Yanaki Milev Explained
| Yanaki Milev |
| Birth Date: | 2004 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach: | Milko Milev |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 46,439 |
| Singlesrecord: | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 449 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 449 (12 August 2024) |
| Doublesrecord: | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 434 (12 August 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 434 (12 August 2024) |
| Updated: | 15 August 2024 |
Yanaki Milev (born 15 April 2004) is a Bulgarian tennis player.He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 449 achieved on 12 August 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 434 achieved on 12 August 2024.[1]
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) |
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| 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) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rudolf Molleker | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Sean Cuenin | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | | M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Clément Tabur | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Giuseppe La Vela | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–4 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Stijn Slump | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Jérôme Kym | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | | M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Oleg Prihodko | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | |
Doubles: 5 (2–3)
| Legend (doubles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) | | ITF World Tennis Tour (2–2) | |
| | Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (1–1) | | Clay (1–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nesterov |  Maks Kaśnikowski
Olaf Pieczkowski | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nesterov | Adriano Dhzenev
Anthony Genov | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Matthias Ujvary | Quentin Folliot
Arthur Reymond | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–2 | | M25 Skopje, North Macedonia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Petr Nesterov | Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg
Antoine Hoang | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | | style=background:moccasin; | Verona, Italy | style=background:moccasin; | Challenger | Clay | Petr Nesterov |  Marcelo Demoliner
 Guillermo Durán | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [13–15] | |
National participation
Davis Cup (2 losses)
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 |
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| 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 |
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| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| | Matches by type |
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| Singles (0–2) | | Doubles (0–0) | |
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- indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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| 1–3; 16–17 September 2023; Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group I; Clay surface |
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| 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 |
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| Defeat | 2 | II | Singles |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Damir Džumhur | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Yanaki Milev | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis. ATP Tour.
- https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800458234 Davis Cup – Player Profile – MILEV, Yanaki (BUL)
