The Women?s Tennis Association (WTA) has announced that the Tournament of Champions will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2012, 2013 and 2014. The top six highest-ranked players who have won an International tournament during the regular WTA season and who are not participating in singles for the year-end TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, will compete in the single-elimination format event.
Stefan Tzvetkov, president of the Bulgarian Tennis Federation and Tournament director of the Tournament of Champions, added: ?We are very happy and proud that the WTA chose Bulgaria and Sofia as host of one of the most prestigious events – the Tournament of Champions?.
?This will be the biggest tennis event ever organized in our country. It will be a very good opportunity for promoting our wonderful city and country as a first class tourist, event and business destination’.
‘I also hope it will be an additional boost for the fast developing tennis in Bulgaria. We will do our best to ensure a wonderful week for all players, guests and spectators?.
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