Radoslav Lukaev
Radoslav Lukaev (Bulgarian: Радослав Лукаев) (born 24 April 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria.[1]
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Born | Burgas, Bulgaria | 24 April 1982
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $55,014 |
Singles | |
Career record | 4–4 (at Grand Slam-level, ATP World Tour-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 4 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 229 (23 September 2002) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2003) |
US Open | 1R (2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 3–2 (at Grand Slam-level, ATP World Tour-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 ATP, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 301 (5 May 2003) |
Lukaev made it into his first Grand Slam event at the 2002 US Open, with wins over Éric Prodon, Jaroslav Levinský and Peter Luczak in the qualifiers. He met Russian Nikolay Davydenko in the first round and lost in four sets.[2]
He played five Davis Cup ties for Bulgaria, winning seven of his 12 matches, with a 4–3 record in singles and 3–2 record in doubles. In 2005 he was called upon to play the fifth and deciding rubber against Finland's Tuomas Ketola and came out on top, in straight sets.[3]
Year-end rankings
Year | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
Singles | 1225 | 922 | 384 | 249 | 594 | 678 | 441 |
Doubles | 1164 | 693 | 741 | 311 | 532 | 1277 | 495 |
Futures and Challenger finals: 15 (7–8)
Singles: 5 (4–1)
Legend |
ATP Challengers (0–0) |
ITF Futures (4–1) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 12 August 2001 | Jūrmala, Latvia ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 0–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 19 August 2001 | Vilnius, Lithuania ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 3. | 12 May 2002 | Mannheim, Germany ITF Futures $15,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 1. | 30 June 2002 | Toulon, France ITF Futures $15,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–0, 5–7 |
Winner | 4. | 26 June 2005 | Istanbul, Turkey ITF Futures $10,000 |
Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Doubles: 10 (3–7)
Legend |
ATP Challengers (1–2) |
ITF Futures (2–5) |
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 10 September 2000 | Sofia, Bulgaria ATP Challenger $25,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8) |
Runner-up | 2. | 1 July 2001 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 |
Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 19 August 2001 | Vilnius, Lithuania ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 31 March 2002 | Melun, France ITF Futures $15,000 |
Carpet (I) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 4. | 12 May 2002 | Mannheim, Germany ITF Futures $15,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
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W/O |
Runner-up | 5. | 16 June 2002 | Trier, Germany ITF Futures $15,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 1–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 30 June 2002 | Toulon, France ITF Futures $15,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
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W/O |
Winner | 2. | 3 May 2003 | New Delhi, India ATP Challenger $25,000 |
Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 20 July 2003 | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro ITF Futures $10,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 7 August 2005 | Timișoara, Romania ATP Challenger $25,000 |
Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
- W/O = Walkover
Davis Cup
Radoslav Lukaev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2000. Since then he has a 4–3 singles record and a 3–2 doubles record (7–5 overall).
Singles (4–3)
Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2003 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 4 April 2003 | Carpet (I) | ![]() |
W | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 6–2 |
6 April 2003 | ![]() |
L | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(7–9), 3–6 | |||
QF | 11 July 2003 | Clay | ![]() |
W | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 | |
14 July 2003 | ![]() |
L | 3–6, 1–6, 3–6 | |||
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 15 July 2005 | Clay | ![]() |
L | 6–7(4–7), 3–6, 2–6 |
17 July 2005 | ![]() |
W | 7–6(7–5), 6–4, 6–1 | |||
SF | 23 September 2005 | Hard | ![]() |
W | 6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles (3–2)
Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2000 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | RPO | 22 July 2000 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
W | 6–4, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
2003 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 5 April 2003 | ![]() |
Carpet (I) | ![]() ![]() |
W | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
QF | 13 July 2003 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
L | 3–6, 1–6, 2–6 | |
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 16 July 2005 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
W | 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
SF | 24 September 2005 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() ![]() |
L | 4–6, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
- RPO = Relegation Play-off