Gabriel Donev (born 29 June 1996) is a Bulgarian tennis player.

Gabriel Donev
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Born (1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 28)
Sliven, Bulgaria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTodor Donev
Prize moneyUS$ 46,459
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 782 (7 October 2019)
Current rankingNo. 1001 (19 August 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 533 (19 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 533 (19 August 2024)
Last updated on: 20 August 2024.

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.[1]

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

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Doubles: 14 (4–10)

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Legend
ATP Challengers (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–9)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2015 Bulgaria F2, Burgas Futures Clay   Eleftherios Theodorou   Tihomir Grozdanov
  Alexandar Lazov
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Aug 2018 Serbia F2, Novi Sad Futures Clay   Plamen Milushev   Moez Echargui
  Péter Nagy
7–5, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 0–3 Aug 2019 M15 Târgu Mureș, Romania World Tennis Tour Clay   Maksim Tikhomirov   Hernán Casanova
  Facundo Juárez
2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–4 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay   Vlad Andrei Dancu   Sanjar Fayziev
  Markos Kalovelonis
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [7–10]
Loss 0–5 Sep 2021 M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Juan Pablo Paz
  Eric Vanshelboim
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–6 Apr 2022 M15 Dubrovnik, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Božo Barun
  Alen Rogić Hadžalić
4–6, 7–5, [7–10]
Loss 0–7 May 2022 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Aaron Addison
  Kelsey Stevenson
6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–8 Jun 2022 M15 Budva, Montenegro World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Simon Beaupain
  Loïc Cloes
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [3–10]
Win 1–8 Jul 2022 M15 Sofia, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Juan Ignacio Galarza
  Tomás Lipovšek Puches
3–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Win 2–8 Sep 2023 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Giammarco Gandolfi
  Giannicola Misasi
6–1, 6–2
Win 3–8 Oct 2023 M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Matej Dodig
  Eric Vanshelboim
6–2, 6–1
Win 4–8 May 2024 M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay   Kristijan Juhas   Stefan Popović
  Marat Sharipov
6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–9 May 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Keisuke Saitoh
  Daisuke Sumizawa
4–6, 0–6
Loss 4–10 Aug 2024 M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia World Tennis Tour Clay   Simon Anthony Ivanov   Luka Pavlovic
  Paul Valsecchi
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [3–10]

National participation

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Davis Cup (2 losses)

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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).

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (0–2)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–1)
Rubber result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
 1–4; 13–14 September 2019; Kelvin Grove Club, Cape Town, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Hard surface
Defeat 1 V Singles   South Africa Philip Henning 2–6, 3–6
 1–3; 5–6 March 2021; Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group II; Hard (i)surface
Defeat 2 III Doubles (with Alexandar Lazarov)   Mexico Hans Hach Verdugo / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela 4–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ Herman Mostert. "SA, Bulgaria level in Davis Cup tie". www.sport24.co.za.
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