| Residence | Austin, TX, United States |
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| Birth date | 27 August 1987 (age 39) |
| Birth place | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turnedpro | 2005 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Careerprizemoney | US$ 78,795 |
| Singlesrecord | 8–5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking | No. 293 (18 May 2015) |
| Doublesrecord | 2–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking | No. 234 (10 August 2015) |
| Updated | 30 January 2021 |
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.
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 |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 11 (2–9)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2009 | U.S.A. F25, Austin | Futures | Hard | Michael McClune | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2010 | U.S.A. F13, Loomis | Futures | Hard | Michael Venus | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2011 | U.S.A. F8, Oklahoma City | Futures | Hard | Arnau Brugués-Davi | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Jan 2012 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Steven Diez | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2013 | Bulgaria F2, Varna | Futures | Clay | Kristijan Mesaroš | 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2013 | Bulgaria F5, Stara Zagora | Futures | Clay | Roman Jebavý | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Aug 2013 | U.S.A. F21, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Eric Quigley | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Aug 2013 | U.S.A. F22, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Jason Jung | 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 1–8 | Mar 2014 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Smethurst | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–8 | Mar 2014 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Oct 2014 | U.S.A. F28, Mansfield | Futures | Hard | Liam Broady | 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 0–6 |
Doubles: 15 (7–8)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2010 | U.S.A. F15, Chico | Futures | Hard | Jack Sock | Nima Roshan Rubin Statham | 3–6, 6–0, [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 2010 | U.S.A. F27, Mansfield | Futures | Hard | Joshua Zavala | Andrea Collarini Denis Kudla | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 2010 | U.S.A. F30, Pensacola | Futures | Clay | Jack Sock | Devin Britton Jordan Cox | 5–7, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2010 | U.S.A. F31, Amelia Island | Futures | Clay | Jack Sock | Mislav Hižak Robbye Poole | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2011 | U.S.A. F3, Weston | Futures | Clay | Jack Sock | Cho Soong-jae Kim Hyun-joon | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Feb 2011 | U.S.A. F4, Palm Coast | Futures | Clay | Jack Sock | Blake Strode Greg Ouellette | 6–3, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Win | 4–3 | Jan 2014 | Germany F1, Schwieberdingen | Futures | Carpet (i) | Jacob Adaktusson | Błażej Koniusz Mateusz Kowalczyk | 6–3, 1–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2014 | Germany F3, Kaarst | Futures | Carpet (i) | Uladzimir Ignatik | Nikoloz Basilashvili Alexander Bury | 6–4, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 4–5 | Aug 2014 | Canada F7, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Dennis Nevolo | Brayden Schnur Jack Murray | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 5–5 | Aug 2014 | Canada F8, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard | Saketh Myneni | Philip Bester Marcus Daniell | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–5 | Oct 2014 | U.S.A. F27, Houston | Futures | Hard | Henrique Cunha | Jeff Dadamo Evan King | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2014 | U.S.A. F28, Mansfield | Futures | Hard | Henrique Cunha | Liam Broady Dennis Novikov | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Win | 7–6 | Jan 2015 | U.S.A. F2, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard | Dennis Novikov | Frederik Nielsen James Cluskey | 4–6, 6–1, [10–4] |
| Loss | 7–7 | Jan 2015 | U.S.A. F4, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | Dennis Novikov | Nicolas Meister Eric Quigley | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7–8 | Apr 2015 | U.S.A. F12, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Philip Bester | Deiton Baughman Jeremy Hunter Nicholas | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Davis Cup
Dimitar Kutrovsky debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2011. Since then he has 6 nominations with 6 ties played, his singles W/L record is 6–4 and doubles W/L record is 2–2 (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) | Sergey Betov | W | 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–2) |
| 6 March 2011 | Uladzimir Ignatik | L | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 | |||
| RPO | 8 July 2011 | Carpet (I) | Philippos Tsangaridis | W | 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 10 July 2011 | Marcos Baghdatis | L | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 | |||
| 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 31 January 2014 | Hard (I) | Micke Kontinen | W | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2 February 2014 | Jarkko Nieminen | L | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 | |||
| RPO | 4 April 2014 | Clay | Theodoros Angelinos | W | 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | |
| 6 April 2014 | Charalampos Kapogiannis | W | 5–7, 6–0, 6–1 | |||
| 2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R2 | 19 July 2015 | Clay | Ugo Nastasi | W | 6–4, 6–2 |
| PPO | 18 September 2015 | Clay | Péter Nagy | 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 | Todor Enev | Carpet (I) | Marcos Baghdatis Rareş Cuzdriorean | L | 2–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6 |
| 2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 1 February 2014 | Tihomir Grozdanov | Hard (I) | Jarkko Nieminen Henri Kontinen | L | 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| RPO | 5 April 2014 | Grigor Dimitrov | Clay | Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis | W | 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R2 | 28 July 2015 | Grigor Dimitrov | Clay | Gilles Kremer Mike Scheidweiler | W | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
- RPO = Relegation Play–off
- PPO = Promotion Play–off
References
- ^ "Profile from the Texas University's website". Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
- ^ "Димитър Кутровски прекрати кариерата си"