Vasil Kirkov
_07_(cropped).jpg) Kirkov at the 2023 Cary Challenger II | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tampa, United States |
| Born | 13 March 1999 Asenovgrad, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $149,155 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 439 (22 November 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 6 Challengers, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 103 (4 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 127 (18 November 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 24 November 2024. | |
Vasil Kirkov (born 13 March 1999) is a Bulgarian-born American professional tennis player. Kirkov has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 103 achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career high singles ranking of No. 439 achieved on 22 November 2021. He has won four doubles ATP Challenger titles.
Career
[edit]Kirkov made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wildcard for winning the under-18 boys championship with Danny Thomas.
He reached the third round at the 2023 US Open after receiving a wildcard partnering Denis Kudla[1] but lost to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.[2]
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. He also received a wildcard in doubles for the 2024 US Open partnering Christian Harrison.[3]
In March 2025, in Latin America, Kirkov won two back-to-back Challenger doubles titles in Santiago and Asunción and reached the final of a third in Conception, Chile partnering Chilean Matias Soto.[4][5]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]Doubles: 18 (13 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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ATP Challenger Finals (6–5)
[edit]| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–5) |
| Clay (4–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | Santa Fe, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Matías Soto
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 Ignacio Carou Ignacio Monzón
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7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2023 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |  Alfredo Perez
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 Ángel Díaz Jalil Álvaro Guillén Meza
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2023 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | George Goldhoff
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Eliot Spizzirri Tyler Zink
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2023 | Fairfield, US | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla
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Evan King Reese Stalder
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Luis David Martínez
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 Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski
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3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2024 | Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard |  Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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 Petros Tsitsipas Sergio Martos Gornes
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6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2024 | Seoul Open Challenger, Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Bart Stevens
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 Saketh Myneni Ramkumar Ramanathan
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4–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2024 | 2024 Kobe Challenger, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Bart Stevens
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 Kaichi Uchida Takeru Yuzuki
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7-6(9-7), 7-5 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2025 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard |  Marcus Willis
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 Daniel Cukierman Joshua Paris
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7-5, 4-6, [10-12] |
| Win | 5–5 | Mar 2025 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto
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 Mateus Alves Luís Britto
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–5 | Mar 2025 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto
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Mariano Kestelboim Guillermo Durán
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6–3, 6–4 |
| – | Mar 2025 | Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto
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Takeru Yuzuki Seita Watanabe
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External links
[edit]- Vasil Kirkov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Vasil Kirkov at the International Tennis Federation
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- ^ "Retiring John Isner and Jack Sock lead doubles wild cards at 2023 US Open". 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Dodig/Krajicek Advance, Top Seeds Koolhof/Skupski Fall At US Open". 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Alex Michelsen and Mackenzie McDonald lead doubles wild cards at 2024 US Open". 23 August 2024.
- ^ "En su mejor momento: Matías Soto vuelve a ganar en dobles y está cerca de obtener su tercer título consecutivo a nivel challenger; El chileno, junto al estadounidense Kirkov, se metieron en las semifinales del Challenger 75 de Concepción." (in Spanish). 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Brilla con luz propia: Matías Soto se mete en la final de dobles en el Challenger de Concepción e irá por su tercer título consecutivo" (in Spanish). 28 March 2025.