Bulgaria's Tennis Stars Move Up in Rankings

Sports | April 18, 2011, Monday // 14:06
Bulgaria: Bulgaria's Tennis Stars Move Up in Rankings Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria's best female tennis player, pictured here, will face Marion Bartoli on Monday. Photo by BGNES

Grigor Dimitrov and Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria's best male and female players respectively, have both moved one place up in the ATP and WTA rankings.

Dimitrov has progressed to 70th in the ATP ranking list, improving on his record high position for a Bulgarian male tennis player. The 19-year old hot prospect will play Argentina's Juan Monaco in the first round of the prestigious Barcelona tournament later on Monday.

Pironkova has moved up to 35th in the WTA ranking. On Monday, she will start her participation in the Stuttgart tournament against French star Marion Bartoli, ranked 12th.

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