Valentin Dimov
Валентин Димов
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Birth date12 March 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeSofia, Bulgaria
Turnedpro2006
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed
CareerprizemoneyUS$ 24,575
Singlesrecord0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles0
0 Challengers, 1 Futures
Highestsinglesranking621 (8 March 2010)
Doublesrecord0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles0
0 Challengers, 0 Futures
Highestdoublesranking694 (24 August 2009)
Updated30 January 2021

Valentin Ivanov Dimov (Bulgarian: Валентин Иванов Димов, born 12 March 1989) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 8 March 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 621 whilst his best doubles ranking was 694 on 24 August 2009.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the current captain of the Bulgarian Davis Cup team since 2022.[6]

Year-end rankings

Year20072008200920102011201220132014
Singles138697965890510119587581281
Doubles117589111141452159613321023-

Challenger and Futures Finals

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0May 2009Bulgaria F4, YambolFuturesClayCătălin-Ionuț Gârd6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 7 (0–7)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2007Bulgaria F5, VarnaFuturesClayTihomir GrozdanovBogdan Leonte
Peter Torebko		6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss0–2Aug 2008Bulgaria F5, DobrichFuturesClayTodor EnevTihomir Grozdanov
Simeon Ivanov		6–2, 5–7, [6–10]
Loss0–3Aug 2008Bulgaria F6, BourgasFuturesClayTodor EnevGleb Alekseenko
Vadim Alekseenko		1–6, 5–7
Loss0–4Sep 2008Bulgaria F7, SlivenFuturesClayTodor EnevGleb Alekseenko
Vadim Alekseenko		5–7, 5–7
Loss0–5May 2009Bulgaria F1, SandanskiFuturesClayTodor EnevThomas Kromann
John Millman		6–3, 1–6, [5–10]
Loss0–6May 2012Bulgaria F1, VarnaFuturesClayDimitar KuzmanovAleksandr Nedovyesov
Ivan Sergeyev		1–6, 1–6
Loss0–7Sep 2013Greece F10, FilippiadaFuturesHardDinko HalachevAlexandros Jakupovic
Markos Kalovelonis		3–6, 3–6

Davis Cup

Valentin Dimov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2009. Since then he has 5 nominations with 3 ties played, his singles W/L record is 0–2 and doubles W/L record is 0–1 (0–3 overall).

Singles (0–2)

EditionRoundDateSurfaceOpponentW/LResult
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group IIQF12 July 2009ClayAndis JuškaL4–6, 4–6
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group IIQF11 July 2010ClayBlaž RolaL0–6, 1–6

Doubles (0–1)

EditionRoundDatePartnerSurfaceOpponentsW/LResult
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group IIR15 March 2011Dimitar KuzmanovHard (I)Uladzimir Ignatik
Max Mirnyi		L2–6, 4–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ Tennis– ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov
  2. ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov – Playing Activity – Singles
  3. ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov – Playing Activity – Doubles
  4. ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov – Rankings History
  5. ^ ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – DIMOV, Valentin (BUL)
  6. ^ "Валентин Димов е новият капитан на България за купа "Дейвис"". 11 February 2022.