Yordan Kanev Explained
Yordan Kanev
Йордан Кънев |
| Residence: | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Birth Date: | 1984 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pazardzhik, Bulgaria |
| Retired: | 2008 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$ 27,282 |
| Singlesrecord: | 2–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 306 (9 August 2004) |
| Doublesrecord: | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 366 (13 September 2004) |
| Updated: | 29 September 2021 |
Yordan Kanev (Bulgarian: Йордан Кънев, born 31 May 1984) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria. Between 2004 and 2007 he has frequently part of Bulgaria's Davis Cup national team. On 9 August 2004, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 306 whilst his best doubles ranking was 366 on 13 September 2004.[1] [2]
Year-end rankings
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Singles | align="center" valign="top" | - | 1017 | 461 | 380 | 1032 | 791 | 984 | 1823 |
| Doubles | 1536 | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | align="center" valign="top" | - | 827 | align="center" valign="top" | - | 783 | align="center" valign="top" | - | |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 4 (1–3)
| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) | | ITF Futures (1–3) | |
| | Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (1–3) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|
| Win | 1–0 | | Egypt F1, Cairo | Futures | Clay |  Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–1 | | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay |  Somdev Devvarman | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | | Serbia & Montenegro F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Nikola Ćirić | 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | | Serbia & Montenegro F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 | |
Doubles: 11 (4–7)
| Legend (doubles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) | | ITF Futures (4–7) | |
| | Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–3) | | Clay (4–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) | |
| |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | | Cyprus F1, Nicosia | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Elefterios Alexiou
Alexandros Jakupovic | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Mustafa Ghouse
Vishal Uppal | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | | Serbia and Montenegro F3, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić | 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–3 | | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | Ilia Kushev |  Artem Sitak
Dmitri Sitak | 6–7(5–7), 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | Ilia Kushev | Artem Sitak
Dmitri Sitak | w/o |
| Loss | 1–5 | | Italy F5, Catania | Futures | Clay |  Stefano Ianni | Flavio Cipolla
Francesco Piccari | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | | Canada F1, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Marco Crugnola | Benjamin Becker
 Philip Stolt | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | | Egypt F2, Port Said | Futures | Clay |  Predrag Rusevski |  Alexandr Dolgopolov
Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | | Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev |  Robert Gustafsson
 Jim May | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 3–7 | | Bulgaria F3, Sofia | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Todor Enev
Tihomir Grozdanov | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Win | 4–7 | | Macedonia F1, Skopje | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Daniel Danilović
Lazar Magdinčev | 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 | |
Davis Cup
Yordan Kanev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2004. Since then he has 9 nominations with 8 ties played, his singles W/L record is 2–5 and doubles W/L record is 1–2 (3–7 overall).
Singles (2–5)
| Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
|---|
| bgcolor=#efefef rowspan=2 | 2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 11 April 2004 | Carpet (I) |  Karim Maamoun | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| QF | 18 July 2004 | Clay | Andreas Seppi | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 2–6, 5–7 |
| bgcolor=#efefef | 2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | SF | 25 September 2005 | Hard | Sergei Bubka | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 3–6 |
| 2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 7 April 2006 | Clay |  Marcos Baghdatis | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=#efefef rowspan=3 | 2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 8 April 2007 | Carpet (I) | Deniss Pavlovs | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 3–6, 1–6 |
| align=center rowspan=2 | QF | 20 July 2007 | Clay | Marcos Baghdatis | bgcolor=#FFA07A align=center | L | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| 22 July 2007 | Petros Baghdatis | bgcolor=#98FB98 align=center | W | 6–4, 6–3 | |
Doubles (1–2)
Notes and References
- Web site: Yordan Kanev – Overview – ATP World Tour – Tennis. 29 September 2021.
- https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/yordan-kanev/800208899/bul/mt/s/overview/ ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – KANEV, Yordan (BUL)
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