ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com sofiaopen.bg Martin Dagahs: martin.dagahs@atptour.com (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SofiaOpenTennis Nayden Todorov: media@sofiaopen.bg (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @SofiaOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTER COURT SOFIA OPEN: 8 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Arena Armeec Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria 4-10 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 524,340 Surface: Indoor Hard [4] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN) Bautista Agut 2019 Summary Age: 30 World No. 18 10-1 in 2019 6-1 in Sofia (2016 Champion) 9 ATP Titles Comes in with a 10-1 record on the season and already appearing in his third QF. Last year went 5-3 in QF matches winning titles in Auckland and Dubai. Also finalist in Gstaad. In opening week, earned 2nd win of career over No. 1 Djokovic en route to 9th ATP Tour title at Doha (d. Berdych). Captured a title in January for 4th straight season (2016 Auckland, 2017 Chennai, 2018 Auckland, 2019 Doha). Enjoyed 1st win in 10th Grand Slam 4R match to reach Australian Open QF (l. to Tsitsipas). Posted 3 wins in 5 sets at Aus. Open (d. 5-time finalist Murray in 1R, Millman in 2R and 2018 finalist Cilic in 4R). Fucsovics 2019 Summary Age: 27 (today) World No. 47 5-3 in 2019 2-0 in Sofia (2019 QF) 1 ATP Tour Title Top Hungarian is appearing in his first ATP Tour QF of season and last year went 1-3 in QF matches. His lone time he went past this round was in Geneva where he captured his maiden ATP Tour title (d. Gojowczyk). Coming into this week, reached 2R in Doha (d. Copil, l. to No. 1 Djokovic), Sydney (d. Duckworth, l. to Millman) and Australian Open (d. Ramos-Vinolas, l. to No. 12 Coria). Matteo Berrettini (ITA) vs Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Berrettini 2019 Summary: Age: 22 World No. 53 4-3 in 2019 2-0 in Sofia (2019 2R) 1 Career ATP Tour Tittle Young Italian is appearing in first QF of season and last year won maiden ATP Tour title in Gstaad (d. Fucsovics). Also a QF in Kitzbuehel. This season advanced to Auckland 2R (l. to Mayer after holding 3 MPs). Suffered 1R losses at Doha (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut) and Australian Open (l. to Tsitsipas). Verdasco 2019 Summary Age: 35 World No. 26 5-2 in 2019 2-0 in Sofia 7 Career ATP Tour Titles Oldest player (35) remaining is appearing in his first QF of season and last year went 4-1 in QFs with final in Rio. One of four Spaniards in Top 30 ATP Rankings at No. 26. No. 5 suffered 5th loss of career from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs). Fell in Doha 2R (l. to eventual finalist Berdych). Martin Klizan (SVK) vs [3] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Medvedev Leads 1-0 18 Tokyo (Japan) Hard R16 Daniil Medvedev 6-4 6-3 Klizan 2019 Summary Age: 29 World No. 38 4-3 in 2019 8-3 in Sofia (2016 SF) 6 Career ATP Tour Titles Top player from Slovakia is appearing in his first QF of season and last year went 2-2 in QF matches, winning sixth career ATP Tour title in Kitzbuehel (d. Istomin) as a qualifier and runner-up in St. Petersburg (l. to Thiem). This season 2R in Sydney (l. to eventual finalist Seppi) and 1R at Australian Open for 4th time in 6 appearances (l. to Tsonga). Medvedev 2019 Summary Age: 22 World No. 16 8-2 in 2019 (Brisbane F) 1-0 in Sofia 3 ATP Tour Titles No. 2 Russian is appearing in his second QF of season and last year went 5-2 in QF matches with career-best three titles: Sydney, Winston-Salem and Tokyo. In opening week of season, defeated No. 240 Murray and No. 239 Tsonga en route to Brisbane final (l. to Nishikori). Advanced to 1st Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets). One of 5 men under 23 to reach Australian Open 4R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5).
