Gabriel Donev

{{short description|Bulgarian tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Gabriel Donev

|image =

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|fullname =

|country = {{BUL}}

|residence =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|6|29}}

|birth_place = Sliven, Bulgaria

|height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|weight =

|turnedpro =

|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|coach = Todor Donev

|careerprizemoney = US$ 47,861

|college =

|singlesrecord = 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)

|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking = No. 782 (7 October 2019)

|currentsinglesranking = No. 981 (23 December 2024)

|doublesrecord = 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)

|doublestitles = 0

|highestdoublesranking = No. 533 (19 August 2024)

|currentdoublesranking = No. 810 (23 December 2024)

|updated = 23 December 2024

}}

Gabriel Donev (born 29 June 1996) is a Bulgarian tennis player.

Donev has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 782 achieved on 7 October 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 533 achieved on 19 August 2024.

Donev represents Bulgaria at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 0–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/ATPTour/sa-bulgaria-level-in-davis-cup-tie-20190913|title=SA, Bulgaria level in Davis Cup tie|website=www.sport24.co.za|author=Herman Mostert}}

Year-end ATP ranking

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|align="center"|2015

|align="center"|2016

|align="center"|2017

|align="center"|2018

|align="center"|2019

|align="center"|2020

|align="center"|2021

|align="center"|2022

|align="center"|2023

|align="center"|2024

align="center" valign="top"|Singles

|align="center" valign="top"|2013

|align="center" valign="top"|993

|align="center" valign="top"|1007

|align="center" valign="top"|843

|align="center" valign="top"|989

|align="center" valign="top"|999

|align="center" valign="top"|820

|align="center" valign="top"|869

|align="center" valign="top"|1003

|align="center" valign="top"|981

align="center" valign="top"|Doubles

|align="center" valign="top"|1435

|align="center" valign="top"

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align="center" valign="top"|971

|align="center" valign="top"|1022

|align="center" valign="top"|1043

|align="center" valign="top"|1155

|align="center" valign="top"|759

|align="center" valign="top"|708

|align="center" valign="top"|810

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

=Doubles: 14 (4–10)=

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|ATP Challengers (0–0)

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|ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (4–10)

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!Titles by surface

Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–9)
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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

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!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Jun 2015}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Bulgaria F2, Burgas

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GRE}} Eleftherios Theodorou

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Tihomir Grozdanov
{{flagicon|BUL}} Alexandar Lazov

|5–7, 6–4, [7–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–2

|{{dts|Aug 2018}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Serbia F2, Novi Sad

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Plamen Milushev

|{{flagicon|TUN}} Moez Echargui
{{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Nagy

|7–5, 4–6, [6–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–3

|{{dts|Aug 2019}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Târgu Mureș, Romania

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Maksim Tikhomirov

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Hernán Casanova
{{flagicon|ARG}} Facundo Juárez

|2–6, 6–7(4–7)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–4

|{{dts|Mar 2021}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Antalya, Turkey

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Vlad Andrei Dancu

|{{flagicon|UZB}} Sanjar Fayziev
{{flagicon|GRE}} Markos Kalovelonis

|7–5, 6–7(3–7), [7–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–5

|{{dts|Sep 2021}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Ulcinj, Montenegro

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Pablo Paz
{{flagicon|UKR}} Eric Vanshelboim

|3–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–6

|{{dts|Apr 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Dubrovnik, Croatia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Božo Barun
{{flagicon|CRO}} Alen Rogić Hadžalić

|4–6, 7–5, [7–10]

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–7

|{{dts|May 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Heraklion, Greece

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Hard

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Aaron Addison
{{flagicon|CAN}} Kelsey Stevenson

|6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–8

|{{dts|Jun 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Budva, Montenegro

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Simon Beaupain
{{flagicon|BEL}} Loïc Cloes

|4–6, 7–6(7–3), [3–10]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–8

|{{dts|Jul 2022}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Sofia, Bulgaria

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ignacio Galarza
{{flagicon|SLO}} Tomás Lipovšek Puches

|3–6, 7–5, [11–9]

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|2–8

|{{dts|Sep 2023}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giammarco Gandolfi
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giannicola Misasi

|6–1, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|3–8

|{{dts|Oct 2023}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|CRO}} Matej Dodig
{{flagicon|UKR}} Eric Vanshelboim

|6–2, 6–1

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|4–8

|{{dts|May 2024}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Kristijan Juhas

|{{flagicon|SRB}} Stefan Popović
{{flagicon

} Marat Sharipov

|6–4, 6–2

|-

|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–9

|{{dts|May 2024}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Keisuke Saitoh
{{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Sumizawa

|4–6, 0–6

|-

|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–10

|{{dts|Aug 2024}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia

|style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BUL}} Simon Anthony Ivanov

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Luka Pavlovic
{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Valsecchi

|5–7, 7–6(7–5), [3–10]

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National participation

=Davis Cup (2 losses)=

Gabriel Donev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2019. Since then he has 2 nominations with 2 ties played, his singles W/L record is 0–1 and doubles W/L record is 0–1 (0–2 overall).

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Group membership
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|World Group (0–0)

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|WG Play-off (0–0)

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|Group II (0–2)

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|Group III (0–0)

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|Group IV (0–0)

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Matches by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

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Matches by type
Singles (0–1)
Doubles (0–1)

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! scope="col" |No.

! scope="col" |Rubber

! scope="col" |Match type (partner if any)

! scope="col" |Opponent nation

! scope="col" |Opponent player(s)

! scope="col" |Score

colspan=7|{{decrease}}1–4; 13–14 September 2019; Kelvin Grove Club, Cape Town, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Hard surface
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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat

|1

|V

|Singles

|{{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa

|Philip Henning

|2–6, 3–6

colspan=7|{{decrease}}1–3; 5–6 March 2021; Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group II; Hard (i)surface
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|bgcolor=FFA07A|Defeat

|2

|III

|Doubles (with Alexandar Lazarov)

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Mexico

|Hans Hach Verdugo / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela

|4–6, 4–6

References

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