Ivaylo Traykov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Трайков) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria.

Ivaylo Traykov
Ивайло Трайков
Country (sports)Bulgaria Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1978-12-17) 17 December 1978 (age 45)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1995
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 105,448
Singles
Career record6–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
1 Challengers, 12 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 211 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2004)
French OpenQ1 (2004)
WimbledonQ1 (2000, 2001, 2004)
Doubles
Career record2–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 612 (2 December 2002)
Last updated on: 31 January 2021.

Personal edit

Traykov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria on 17 December 1978, to Toncho, an economist, and Mariana, an engineer. Taking up tennis at the age of 7, Traykov is coached and trained by his father. Traykov enjoys reading books, playing cards and chess, while he considers Pete Sampras to be his idol. His career goal is to break into the top 50 rankings. His favourite shot is the serve, while his favourite surface is hardcourt.[1]

Career edit

Traykov turned professional in 1995, and has spent the majority of his career playing in Futures and Challengers events. Throughout his career, he has won 1 Challenger tournament and 10 Futures tournaments. Traykov participated in the Wimbledon qualification events in 2000 and 2001, but lost in the first round for both years. He also participated in the Australian Open qualifiers in 2004, winning a match but failing to qualify.

In May 2001, Traykov made it into the main draw of the International Raiffeisen Grand Prix, in Sankt Pölten, as a lucky loser. He defeated Ján Krošlák in the first round, before falling to Ivan Ljubičić in the second round.[2]

In 2006, he was declared the Tennis Player of the Year by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation, and has won five state individual championships (1996–1998, 2004 and 2006).

Traykov has represented Bulgaria in the Davis Cup since 1997, amassing a win–loss record of 8–8 in singles and 8–4 in doubles.[3]

Year-end rankings edit

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Singles 1048 1170 777 350 320 269 373 281 238 755 1046 441 504 427 690 1063 -
Doubles 787 930 851 683 653 - 1051 620 1586 1140 1683 - - 1456 967 728 1414

Challenger and Futures Finals edit

Singles: 23 (13–10) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures (12–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (11–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1998 Austria F2, Bergheim Futures Carpet (i)   Julien Boutter 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Feb 1998 Austria F3, Mondseeland Futures Carpet (i)   Radek Štěpánek 4–6, 6–7
Loss 1–2 Aug 1998 Yugoslavia F5, Subotica Futures Clay   Javier Perez-Vazquez 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–2 Aug 1998 Yugoslavia F6, Niš Futures Clay   Matey Pampoulov 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–2 Aug 1998 Yugoslavia F7, Nikšić Futures Clay   Javier Perez-Vazquez 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Feb 1999 Croatia F1, Zagreb Futures Hard   Ivan Ljubičić 3–6, 7–6, 2–6
Win 4–3 Sep 1999 Sofia, Bulgaria Challenger Clay   David Miketa 7–5, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jul 2002 Turkey F2, Istanbul Futures Hard   Jeroen Masson 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–3 Jun 2003 Serbia and Montenegro F1, Pančevo Futures Clay   Aleksander Slovič 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 6–4 Jun 2003 Serbia and Montenegro F2, Belgrade Futures Clay   Phillip Mullner 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 6–5 Jul 2003 Budaörs, Hungary Challenger Clay   Tomáš Berdych 2–6, 3–6
Win 7–5 Jun 2006 Macedonia F2, Skopje Futures Clay   Ilia Kushev 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), 7–5
Win 8–5 Jun 2006 Serbia and Montenegro F1, Belgrade Futures Clay   Yordan Kanev 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 8–6 Aug 2006 Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv Futures Clay   Todor Enev 2–6, 5–7
Loss 8–7 May 2007 Bulgaria F2, Rousse Futures Clay   Ivan Sergeyev 6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Loss 8–8 Jun 2007 Macedonia F1, Skopje Futures Clay   Predrag Rusevski 3–6, 4–6
Loss 8–9 Jun 2007 Macedonia F2, Skopje Futures Clay   Predrag Rusevski 3–6, 2–6
Win 9–9 Sep 2007 Bulgaria F7, Sofia Futures Clay   David Savić 6–2, 7–5
Win 10–9 May 2008 Bulgaria F1, Sofia Futures Clay   Simeon Ivanov 6–1, 6–2
Win 11–9 Aug 2008 Bulgaria F6, Bourgas Futures Clay   Federico Torresi 3–0 ret.
Win 12–9 Sep 2008 Bulgaria F7, Sliven Futures Clay   Pedro Clar 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 12–10 Sep 2008 Bulgaria F8, Stara Zagora Futures Clay   Tihomir Grozdanov 5–7, 0–1 ret.
Win 13–10 May 2009 Bulgaria F1, Sandanski Futures Clay   Tihomir Grozdanov 2–6, 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (3–2) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (3–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 1998 Austria F3, Mondseeland Futures Carpet (i)   Milen Velev   Petr Pála
  Borut Urh
4–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Jul 1999 Greece F4, Alexandroupolis Futures Carpet   Milen Velev   Fernando González
  Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Win 2–1 Mar 2010 Turkey F3, Antalya Futures Clay   Tihomir Grozdanov   Colin Ebelthite
  Jarryd Maher
3–6, 6–4, [10–3]
Loss 2–2 May 2010 Bulgaria F2, Varna Futures Clay   Tihomir Grozdanov   Alexandru Carpen
  Adrian Cruciat
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 May 2010 Bulgaria F3, Plovdiv Futures Clay   Tihomir Grozdanov   Ivan Anikanov
  Roman Tudoreanu
6–4, 6–3

