Maria Vladimirova Penkova (, born 25 June 1984) is a retired

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player from Bulgaria.

Career

In her career, Penkova won two singles titles on the

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. She is a former member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. In 2005, Penkova won a European club championship in

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, France as a member of the Cherno More Elite team (Bulgarian: Черно море Елит). Her teammates were Virginiya Trifonova,

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and

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ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner–ups)

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

References

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* * * 1984 births Living people Tennis players from Sofia Bulgarian female tennis players {{Bulgaria-tennis-bio-stub