Yanaki Milev

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Yanaki Milev
Country (sports)Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Born (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20)
Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMilko Milev
Prize money US$ 51,327
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 443 (26 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 486 (11 November 2024)
Doubles
Career record2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 343 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 417 (11 November 2024)
Last updated on: 12 October 2024.

Yanaki Milev (born 15 April 2004) is a Bulgarian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 443 achieved on 26 August 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 343 achieved on 4 November 2024. [1]

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Career

Milev made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Sofia Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Petr Nesterov. They reached the quarterfinals, defeating Jack Vance and Jamie Vance, before losing to eventual champions Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández. He also received a wildcard for the 2023 Sofia Open in the singles qualifying competition, and for the doubles main draw again with Nesterov, where they also reached the quarterfinals, defeating Spanish duo Íñigo Cervantes and defending champion David Vega Hernández.

Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 10 (4–6)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2022M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Germany.svg Rudolf Molleker 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Jan 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Sweden.svg Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 3–6, 2–6
Win1–2Mar 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Sean Cuenin4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win2–2Apr 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Sweden.svg Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Loss2–3Oct 2023M25 Pazardzhik, BulgariaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Clément Tabur 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win3–3Mar 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe La Vela6–3, 6–1
Loss3–4Mar 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stijn Slump4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss3–5Apr 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jérôme Kym 5–7, 2–6
Loss3–6May 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Norway.svg Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 1–6, 0–6
Win4–6Jun 2024M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleg Prihodko 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 2022M15 Sozopol, BulgariaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov Flag of Poland.svg Maks Kaśnikowski
Flag of Poland.svg Olaf Pieczkowski		3–6, 5–7
Win1–1Oct 2022M15 Sozopol, BulgariaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Adriano Dhzenev
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Anthony Genov		6–3, 6–2
Win2–1Jan 2023M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Austria.svg Matthias Ujvary Flag of France.svg Quentin Folliot
Flag of France.svg Arthur Reymond 		3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss2–2Jun 2023M25 Skopje, North MacedoniaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov Flag of France.svg Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang 		1–6, 2–6
Loss2–3 Jul 2024 Verona, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán 		7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [13–15]
Win3–3Oct 2024M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Spadola
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Vavassori		7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win4–3Oct 2024M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Giunta
Flag of Italy.svg Mariano Tammaro		6–3, 6–3
Loss4–4Nov 2024M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petr Nesterov Flag of Germany.svg Tim Handel
Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Popović		3–6, 2–6

National participation

Davis Cup (2 wins, 2 losses)

Yanaki Milev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2023. Since then he has 3 nominations with 3 ties played; his singles W/L record is 2–2 and doubles W/L record is 0–0 (2–2 overall). [2]

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–2)
Group II (2–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (2–2)
Doubles (0–0)
Rubber resultNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score
Decrease2.svg1–3; 16–17 September 2023; Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group I; Clay surface
Defeat1IISingles Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 4–6, 1–6
Decrease2.svg1–3; 3–4 February 2024; Tennis Center Avenue, Burgas, Bulgaria; World Group I Play-Off; Hard (i) surface
Defeat2IISingles Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 3–6, 2–6
Increase2.svg3–2; 14–16 September 2024; Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; World Group II; Clay surface
Victory3IISingles Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador César Cruz6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Victory4VSingles Marcelo Arévalo 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)

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References

  1. ↑ "Yanaki Milev | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ↑ Davis Cup – Player Profile – MILEV, Yanaki (BUL)


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