Bulgarian tennis player
Vasko Mladenov![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Vasko_Mladenov.jpg/220px-Vasko_Mladenov.jpg) Vasko Mladenov |
Country (sports) | Bulgaria |
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Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Born | (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 35) Sofia, Bulgaria |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Turned pro | 2005 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | US$ 47,373 |
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Career record | 1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 0 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 637 (20 June 2016) |
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Current ranking | No. 1293 (11 January 2021) |
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Career record | 1–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 17 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 359 (20 June 2016) |
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Current ranking | No. 959 (11 January 2021) |
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Last updated on: 17 January 2021. |
Vasko Mladenov (Bulgarian: Васко Младенов, born 30 July 1989) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player.
On 6 June 2016, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 637 in June 2016 whilst his best doubles ranking was 359 in June 2016. Mladenov is a winner of seventeen ITF titles in doubles.
Mladenov is also a two time Bulgarian National Champion (2016 and 2017). He participated in the Davis Cup in doubles in March 2016 against Turkey, bringing Bulgaria a historic win 7:6, 6:7, 6:7, 7:6, 6:4 alongside fellow Bulgarian Alexander Lazov.
Mladenov also took part in the Davis Cup tie against Tunisia in August 2016, where he won his singles match against Moez Echargui in a thrilling 6:7, 7:5, 7:6 match. He also took part in the Davis Cup group 3 tie against Iceland, Macedonia, Albania and finally Bulgaria faced Monaco in the deciding playoff to promote to group 2, unfortunately Bulgaria lost the tie. He made his debut at an ATP tournament in 2018, playing in his native Bulgaria the ATP Sofia Open. He worked as an official sparring partner with Novak Djokovic for the 2013 Us Open. Vasko is also a rapper and a music producer, writing his own music and lyrics, mainly in Russian. He has released 3 albums and multiple single records such as "Химия", "Океаны".[1][2][3][4][5]
Early and personal life
Vasko was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, as the only child of Vasil, who is from Bulgaria and, Elena, who is from Russia. When he was five he began to play with his grandfather, Lev Shulga, who is a well known coach from the former U.S.S.R. Vasko speaks fluent Bulgarian, Russian and English. He is known for his aggressive and all-court style of play. Mladenov has a right-handed forehand and Double-handed backhand. His favourite surface is hard. His hobbies are listening to music, playing the piano, playing snooker, billiards and playing football. Currently he resides in Sofia, and is coached by Levar Harper-Griffith and Miroslav Gergov.
Junior career
He won three tournaments as a junior. The first one was in 2005, he defeated Plamen Avramov in Plovdiv in straight sets, final score was 6–0, 6–1. The second one also was in 2005, in Timișoara, he defeated Maksim Bakunin in three sets, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4). The third and final one was in 2006, in Kyiv, he won the tournament after beating Uladzimir Ignatik in three sets, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1. All these tournaments were played on clay court. In 2007, in France, he played the European Junior. Bulgaria was represented by Vasko, Valentin Dimov and Aleksandar Lazov, they were runners-up.
Year-end rankings
Year
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2019
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Singles
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1497
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1541
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969
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950
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1268
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1372
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689
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918
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1071
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965
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1201
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Doubles
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-
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1476
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796
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727
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584
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-
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-
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-
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-
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695
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427
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687
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759
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483
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872
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Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
Legend (Singles)
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
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ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (0–2)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (0–2)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Jul 2015
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Turkey F28, Ankara
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Futures
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Clay
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Ivan Nedelko
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5–7, 3–6
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Loss
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0–2
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Oct 2015
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Ukraine F6, Cherkasy
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Futures
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Clay
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Ivan Nedelko
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5–7, 4–6
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Doubles: 31 (17–14)
Legend (Doubles)
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ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
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ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (17–14)
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Titles by Surface
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Hard (10–5)
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Clay (7–8)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–1)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Jun 2007
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Bulgaria F3, Pleven
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Futures
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Clay
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Pirmin Haenle
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Roman Kelečić
Nikola Martinović
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2–6, 6–4, 6–4
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Loss
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1–1
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Jun 2007
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Bulgaria F4, Sofia
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Futures
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Clay
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Ilia Kushev
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David Savić
Miljan Zekić
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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2–1
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Sep 2007
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Bulgaria F6, Burgas
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Futures
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Clay
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Sergey Betov
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Roman Kelečić
Nikola Martinović
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3–0 ret.
