Yanaki Milev (born 15 April 2004) is a Bulgarian tennis player.

Yanaki Milev
Country (sports) 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 moneyUS$ 33,227
Singles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 482 (4 December 2023)
Current rankingNo. 552 (4 March 2024)
Doubles
Career record2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 464 (26 June 2023)
Current rankingNo. 695 (4 March 2024)
Last updated on: 6 March 2024.

Milev has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 482 achieved on 4 December 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 464 achieved on 26 June 2023.[1]

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 edit

Singles: 8 (3–5) edit

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (3–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Rudolf Molleker 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 3–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Mar 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Sean Cuenin 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–2 Apr 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Oct 2023 M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Clay   Clément Tabur 2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 3–3 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Giuseppe La Vela 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–4 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Stijn Slump 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Apr 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Jérôme Kym 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 4 (2–2) edit

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF World Tennis Tour (2–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard   Petr Nesterov   Maks Kaśnikowski
  Olaf Pieczkowski
3–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard   Petr Nesterov   Adriano Dhzenev
  Anthony Genov
6–3, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jan 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Matthias Ujvary   Quentin Folliot
  Arthur Reymond
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 2–2 Jun 2023 M25 Skopje, North Macedonia World Tennis Tour Clay   Petr Nesterov   Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
  Antoine Hoang
1–6, 2–6

National participation edit

Davis Cup (2 losses) edit

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

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–2)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–2)
Doubles (0–0)
Rubber result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 1–3; 16–17 September 2023; Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group I; Clay surface
Defeat 1 II Singles   Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 4–6, 1–6
 1–3; 3–4 February 2024; Tennis Center Avenue, Burgas, Bulgaria; World Group I Play-Off; Hard (i) surface
Defeat 2 II Singles   Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 3–6, 2–6

References edit

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

External links edit