Sofia Open Day 5 Friday, 8 February 2019 Page 2 of 2 www.atptour.com [7] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [2] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0 18 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R64 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(4) 4-6 6-4 Monfils 2019 Summary Age: 32 World No. 33 3-1 in 2019 (Aust. Open 2R) 2-0 in Sofia 7 Career ATP Titles No. 4 Frenchman is appearing in his first QF of season and last year went 4-3 in QFs with 7th career title in Doha. Lost in Australian Open 2R for 2nd straight year (l. to Fritz). Did not attempt title defense at Doha. Withdrew from Auckland due to right leg injury. Tsitsipas 2019 Summary Age: 20 World No. 12 7-2 in 2019 (Aust Open SF) 1-0 in Sofia 1 ATP Tour Title NextGenATP star is appearing in his third QF of season. Last year went 5-5 in QF matches with maiden ATP title in Stockholm (d. Gulbis) and runner-up in Barcelona and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Nadal in both). Saved 12/12 BPs vs. No. 3 Federer to equal biggest win of career en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Nadal). Became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist at age 20 since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. Also became youngest Australian Open semi-finalist since Roddick, 20, in 2003. Made history as 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam QF and SF in men s singles. Achieved career-high No. 12 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Top Greek in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). Advanced to Sydney QF as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual finalist Seppi).
SOFIA OPEN: 7 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Arena Armeec Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria 4-10 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 524,340 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com sofiaopen.bg Martin Dagahs: martin.dagahs@atptour.com (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SofiaOpenTennis Nayden Todorov: media@sofiaopen.bg (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @SofiaOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTER COURT [Q] Daniel Brands (GER) vs Martin Klizan (SVK) Series Tied 1-1 Brands 2019 Summary Age: 31 World No. 180 1-0 in 2019 3-2 in Sofia (2016-17, 2019 2R) German qualifier is trying to reach first ATP Tour QF since October 2015 in Valencia (as a Q). This season lost in 1R of qualifying in Pune and Australian Open. Has a 2-2 record on ATP Challenger Tour with 3R at Quimpur, FRA last week (l. to countryman Bachinger). Went 0-1 last year on ATP Tour and prior to this week his last ATP match win was here in Sofia two years ago. Klizan 2019 Summary Age: 29 World No. 38 3-3 in 2019 7-3 in Sofia (2016 SF) 6 Career ATP Tour Titles Top player from Slovakia is trying to reach his first QF of season and last year went 2-2 in QF matches, winning sixth career ATP Tour title in Kitzbuehel and runner-up in St. Petersburg. This season 2R in Sydney (l. to eventual finalist Seppi) and 1R at Australian Open for 4th time in 6 appearances (l. to Tsonga). Marius Copil (ROU) vs [6] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Copil 2019 Summary Age: 28 World No. 56 2-3 in 2019 6-2 in Sofia (2018 Finalist) Last year s finalist is trying to reach his first QF of season and last year went 1-2 in QFs with final here and Basel. Achieved career-high No. 56 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Snapped 9-match Grand Slam main draw losing streak at Australian Open (d. Granollers, l. to Goffin in 2R). Fell in 1R at Doha (l. to Fucsovics) and Auckland (l. to Fritz). Verdasco 2019 Summary Age: 35 World No. 26 4-2 in 2019 1-0 in Sofia 7 Career ATP Tour Titles Oldest player (35) remaining is trying to reach first QF of season and last year went 4-1 in QFs with final in Rio. One of four Spaniards in Top 30 ATP Rankings at No. 26. No. 5 suffered 5th loss of career from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs). Fell in Doha 2R (l. to eventual finalist Berdych). Robin Haase (NED) vs [3] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) Medvedev Leads 2-1 Haase 2019 Summary Age: 31 World No. 54 3-3 in 2019 2-3 in Sofia (2017, 19 2R) 2 Career ATP Tour Titles Top Dutchman is trying to reach first QF of season and last year went 2-3 in QF matches with SF in Auckland, Umag Snapped 9-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Australian Open 2R (d. Garcia-Lopez, l. to Berdych). Fell in 1R at Doha (l. to Jarry in 3rd-set TB) and Auckland (l. to Ferrer). Advanced to Doha doubles final with countryman Middelkoop (l. to Goffin/Herbert). Medvedev 2019 Summary Age: 22 World No. 16 7-2 in 2019 (Brisbane F) Main draw debut 3 ATP Titles No. 2 Russian is trying to reach second QF of season and last year went 5-2 in QF matches with career-best three titles: Sydney, Winston-Salem and Tokyo. In opening week of season, defeated No. 240 Murray and No. 239 Tsonga en route to Brisbane final (l. to Nishikori). Advanced to 1st Grand Slam 4R at Australian Open (d. Goffin, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets). One of 5 men under 23 to reach Australian Open 4R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2009 Roland Garros (5). [7] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Series Tied 1-1 Monfils 2019 Summary Age: 32 World No. 33 2-1 in 2019 (Aust. Open 2R) 1-0 in Sofia 7 Career ATP Titles No. 4 Frenchman is trying to reach first QF of season and last year went 4-3 in QFs with 7th career title in Doha. Lost in Australian Open 2R for 2nd straight year (l. to Fritz). Did not attempt title defense at Doha. Withdrew from Auckland due to right leg injury.
