{{short description|Bulgarian tennis player}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Gabriel Donev |image = |caption = |fullname = |country = {{BUL}} |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|6|29}} |birth_place = Sliven,<ref name="GabrielDonevFirstStepsProfessionalTennis">{{#invoke:Cite|web| title="Девин" праща Габриел Донев в Германия| website=viasport.bg | author=|language=bg| url=https://www.viasport.bg/8637-%E2%80%9E%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%E2%80%9C-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%89%D0%B0-%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BB-%D0%94%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2-%D0%B2-%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F.html | date=7 August 2013|access-date=30 July 2025}}</ref> Bulgaria |height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |weight = |turnedpro = |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |coach = Todor Donev |careerprizemoney = US$ 47,861 |college = |singlesrecord = 0–1 <small> (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)</small> |singlestitles = 0 |highestsinglesranking = No. 782 (7 October 2019) |currentsinglesranking = No. 981 (23 December 2024) |doublesrecord = 0–1 <small> (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)</small> |doublestitles = 0 |highestdoublesranking = No. 533 (19 August 2024) |currentdoublesranking = No. 810 (23 December 2024) |updated = 23 December 2024 }}
'''Gabriel Donev''' (Bulgarian: Габриел Донев) (born 29 June 1996) is a Bulgarian tennis player.
Donev has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 782 achieved on 7 October 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 533 achieved on 19 August 2024.
Donev represents Bulgaria at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 0–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/ATPTour/sa-bulgaria-level-in-davis-cup-tie-20190913|title=SA, Bulgaria level in Davis Cup tie|website=www.sport24.co.za|author=Herman Mostert}}</ref>
==Year-end ATP ranking== {| class="wikitable" |-bgcolor="#efefef" |align="center"|'''Year''' |align="center"|'''2015''' |align="center"|'''2016''' |align="center"|'''2017''' |align="center"|'''2018''' |align="center"|'''2019''' |align="center"|'''2020''' |align="center"|'''2021''' |align="center"|'''2022''' |align="center"|'''2023''' |align="center"|'''2024''' |- |align="center" valign="top"|'''Singles''' |align="center" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|993 |align="center" valign="top"|1007 |align="center" valign="top"|843 |align="center" valign="top"|989 |align="center" valign="top"|999 |align="center" valign="top"|820 |align="center" valign="top"|869 |align="center" valign="top"|1003 |align="center" valign="top"|981 |- |align="center" valign="top"|'''Doubles''' |align="center" valign="top"|1435 |align="center" valign="top"|- |align="center" valign="top"|- |align="center" valign="top"|971 |align="center" valign="top"|1022 |align="center" valign="top"|1043 |align="center" valign="top"|1155 |align="center" valign="top"|759 |align="center" valign="top"|708 |align="center" valign="top"|810 |}
==Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals==
===Doubles: 14 (4–10)===
{| |-valign=top | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%" |- !Legend |-style="background:moccasin;" |ATP Challengers (0–0) |-style="background:#cffcff;" |ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–10) |} | {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%" !Titles by surface |- |Hard (0–1) |- |Clay (4–9) |- |Grass (0–0) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|Jun 2015}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Bulgaria F2, Burgas |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|GRE}} Eleftherios Theodorou |{{flagicon|BUL}} Tihomir Grozdanov<br />{{flagicon|BUL}} Alexandar Lazov |5–7, 6–4, [7–10] |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–2</small> |{{dts|Aug 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Serbia F2, Novi Sad |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Plamen Milushev |{{flagicon|TUN}} Moez Echargui<br />{{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Nagy |7–5, 4–6, [6–10] |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–3</small> |{{dts|Aug 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Târgu Mureș, Romania |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Maksim Tikhomirov |{{flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Casanova<br />{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Juárez |2–6, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup> |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–4</small> |{{dts|Mar 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Antalya, Turkey |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|ROU}} Vlad Andrei Dancu |{{flagicon|UZB}} Sanjar Fayziev<br />{{flagicon|GRE}} Markos Kalovelonis |7–5, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, [7–10] |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–5</small> |{{dts|Sep 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Paz<br />{{flagicon|UKR}} Eric Vanshelboim |3–6, 3–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–6</small> |{{dts|Apr 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Dubrovnik, Croatia |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|CRO}} Božo Barun<br />{{flagicon|CRO}} Alen Rogić Hadžalić |4–6, 7–5, [7–10] |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–7</small> |{{dts|May 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Heraklion, Greece |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Addison<br />{{flagicon|CAN}} Kelsey Stevenson |6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup> |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>0–8</small> |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Budva, Montenegro |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|BEL}} Simon Beaupain<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} Loïc Cloes |4–6, 7–6<sup>(7–3)</sup>, [3–10] |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>1–8</small> |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Sofia, Bulgaria |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ignacio Galarza<br />{{flagicon|SLO}} Tomás Lipovšek Puches |3–6, 7–5, [11–9] |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>2–8</small> |{{dts|Sep 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|ITA}} Giammarco Gandolfi<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} Giannicola Misasi |6–1, 6–2 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>3–8</small> |{{dts|Oct 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|CRO}} Matej Dodig<br />{{flagicon|UKR}} Eric Vanshelboim |6–2, 6–1 |- |style="background:#98fb98;"|Win |<small>4–8</small> |{{dts|May 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|SRB}} Kristijan Juhas |{{flagicon|SRB}} Stefan Popović<br />{{flagicon|}} Marat Sharipov |6–4, 6–2 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–9</small> |{{dts|May 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|JPN}} Keisuke Saitoh<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Sumizawa |4–6, 0–6 |- |style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |<small>4–10</small> |{{dts|Aug 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov |{{flagicon|FRA}} Luka Pavlovic<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Valsecchi |5–7, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>, [3–10] |}
==National participation==
===Davis Cup (2 losses)=== Gabriel Donev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2019. Since then he has 2 nominations with 2 ties played, his singles W/L record is 0–1 and doubles W/L record is 0–1 (0–2 overall).
{| |- valign=top | {|class=wikitable |- !Group membership |- style="background:#ffc;" |World Group (0–0) |- style="background:#B0E0E6;" |WG Play-off (0–0) |- style="background:#cfc;" |Group I (0–0) |- style="background:#fcf;" |Group II (0–2) |- style="background:#9cf;" |Group III (0–0) |- style="background:#fc9;" |Group IV (0–0) |} | {|class=wikitable |- !Matches by surface |- |Hard (0–2) |- |Clay (0–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} | {|class=wikitable |- !Matches by type |- |Singles (0–1) |- |Doubles (0–1) |} |} * <small>{{increase}} {{decrease}} 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.</small>
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% |- ! scope="col" |Rubber result ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Rubber ! scope="col" |Match type (partner if any) ! scope="col" |Opponent nation ! scope="col" |Opponent player(s) ! scope="col" |Score |- !colspan=7|{{decrease}}1–4; 13–14 September 2019; Kelvin Grove Club, Cape Town, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Hard surface |- style="background:#fcf;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |1 |V |Singles |{{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa |Philip Henning |2–6, 3–6 |- !colspan=7|{{decrease}}1–3; 5–6 March 2021; Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group II; Hard (i)surface |- style="background:#fcf;" |bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat |2 |III |Doubles (with Alexandar Lazarov) |{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico |Hans Hach Verdugo / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela |4–6, 4–6 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
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