Introduction
Yanaki Milev (born 15 April 2004) is a Bulgarian tennis player.
Milev has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 551 achieved on 21 August 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 464 achieved on 26 June 2023.
Milev made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Sofia Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Petr Nesterov. They reached the quarterfinals defeating Jack Vance and Jamie Vance before losing to eventual champions Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández.He also received a wildcard for the 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 and defending champion David Vega Hernández.
Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 5 (2–3)
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Legend (singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0-0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (2–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0-0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (2–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Dec 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rudolf Molleker | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jan 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | Mar 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sean Cuenin | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | Apr 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Oct 2023 | M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Clément Tabur | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (2–2)
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Legend (doubles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (2–2) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (2–2) |
| Hard (1–1) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Oct 2022 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nesterov | Maks Kaśnikowski Olaf Pieczkowski |
3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Oct 2022 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nesterov | Adriano Dhzenev Anthony Genov |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | Jan 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matthias Ujvary | Quentin Folliot Arthur Reymond |
3–6, 6–2, [10–6] | |
| Loss | Jun 2023 | M25 Skopje, North Macedonia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Petr Nesterov | Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg Antoine Hoang |
1–6, 2–6 |
National participation
Davis Cup (1 loss)
Yanaki Milev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2023. Since then he has 1 nomination with 1 tie played, his singles W/L record is 0–1 and doubles W/L record is 0–0 (0–1 overall).
| Matches by type |
|---|
| Group membership |
| World Group (0–0) |
| WG Play-off (0–0) |
| Group I (0–1) |
| Group II (0–0) |
| Group III (0–0) |
| Group IV (0–0) |
| Matches by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Matches by type |
| Singles (0–1) |
| Doubles (0–0) |
| World Group (0–0) |
| WG Play-off (0–0) |
| Group I (0–1) |
| Group II (0–0) |
| Group III (0–0) |
| Group IV (0–0) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Singles (0–1) |
| Doubles (0–0) |
| 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
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| Defeat | 1 | II | Singles | Kazakhstan | Alexander Bublik | 4–6, 1–6 |