Sofia Open Day 4 Thursday, 7 February 2019 Page 2 of 2 www.atptour.com Kukushkin 2019 Summary Age: 31 World No. 55 3-1 in 2019 1-0 in Sofia 1 Career ATP Tour Title Trying to reach first ATP Tour QF in 2019 and last year went 2-2 in QF matches with SF in Eastbourne and Vienna. Suffered 8th Australian Open 1R loss in 9 appearances (l. to Pouille). Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [2] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) Tsitsipas Leads 1-0 Struff 2019 Summary Age: 28 World No. 51 4-3 in 2019 (Auckland SF) 1-0 in Sofia No. 3 German is trying to reach second QF of season and last year went 0-4 in QF matches. Saved 1 MP vs. Carreno Busta to reach Auckland SF (l. to Norrie). Fell to 0-6 lifetime in ATP Tour singles SFs. Defeated Marach/Pavic en route to 2nd ATP Tour doubles title at Auckland w/mclachlan (d. Klaasen/Venus). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Chardy) and Australian Open (l. to Ebden). Tsitsipas 2019 Summary Age: 20 World No. 12 6-2 in 2019 (Aust Open SF) Sofia Debut 1 Career Title NextGenATP star is trying to reach his third QF of season. Last year went 5-5 in QF matches with maiden ATP title in Stockholm and runner-up in Barcelona and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto. Saved 12/12 BPs vs. No. 3 Federer to equal biggest win of career en route to Australian Open SF (l. to Nadal). Became youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist at age 20 since Djokovic, 20, at 2007 US Open. Also became youngest Australian Open semi-finalist since Roddick, 20, in 2003. Made history as 1st Greek to reach Grand Slam QF and SF in men s singles. Achieved career-high No. 12 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Top Greek in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). Advanced to Sydney QF as No. 1 seed (l. to eventual finalist Seppi). COURT 1 [Q] Yannick Maden (GER) vs Marton Fucsovics (HUN) Maden Leads 1-0
ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com sofiaopen.bg Martin Dagahs: martin.dagahs@atptour.com (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SofiaOpenTennis Nayden Todorov: media@sofiaopen.bg (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @SofiaOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTER COURT SOFIA OPEN: 6 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Arena Armeec Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria 4-10 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 524,340 Surface: Indoor Hard 1R: Mirza Basic (BIH) vs Martin Klizan (SVK) Klizan Leads 2-0 Basic 2019 Summary Age: 27 World No. 99 0-2 in 2019 6-1 in Sofia (2018 Champion) 1 ATP Tour Title Suffered 4th straight Grand Slam 1R loss at Australian Open (l. to Laaksonen). Fell in Doha qualifying 2R (l. to Stakhovsky). Reached singles 3R (l. to Clarke) and doubles final w/brkic at Burnie, AUS Challenger (l. to Harris/Sela). Klizan 2019 Summary Age: 29 World No. 38 2-3 in 2019 6-3 in Sofia (2016 SF) 6 Career ATP Tour Titles Top player from Slovakia advanced to Sydney 2R (l. to eventual finalist Seppi). Lost in Australian Open 1R for 4th time in 6 appearances (l. to Tsonga). 1R: [Q] Alexandar Lazarov (BUL) vs [6] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) Lazarov 2019 Summary Age: 21 Unranked 0-0 in 2019 0-1 in Sofia (2017 1R) The unranked Bulgarian qualified into his second career ATP Tour tournament, first since 2017 Sofia (l. to Albot). This is also his first pro tournament of the season. He played in 18 Futures events last year and best result was title at Georgia #3 Futures in July. Also SF in two other events. Best career ATP Ranking is No. 541 on Sept. 11, 2017. Verdasco 2019 Summary Age: 35 World No. 26 3-2 in 2019 Main draw debut 7 Career ATP Tour Titles One of four Spaniards in Top 30 ATP Rankings at No. 26. No. 5 suffered 5th loss of career from 2 sets up in Australian Open 3R (l. to Cilic after holding 2 MPs). Fell in Doha 2R (l. to eventual finalist Berdych). 