Ivaylo Traykov
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| Country |  Bulgaria |
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| Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Born | 17 December 1978 Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) (13 st. 5 lb.) |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$104,964 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6-8 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 211 (8 September 2003) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2-3 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 612 (2 December 2002) |
| Last updated on: 9 August 2010. | |
Ivaylo Traykov (Bulgarian: Ивайло Трайков) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player.
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[edit] Personal
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]
[edit] Career
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 Internationaler 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 is the lowest ranked Bulgarian in the Doubles Ranking, at 1463.[3]
[edit] Davis Cup
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.[4]
[edit] Futures and Challenger finals: 28 (16–12)
[edit] Singles: 23 (13–10)
| Legend |
| Challengers (1–1) |
| Futures (12–9) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. |
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 Bergheim F2ITF FU $10,000 |
Carpet |  Julien Boutter |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2. |
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Mondseeland F3 ITF FU $10,000 |
Carpet |  Radek Štěpánek |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 3. |
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 Subotica F5ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay |  Javier Perez-Vazquez |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 4. |
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Niš F6 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Matej Pampoulov |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 5. |
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Nikšić F7 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Javier Perez-Vazquez |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 6. |
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 Zagreb F1ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Ivan Ljubičić |
3–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 7. |
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Sofia CH ATP Challenger $25,000 |
Clay | David Miketa |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. |
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 Istanbul F2ITF FU $10,000 |
Hard |  Jeroen Masson |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 9. |
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 Pančevo F1ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay |  Aleksander Slovič |
7–6(4), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 10. |
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Belgrade F2 ITF FU $10,000 |
Hard | Phillip Mullner |
6–3, 6–7(2), 6–7(5) |
| Runner-up | 11. |
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 Budaörs CHATP Challenger $50,000 |
Clay | Tomáš Berdych |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 12. |
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 Skopje F2ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Ilia Kushev |
7–6(4), 6–7(3), 7–5 |
| Winner | 13. |
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Belgrade F1 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Yordan Kanev |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 14. |
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Plovdiv F1 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Todor Enev |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Runner-up | 15. |
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Rousse F1 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay |  Ivan Sergeyev |
6–3, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. |
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Skopje F1 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Predrag Rusevski |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. |
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Skopje F2 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Predrag Rusevski |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 18. |
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Sofia F7 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | David Savič |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 19. |
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Sofia F1 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Simeon Ivanov |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 20. |
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Bourgas F6 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay |  Federico Torresi |
3–0 RET. |
| Winner | 21. |
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Sliven F7 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Pedro Clar-Rossello |
6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 22. |
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Stara Zagora F8 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Tihomir Grozdanov |
5–7, 0–1 RET. |
| Winner | 23. |
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Sandanski F1 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Tihomir Grozdanov |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
[edit] Doubles: 5 (3–2)
| Legend |
| Challengers (0–0) |
| Futures (3–2) |
| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in final |
| Runner-ups | 1. |
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Mondseeland F3 ITF FU $10,000 |
Carpet | Milen Velev |
Petr Pála Borut Urh |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Winners | 2. |
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 Alexandroupolis F4ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Milen Velev |
 Fernando González Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
7–6(2), 7–6(4) |
| Winners | 3. |
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Antalya F3 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Tihomir Grozdanov |
 Colin Ebelthite Jarryd Maher |
3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Runner-ups | 4. |
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Varna F2 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Tihomir Grozdanov |
 Alexandru Carpen Adrian Cruciat |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winners | 5. |
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Plovdiv F3 ITF FU $10,000 |
Clay | Tihomir Grozdanov |
Ivan Anikanov Roman Tudoreanu |
6–4, 6–3 |
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Player Bio ATP World Tour. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ St. Poelten Draw ATP World Tour. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ Bulgarian Doubles Rankings ATP World Tour. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ^ Davis Cup Record Official Davis Cup Website. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
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