Orlin Stanoytchev

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

Orlin Stanoytchev
Орлин Станойчев
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceGeneva, Switzerland
Born (1971-09-24) 24 September 1971
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 484,515
Singles
Career record16–50 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
4 Challengers, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 96 (24 April 2000)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1997, 2000)
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon1R (1997, 1999)
US Open1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record4–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
5 Challengers, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 154 (10 June 2002)

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.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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
5 May 1991 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
19 July 1992 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
22 May 1997 Rene Busch W 6–0, 6–2
23 May 1997 Allan Cooper W 6–2, 6–1
SF 24 May 1997 Iurie Gorban W 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–3
F 25 May 1997 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
3 May 1998 Karim Alami L 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 1–6
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
18 July 1999 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
30 April 2000 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
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

References
  1. ITF Tennis Profile
  2. ATP World Tour Profile
  3. Davis Cup profile
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