Alexander Donski
| Country (sports) |  Bulgaria |
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| Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Born | 1 August 1998 Philadelphia, PA, United States |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2017 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Mike Donski |
| Prize money | US$87,225 |
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| Career record | 1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 2 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 525 (11 April 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 567 (20 June 2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challengers, 8 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 352 (20 June 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 352 (20 June 2022) |
| Last updated on: 26 June 2022. | |
Alexander Donski (Bulgarian: Александър Донски; born 1 August 1998) is a Bulgarian tennis player.
Donski has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 525 achieved on 11 April 2022 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 352 achieved on 20 June 2022.[1][2] In singles, Donski has won two ITF World Tour titles and in doubles he won eight.
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YouTube
Alexander is known for his YouTube channel called Operation Liftoff with Lazar Dokov, his cousin and fellow professional player/coach. The duo travel Europe to play in futures tournaments in a vlog style of video. They showcase the life an ITF Junior has to endure to succeed. The channel has over 5000 subscribers.[3]
Junior career
Donski reached a career high ITF junior ranking of 92 on 24 October 2016.He has compiled a Win/Loss record of 50-39 in Singles and 33-40 in Doubles.[4]
Professional career
Donski turned professional in 2017 and finished the year ranked No. 1578 in the ATP singles rankings.
Donski made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Diema Xtra Sofia Open, receiving a wildcard into both the singles and doubles tournament. By the end of 2018, Donski jumped 147 places to finish the 2018 season ranked No. 1431 in the ATP Singles rankings while finishing the year ranked 1061 in the ATP Doubles rankings.
In singles, his breakthrough on the ITF Futures circuit came in 2019, when he reached the final of the Bulgaria F1 Futures, losing in a narrow three-set match against Turk Altuğ Çelikbilek. After reaching two Futures Singles finals Donski finally won his first professional singles title at the South Africa F2 Futures beating Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 7-6(6). With a couple of more good runs in Futures tournaments, Donski reached a career high ATP ranking of No. 563 in singles on 13 January 2020.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 6 (2–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2019 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Altuğ Çelikbilek |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Telavi, Georgia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Yan Bondarevskiy |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2019 | M15 Johannesburg, South Africa | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Benjamin Lock |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2019 | M15 Pretoria, South Africa | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Arthur Cazaux |
7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 7–6 (8–6) |
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Laurent Lokoli |
0–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–4 | Mar 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Térence Atmane |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Doubles: 14 (8–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2018 | Bulgaria F1, Sozopol | Futures | Hard |  Vasil Kirkov |
Sébastien Boltz Caio Silva |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2019 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Alexandar Lazarov |
Alec Adamson Vasil Kirkov |
6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Plovdiv, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Simon Anthony Ivanov |
Alexander Igoshin Evgenii Tiurnev |
1–6, 7–6(11–9), [5–10] |
| Win | 1–3 | Jul 2019 | M15 Telavi, Georgia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Maksim Tikhomirov |
Yan Bondarevskiy George Tsivadze |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2019 | M15 Johannesburg, South Africa | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  David Pichler |
Benjamin Lock Courtney John Lock |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Oct 2019 | M15 Pretoria, South Africa | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Raheel Manji |
David Pichler Mehluli Sibanda |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Sep 2021 | M25 Říčany, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Colin Sinclair |
Toby Kodat Adam Pavlásek |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 2021 | M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Billy Harris |
Yan Bondarevskiy Kai Wehnelt |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–5 | Nov 2021 | M25 Saint-Dizier, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) |  Petros Tsitsipas |
 Blake Ellis Tristan Schoolkate |
6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 5–5 | Nov 2021 | M25 Villers-lès-Nancy, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Petros Tsitsipas |
Blake Ellis Tristan Schoolkate |
7–6(7–2), 3–2 ret. |
| Win | 6–5 | Jan 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Théo Arribagé |
Dan Added Clément Tabur |
6–2, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jan 2022 | M25 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Zvonimir Babić |
Théo Arribagé Titouan Droguet |
6–1, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 7–6 | Jun 2022 | M15 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | World Tennis Tour | Clay | David Pichler |
Constantin Bittoun Kouzmine Michael Vrbenský |
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [12–10] |
| Win | 8–6 | Jun 2022 | M15 Alkmaar, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Karl Friberg |
Patrik Rikl Matěj Vocel |
3–6, 3–3 ret. |
National participation
Davis Cup (2 wins, 1 loss)
Alexander Donski debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2019. Since then he has 4 nominations with 3 ties played, his singles W/L record is 1–0 and doubles W/L record is 1–1 (2–1 overall).[5]
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indicates the result of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
| Rubber result | No. | Rubber | Match type (partner if any) | Opponent nation | Opponent player(s) | Score |
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| 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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| Defeat | 1 | I | Doubles (with Alexandar Lazarov) |  South Africa |
Raven Klaasen / Ruan Roelofse | 3–6, 2–6 |
| 4–1; 6–7 March 2020; Costa Rica Country Club, San José, Costa Rica; World Group II Play-Off; Hard surface |
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| Victory | 2 | V | Singles |  Costa Rica |
Rodrigo Crespo Piedra | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 3–1; 4–5 March 2022; Sport Hall Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; World Group II Play-Off; Hard (i) surface |
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| Victory | 3 | III | Doubles (with Alexandar Lazarov) |  Paraguay |
Juan Borba / Hernando José Escurra Isnardi | 6–3, 7–5 |
References
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Association of Tennis Professionals:
Top Bulgarian male singles tennis players |
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- ↑ ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – DONSKI, Alexander (BUL)
- ↑ YouTube – Operation Liftoff channel
- ↑ ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – DONSKI, Alexander (BUL)
- ↑ Davis Cup – Player Profile – DONSKI, Alexander (BUL)