2R: [4] Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) Bautista Agut Leads 1-0 Bautista Agut 2019 Summary Age: 30 World No. 18 9-1 in 2019 5-1 in Sofia (2016 Champion) 9 ATP Titles Earned 2nd win of career over No. 1 Djokovic en route to 9th ATP Tour title at Doha (d. Berdych). Captured a title in January for 4th straight season (2016 Auckland, 2017 Chennai, 2018 Auckland, 2019 Doha). Enjoyed 1st win in 10th Grand Slam 4R match to reach Australian Open QF (l. to Tsitsipas). Posted 3 wins in 5 sets at Aus. Open (d. 5-time finalist Murray in 1R, Millman in 2R and 2018 finalist Cilic in 4R). Withdrew from Auckland as defending champion due to left foot injury. Ebden 2019 Summary: Age: 31 World No. 45 2-2 in 2019 1-1 in Sofia (2R 2019) No. 3 Aussie (behind de Minaur, Millman) advanced to Australian Open 2R for 4th time (d. Struff, l. to Nadal). Fell in Sydney 1R (l. to Andreozzi). 2R: [1] Karen Khachanov (RUS) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) Khachanov 2019 Summary: Age: 22 World No. 11 (Career-high) 4-2 in 2019 Main draw debut 4 TItles Opened with loss to Wawrinka in Doha 1R and advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Bautista Agut). One of 10 players under-23 to reach Australian Open 3R -- most at a Grand Slam since 2008 Roland Garros (10). Berrettini 2019 Summary: Age: 22 World No. 53 3-3 in 2019 1-0 in Sofia (2019 2R) 1 Career ATP Tour Tittle Advanced to Auckland 2R (l. to Mayer after holding 3 MPs). Suffered 1R losses at Doha (l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut) and Australian Open (l. to Tsitsipas). COURT 1 Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Kukushkin Leads 1-0 Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) Fucsovics Leads 1-0
ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com sofiaopen.bg Martin Dagahs: martin.dagahs@atptour.com (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SofiaOpenTennis Nayden Todorov: media@sofiaopen.bg (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @SofiaOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com CENTER COURT SOFIA OPEN: 5 FEBRUARY MEDIA NOTES Arena Armeec Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria 4-10 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 524,340 Surface: Indoor Hard [5] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [Q] Daniel Brands (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting Basilashvili 2019 Summary Age: 26 World No. 22 4-2 in 2019 (Doha QF) 3-1 in Sofia (2017 SF) 2 ATP Titles Achieved career-high No. 20 on 7 January and top Georgian in ATP Rankings history (since 1973). Advanced to Doha QF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic), best result in opening month of the season. Reached Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight year (l. to Tsitsipas). Brands 2019 Summary Age: 31 World No. 180 0-0 in 2019 2-2 in Sofia (2016-17 2R) German qualifier is appearing in his first ATP Tour tournament of the season. Lost in the 1R of qualifying in Pune and Australian Open. Has a 2-2 record on ATP Challenger Tour with 3R at Quimpur, FRA last week (l. to countryman Bachinger). Went 0-1 last year on ATP Tour and trying to win first ATP match since Sofia two years ago (d. Chiudinelli). Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) vs [Q] Stefano Travaglia (ITA) Struff 2019 Summary Age: 28 World No. 51 3-3 in 2019 (Auckland SF) Sofia Main Draw Debut Saved 1 MP vs. Carreno Busta to reach Auckland SF (l. to Norrie). Fell to 0-6 lifetime in ATP Tour singles SFs. Defeated Marach/Pavic en route to 2nd ATP Tour doubles title at Auckland w/mclachlan (d. Klaasen/Venus). Fell in 1R at Brisbane (l. to Chardy) and Australian Open (l. to Ebden). Travaglia 2019 Summary Age: 27 World No. 122 1-1 in 2019 (Aust Open 2R) Sofia Main Draw Debut Italian qualified into his second ATP Tour tournament of the season after reaching 2R at Australian Open. Last year went 3-7 on ATP Tour with all three