Gabriel Donev
Bulgarian tennis player
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Gabriel Donev (Bulgarian: Габриел Донев) (born 29 June 1996) is a Bulgarian tennis player.
| Country (sports) |  Bulgaria |
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| Born | 29 June 1996 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Todor Donev |
| Prize money | US$ 47,861 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 782 (7 October 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 981 (23 December 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 533 (19 August 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 810 (23 December 2024) |
| Last updated on: 23 December 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.[2]
Year-end ATP ranking
| Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Singles | 2013 | 993 | 1007 | 843 | 989 | 999 | 820 | 869 | 1003 | 981 |
| Doubles | 1435 | - | - | 971 | 1022 | 1043 | 1155 | 759 | 708 | 810 |
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
Doubles: 14 (4–10)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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
Davis Cup (2 losses)
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).
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indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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 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 |
