Alexander Donski

Alexander Donski (Bulgarian: Александър Донски; born 1 August 1998) is a Bulgarian tennis player.

Alexander Donski
Country (sports) Bulgaria
ResidenceSofia, Bulgaria
Born (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998
Philadelphia, PA, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMike Donski
Prize moneyUS$82,557
Singles
Career record1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 563 (13 January 2020)
Current rankingNo. 607 (21 March 2022)
Doubles
Career record1–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challengers, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 398 (21 March 2022)
Current rankingNo. 398 (21 March 2022)
Last updated on: 27 March 2022.

Donski has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 563 achieved on 13 January 2020 and a career high doubles ranking of No. 398 achieved on 21 March 2022.[1][2]

Donski made his ATP main draw debut at the 2018 Diema Xtra Sofia Open, receiving a wildcard into both the singles and doubles tournament.

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.

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.

In doubles, Donski has thus far won six ITF World Tour titles. He reached his career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 398 on 21 March 2022.

Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 6 (2–4)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0-0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (2–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0-1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
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: 12 (6–6)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (6–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
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]

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]

Group membership
World Group (0–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Group II (2–1)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (1–0)
Doubles (1–1)
Rubber result No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
1–4; 13–14 September 2019; Kelvin Grove Club, Cape Town, South Africa; Group II Europe/Africa First Round; Hard surface
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
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
Victory 3 III Doubles (with Alexandar Lazarov) Paraguay Juan Borba / Hernando José Escurra Isnardi 6–3, 7–5

References
  1. "Alexander Donski - Overview - ATP Tour - Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  2. ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – DONSKI, Alexander (BUL)
  3. YouTube – Operation Liftoff channel
  4. ITF Tennis – Juniors – Player Profile – DONSKI, Alexander (BUL)
  5. Davis Cup – Player Profile – DONSKI, Alexander (BUL)
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