Bozhidar Pampoulov (; born 29 April 1949) is a Bulgarian former professional

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player.

Biography

Born in

Plovdiv Plovdiv (, ) is the List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, second-largest city in Bulgaria, 144 km (93 miles) southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 490,983 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub ...

, Pampoulov was a regular member of the

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from 1967 to 1982, featuring in 17

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ties. He played most of his doubles rubbers with his twin brother Matei, who he would partner in tournaments throughout his career. They went 5–9 in Davis Cup doubles matches together, a Bulgarian record for wins. Pampoulov made appearances in the qualifying draws for the

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and

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during the 1970s. At 31 years old, he made his ATP debut at the 1980 Sofia Open. He was also a quarterfinalist at the

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in the next 1981 edition, which was his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament. Both his son

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and niece Elena were professional tennis players.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pampoulov, Bozhidar 1949 births Living people Bulgarian male tennis players Bulgarian twins Tennis players from Plovdiv Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games silver medalists for Bulgaria FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Bulgaria 20th-century Bulgarian people 20th-century Bulgarian sportsmen