# Yanaki Milev

Yanaki Milev (born 15 April 2004) is a Bulgarian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 443 achieved on 26 August 2024. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 343 achieved on 4 November 2024.

## Career

Milev made his ATP main draw debut at the 2022 Sofia Open after receiving a wildcard into the doubles main draw with Petr Nesterov. They reached the quarterfinals, defeating Jack Vance and Jamie Vance, before losing to eventual champions Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández. He also received a wildcard for the 2023 Sofia Open in the singles qualifying competition, and for the doubles main draw again with Nesterov, where they also reached the quarterfinals, defeating Spanish duo Íñigo Cervantes and defending champion David Vega Hernández.

## Year-end ATP ranking

| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Singles | 1876 | 894 | 524 | 500 |
| Doubles | 1875 | 611 | 606 | 397 |

## Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 10 (4–6)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
* ITF World Tennis Tour (4–6)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (4–6)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2022 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Rudolf Molleker | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sean Cuenin | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Dragoș Nicolae Mădăraș | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2023 | M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Clément Tabur | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Giuseppe La Vela | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Mar 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Stijn Slump | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Apr 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Jérôme Kym | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Nicolai Budkov Kjaer | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | Jun 2024 | M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Oleg Prihodko | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |

### Doubles: 9 (4–5)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
* ITF World Tennis Tour (4–4)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (3–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2022 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nesterov | Maks Kaśnikowski Olaf Pieczkowski | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2022 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nesterov | Adriano Dhzenev Anthony Genov | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jan 2023 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matthias Ujvary | Quentin Folliot Arthur Reymond | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jun 2023 | M25 Skopje, North Macedonia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Petr Nesterov | Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg Antoine Hoang | 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2024 | Verona, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Petr Nesterov | Marcelo Demoliner Guillermo Durán | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, [13–15] |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2024 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Petr Nesterov | Alessandro Spadola Matteo Vavassori | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2024 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Petr Nesterov | Massimo Giunta Mariano Tammaro | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2024 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Petr Nesterov | Tim Handel Stefan Popović | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2025 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Petr Nesterov | Gabi Adrian Boitan Bogdan Pavel | 1–6, 2–6 |

## National participation
### Davis Cup (2 wins, 2 losses)

Yanaki Milev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2023. Since then he has 3 nominations with 3 ties played; his singles W/L record is 2–2 and doubles W/L record is 0–0 (2–2 overall).
* Group membership
* World Group (0–0)
* WG Play-off (0–0)
* Group I (0–2)
* Group II (2–0)
* Group III (0–0)
* Group IV (0–0)
* Matches by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (2–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Matches by type
* Singles (2–2)
* Doubles (0–0)
* indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
| 1–3; 16–17 September 2023; Bulgarian National Tennis Center, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group I; Clay surface |||||||
| Defeat | 1 | II | Singles | Kazakhstan | Alexander Bublik | 4–6, 1–6 |
| 1–3; 3–4 February 2024; Tennis Center Avenue, Burgas, Bulgaria; World Group I Play-Off; Hard (i) surface |||||||
| Defeat | 2 | II | Singles | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Damir Džumhur | 3–6, 2–6 |
| 3–2; 14–16 September 2024; Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; World Group II; Clay surface |||||||
| Victory | 3 | II | Singles | El Salvador | César Cruz | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Victory | 4 | V | Singles | El Salvador | Marcelo Arévalo | 2–6, 6–1, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |