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]
Country (sports) | Bulgaria |
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Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 12 March 1989
Turned pro | 2006 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | US$ 24,575 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | 621 (8 March 2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | 694 (24 August 2009) |
Last updated on: 30 January 2021. |
Year-end rankings
editYear | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
Singles | 1386 | 979 | 658 | 905 | 1011 | 958 | 758 | 1281 |
Doubles | 1175 | 891 | 1114 | 1452 | 1596 | 1332 | 1023 | - |
Challenger and Futures Finals
editSingles: 1 (1–0)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | May 2009 | Bulgaria F4, Yambol | Futures | Clay | Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 7 (0–7)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2007 | Bulgaria F5, Varna | Futures | Clay | Tihomir Grozdanov | Bogdan Leonte Peter Torebko |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2008 | Bulgaria F5, Dobrich | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Tihomir Grozdanov Simeon Ivanov |
6–2, 5–7, [6–10] |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2008 | Bulgaria F6, Bourgas | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Gleb Alekseenko Vadim Alekseenko |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2008 | Bulgaria F7, Sliven | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Gleb Alekseenko Vadim Alekseenko |
5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–5 | May 2009 | Bulgaria F1, Sandanski | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Thomas Kromann John Millman |
6–3, 1–6, [5–10] |
Loss | 0–6 | May 2012 | Bulgaria F1, Varna | Futures | Clay | Dimitar Kuzmanov | Aleksandr Nedovyesov Ivan Sergeyev |
1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–7 | Sep 2013 | Greece F10, Filippiada | Futures | Hard | Dinko Halachev | Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis |
3–6, 3–6 |
Davis Cup
editValentin 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)
editEdition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 12 July 2009 | Clay | Andis Juška | L | 4–6, 4–6 |
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 11 July 2010 | Clay | Blaž Rola | L | 0–6, 1–6 |
Doubles (0–1)
editEdition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 5 March 2011 | Dimitar Kuzmanov | Hard (I) | Uladzimir Ignatik Max Mirnyi |
L | 2–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
References
edit- ^ Tennis– ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov
- ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov – Playing Activity – Singles
- ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov – Playing Activity – Doubles
- ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Valentin Dimov – Rankings History
- ^ ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – DIMOV, Valentin (BUL)
- ^ "Валентин Димов е новият капитан на България за купа "Дейвис"". 11 February 2022.