wins coming in first two months, in Doha, Quito and Marseille. Qualified at Wimbledon and US Open and lost in 1R in both tournaments. Robin Haase (NED) vs [WC] Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) Haase Leads 1-0 Haase 2019 Summary Age: 31 World No. 54 2-3 in 2019 (Aust Open 2R) 1-3 in Sofia (2017 2R) 2 ATP Titles Snapped 9-match tour-level losing streak by reaching Australian Open 2R (d. Garcia-Lopez, l. to Berdych). Fell in 1R at Doha (l. to Jarry in 3rd-set TB) and Auckland (l. to Ferrer). Advanced to Doha doubles final with countryman Middelkoop (l. to Goffin/Herbert). Kuzmanov 2019 Summary Age: 25 World No. 336 0-0 in 2019 0-3 in Sofia (2016-18 1R) No. 2 Bulgarian (behind Dimitrov) is playing in first ATP Tour tournament since 2018 Sofia (l. to Sousa in 1R). Last season went 4-2 in finals in Futures events and lone ATP tournament was in Sofia. Has a 6-7 career record in ATP level tournaments with all six wins coming in Davis Cup competition. [7] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [WC] Viktor Troicki (SRB) Monfils Leads 4-0 Monfils 2019 Summary Age: 32 World No. 33 1-1 in 2019 (Aust. Open 2R) Sofia Debut 7 Career ATP Titles Lost in Australian Open 2R for 2nd straight year (l. to Fritz). Did not attempt title defense at Doha. Withdrew from Auckland due to right leg injury. Troicki 2019 Summary Age: 32 World No. 185 1-1 in 2019 (Aust. Open 2R) 7-3 in Sofia (2016 Finalist) 3 Titles Qualified at Australian Open (d. Carballes Baena in five sets, l. to Tsitsipas in four sets) Opened season at Playford AUS Challenger and reached 2R. COURT 1 [Q] Yannick Maden (GER) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA) Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA)
SOFIA OPEN: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Arena Armeec Sofia Sofia, Bulgaria 4-10 February 2019 Draw: S-28, D-16 Prize Money: 524,340 Surface: Indoor Hard ATP Tour Tournament Media ATPTour.com sofiaopen.bg Martin Dagahs: martin.dagahs@atptour.com (ATP PR) Twitter: @ATP_Tour @SofiaOpenTennis Nayden Todorov: media@sofiaopen.bg (Media Desk) Facebook: @ATPTour @SofiaOpenTennis TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN SOFIA 1) Top-20 Quartet: Three players aged 22 or under World No. 11 Karen Khachanov, World No. 12 Stefanos Tsitsipas, and World No. 16 Daniil Medvedev join 2016 champion and World No. 18 Roberto Bautista Agut as the Top 20 players heading the fourth edition of the Sofia Open. 2) Top of the Heap: No. 1 seed Khachanov posted 46 match victories and won three ATP Tour singles titles in 2018, including notching four Top 10 wins during his title run at ATP Masters 1000 Paris. The 22-year-old also picked up trophies at Marseille and in his birthplace of Moscow. 3) Greece is the Word: Last year, Tsitsipas became the first Greek player to be ranked in the Top 20, win an ATP Tour title (Stockholm), and play an ATP Masters 1000 final (Toronto). The 20-year-old s rise has continued in 2019, as he made his first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open. This result made him the youngest Grand Slam semi-finalist since Novak Djokovic at 2007 US Open. 4) Triple Crown: Medvedev, like his fellow 22-year-old Russian Khachanov, had a breakthrough season in 2018. Medvedev won his first three singles titles last year, and out of the eight times titles were won by qualifiers in 2018, he was the victor in two of those instances, in Sydney and Tokyo. He made the Brisbane final in the first week of this season before losing to Kei Nishikori. 5) Hot Streak: Inaugural Sofia champion Bautista Agut is 9-1 to start 2019. He opened the season by picking up his ninth ATP Tour singles title at Doha, ousting Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals for his second career victory over a World No.1. The Spaniard then made his first Grand Slam quarter-final at the Australian Open, having lost his previous nine fourth-round matches at majors. 