Vasil Kirkov
 Kirkov at the 2023 Cary Challenger II | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Tampa, United States |
| Born | 13 March 1999 Asenovgrad, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $149,155 |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 2 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 439 (22 November 2021) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 7 Challengers, 7 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 103 (4 March 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 112 (7 April 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 3R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 8 April 2025. | |
Vasil Kirkov (born 13 March 1999) is a Bulgarian-born American professional tennis player. Kirkov has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 103 achieved on 4 March 2024. He also has a career high singles ranking of No. 439 achieved on 22 November 2021. He has won seven doubles ATP Challenger titles.
Career
Kirkov made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wildcard for winning the under-18 boys championship with Danny Thomas.
Kirkov won his second title at the 2023 Salinas Challenger partnering Alfredo Perez, after defeating Ángel Díaz Jalil and Álvaro Guillén Meza in the final.[1]
He reached the third round at the 2023 US Open after receiving a wildcard partnering Denis Kudla[2] but lost to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek.[3]
He entered the ATP 500 2024 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington as a lucky loser partnering Evan King but they lost to Lloyd Glasspool and Santiago Gonzalez in the first round.[4] He also received a wildcard in doubles for the 2024 US Open partnering Christian Harrison.[5]
In March 2025, in Latin America, Kirkov won three back-to-back Challenger doubles titles in Santiago, Asunción, Paraguay and in Concepción, Chile partnering Chilean Matias Soto.[6][7][8]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Doubles: 19 (14 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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ATP Challenger Finals (7–5)
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (2–5) |
| Clay (5–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2023 | Santa Fe, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Matías Soto
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 Ignacio Carou Ignacio Monzón
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7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2023 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay |  Alfredo Perez
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 Ángel Díaz Jalil Álvaro Guillén Meza
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7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2023 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | George Goldhoff
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Eliot Spizzirri Tyler Zink
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6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Oct 2023 | Fairfield, US | Challenger | Hard | Denis Kudla
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Evan King Reese Stalder
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2024 | Tenerife, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Luis David Martínez
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 Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski
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3–6, 6–4, [10–3] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2024 | Bahrain Ministry of Interior Tennis Challenger, Bahrain | Challenger | Hard |  Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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 Petros Tsitsipas Sergio Martos Gornes
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6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2024 | Seoul Open Challenger, Korea | Challenger | Hard |  Bart Stevens
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 Saketh Myneni Ramkumar Ramanathan
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4–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2024 | 2024 Kobe Challenger, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Bart Stevens
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 Kaichi Uchida Takeru Yuzuki
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7-6(9-7), 7-5 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2025 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard |  Marcus Willis
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 Daniel Cukierman Joshua Paris
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7-5, 4-6, [10-12] |
| Win | 5–5 | Mar 2025 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto
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 Mateus Alves Luís Britto
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6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–5 | Mar 2025 | Asunción, Paraguay | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto
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Mariano Kestelboim Guillermo Durán
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | Mar 2025 | Concepción, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Matías Soto
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Takeru Yuzuki Seita Watanabe
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6–2, 6–4 |
References
- ^ "El ucraniano Marchenko corona el Challenger de Salinas; En la final de dobles, los ecuatorianos Ángel Díaz y Álvaro Guillén quedaron subcampeones" (in Spanish). 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Retiring John Isner and Jack Sock lead doubles wild cards at 2023 US Open". 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Dodig/Krajicek Advance, Top Seeds Koolhof/Skupski Fall At US Open". 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Korda/Michelsen cruise in Washington doubles debut". 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Alex Michelsen and Mackenzie McDonald lead doubles wild cards at 2024 US Open". 23 August 2024.
- ^ "En su mejor momento: Matías Soto vuelve a ganar en dobles y está cerca de obtener su tercer título consecutivo a nivel challenger; El chileno, junto al estadounidense Kirkov, se metieron en las semifinales del Challenger 75 de Concepción." (in Spanish). 27 March 2025.
- ^ "Brilla con luz propia: Matías Soto se mete en la final de dobles en el Challenger de Concepción e irá por su tercer título consecutivo" (in Spanish). 28 March 2025.
- ^ "Su tercer título consecutivo: Matías Soto se coronó campeón en el dobles del Challenger de Concepción" (in Spanish). 30 March 2025.
External links
- Vasil Kirkov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Vasil Kirkov at the International Tennis Federation
