# Tihomir Grozdanov

Tihomir Ruslanov Grozdanov (Bulgarian: Тихомир Русланов Грозданов, born 29 April 1987) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 30 December 2013, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 394 whilst his best doubles ranking was 545 on 17 January 2011.

## Year-end rankings

| Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Singles | 1345 | 1152 | 974 | 621 | 641 | 561 | 595 | 755 | 394 | 897 | 1606 | 1287 | 1606 |
| Doubles | 950 | 1257 | 978 | 759 | 1055 | 551 | 948 | 1060 | 873 | 913 | 1018 | - | - |

## Challenger and Futures Finals
### Singles: 10 (4–6)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures (4–6)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (3–6)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2008 | Bulgaria F4, Sofia | Futures | Clay | Yannick Mertens | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2008 | Bulgaria F8, Stara Zagora | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | 7–5, 1–0 ret. |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2009 | Bulgaria F1, Sandanski | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2010 | Bulgaria F3, Plovdiv | Futures | Clay | Javier Martí | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | May 2011 | Bulgaria F1, Varna | Futures | Clay | Axel Michon | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Sep 2012 | Serbia F13, Niš | Futures | Clay | Miljan Zekić | 7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Mar 2013 | Croatia F4, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jun 2013 | Bulgaria F4, Burgas | Futures | Clay | Mathias Bourgue | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–5 | Dec 2013 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | Michael Shabaz | 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2014 | Bulgaria F4, Plovdiv | Futures | Clay | Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz | 7–5, 3–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 18 (10–8)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures (10–8)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (10–6)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2006 | Bulgaria F3, Sofia | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Yordan Kanev Ilia Kushev | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2007 | Bulgaria F5, Varna | Futures | Clay | Valentin Dimov | Bogdan Leonte Peter Torebko | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2007 | Tunisia F5, Monastir | Futures | Hard | Simeon Ivanov | Jonathan Eysseric Jérôme Inzerillo | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jun 2008 | Bulgaria F4, Sofia | Futures | Clay | Simeon Ivanov | Todor Enev Ilia Kushev | 6–3, 4–6, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2008 | Romania F8, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Costin Pavăl | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2008 | Bulgaria F5, Dobrich | Futures | Clay | Simeon Ivanov | Todor Enev Valentin Dimov | 2–6, 7–5, [10–6] |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2009 | Turkey F12, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Dinko Halachev | Werner Eschauer Alexander Flock | 4–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Win | 5–3 | Mar 2010 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | Colin Ebelthite Jarryd Maher | 3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 2010 | Bulgaria F2, Varna | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | Alexandru-Daniel Carpen Adrian Cruciat | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | May 2010 | Bulgaria F3, Plovdiv | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | Ivan Anikanov Roman Tudoreanu | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–4 | Nov 2010 | Turkey F14, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Alexander Lazov | Marco Dierckx Bart Govaerts | 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2010 | Turkey F15, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Alexander Lazov | Ivan Bjelica Patrik Brydolf | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 7–6 | Mar 2011 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Ivan Bjelica | Toni Androić Dino Marcan | 6–3, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 8–6 | Mar 2012 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Dimitar Kuzmanov | Ivan Bjelica Arsenije Zlatanović | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Dec 2012 | Turkey F50, Istanbul | Futures | Hard (i) | Dinko Halachev | Alexandre Krasnoroutskiy Anton Manegin | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Mar 2014 | Croatia F4, Poreč | Futures | Clay | Duje Kekez | Gerard Granollers Oriol Roca Batalla | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 9–8 | Jun 2014 | Bulgaria F1, Burgas | Futures | Clay | Plamen Milushev | Riccardo Bonadio Davide Melchiorre | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 10–8 | Jun 2015 | Bulgaria F2, Burgas | Futures | Clay | Alexander Lazov | Gabriel Donev Eleftherios Theodorou | 7–5, 4–6, [10–7] |

## Davis Cup

Tihomir Grozdanov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2008. Since then he has 11 nominations with 13 ties played, his singles W/L record is 4–2 and doubles W/L record is 9–1 (13–3 overall).

### Singles (4–2)

| Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| 2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 8 March 2009 | Carpet (I) | Ádám Kellner | L | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| 2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 10 July 2009 | Clay | Andis Juška | L | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| 2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 12 July 2009 | Clay | Adrians Žguns | W | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 5 April 2013 | Clay | Vladimir Ivanov | W | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 2 February 2014 | Hard (I) | Herkko Pöllänen | W | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 19 July 2015 | Clay | Alex Knaff | W | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |

### Doubles (7–1)

| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
| 2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | RR | 8 April 2008 | Simeon Ivanov | Clay | Daniel Danilović Nemanja Kontić | W | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4 |
| 2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | RR | 9 April 2008 | Simeon Ivanov | Clay | Charles Irie Claude N'Goran | W | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | RR | 11 April 2008 | Simeon Ivanov | Clay | Haluk Akkoyun Ergün Zorlu | W | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| 2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | RR | 12 April 2008 | Simeon Ivanov | Clay | Mark Fynn Mlandeli Ndlela | W | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 6 April 2013 | Alexander Lazov | Clay | Vladimir Ivanov Mikk Irdoja | W | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 1 February 2014 | Dimitar Kutrovsky | Hard (I) | Jarkko Nieminen Henri Kontinen | L | 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| 2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 7 March 2015 | Ilia Kushev | Hard (I) | Mārtiņš Podžus Jānis Podžus | W | 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | PPO | 19 September 2015 | Alexander Lazov | Clay | Márton Fucsovics Levente Gödry | W | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
* RR = Round Robin
* RPO = Relegation Play–off
* PPO = Promotion Play–off