Dimitar Kutrovsky
Dimitar Kutrovsky (Bulgarian: Димитър Кутровски; born 27 August 1987,) is a retired tennis player from Bulgaria. On 18 May 2015, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 293 whilst his best doubles ranking was 234 on 10 August 2015.
Dimitar Kutrovsky at the 2011 Davis Cup | |
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Sofia, Bulgaria |
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 27 August 1987
Turned pro | 2005 |
Retired | January 2016 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
Prize money | $75,797 |
Singles | |
Career record | 8–5 (at Grand Slam-level, ATP World Tour-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 293 (18 May 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 332 (18 January 2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–2 (at Grand Slam-level, ATP World Tour-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 7 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 234 (10 August 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 336 (2 November 2015) |
Last updated on: 31 January 2016. |
As a junior, he played for CSKA. In 2003 he was №28 in the rankings of the European Tennis Association for boys under 16 years old. In 2005 he reached №69 in the ITF's rankings for boys under 18 years old. He is also a doubles champion from the Indoor national championships in 2008, where he was partnering with Martin Shishkov.
He graduated his secondary education in the sport school "General Vladimir Stoychev" in Sofia. After that he also finished his higher education in the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for the American College championships (NCAA). With his 230 wins in singles and doubles, he became the best tennis player in the history of the university.[1] From 2008 to 2010 he was a three-times winner of the annual award "All-American" in singles, which is given to the tennis players with the best results in USA.
After graduating in 2010 Kutrovsky started playing actively in ITF Futures and ATP Challenger tournaments. In singles he played four finals of ITF Futures tournaments and he won one of them. In 2012 he played his second ATP tournament at the 2012 SAP Open and won five matches and reached the quarter-finals, where he lost 1–6, 4–6 to Ryan Harrison. In doubles he has three titles and three lost finals.
After investigations of allegedly using prohibited stimulant methylhexaneamine at the 2012 SAP Open on 14 February 2012 he was found guilty by the International Tennis Federation on 15 May and retroactively banned for two years dating back from the said tournament.[2]
On 5 October 2012 it was announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sport has partially upheld the appeal by Dimitar Kutrovsky against the decision of the independent tribunal dated 15 May 2012. The panel's decision was that the appropriate period of ineligibility should be fifteen months and the Bulgarian will be eligible to participate on 14 May 2013.[3]
As of May 2013 Kutrovsky is back to playing after his ban expired. He reached the final of the clay-court Futures event in Varna, which was his first tournament after the ban, but there he lost 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 to Kristijan Mesaroš.
In January 2016, Kutrovsky announced his retirement from professional tennis.[4]
Year-end rankings
Year | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Singles | 1231 | 1045 | 1479 | 1572 | 828 | 566 | 519 | 714 | 485 | 360 | 317 |
Doubles | - | 1476 | - | - | - | 598 | 744 | - | 1487 | 401 | 342 |
Futures and Challenger finals: 26 (9–17)
Singles: 11 (2–9)
Legend |
ATP Challengers (0–0) |
ITF Futures (2–9) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 October 2009 | Austin, USA ITF Futures $10,000 |
Hard | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 13 June 2010 | Loomis, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 April 2011 | Oklahoma City, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 5–7, 1–6 | |
Winner | 1. | 29 January 2012 | Antalya, Turkey ITF Futures $10,000 |
Hard | 6–3, 6–0 | |
Runner-up | 4. | 26 May 2013 | Varna, Bulgaria ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 30 June 2013 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 6. | 4 August 2013 | Decatur, USA ITF Futures $10,000 |
Hard | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 11 August 2013 | Edwardsville, USA ITF Futures $10,000 |
Hard | 2–6, 6–7(5–7) | |
Runner-up | 8. | 9 March 2014 | Gatineau, Canada ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard (I) | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 16 March 2014 | Sherbrooke, Canada ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard (I) | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 9. | 19 October 2014 | Mansfield, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 0–6 |
Doubles: 15 (7–8)
Legend |
ATP Challengers (0–0) |
ITF Futures (7–8) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 27 June 2010 | Chico, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 3–6, 6–0, [8–10] | ||
Winner | 1. | 24 October 2010 | Mansfield, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 2. | 14 November 2010 | Pensacola, USA ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | 5–7, 6–2, [10–8] | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 21 November 2010 | Amelia Island, USA ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 30 January 2011 | Weston, USA ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Winner | 3. | 6 February 2011 | Palm Coast, USA ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] | ||
Winner | 4. | 11 January 2014 | Schwieberdingen, Germany ITF Futures $10,000 |
Carpet (I) | 6–3, 1–6, [10–6] | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 25 January 2014 | Kaarst, Germany ITF Futures $15,000 |
Carpet (I) | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 15 August 2014 | Calgary, Canada ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
Winner | 5. | 24 August 2014 | Winnipeg, Canada ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 7–5, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 6. | 10 October 2014 | Houston, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 19 October 2014 | Mansfield, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
Winners | 7. | 9 January 2015 | Los Angeles, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 4–6, 6–1, [10–4] | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 16 January 2015 | Long Beach, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 12 April 2015 | Harlingen, USA ITF Futures $15,000 |
Hard | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Davis Cup
Dimitar Kutrovsky debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2011. Since then he has a 6–4 singles record and a 2–2 doubles record (8–6 overall).
Singles (6–4)
Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 4 March 2011 | Hard (I) | W | 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–2) | |
6 March 2011 | L | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 | ||||
RPO | 8 July 2011 | Carpet (I) | W | 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
10 July 2011 | L | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 | ||||
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 31 January 2014 | Hard (I) | W | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 | |
2 February 2014 | L | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | ||||
RPO | 4 April 2014 | Clay | W | 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | ||
6 April 2014 | W | 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 | ||||
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R2 | 19 July 2015 | Clay | W | 6–4, 6–2 | |
PPO | 18 September 2015 | Clay | L | 4–6, 0–6, 3–6 |
Doubles (2–2)
Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 9 July 2011 | Carpet (I) | L | 2–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6 | ||
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 1 February 2014 | Hard (I) | L | 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 | ||
RPO | 5 April 2014 | Clay | W | 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–4 | |||
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R2 | 28 July 2015 | Clay | W | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
- RPO = Relegation Play–off
- PPO = Promotion Play–off
References
- Profile from the Texas University's website
- AP (15 May 2012). "Dimitar Kutrovsky banned two years for doping". TENNIS.com. Santa Monica, CA , USA: Miller Sports Group LLC. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- CAS decision in the case of Dimitar Kutrovsky
- "Димитър Кутровски прекрати кариерата си".
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