Vasil Kirkov
American tennis player (born 1999)
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Vasil Kirkov (born March 13, 1999) is a Bulgarian-born American professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 53 achieved on April 13, 2026 and a career high singles ranking of No. 439 achieved on November 22, 2021. He has reached one ATP doubles final. Kirkov has won 11 doubles ATP Challenger Tour titles, including 7 titles in 2025, tied for the second-most titles for that season.
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United StatesKirkov at the 2023 Cary Challenger II | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tampa, United States |
| Born | March 13, 1999 Asenovgrad, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US $351,243 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0-0 |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 439 (November 22, 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 24–23 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 11 Challengers, 8 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 53 (April 13, 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 53 (April 13, 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Last updated on: April 13, 2026. | |
Career
Kirkov was awarded a qualifying wildcard at the 2016 US Open having reached the final of the USTA National Boy's 18 Championships in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[1][2]
Kirkov made his Grand Slam doubles main draw debut at the 2017 US Open with Danny Thomas after receiving a wildcard for winning the USTA Boy's 18 National hardcourt Championships in Kalamazoo with Thomas.[3][4][5]
In December 2019, Kirkov won the M15 in Cancun, Mexico, his first-ever ITF World Tennis Tour title as the No. 4 seed defeating No. 3 seed Nick Chappell in a close match with a scoreline of 6–7(3), 7–6(8), 7–6(1).[3]
Kirkov won his first Challenger title at the 2023 Challenger Santa Fe partnering Chilean Matias Soto, and his second title at the 2023 Salinas Challenger partnering Alfredo Perez, after defeating Ángel Díaz Jalil and Álvaro Guillén Meza in the final.[6] He reached the third round at the 2023 US Open after receiving a wildcard partnering Denis Kudla[7] but lost to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.[8]
He entered the ATP 500 2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington as a lucky loser partnering Evan King but they lost to Lloyd Glasspool and Santiago Gonzalez in the first round.[9] He also received a wildcard in doubles for the 2024 US Open partnering Christian Harrison.[10]
In March 2025, in Latin America, Kirkov won three back-to-back Challenger doubles titles in Santiago, Asunción, Paraguay and in Concepción, Chile partnering again with Chilean Matias Soto.[11][12][13] Following two challenger finals in Asia, Kirkov reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings on 5 May 2025 at world No. 98. He won his eight title at the Challenger 100, the 2025 Wuxi Open, with Bart Stevens.[14]
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2025 | Chengdu Open, China |
250 Series | Hard |  Bart Stevens |
 Constantin Frantzen Robin Haase |
6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2025 | Stockholm Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Bart Stevens |
 Alexander Erler Robert Galloway |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2026 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
250 Series | Clay | Bart Stevens |
Robert Cash JJ Tracy |
2–6, 3–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 final)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2017 | French Open | Clay | Danny Thomas |
Nicola Kuhn Zsombor Piros |
4–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Doubles: 29 (19 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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ATP Challenger Finals (11–10)
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (4–8) |
| Clay (7–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | Santa Fe, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Matías Soto |
 Ignacio Carou Ignacio Monzón |
7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2023 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Alfredo Perez |
 Ángel Díaz Jalil Álvaro Guillén Meza |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2023 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | George Goldhoff |
Eliot Spizzirri Tyler Zink |
6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2023 | Fairfield, US | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla |
Evan King Reese Stalder |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Luis David Martínez |
 Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski |
3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2024 | Manama, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard |  Patrik Niklas-Salminen |
 Petros Tsitsipas Sergio Martos Gornes |
6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2024 | Seoul, Korea | Challenger | Hard | Bart Stevens |
 Saketh Myneni Ramkumar Ramanathan |
4–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2024 | Kobe, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Bart Stevens |
 Kaichi Uchida Takeru Yuzuki |
7–6(9–7), 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2025 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard |  Marcus Willis |
 Daniel Cukierman Joshua Paris |
7–5, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Win | 5–5 | Mar 2025 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto |
 Mateus Alves Luís Britto |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–5 | Mar 2025 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto |
Mariano Kestelboim Guillermo Durán |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | Mar 2025 | Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto |
Takeru Yuzuki Seita Watanabe |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Apr 2025 | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Bart Stevens |
 Ray Ho Matthew Romios |
3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 7–7 | May 2025 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Bart Stevens |
Ray Ho Matthew Romios |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | May 2025 | Wuxi, China | Challenger | Hard | Bart Stevens |
Ray Ho Matthew Romios |
3–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Win | 9–7 | Jun 2025 | Neckarcup, Bad Rappenau, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bart Stevens |
Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner |
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 9–8 | Jun 2025 | Perugia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase |
 Romain Arneodo Manuel Guinard |
6–3, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 10–8 | Jul 2025 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bart Stevens |
 Alexander Merino Christoph Negritu |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–9 | Aug 2025 | Hagen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Bart Stevens |
Hendrik Jebens Albano Olivetti |
4–6, 7–6 (7–2), [8–10] |
| Win | 11–9 | Oct 2025 | Roanne, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Bart Stevens |
 Joran Vliegen Jackson Withrow |
4–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
| Loss | 11–10 | Jan 2026 | Manama, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard | Bart Stevens |
Sriram Balaji Neil Oberleitner |
6–7 (1–7), 4–6 |
