Ilia Kushev
Ilia Kushev is a professional tennis player from Bulgaria. He has frequently played for Bulgaria at the Davis Cup. On 16 August 2004, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 285 whilst his best doubles ranking was 234 on 16 August 2004.
In 2006, Kushev married Vesela Tomova, a tennis coach.
Year-end rankings
Futures and Challenger finals: 22 (6–16)
Singles: 9 (1–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 1. | 17 June 2001 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 1. | 19 October 2003 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 27 June 2004 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 December 2004 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 12 June 2005 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 18 June 2006 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 2 July 2006 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 13 August 2006 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 13 May 2007 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 13 (5–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 September 2002 | ![]() ATP Challenger $25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 14 September 2003 | ![]() ATP Challenger $25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 26 October 2003 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 27 June 2004 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 December 2004 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 17 December 2004 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | W/O |
Runner-up | 5. | 7 August 2005 | ![]() ATP Challenger $25,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 29 January 2006 | ![]() ITF Futures $15,000 | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 3. | 27 August 2006 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 10 September 2006 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 3 June 2007 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 5. | 10 June 2007 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1 June 2008 | ![]() ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, |
Davis Cup
Ilia Kushev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2003. Since then he has a 3–5 singles record and a 4–4 doubles record.Singles (3–5)
Doubles (4–4)
- RPO = Relegation Play–off