Alexandar Lazarov
| Country (sports) |  Bulgaria |
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| Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Born | 6 November 1997 Miami, FL, United States |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Krasimir Lazarov |
| Prize money | US$ 119,766 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 405 (13 December 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 405 (13 December 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–8 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 359 (03 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 571 (13 December 2021) |
| Last updated on: 13 December 2021. | |
Alexandar Lazarov (Bulgarian: Александър Лазаров, born 6 November 1997) is a Bulgarian professional tennis player. His highest singles ranking is No. 405 achieved on 13 December 2021, whilst his best doubles ranking is No. 359 achieved on 3 February 2020.[1][2][3][4][5]
Professional career[]
2016: Professional debut, first ITF title[]
In 2016 Lazarov made his debut at ATP level at the ATP Sofia Open. He received a wild card for the qualification of the event in his homeland, losing in two sets to the world No. 214 Marius Copil.[6] A month later Alexandar made his debut for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team against Turkey,[7] losing the first match to Marsel İlhan, but claiming his maiden win over Altuğ Çelikbilek in the second. In September he won his first ITF singles title at the Serbia F8 event in Sokobanja, defeating Filip Veger in the final.
2017-2020: Maiden ATP main draw appearance[]
Lazarov lost in the first qualifying round at the ATP Sofia Open in 2017 and 2018, but at the 2019 event the Bulgarian defeated Lukáš Lacko and Luca Vanni to guarantee himself a spot in the main draw for the first time. In his ATP tour main draw debut Alexandar faced former world No. 7 Fernando Verdasco, but failed to score another upset, losing to the Spaniard 2–6 1–6. After the tournament Lazarov made his Top 500 debut in the ATP rankings.
Alexandar won his second ITF singles title in 2018 at the Georgia F3 event in Telavi and a year later he added another trophy to his collection, defeating Jordan Correia in the final of the M15 event in Casablanca.
2021[]
At the beginning of the 2021 season Lazarov made the qualifying draw at the Antalya Open, but lost in three sets to Lucas Miedler. In July Alexander played his first ATP Challenger main draw match at the Iași Open after two wins in the qualification draw, but his run was stopped by Marius Copil. The Bulgarian's good form continued in the following week at the M25 event in Telavi, where he didn't lose a set on his way to his fourth ITF singles title.
In September, he received a wild card for the main draw at the ATP Sofia Open, but couldn't score his maiden ATP win, losing 0–6 3–6 to Filip Krajinović. Lazarov finished his season with two consecutive ATP Challenger quarterfinals in 2021 Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger and 2021 Antalya Challenger IV and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 405 on 13 December.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals[]
Singles: 5 (4–1)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2016 | Serbia F8, Sokobanja | Futures | Clay |  Filip Veger
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6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2018 | Georgia F3, Telavi | Futures | Clay |  Maksim Tikhomirov
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 2019 | M15 Casablanca, Morocco | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Jordan Correia
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Jun 2021 | M15 Skopje, North Macedonia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Miljan Zekić
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2021 | M25 Telavi, Georgia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Aleksandre Metreveli
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6–1, 1–0 ret. |
Doubles: 5 (2–3)[]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2017 | Czech Republic F1, Prague | Futures | Clay |  Dominik Kellovský
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Daniel Paty Jan Valenta
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2018 | Tunisia F25, Hammamet | Futures | Clay |  Manuel Peña López
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Juan Ignacio Galarza Diego Hidalgo
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2019 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alexander Donski
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Alec Adamson Vasil Kirkov
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6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Kamen, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Alexander Mannapov
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 Shalva Dzhanashiya Yan Sabanin
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4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 2019 | M15 Curtea de Argeș, Romania | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Călin Manda
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Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Ștefan Paloși
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6–4, 6–4 |
Davis Cup[]
Alexandar Lazarov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2016. Since then he has 6 nominations with 7 ties played, his singles W/L record is 3–3 and doubles W/L record is 2–4 (5–7 overall).
Singles (3–3)[]
| Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 4 March 2016 | Hard (i) |  Marsel İlhan
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L | 4–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| 6 March 2016 | Altuğ Çelikbilek
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W | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 15 July 2016 | Hard |  Malek Jaziri
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L | 4–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
| 17 July 2017 | Aziz Dougaz
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W | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–1) | |||
| 2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 13 September 2019 | Hard |  Lloyd Harris
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L | 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6 |
| 2020 World Group II, Play-off | R1 | 06 March 2020 | Hard |  Jesse Flores
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W | 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Doubles (2–4)[]
| Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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| 2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 16 July 2016 | Vasko Mladenov
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Hard | Malek Jaziri Skander Mansouri
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L | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| 2017 Europe Zone Group III | RR | 6 April 2017 | Tihomir Grozdanov
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Hard |  Mikayel Khachatryan Sedrak Khachatryan
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W | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2017 Europe Zone Group III | RR | 7 April 2017 | Tihomir Grozdanov
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Hard |  Stamatios Kapiris Petros Tsitsipas
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W | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 14 September 2019 | Alexander Donski
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Hard | Raven Klaasen Ruan Roelofse
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L | 3–6, 2–6 |
| 2020 World Group II, Play-off | R1 | 07 March 2020 | Adrian Andreev
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Hard | Jesse Flores Pablo Núñez
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L | 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 6–7(10–12) |
| 2021 World Group II | R1 | 06 March 2021 | Gabriel Donev
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Hard (i) |  Hans Hach Verdugo Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
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L | 4–6, 4–6 |
- RPO = Relegation Play–off
- PPO = Promotion Play–off
- RR = Round Robin
Personal life[]
Lazarov is the son of former Bulgarian tennis player Krasimir Lazarov. He has a younger brother, George Lazarov, who is the youngest ATP ranked player up to date.
References[]
- ^ – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Alexandar Lazarov
- ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Alexandar Lazarov – Playing Activity – Singles
- ^ Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Alexandar Lazarov – Playing Activity – Doubles
- ^ - Tennis – ATP World Tour – Tennis Players – Alexandar Lazarov – Rankings History
- ^ ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – LAZAROV, Alexandar (BUL)
- ^ "Първи българин отпадна в квалификациите на турнира в София" (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "България изостава с 0:2 срещу Турция за купа "Дейвис"" (in Bulgarian). dnevnik. 4 March 2016.
External links[]
- Alexandar Lazarov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Alexandar Lazarov at the International Tennis Federation
- Alexandar Lazarov at the Davis Cup
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top Bulgarian male singles tennis players | |
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- Living people
- Bulgarian male tennis players
- Sportspeople from Sofia