6) The Champ Returns: Bosnian Mirza Basic came into Sofia last year ranked World No. 129 and had to navigate the qualifying to enter the main draw. He left Sofia as a first-time ATP Tour finalist and champion, becoming one of the eight qualifiers to win an ATP Tour singles title last year. Basic beat top seed and then-world No. 15 Stan Wawrinka for his career-best victory en route to the title. 7) Finals Countdown: Basic defeated fellow first-time ATP Tour finalist Marius Copil in last year s championship match. Copil, who is also back in Sofia this year, advanced to a second final later in 2018, when he beat Top 10 players Alexander Zverev and Marin Cilic on the way to the Basel final. The Romanian then lost to Roger Federer as the Swiss star claimed his ninth Basel title. 8) Stan the Man: Wawrinka underwent two knee surgeries at the end of 2017, and his ranking dipped from the Top 10 at the start of 2018 to a low of No. 263 after the French Open. From that point forward, the former World No. 3 raised his ranking nearly 200 spots in the second half of last year. In Doha this year, Wawrinka beat Khachanov before losing to Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals. 9) Going Wild: 25-year-old Dimitar Kuzmanov and 17-year-old Adrian Andreev are Bulgarian wild cards making their fourth and second consecutive main draw appearances respectively in their home event. The third wild card went to former World No. 12 Viktor Troicki, who has made at least the quarter-finals in all three prior editions of the Sofia Open, including a finalist showing in 2016. 10) Dutch Treat: Robin Haase and Matwe Middelkoop are back to defend their doubles title, which was one of three titles the Dutchmen won together in 2018. Middelkoop has compiled an 8-1 record overall in Sofia, having also won the title in 2016 with another of his compatriots, Wesley Koolhof.
Sofia Open Day 1 Monday, 4 February 2019 Page 2 of 4 www.atptour.com WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Karen Khachanov (RUS) 0-0 Debut 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 0-0 Main draw debut 3 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 0-0 Debut 4 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 5-1 2016 Champion 5 Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 3-1 2017 Semi-finals 6 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 0-0 Debut 7 Gael Monfils (FRA) 0-0 Debut 8 Andreas Seppi (ITA) 3-3 2016 Quarter-finals QUALIFIERS (4) TBD Monday DOUBLES OLDEST PLAYER Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 35 years, 2 months WILD CARDS (3) Adrian Andreev (BUL) Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) Viktor Troicki (SRB) YOUNGEST PLAYER Adrian Andreev (BUL) 17 years, 8 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Bulgaria 2, France 2, Italy 2 Russia 2, Serbia 2, Spain 2 *Does not include qualifiers (TBD Monday) SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 0-1 2017 Quarter-finals Horia Tecau (ROU) 0-1 2017 Quarter-finals 2 Dominic Inglot (GBR) 0-1 2017 1st Round Franko Skugor (CRO) 0-0 Debut 3 Rohan Bopanna (IND) 0-0 Debut Divij Sharan (IND) 2-1 2018 Semi-finals 4 Robin Haase (NED) 6-2 2018 Champion Matwe Middelkoop (NED) 8-1 2016, 2018 Champion PAST FINALISTS SINGLES YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 Mirza Basic (BIH) Marius Copil (ROU) 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-4 2017 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) David Goffin (BEL) 7-5 6-4 2016 Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6-3 6-4 DOUBLES BOLD: Player in 2019 Sofia Open singles draw. YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2018 Robin Haase/Matwe Middelkoop Nikola Mektic/Alexander Peya 5-7 6-4 [10-4] 2017 Viktor Troicki/Nenad Zimonjic Mikhail Elgin/Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4 6-4 2016 Wesley Koolhof/Matwe Middelkoop Philipp Oswald/Adil Shamasdin 5-7 7-6(9) [10-6] BOLD: Player in 2019 Sofia Open doubles draw.
