Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgarian teenager tops Tennis Europe junior rankings

Photo: bgtennis.bg

14-year-old Ivan Ivanov is now at the top of the rankings of Tennis Europe for U14 Boys category. In May, Ivanov won two Tennis Europe tournaments in Bulgaria. He triumphed with the titles in the singles among the juniors at the strong tournament for the 14 & Under category in Burgas and at the international tennis tournament Santa Marina Junior Cup in Sozopol for athletes under 16. 

Ivanov trains at the Varna-based tennis club "Super Sport" with Tihomir and Kristin Grozdanov. He also periodically goes for training at the Rafael Nadal Academy.

Two more young Bulgarian tennis player are in the top 100 in the rankings for teenagers under 14 years of age. Dimitar Kisimov is 67 and Alexander Tolev is 82.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Viktoriya Tomova reaches the round of 16 at the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo

Bulgaria’s top-ranked female tennis player Viktoriya Tomova has reached the round of 16 at the WTA 500 tournament in Tokyo. She defeated defending champion Veronika Kudermetova from Russia 7-6(3), 6-3 after nearly two hours of play. Tomova's next..

published on 10/21/24 9:44 AM
Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov reaches final of Stockholm Open

Grigor Dimitrov is one match away from the title in the ATP 250 tournament in Stockholm with a prize fund of €767,455. In the semi-final, the Bulgarian tennis player won 2:6, 7:5, 6:4 against Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor...

published on 10/20/24 9:50 AM

TENNIS: Grigor Dimitrov through to Stockholm semi-final

Grigor Dimitrov has reached the semi-finals of the hard-court tournament in Stockholm, beating Switzerland's Dominic Stricker 6-3, 6-2. The Bulgarian will play Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, who beat Holger Rune of Denmark, for a place in..

published on 10/19/24 11:53 AM