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Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova wins ITF tournament in Valencia

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Viktoriya Tomova has won the tennis tournament in Valencia with a prize fund of 100,000 dollars, BGNES has reported. In the final, she prevailed 7:5, 6:3 over Jaqueline Adina Cristian from Romania.

The Bulgarian reached the title without losing a single set in her five matches. She adds 140 points to the world ranking and will climb to 79th place.

This is Tomova's eighth tournament win and third this year. Earlier in the season she triumphed in Zaragoza and Chicago.



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