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Milen Velev

BUL Age 54 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1991–1994

Milen Velev represented Bulgaria on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 121. In TennisDB's records, Milen Velev finished with a career record of 2–8 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

121 (Sep 27, 1993)

Elo peak

1525 (10th percentile)

Career record

2–8 (20.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$94,296

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Milen Velev's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jaime Yzaga #28	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 24, 1994*	R32	Mexican Open	ATP 250	Clay
Mats Wilander #322	1-6 6-4 0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1994*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Bing Chao Lin #365	5-7 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 1994*	R32	Jakarta	ATP 250	Hard
Kenneth Carlsen #96	6-4 5-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 21, 1993*	R32	Vienna Open	ATP 250	Carpet
Stefano Pescosolido #103	0-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 1993*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP 250	Hard

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Milen Velev's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jaime Yzaga	1	1	Feb 24, 1994	H2H
Mats Wilander	1	1	Jan 19, 1994	H2H
Bing Chao Lin	1	1	Jan 13, 1994	H2H
Kenneth Carlsen	1	1	Oct 21, 1993	H2H
Stefano Pescosolido	1	1	Oct 14, 1993	H2H

Career Results

Milen Velev career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1991	19	0	1	1	0.0%	477	308
1992	20	2	1	3	66.7%	307	286
1993	21	0	3	3	0.0%	286	125
1994	22	0	3	3	0.0%	125	647
Career		2	8	10	20.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Milen Velev career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1991	19	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1992	20	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1993	21	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1994	22	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	0	3	3	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Milen Velev career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1991	19	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1992	20	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	0	0	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1993	21	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1994	22	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	2	8	10	20.0%

Advanced Stats

Milen Velev advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1991	19	1482	97.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-2.50	—	—	—	+0.24
1992	20	1518	113.1	—	—	—	—	—	+39	—	71.4%	+1.14	0–1	—	—	+0.08
1993	21	1485	96.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3%	-3.14	0–1	—	—	+0.09
1994	22	1453	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.5%	-3.75	—	—	—	+0.10
Career		1525	102.9	—	—	—	—	—	+39	—	29.2%	-2.04	0–2	—	—	+5.10

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Milen Velev Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	W-L Win %
1994	22	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Milen Velev ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	VIE	ATH	JAK	MEX	TEL	W-L Win %
1991	19	—	R32	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1992	20	—	QF	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1993	21	R32	R32	—	—	R32	0–3 (0%)
1994	22	—	—	R32	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–7 (22%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

121

Career-high date

Sep 27, 1993

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Milen Velev ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1988	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	992	991	1029	1015	1032	1054
1989	17	1054	1054	1064	1067	1075	1060	680	698	688	706	694	686
1990	18	679	668	672	662	659	662	662	—	—	—	473	477
1991	19	477	484	491	480	494	509	490	359	280	273	309	308
1992	20	306	300	303	296	298	295	289	277	340	262	280	286
1993	21	285	237	245	224	216	201	167	139	121	135	123	125
1994	22	127	132	137	142	140	157	211	323	485	649	644	647
1995	23	669	533	495	486	444	307	322	329	337	307	298	295
1996	24	291	332	311	359	355	583	589	584	592	486	519	521
1997	25	521	523	594	589	569	572	575	584	490	598	595	386
1998	26	387	373	341	350	359	245	231	234	233	245	248	295
1999	27	290	298	332	330	334	517	468	486	585	610	609	604
2000	28	603	602	605	578	564	510	630	632	635	647	642	649
2001	29	645	640	637	642	492	580	471	466	425	418	409	409
2002	30	407	403	409	414	505	507	647	648	910	927	950	947
2003	31	950	953	952	1217	1225	1230	1225	1248	1279	1282	1266	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Milen Velev's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Dirk Dier	GER	118	1,514	24	6	18	25.0%	1988–1998	Match log
Piet Norval	RSA	125	1,540	15	4	11	26.7%	1987–1998	Match log
Kenny Thorne	USA	121	1,618	52	14	38	26.9%	1989–1996	Match log
Alejo Mancisidor	ESP	120	1,530	26	5	21	19.2%	1992–1995	Match log
Jaroslav Bulant	CZE	142	1,500	11	2	9	18.2%	1988–1995	Match log
Vladimir Gabrichidze	GEO	140	1,518	8	2	6	25.0%	1991–1994	Match log
Frederic Vitoux	FRA	144	1,500	12	2	10	16.7%	1990–1996	Match log
Vaclav Roubicek	CZE	135	1,532	15	4	11	26.7%	1987–1995	Match log
Martin Stringari	ARG	125	1,538	18	6	12	33.3%	1988–1994	Match log
Thierry Guardiola	FRA	106	1,511	59	13	46	22.0%	1990–2000	Match log
Noam Behr	ISR	127	1,517	16	5	11	31.3%	1990–2001	Match log
David Adams	RSA	131	1,558	30	9	21	30.0%	1991–1997	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Milen Velev?: Milen Velev is 54 years old, born on September 4, 1971.
Which country does Milen Velev represent?: Milen Velev represents Bulgaria in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Milen Velev left-handed or right-handed?: Milen Velev plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Milen Velev won?: Milen Velev has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Milen Velev won?: TennisDB does not group any of Milen Velev's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Milen Velev's highest ATP ranking?: Milen Velev's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 121, first achieved on September 27, 1993.
What is Milen Velev's career win-loss record?: Milen Velev has a career ATP singles record of 2 wins and 8 losses (20.0%).
How much career prize money has Milen Velev earned?: Milen Velev has earned at least $94,296 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Milen Velev's career appear in TennisDB?: Milen Velev appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1991 through 1994.
Who has Milen Velev faced most often?: Milen Velev's most frequent opponent is Jaime Yzaga, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.