# Yanaki Milev

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Bulgarian tennis player

Yanaki Milev Country (sports) Bulgaria Born (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 22) Plovdiv, Bulgaria Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Milko Milev Prize money US$ 70,684 Singles Career record 0–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 443 (26 August 2024) Current ranking No. 753 (17 January 2026) Doubles Career record 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 343 (4 November 2024) Current ranking No. 622 (17 January 2026) Last updated on: 22 January 2026.

**Yanaki Milev** (born 15 April 2004) is a [Bulgarian](/source/Bulgaria) [tennis](/source/Tennis) player. He has a career-high [ATP](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) singles ranking of world No. 443 achieved on 26 August 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 343 achieved on 4 November 2024.[1] He is currently the No. 7 Bulgarian player.[2]

## Career

Milev made his ATP main draw debut at the [2022 Sofia Open](/source/2022_Sofia_Open) after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with [Petr Nesterov](/source/Petr_Nesterov). They reached the quarterfinals, defeating Jack Vance and Jamie Vance, before losing to eventual champions [Rafael Matos](/source/Rafael_Matos) and [David Vega Hernández](/source/David_Vega_Hern%C3%A1ndez). He also received a wildcard for the [2023 Sofia Open](/source/2023_Sofia_Open) in the singles qualifying competition, and for the doubles main draw again with Nesterov, where they also reached the quarterfinals, defeating Spanish duo [Íñigo Cervantes](/source/%C3%8D%C3%B1igo_Cervantes) and defending champion David Vega Hernández.

## Year-end ATP ranking

Year 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Singles 1876 894 524 500 733 Doubles 1875 611 606 398 710

## Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

### Singles: 10 (4–6)

Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (0-0) ITF World Tennis Tour (4–6) Titles by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (4–6) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Dec 2022 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Rudolf Molleker 3–6, 4–6 Loss 0–2 Jan 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 3–6, 2–6 Win 1–2 Mar 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Sean Cuenin 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 Win 2–2 Apr 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 Loss 2–3 Oct 2023 M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Clay Clément Tabur 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 Win 3–3 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Giuseppe La Vela 6–3, 6–1 Loss 3–4 Mar 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Stijn Slump 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 Loss 3–5 Apr 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Jérôme Kym 5–7, 2–6 Loss 3–6 May 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 1–6, 0–6 Win 4–6 Jun 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay Oleg Prihodko 7–6(7–4), 6–3

### Doubles: 16 (5–11)

Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) ITF World Tennis Tour (5–10) Titles by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (4–9) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard Petr Nesterov Maks Kaśnikowski Olaf Pieczkowski 3–6, 5–7 Win 1–1 Oct 2022 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Hard Petr Nesterov Adriano Dhzenev Anthony Genov 6–3, 6–2 Win 2–1 Jan 2023 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Matthias Ujvary Quentin Folliot Arthur Reymond 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] Loss 2–2 Jun 2023 M25 Skopje, North Macedonia World Tennis Tour Clay Petr Nesterov Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg Antoine Hoang 1–6, 2–6 Loss 2–3 Jul 2024 Verona, Italy Challenger Clay Petr Nesterov Marcelo Demoliner Guillermo Durán 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), [13–15] Win 3–3 Oct 2024 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Petr Nesterov Alessandro Spadola Matteo Vavassori 7–6(7–4), 6–3 Win 4–3 Oct 2024 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Petr Nesterov Massimo Giunta Mariano Tammaro 6–3, 6–3 Loss 4–4 Nov 2024 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Petr Nesterov Tim Handel Stefan Popović 3–6, 2–6 Loss 4–5 Jan 2025 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Petr Nesterov Gabi Adrian Boitan Bogdan Pavel 1–6, 2–6 Loss 4–6 Jul 2025 M25 Gandia, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Adrien Burdet Diego Augusto Barreto Sánchez Alejandro Manzanera Pertusa 2–6, 2–6 Win 5–6 Oct 2025 M25 Zaragoza, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Álvaro Bueno Gil Alvaro Jimenez Keoni Puig McCallan 6–4, 6–4 Loss 5–7 Jan 2026 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Stefan Popović Federico Bondioli Raúl Brancaccio 3–6, 7–5, [7–10] Loss 5–8 Feb 2026 M25 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Stefan Popović Felix Mischker Martin van der Meerschen 1–6, 6–2, [8–10] Loss 5–9 Mar 2026 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Philip Henning Ergi Kırkın Niels McDonald 1–6, 3–6 Loss 5–10 May 2026 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Stefan Popović Marco Furlanetto Nicolás Parizzia 3–6, 4–6 Loss 5–11 May 2026 M25 Grado, Italy World Tennis Tour Clay Lucio Ratti Oskar Brostrøm Poulsen Nikola Slavic 6–4, 4–6, [9–11]

## National participation

### Davis Cup (2 wins, 3 losses)

Yanaki Milev debuted for the [Bulgaria Davis Cup team](/source/Bulgaria_Davis_Cup_team) in 2023. Since then he has 5 nominations with 4 ties played; his singles W/L record is 2–3 and doubles W/L record is 0–0 (2–3 overall). [3]

Group membership World Group (0–0) WG Play-off (0–0) Group I (0–3) Group II (2–0) Group III (0–0) Group IV (0–0) Matches by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (2–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) Matches by type Singles (2–3) Doubles (0–0)

- indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by [the score](/source/Davis_Cup#Ties_and_rubbers), date, place of event, [the zonal classification and its phase](/source/Davis_Cup_structure), and [the court surface](/source/Tennis_court#Types_of_tennis_courts).

Rubber result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score 1–3; 16–17 September 2023; Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group I; Clay surface Defeat 1 II Singles Kazakhstan Alexander Bublik 4–6, 1–6 1–3; 3–4 February 2024; Tennis Center Avenue, Burgas, Bulgaria; World Group I Play-Off; Hard (i) surface Defeat 2 II Singles Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur 3–6, 2–6 3–2; 14–16 September 2024; Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; World Group II; Clay surface Victory 3 II Singles El Salvador César Cruz 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 Victory 4 V Singles Marcelo Arévalo 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6) 3–2; 13–14 September 2025; Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; World Group I; Clay surface Defeat 5 IV Singles Finland Eero Vasa 2–6, 2–6

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Yanaki Milev | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis"](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/yanaki-milev/m0ka/overview). *ATP Tour*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bulgaria | ATP Rankings (Singles)"](https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-5000&region=BUL). *ATP Tour*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-daviscup_3-0)** [Davis Cup – Player Profile – MILEV, Yanaki (BUL)](https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800458234)

## External links

- [Yanaki Milev](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/M0KA/overview) at the [Association of Tennis Professionals](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals)

- [Yanaki Milev](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/yanaki-milev/800458234/bul) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

- [Yanaki Milev](https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/b3778cc0-85a8-4708-a682-6a6d5cbd2d62) at the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) ([archived former page](https://web.archive.org/web/20231002031156/https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800458234))

v t e Association of Tennis Professionals Top Bulgarian male singles tennis players As of Jun 29, 2026 1. Grigor Dimitrov (146 18) 2. Petr Nesterov (369 27) 3. Dimitar Kuzmanov (427 16) 4. Alexander Donski (528 1) 5. Alexander Vasilev (592 18) 6. Iliyan Radulov (642 5) 7. Ivan Ivanov (654 4) 8. Yanaki Milev (770 20) 9. Anas Mazdrashki (818 10) 10. Dinko Dinev (823 22)

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