Valentin Dimov
Bulgarian tennis player
Valentin Ivanov Dimov (Bulgarian: Валентин Иванов Димов, born 12 March 1989) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 8 March 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 621 whilst his best doubles ranking was 694 on 24 August 2009. He is the current captain of the Bulgarian Davis Cup team since 2022.
Year-end rankings
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 1 (1–0)
Doubles: 7 (0–7)
Davis Cup
Valentin Dimov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2009. Since then he has 5 nominations with 3 ties played, his singles W/L record is 0–2 and doubles W/L record is 0–1 (0–3 overall).
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