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Win
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3–1
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Sep 2008
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Bulgaria F8, Stara Zagora
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Futures
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Clay
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Boris Nicola Bakalov
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Ivan Bjelica
Miljan Zekić
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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4–1
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Dec 2008
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Brazil F33, São Paulo
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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Nikita Kryvonos
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Diogo Cruz
Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli
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4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
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Loss
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4–2
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Dec 2008
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Brazil F34, São Paulo
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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Nicolás Pastor
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Mario Eckardt
Patrick Taubert
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2–6, 2–6
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Win
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5–2
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Dec 2008
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Brazil F35, São Paulo
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Futures
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Hard
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Lars Pörschke
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Diego Matos
Eládio Ribeiro Neto
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6–1, 6–2
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Win
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6–2
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May 2014
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Ukraine F4, Rivne
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Futures
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Clay
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Nikita Kryvonos
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Yurii Dzhavakian
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
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6–4, 6–4
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Loss
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6–3
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May 2014
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Ukraine F5, Rivne
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Futures
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Clay
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Nikita Kryvonos
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Yurii Dzhavakian
Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
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2–6, 4–6
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Loss
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6–4
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Jul 2014
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Bulgaria F5, Plovdiv
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Futures
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Clay
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Dinko Halachev
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Romain Arneodo
Luca Margaroli
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6–7(4–7), 4–6
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Win
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7–4
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Apr 2015
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Tunisia F13, El Kantaoui
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Remy Chala
Daniil Medvedev
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4–6, 6–1, [11–9]
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Loss
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7–5
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May 2015
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Ukraine F1, Cherkasy
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Futures
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Clay
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Vadym Ursu
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Sergiy Sergiienko
Artem Smirnov
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6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
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Loss
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7–6
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Jul 2015
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Turkey F29, Ankara
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Futures
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Clay
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Alexander Igoshin
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Daniele Capecchi
Federico Maccari
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6–7(6–8), 6–3, [7–10]
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Win
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8–6
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Sep 2015
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Tunisia F21, El Kantaoui
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Aziz Dougaz
Jordan Dyke
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6–2, 6–7(6–8), [10–6]
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Win
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9–6
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Sep 2015
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Tunisia F22, El Kantaoui
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Romain Bauvy
Ugo Nastasi
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2–6, 7–5, [12–10]
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Loss
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9–7
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Nov 2015
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Tunisia F33, El Kantaoui
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Jordi Muñoz Abreu
David Pérez Sanz
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3–6, 1–6
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Win
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10–7
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Dec 2015
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Tunisia F34, El Kantaoui
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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David Pérez Sanz
David Vega Hernández
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6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–8]
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Loss
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10–8
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Dec 2015
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Tunisia F35, El Kantaoui
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Peter Bothwell
Lloyd Glasspool
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1–6, 4–6
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Win
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11–8
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May 2016
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Ukraine F3, Cherkasy
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Futures
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Clay
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Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi
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Denys Mylokostov
Danylo Veremeychuk
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6–4, 6–1
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Win
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12–8
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Jun 2016
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Bulgaria F3, Stara Zagora
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Futures
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Clay
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Yan Sabanin
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Carlos Calderón
Pedro Martínez
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6–2, 7–6(7–2)
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Loss
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12–9
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Aug 2016
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Belarus F1, Minsk
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Futures
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Hard
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Markos Kalovelonis
