# Yordan Kanev

Yordan Kanev (Bulgarian: Йордан Кънев, born 31 May 1984) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria. Between 2004 and 2007 he has frequently part of Bulgaria's Davis Cup national team. On 9 August 2004, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 306 whilst his best doubles ranking was 366 on 13 September 2004.

## Year-end rankings

| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Singles | - | 1017 | 461 | 380 | 1032 | 791 | 984 | 1823 |
| Doubles | 1536 | - | - | - | 827 | - | 783 | - |

## Challenger and Futures Finals
### Singles: 4 (1–3)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures (1–3)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (1–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2003 | Egypt F1, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2004 | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Somdev Devvarman | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2004 | Serbia & Montenegro F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Nikola Ćirić | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2006 | Serbia & Montenegro F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Ivaylo Traykov | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 11 (4–7)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures (4–7)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–3)
* Clay (4–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2003 | Cyprus F1, Nicosia | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Elefterios Alexiou Alexandros Jakupovic | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2004 | India F2, Kolkata | Futures | Clay | Todor Enev | Mustafa Ghouse Vishal Uppal | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 2004 | Serbia and Montenegro F3, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Nikola Ćirić Goran Tošić | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Dec 2004 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | Ilia Kushev | Artem Sitak Dmitri Sitak | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Dec 2004 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | Ilia Kushev | Artem Sitak Dmitri Sitak | w/o |
| Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2005 | Italy F5, Catania | Futures | Clay | Stefano Ianni | Flavio Cipolla Francesco Piccari | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Nov 2005 | Canada F1, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Marco Crugnola | Benjamin Becker Philip Stolt | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Mar 2006 | Egypt F2, Port Said | Futures | Clay | Predrag Rusevski | Alexandr Dolgopolov Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Sep 2006 | Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Robert Gustafsson Jim May | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 3–7 | Sep 2006 | Bulgaria F3, Sofia | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Todor Enev Tihomir Grozdanov | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–7 | Jun 2007 | Macedonia F1, Skopje | Futures | Clay | Ilia Kushev | Daniel Danilović Lazar Magdinčev | 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4 |

## Davis Cup

Yordan Kanev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2004. Since then he has 9 nominations with 8 ties played, his singles W/L record is 2–5 and doubles W/L record is 1–2 (3–7 overall).

### Singles (2–5)

| Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| 2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 11 April 2004 | Carpet (I) | Karim Maamoun | W | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–3 |
| 2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 18 July 2004 | Clay | Andreas Seppi | L | 2–6, 5–7 |
| 2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | SF | 25 September 2005 | Hard | Sergei Bubka | L | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 4–6, 3–6 |
| 2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 7 April 2006 | Clay | Marcos Baghdatis | L | 1–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| 2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 8 April 2007 | Carpet (I) | Deniss Pavlovs | L | 3–6, 1–6 |
| 2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 20 July 2007 | Clay | Marcos Baghdatis | L | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
| 2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 22 July 2007 | Clay | Petros Baghdatis | W | 6–4, 6–3 |

### Doubles (1–2)

| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
| 2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 17 July 2004 | Ilia Kushev | Clay | Massimo Bertolini Andreas Seppi | L | 4–6, 0–6, 1–6 |
| 2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 5 March 2005 | Ilia Kushev | Carpet (I) | Lado Chikhladze Irakli Ushangishvili | W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 22 July 2006 | Ivaylo Traykov | Clay | Kornél Bardóczky Gergely Kisgyörgy | L | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 9–11 |