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Maria Penkova

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Maria Penkova
Мария Пенкова
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1984-06-25) 25 June 1984 (age 40)
Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Turned pro1999
Retired2006
Prize money$27,706
Singles
Career record105–87
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 412 (2 October 2006)
Doubles
Career record22–36
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 488 (20 September 2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup3–6
(doubles 2-6)

Maria Vladimirova Penkova (Bulgarian: Мария Владимирова Пенкова, born 25 June 1984) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria.

Career

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In her career, Penkova won two singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. She is a former member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team.[1]

In 2005, Penkova won a European club championship in Rennes, France as a member of the Cherno More Elite team (Bulgarian: Черно море Елит). Her teammates were Virginiya Trifonova, Sesil Karatantcheva and Tsvetana Pironkova.[2]

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2005 ITF Rome, Italy 10,000 Clay France Aravane Rezaï 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2005 ITF Bucharest, Romania 10,000 Clay Romania Corina-Claudia Corduneanu 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2006 ITF Ruse, Bulgaria 10,000 Clay Bulgaria Dia Evtimova 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 2–2 Jul 2006 ITF Prokuplje, Serbia & Montenegro 10,000 Clay Hungary Milijana Adanko 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2004 ITF Makarska, Croatia 10,000 Clay Italy Lisa Tognetti Slovakia Martina Babáková
Czech Republic Iveta Gerlová
1–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Мария Пенкова с втора титла при жените, спечели турнира в Прокупле". bgtennis.bg. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
  2. ^ "За клуба (Черно море-Елит)". varnatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
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