Boris Nicola Bakalov

Boris Nicola Bakalov
Борис Никола Бакалов
Country (sports) Bulgaria
Residence United States
Born (1980-11-23) 23 November 1980 (age 44)
Münster, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2006
Retired2018
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 24,911
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 0 Futures
Highest ranking621 (21 November 2011)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 3 Futures
Highest ranking457 (4 July 2011)
Last updated on: 29 January 2021.

Boris Nicola Bakalov (Bulgarian: Борис Никола Бакалов, born 23 November 1980) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 21 November 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 621 whilst his best doubles ranking was 457 on 4 July 2011. He played for and graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2006.[1][2][3][4][5]

Year-end rankings

Year 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Singles - - 1055 938 637 1485 1031 - 1512 -
Doubles 1175 805 1075 608 592 1060 1208 - 1076 1467

Challenger and Futures Finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2011 Mexico F10, Zacatecas Futures Hard Mexico César Ramírez 3–6, 3–6

Doubles: 11 (3–8)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (3–8)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2007 Bulgaria F2, Rousse Futures Clay India Ashutosh Singh Sweden Carl Bergman
Sweden Daniel Kumlin
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2008 Bulgaria F8, Stara Zagora Futures Clay Bulgaria Vasko Mladenov Serbia Ivan Bjelica
Serbia Miljan Zekić
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Oct 2008 U.S.A. F27, Mansfield Futures Hard Poland Bojan Szumański Australia Carsten Ball
Australia Colin Ebelthite
2–6, 5–7
Loss 1–3 Aug 2010 Bulgaria F4, Sofia Futures Clay Bulgaria Alexander Lazov Germany Pirmin Haenle
Spain Óscar Sabate-Bretos
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 1–4 Dec 2010 Mexico F11, Chiapas Futures Hard Austria Rainer Eitzinger United States Adam El Mihdawy
United States Ty Trombetta
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [7–10]
Loss 1–5 Jan 2011 Guatemala F1, Guatemala City Futures Hard United States Adam El Mihdawy Zimbabwe Takanyi Garanganga
United States Blake Strode
5–7, 5–7
Loss 1–6 Feb 2011 Panama F1, Panama City Futures Clay Germany Alexander Satschko Uruguay Martín Cuevas
Uruguay Marcel Felder
5–7, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Feb 2011 U.S.A. F5, Brownsville Futures Hard Georgia (country) Nikoloz Basilashvili United States Devin Britton
United States Greg Ouellette
1–6, 3–6
Win 2–7 Sep 2011 Mexico F8, León Futures Hard Netherlands Miliaan Niesten Mexico Miguel Gallardo Valles
Mexico Pablo Martínez
6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–8 Oct 2013 Greece F13, Marathon Futures Hard Netherlands Alban Meuffels Italy Riccardo Ghedin
Italy Claudio Grassi
3–6, 2–6
Win 2–8 Nov 2015 U.S.A. F32, Niceville Futures Clay United States Brian Battistone United States Nick Chappell
United States Dane Webb
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [10–6]

References