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Stars of women's tennis world will participate in the Allianz Cup 2.09.2011

Twenty-first edition of the International Women's Cup tennis tournament of Allianz Bulgaria started on 12 September (Monday), and the final will be on September 17 (Saturday).

With a prize pool of $ 100,000 and traditions established over the years "Allianz Cup" became the most prestigious women's tennis tournament in the country and one of the most prestigious events in the sporting calendar in Bulgaria.

All this attracts more participants with a worldwide reputation. In advance vodachka in the scheme of the tournament will be twenty-three Swedish tennis player Juhani Larsson, occupying a 64-position in the world rankings. The courts of the Tennis club "Levski - Sofia" will again play last year's winner of the "Allianz Cup", Frenchwoman Mathilde Johansson, which in September 2010 improved by 80 places in rank and now occupies the 65th position.

The third player on the WTA top 100 will be Spaniard Laura Post, Theo, occupying 75th spot in the rankings. Fourth of hundreds Frenchwoman Alize Cornet was. Last year she reached the semifinals and won the "Miss Allianz Cup 2010". Among other names of foreign participants deserve Romina Oprandi (Italy) Silvia Soler-Espinosa (Spain), Alexandra Kadantu (Romania), Nina Bratchikova (Russia) and Stephanie Fyogele (Switzerland). Bulgarian participation in the tournament is traditionally strong. So far in the history of the tournament owned a "Allianz Cup" are Desislava Topalov (1998) and Antoinette Pandzherova (2000). Directly into the master plan included a second missile Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova, Victoria Tomova and Annie Vangelova. Allianz Cup will compete and play for Kzahstan Sesil Karatantcheva.

In the beginning on September 10 prior qualifications and nurses will play Isabel Shinikova, Nadejda Vassileva, Dalia Zafirova and Alina Petra. On 8 September at 11:00 at the tennis club "Levski Sofia" (to the National stadium "Vasil Levski") will hold a press conference, which will be announced the final list of participating Cup of Allianz Bulgaria.