Tsvetana Pironkova
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Pironkova at the 2016 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Bulgaria
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| Residence | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Born |
13 September 1987 Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 4,246,768 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 384–294 (56.64%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA, 6 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 31 (13 September 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 64 (21 November 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015) |
| French Open | QF (2016) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2010) |
| US Open | 4R (2012) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008, 2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 13–31 (29.55%) |
| Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 141 (23 March 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. - (18 July 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2006, 2008) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2011, 2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2008) |
| Last updated on: 6 June 2016. | |
Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgarian: Цветана Кирилова Пиронкова [tsvɛˈtana pirɔnˈkɔva]) (born 13 September 1987) is a Bulgarian tennis player and the current no. 1 Bulgarian in the WTA rankings. She is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand. Born in Plovdiv, Pironkova started playing tennis at the age of four on being introduced to the sport by her father, who later coached her. After playing at a junior level and winning Atlantic Cup, she made her senior international tournament debut in 2002 at the International Tennis Federation circuit. Early in her career, Pironkova won six international singles titles at the ITF circuit.
Pironkova made her WTA tour debut at the İstanbul Cup in 2005, and achieved moderate success earlier in her career. That changed in 2010, when she entered Wimbledon with a 1–4 career record at the event, and went on reach the semifinals of the tournament, becoming the second Bulgarian tennis player in history to reach the semifinal stage of a Grand Slam in singles. She garnered wide recognition for her performance, and after her semifinal finish reached her highest WTA Singles ranking at no. 31 in September 2010. Pironkova followed it up with a quarterfinal run at the event the following year, earning her the nickname "The Wimbledon Darkhorse". She is also known defeating Venus Williams three times at Grand Slam tournaments, twice at Wimbledon.
Pironkova won her first WTA title at the 2014 Apia International, defeating three top-10 ranked players in a row. She defeated the world no. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round of the 2016 French Open, reaching her quarterfinal at a Grand Slam other than Wimbledon. In addition to this, Pironkova has a total of twelve wins over other top-10 ranked players to her name. She also the holds the second longest active streak of the most consecutive Grand Slam appearances at 45, only behind Jelena Jankovic. Pironkova has been recognized by The New York Times for her "cerebral" grass-court abilities and named one of the most beautiful women in sports by MSN.
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