Karatantcheva is World's Junior No.1

Sports | June 29, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
Karatantcheva is World's Junior No.1 Bulgaria’s Sesil Karatantcheva, 14, climbed to No.1 in the ITF junior ranking. Photo by Gergana Kostadinova (novinite.com)

Bulgarian teenager Sesil Karatantcheva climbed to the No.1 spot in the girls combined ranking of the International Tennis Federation (ITF).

In the French Open finals, Sesil beat Romania's Madalina Gojnea 6-4, 6-0.

With 1187.5 points, the 14-year-old Bulgarian pushed off the top Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium (1180 points).

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