# Orlin Stanoytchev

Orlin Stanoytchev (Bulgarian: Орлин Станойчев) (born 24 September 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria.

## Career

Stanoytchev, the Bulgarian junior champion in 1989, made the second round of a Grand Slam just once, but came close on other occasions. Twice at Wimbledon he lost five set matches in the opening round, one of which was against Todd Woodbridge in 1999, with the Australian winning 10–8 in the final set. When he finally broke through for his first win, at the 2000 French Open, it was from two sets down, beating Stéphane Huet. He experienced the reverse in the US Open later that year, losing to world number six Yevgeny Kafelnikov, despite winning the first two sets.
He reached two quarter-finals on the ATP Tour during his career, the first time in 1996 at Toulouse and the other in the 1999 Czech Open. The best win of his career came in the 1999 Majorca Open, when he defeated world number 22 Albert Costa.
The Bulgarian made regular Davis Cup appearances for his country throughout the 1990s, playing 11 ties in all. He won nine of his 16 singles matches and had a 1/2 record in doubles.

## Year-end rankings

| Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Singles | 995 | 764 | 720 | 555 | 195 | 122 | 167 | 121 | 114 | 149 | 268 | 462 | - | - | - | - |
| Doubles | - | 960 | 557 | 519 | 377 | 279 | 503 | 279 | 725 | 196 | 225 | 234 | 1698 | - | - | 1257 |

## Challenger and Futures finals
### Singles: 12 (5–7)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)
* ITF Futures (1–0)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (3–6)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1996 | Alpirsbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Magnus Norman | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1996 | Budva, Yugoslavia | Challenger | Clay | Davide Scala | 7–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1997 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Álex López Morón | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 1997 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Lars Burgsmüller | 1–6, 7–6, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 1998 | Split, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Attila Sávolt | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 1998 | Alpirsbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Stefan Koubek | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 1998 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Hendrik Dreekmann | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | May 1999 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Marcello Craca | 6–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Aug 1999 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Michel Kratochvil | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Sep 1999 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Michal Tabara | 2–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Win | 4–7 | Mar 2001 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Clemens Trimmel | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–7 | Jun 2002 | France F11, Toulon | Futures | Clay | Radoslav Lukaev | 6–2, 0–6, 7–5 |

### Doubles: 9 (5–4)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (5–3)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (5–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Oleg Ogorodov | Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 1998 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Radomír Vašek | Massimo Ardinghi Álex López Morón | 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2000 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Mikhail Youzhny | Tomas Behrend Karsten Braasch | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2000 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | Dejan Petrovic | Luben Pampoulov Radoslav Lukaev | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2001 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Tuomas Ketola | Diego del Río Vadim Kutsenko | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Aug 2001 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Diego del Río | Feliciano López Francisco Roig | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–0)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 5–2 | Mar 2002 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Dick Norman | Ignacio Hirigoyen Sebastián Prieto | w/o |
| Loss | 5–3 | Aug 2002 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Andrés Schneiter | Victor Hănescu Leonardo Olguín | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2006 | Switzerland F6, Geneva | Futures | Clay | Constantin Sturdza | Marco Gualdi Martin Vacek | 4–6, 2–6 |
* w/o = Walkover

## Davis Cup

Orlin Stanoytchev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 1991. Since then he has 9 nominations with 11 ties played, his singles W/L record is 9–7 and doubles W/L record is 1–2 (10–9 overall).

### Singles (9–7)

| Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
| 1991 Europe Zone Group II | QF | 3 May 1991 | Carpet (I) | Anders Håseth | L | 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| 1991 Europe Zone Group II | QF | 5 May 1991 | Carpet (I) | Christian Ruud | L | 2–6, 3–6 |
| 1992 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 17 July 1992 | Clay | Anastasios Bavelas | L | 2–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
| 1992 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 19 July 1992 | Clay | George Kalovelonis | W | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | RR | 21 May 1997 | Clay | Christopher Gatt | W | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | RR | 22 May 1997 | Clay | Rene Busch | W | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | RR | 23 May 1997 | Clay | Allan Cooper | W | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | SF | 24 May 1997 | Clay | Iurie Gorban | W | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1997 Europe/Africa Zone Group III | F | 25 May 1997 | Clay | Sebastien Graeff | W | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 1 May 1998 | Clay (I) | Mehdi Tahiri | W | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 3 May 1998 | Clay (I) | Karim Alami | L | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 3–6, 1–6 |
| 1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 17 July 1998 | Clay | Mike Scheidweiler | W | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1999 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 16 July 1999 | Clay | Gergely Kisgyörgy | L | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
| 1999 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 18 July 1999 | Clay | Attila Sávolt | L | 4–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| 2000 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 28 April 2000 | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | W | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2000 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 30 April 2000 | Clay | Solon Peppas | L | 1–6, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles (1–2)

| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
| 1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 2 May 1998 | Milen Velev | Clay (I) | Karim Alami Mounir El Aarej | L | 4–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
| 1998 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 18 July 1998 | Milen Velev | Clay | Adrian Graimprey Pascal Schaul | W | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2000 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | 1R | 29 April 2000 | Ivaylo Traykov | Clay | Konstantinos Economidis Anastasios Vasiliadis | L | 6–3, 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
* RR = Round Robin
* RPO = Relegation Play-off