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Yaraslav Shyla
Dzmitry Zhyrmont
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6–7(8–10), 3–6
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Loss
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12–10
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Jul 2017
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Turkey F25, Istanbul
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Futures
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Clay
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Nikola Ćaćić
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Miki Janković
Dimitar Kuzmanov
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4–6, 6–2, [9–11]
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Loss
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12–11
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Jul 2017
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Turkey F26, Istanbul
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Futures
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Clay
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Alexander Igoshin
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Sarp Ağabigün
Marat Deviatiarov
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2–6, 6–7(5–7)
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Loss
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12–12
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May 2018
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Tunisia F18, Djerba
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Diego Hidalgo
Sem Verbeek
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2–6, 4–6
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Win
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13–12
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May 2018
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Tunisia F19, Djerba
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Hady Habib
José Vidal Azorín
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4–6, 7–6(9–7), [12–10]
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Win
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14–12
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May 2018
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Tunisia F20, Djerba
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Alexis Klégou
Francesco Vilardo
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6–3, 4–6, [10–7]
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Win
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15–12
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Jun 2018
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Tunisia F21, Djerba
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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John Paul Fruttero
Albano Olivetti
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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16–12
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Sep 2018
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Tunisia F32, Monastir
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Futures
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Hard
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Anis Ghorbel
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Alexander Merino
Christoph Negritu
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6–3, 6–3
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Loss
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16–13
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Nov 2018
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Estonia F2, Tartu
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Futures
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Carpet (i)
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Luca Castelnuovo
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Vladimir Ivanov
Maxim Ratniuk
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4–6, 6–1, [4–10]
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Win
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17–13
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Mar 2019
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M15 Tabarka, Tunisia
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Anis Ghorbel
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Sergio Martos Gornés
Oriol Roca Batalla
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6–4, 6–1
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Loss
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17–14
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Aug 2019
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M15 Irpin, Ukraine
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Sagadat Ayap
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Vladyslav Orlov
George Tsivadze
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6–1, 3–6, [5–10]
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Davis Cup
Vasko Mladenov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2016 against Turkey in Ankara. Since then he has a 1–0 singles record and a 4–2 doubles record (5–2 overall). He participated in Davis Cup in doubles in March 2016 against Turkey, bringing Bulgaria a historic win 7:6, 6:7, 6:7, 7:6, 6:4 alongside fellow Bulgarian Alexander Lazov.
Mladenov also took part in the Davis Cup tie against Tunisia in August 2016, where he won his singles match against Moez Echargui in a thrilling 6:7, 7:5, 7:6 match. He also took part in the Davis Cup group 3 tie against Iceland, Macedonia, Albania and finally Bulgaria faced Monaco in the deciding playoff to promote to group 2, unfortunately Bulgaria lost the tie.
Singles (1–0)
Doubles (4–2)
Edition
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Round
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Date
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Partner
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Surface
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Opponents
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W/L
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Result
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2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II
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R1
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5 March 2016
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Alexander Lazov
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Hard (I)
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Cem İlkel
Tuna Altuna
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W
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7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4
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RPO
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16 July 2016
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Alexandar Lazarov
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Hard
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Malek Jaziri
Skander Mansouri
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L
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4–6, 4–6, 3–6
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2018 Europe Zone Group III
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RR
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4 April 2018
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Dimitar Kuzmanov
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Clay
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Elbi Mjeshtri
Genajd Shypheja
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W
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6–0, 6–0
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RR
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5 April 2018
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Dimitar Kuzmanov
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Clay
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Birkir Gunnarsson
Egill Sigurdsson
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W
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6–2, 6–1
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RR
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6 April 2018
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Adrian Andreev
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Clay
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Stefan Micov
Gorazd Srbljak
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W
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6–4, 6–3
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PRO
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7 April 2018
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Dimitar Kuzmanov
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Clay
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Romain Arneodo
Benjamin Balleret
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L
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4–6, 3–6
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- RPO = Relegation Play–off
- PPO = Promotion Play–off
- RR = Round Robin
References
External links
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