Yordan Kanev
Йордан Кънев
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1984-05-31) 31 May 1984
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Retired2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 27,282
Singles
Career record2–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF Futures
Highest rankingNo. 306 (9 August 2004)
Doubles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles4 ITF Futures
Highest rankingNo. 366 (13 September 2004)
Last updated on: 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 - 1017 461 380 1032 791 984 1823
Doubles 1536 - - - 827 - 783 -

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 Aug 2003 Egypt F1, Cairo Futures Clay Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–1 Mar 2004 India F2, Kolkata Futures Clay India Somdev Devvarman 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 2004 Serbia & Montenegro F2, Belgrade Futures Clay Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Ćirić 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 4–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2006 Serbia & Montenegro F1, Belgrade Futures Clay Bulgaria 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 Oct 2003 Cyprus F1, Nicosia Futures Clay Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Greece Elefterios Alexiou
Greece Alexandros Jakupovic		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2004 India F2, Kolkata Futures Clay Bulgaria Todor Enev India Mustafa Ghouse
India Vishal Uppal		 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2004 Serbia and Montenegro F3, Belgrade Futures Clay Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Serbia and Montenegro Nikola Ćirić
Serbia and Montenegro Goran Tošić		 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Loss 1–3 Dec 2004 Qatar F4, Doha Futures Hard Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Russia Artem Sitak
Russia Dmitri Sitak		 6–7(5–7), 0–6
Loss 1–4 Dec 2004 Qatar F5, Doha Futures Hard Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Russia Artem Sitak
Russia Dmitri Sitak		 w/o
Loss 1–5 Mar 2005 Italy F5, Catania Futures Clay Italy Stefano Ianni Italy Flavio Cipolla
Italy Francesco Piccari		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–6 Nov 2005 Canada F1, Toronto Futures Hard Italy Marco Crugnola Germany Benjamin Becker
United States Philip Stolt		 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 4–6
Loss 1–7 Mar 2006 Egypt F2, Port Said Futures Clay North Macedonia Predrag Rusevski Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Italy Giancarlo Petrazzuolo		 1–6, 2–6
Win 2–7 Sep 2006 Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv Futures Clay Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Sweden Robert Gustafsson
United Kingdom Jim May		 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–7 Sep 2006 Bulgaria F3, Sofia Futures Clay Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Bulgaria Todor Enev
Bulgaria Tihomir Grozdanov		 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 4–7 Jun 2007 Macedonia F1, Skopje Futures Clay Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Sweden Daniel Danilović
North Macedonia 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
2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 11 April 2004 Carpet (I) Egypt Karim Maamoun W 7–6(7–1), 6–3
QF 18 July 2004 Clay Italy Andreas Seppi L 2–6, 5–7
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II SF 25 September 2005 Hard Ukraine Sergei Bubka L 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 3–6
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 7 April 2006 Clay Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis L 1–6, 2–6, 2–6
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 8 April 2007 Carpet (I) Latvia Deniss Pavlovs L 3–6, 1–6
QF 20 July 2007 Clay Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis L 2–6, 2–6, 2–6
22 July 2007 Cyprus Petros Baghdatis W 6–4, 6–3

Doubles (1–2)

Edition Round Date Partner Surface Opponents W/L Result
2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II QF 17 July 2004 Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Clay Italy Massimo Bertolini
Italy Andreas Seppi		 L 4–6, 0–6, 1–6
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II R1 5 March 2005 Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Carpet (I) Georgia (country) Lado Chikhladze
Georgia (country) Irakli Ushangishvili		 W 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II QF 22 July 2006 Bulgaria Ivaylo Traykov Clay Hungary Kornél Bardóczky
Hungary Gergely Kisgyörgy		 L 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 9–11

References

  1. ↑ "Yordan Kanev – Overview – ATP World Tour – Tennis". Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ↑ ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – KANEV, Yordan (BUL)
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