Maria Penkova

Maria Penkova
Мария Пенкова
Country (sports)	Bulgaria
Residence	Sofia, Bulgaria
Born	25 June 1984 (age 37); Sofia, Bulgaria
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2006
Prize money	US$ 27,706
Singles
Career record	105–87 (54.7%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 412 (2 October 2006)
Doubles
Career record	22–36 (37.9%)
Career titles	0 WTA, 0 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 488 (20 September 2004)
Team competitions
Fed Cup	3–6 (33.3%); (singles 1-0; doubles 2-6)

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

Career[]

Penkova 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[]

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)[]

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	Aravane Rezaï	2–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2005	ITF Bucharest, Romania	10,000	Clay	Corina-Claudia Corduneanu	2–6, 3–6
Win	1–2	Jun 2006	ITF Ruse, Bulgaria	10,000	Clay	Dia Evtimova	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win	2–2	Jul 2006	ITF Prokuplje, Serbia & Montenegro	10,000	Clay	Milijana Adanko	6–4, 4–6, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1 runner–up)[]

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

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

References[]

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

External links[]

Maria Penkova at the Women's Tennis Association
Maria Penkova at the International Tennis Federation
Maria Penkova at the Billie Jean King Cup

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[Bulgarian_Tennis-1] "Мария Пенкова с втора титла при жените, спечели турнира в Прокупле". bgtennis.bg. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2015-03-15.

[Cherno_More_Elite-2] "За клуба (Черно море-Елит)". varnatennis.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2015-03-15.

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