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Czech Republic tops Bulgaria 2-1 [Jan 02, 2012] Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and teammate Tomas Berdych won their singles matches Monday to give Czech Republic a 2-1 win over Bulgaria at the Hopman Cup. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Upsets Croatian Dodig at Bangkok ATP Tournament [Sep 26, 2011] Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria returns to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their second round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 23 June ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Defeated at US Open [Sep 01, 2011] China's Peng Shuai cruised through Bulgaria's tennis hopeful Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2, 6-4 in the second round of the US Open Grand Slam tournament. Thus, Pironkova failed to repeat the feat she did at Wimbledon, where she defeated No.2-seeded Venus Williams in straight sets and reached the quarterfinals.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Loses Wimbledon Quarter Final to Kvitova [Jun 28, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has lost the women's singles quarter final match at Wimbledon 2011 to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. Even though she put up a great fight, especially in the second set, and even though the audience of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, was cheering for Pironkova lost 2:1 (3:6, 7:6, 6:2). She did ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova to Face Kvitova at Wimbledon Quarter-Final [Jun 28, 2011] After kicking Venus Williams out of Wimbledon on Monday, Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova will play a quarter-final match Tuesday afternoon. Pironkova, seeded 32, will face the eighth-seeded Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic. Kvitova hasn't dropped a set yet headed into the quarterfinals and has faced the 29th (Vinci) and 19th (Wickmayer) seeds on her way to today. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Stuns Venus Williams at Wimbledon Again [Jun 27, 2011] Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova produced a brilliant display on Monday to score a historic victory over Venus Williams at Wimbledon for the second time, making her way to the quarter-finals. In one of the most fascinating match-ups of the tournament, the Bulgarian top female tennis player clinched her victory against the US star confidently 6:2, 6:3. Pironkova and Williams faced off after on ... [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 Kicks Zvonareva Out of Wimbledon [Jun 24, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has crushed second-seeded Vera Zvonareva in the third round of Wimbledon. Pironkova beat Zvonareva 6-2, 6-3 on Friday, avenging her loss to Zvonareva at the semi-final of last year's Wimbledon, which Zvonareva won in three sets to reach the first of her two Grand Slam finals in 2010. The 32nd-seeded Bulgarian broke four times and saved six ... [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 to Host Annual Women's All-Star Tennis Tournaments [Jun 22, 2011] Bulgaria has been selected to host the three upcoming three editions of the WTA Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions. The choice was made during the ongoing Wimbledon tournament in London, where the WTA's board of directors gathered for a sitting. The 2012 edition of the prestigious tournament will take place in the Bulgarian capital Sofia's brand new National Sports Arena between October ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Off to Flying Start at Wimbledon [Jun 21, 2011] Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova smashed Italian Camila Giorgi 6-2, 6-1 for less than an hour in her opening match at the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tournament. The first set took Pironkova just 21 minutes, as she succeeded in breaking two of the 19-year-old Italian's service games. The Bulgarian then closed the second set with even greater ease, giving away just one game to her ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Pironkova Climbs to No.33 in Tennis Ranking [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's best female tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, has climbed the rankings to a new career-high of No.33 in the world on the back of her success at the Wimbledon tournament in June. [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 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 Tsvetana Pironkova hits a return to Russia's Vera Zvonareva during their women's semi-final match at the ... [Jul 01, 2010] Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova hits a return to Russia's Vera Zvonareva during their women's semi-final match at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London, July 1, 2010. REUTERS/Toby Melville [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 >>

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 Tsvetana Pironkova hits a return to Venus Williams of the U.S. at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships ... [Jun 29, 2010] Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova hits a return to Venus Williams of the U.S. at the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships in London, June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett [via YahooNews] More >>