Bozhidar Pampoulov ( bg, Божидар Пампулов; born 29 April 1949) is a Bulgarian former professional
tennis player.
Biography
Born in
Plovdiv
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, Pampoulov was a regular member of the
Bulgaria Davis Cup team
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In the 2023 edition of the tournament Bulgaria defeated New Zealand in the World Group I Play-offs. ...
from 1967 to 1982, featuring in 17
Davis Cup
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ties. He played most of his doubles rubbers with his twin brother
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, 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
French Open
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and
Wimbledon
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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
Sofia Open in the next 1981 edition, which was his best performance in a Grand Prix tournament.
Both his son
Luben
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and niece
Elena were professional tennis players.
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1949 births
Living people
Bulgarian male tennis players
Bulgarian twins
Sportspeople 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