Davis Cup edit

Ivaylo Traykov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 1997. Since then he has 16 nominations with 20 ties played, his singles W/L record is 8–8 and doubles W/L record is 8–6 (16–14 overall).

Singles (8–8) edit

Edition Round Date Surface Opponent W/L Result
1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group II RPO 19 July 1998 Clay   Pascal Schaul W 6–3, 6–1
1999 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 30 April 1999 Clay   Jean-Kome Loglo W 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
QF 18 July 1999 Clay   Gergely Kisgyörgy L 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 5–7
2000 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 28 April 2000 Clay   Solon Peppas W 6–1, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
QF 21 July 2000 Clay   Lior Mor W 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
23 July 2000   Harel Levy L 7–6(7–5), 6–7(8–10), 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)
2003 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 4 April 2003 Carpet (I)   Orest Tereshchuk L 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 4–6
6 April 2003   Andrey Stepanov W 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 9 April 2004 Carpet (I)   Karim Maamoun W 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
QF 16 July 2004 Clay   Filippo Volandri L 4–6, 2–6, 4–6
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 4 March 2005 Carpet (I)   Lado Chikhladze L 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6
6 March 2005   David Kvernadze W 6–2, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–0)
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II QF 21 July 2006 Clay   Sebő Kiss L 3–6, 3–6, 3–6
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 6 April 2007 Carpet (I)   Ernests Gulbis L 3–6, 2–6, 3–6
8 April 2007   Rihards Emulins W 6–2, 7–5
RPO 6 April 2007 Clay   Photos Kallias L 6–7(2–7), 1–6, 2–6

Doubles (8–6) edit

Edition Round Date Partner Surface Opponents W/L Result
1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group III RR 21 May 1997   Ivo Bratanov Clay   Gordon Asciak
  Mark Schembri
W 7–6(10–8), 6–3
22 May 1997   Ivo Bratanov   Raigo Saluste
  Gert Vilms
W 6–2, 6–4
23 May 1997   Ivo Bratanov   Allan Cooper
  Norbert Oduor
W 6–3, 6–2
SF 24 May 1997   Ivo Bratanov   Evghenii Plugariov
  Maxim Savitski
W 6–1, 6–3
F 25 May 1997   Ivo Bratanov   Christophe Boggetti
  Sebastien Graeff
W 6–7(6–8), 6–2, 6–1
1999 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 1 May 1999   Milen Velev Clay   Jean-Kome Loglo
  Kossi Loglo
W 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
QF 17 July 1999   Milen Velev Clay   Zoltán Böröczky
  Attila Sávolt
L 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7
2000 Europe/Africa Zone Group II 1R 29 April 2000   Orlin Stanoytchev Clay   Konstantinos Economidis
  Anastasios Vasiliadis
L 6–3, 6–7(1–7), 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 10 April 2004   Todor Enev Carpet (I)   Amr Ghoneim
  Karim Maamoun
W 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 8 April 2006   Ilia Kushev Clay   Marcos Baghdatis
  Photos Kallias
W 4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–0
QF 22 July 2006   Yordan Kanev Clay   Kornél Bardóczky
  Gergely Kisgyörgy
L 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 9–11
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 7 April 2007   Ilia Kushev Carpet (I)   Ernests Gulbis
  Deniss Pavlovs
L 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II QF 11 July 2009   Todor Enev Clay   Ernests Gulbis
  Deniss Pavlovs
L 4–6, 4–6, 4–6
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II QF 10 July 2010   Grigor Dimitrov Clay   Luka Gregorc
  Grega Žemlja
L 7–6(7–3), 6–7(2–7), 6–7(12–14), 3–6
  • RPO = Relegation playoff
  • RR = Round robin

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ Player Bio ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  2. ^ St. Poelten Draw ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
  3. ^ Davis Cup Record Official Davis Cup Website. Retrieved 25 February 2009.