cincinnati. The Bulgarian started out well and almost marked his first win against a player in the top 10, winning the first set with 6:4. After an even start of the second set, Ferrer made up, crushing the Bulgarian 1:6 in the second set. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Advances to Quarterfinals in Palermo [Jul 13, 2011] Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria's highest-ranked tennis player, defeated Romanian Sorana Cirstea to enter into the quarterfinals of the 2011 WTA International tournament in Palermo, Italy. As the two played for the first time against each other in a WTA tournament, Pironkova had to overcome a tough start. Cristea won the first set, but the Bulgarian managed to pull off a comeback ? 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Stanka Zlateva Crowned Balkan's Number 1 [Dec 21, 2010] In the ranking Zlateva managed to get ahead of Serbia's top tennis player Novak Djokovic, who came in second, and basketball player Hedo Turkoglu of Turkey. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Tennis Player Reaches 2nd Round in Bangkok [Sep 21, 2010] Bulgaria's tennis player, Grigor Dimitrov, has won the first round at the USD 35,000 ATP Challenger in Bangkok, Thailand. The 19-year-old Bulgarian defeated the 25-year-old Ivan Dodig from Croatia with 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 and gained 6 ATP ranking points. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Climbs to No.35 in Tennis Ranking [Jul 05, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has climbed the rankings to a new career-high of No.35 in the world on the back of her success at the Wimbledon tournament last week. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Faces Zvonareva at Wimbledon Semi-Final [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova will face on Thursday Vera Zvonareva in the semi-final for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Kicks Williams Out of Wimbledon [Jun 30, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova won 6:2, 6:3 against Venus Williams of the US during their quarter final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Faces Zvonareva at Wimbledon Semi-Final [Jun 29, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova will face Vera Zvonareva in the semi-final for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Kicks Williams Out of Wimbledon [Jun 29, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova won 6:2, 6:3 against Venus Williams of the US during their quarter final match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Faces Bartoli at Wimbledon 2010 [Jun 28, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova will face Marion Bartoli in the fourth round of Wimbledon 2010 on Monday amid expectations that the French will make it past her unseeded opponent and through to the tournament fifth round. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Faces Bartoli at Wimbledon 2010 [Jun 28, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova made her way to the 1/8 finals at Wimbledon for the first time in her career. Photo by EPA/BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Reached 1/8 Final at Wimbledon [Jun 25, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova made her way to the 1/8 finals at WImbledon after crushing another Russian competitor in the third round. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Overwhelms Olympic Champion Dementieva [May 19, 2010] Bulgaria's best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova scored one of the most precious victories in her career after beating fifth-seeded and former Olympic champion, Russian Elena Dementieva. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Cruises to Australian Open First Round Win (Novinite.com) [Jan 20, 2010] Bulgaria?s top tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, has won her first round match at the Australian Open against Galina Voskoboeva from Kazakhstan. Pironkova cruised to a straight sets victory in 91 minutes, 6-4 6-4, against an opponent who couldn?t cope with Pironkova?s power. [via YahooNews] More >>