Sofia Open Day 1 Monday, 4 February 2019 Page 3 of 4 www.atptour.com ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY Sofia Open W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 20 0 Singles Prize Money ( ) 90,390 48,870 26,990 15,335 8,815 5,285 Doubles Ranking Points 250 150 90 45 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ( ) 29,650 15,200 8,240 4,710 2,760 --- FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTER COURT [WC] Adrian Andreev (BUL) vs Matthew Ebden (AUS) Andreev 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-0 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: May 12, 2001 (17) ATP Ranking: N/A Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2018 1st Round) Tournament Note: Made ATP Tour main draw debut as 16-year-old unranked WC last year (l. to Istomin in 1R). Last year s match in Sofia was his only professional match of 2018. 1-2 in ITF Futures events this season, both taking place in Florida, USA. Won the 2018 US Open boys doubles event, partnering Anton Matusevich of Great Britain. Ebden 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: November 26, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 45 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2016 1st Round) Tournament Note: In only prior tournament appearance, dropped 1R match to de Bakker in 2016. Advanced to Australian Open 2R for 4th time (d. Struff, l. to Nadal). Fell in Sydney 1R (l. to Andreozzi). In 2018, made 2nd SF career at s-hertogenbosch and 3rd SF at Atlanta (l. to eventual champion Isner). Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF at Shanghai (l. to Coric). First ATP Masters 1000 QF was 2011 Shanghai. Defeated No. 7 Thiem in 3rd-set TB for biggest win of career in Shanghai 2R. Also advanced to QFs at Halle as SE (l. to No. 1 Federer) and Chengdu (l. to Fognini). Beat Goffin en route to Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at Wimbledon (l. to Simon). Was 0-6 in Grand Slam 2R. Marius Copil (ROU) vs Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Wawrinka Leads 2-0 13 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Stan Wawrinka 6-4 6-4 15 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Stan Wawrinka 7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-3 Copil 2019 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-3 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0 Date of Birth: October 17, 1990 (28) ATP Ranking: 56 (Career-high) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-2 (2018 Finalist) Tournament Note: Made first-ever ATP Tour SF and final last year (def. Muller in QF and Kovalik in SF, l. to Basic). Achieved career-high No. 56 in ATP Rankings on 28 January. Snapped 9-match Grand Slam main draw losing streak at Australian Open (d. Granollers, l. to Goffin in 2R). In 2018, earned 2 biggest wins over No. 6 Cilic and No. 5 A. Zverev en route to Basel final as Q (l. to Federer). Lowest-ranked Basel finalist since No. 100 P. McEnroe in 1994 and 1st qualifier in final since Baghdatis in 2005.
Sofia Open Day 1 Monday, 4 February 2019 Page 4 of 4 www.atptour.com Wawrinka 2019 Summary: QF (1): Doha (l. Bautista Agut) YTD W-L: 3-2 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 16 Date of Birth: March 28, 1985 (33) ATP Ranking: 57 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2018 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: In tournament debut last year, def. Klizan and former finalist Troicki before loss to Basic in SF. Advanced to Doha QF (d. Khachanov in 1R, l. to eventual champion Bautista Agut). Fell in Australian Open 2R for 2nd straight year (l. to Raonic in 4 TBs). In 2018, made Australian Open 2R in return following 2 left knee surgeries in August (d. Berankis, l. to Sandgren). Defeated Dimitrov in 1R at Wimbledon (l. to Fabbiano in 2R) and US Open (l. to Raonic in 3R). Advanced to SF at St. Petersburg (l. to Klizan) and QF at ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (l. to Federer). Dropped to No. 263 in ATP Rankings on 11 June -- lowest since No. 284 on 11 August 2003. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES Denis Istomin (UZB) vs Matteo Berrettini (ITA) Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs [8] Andreas Seppi (ITA) Fucsovics Leads 1-0 18 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Marton Fucsovics 6-3 6-4 Other Meeting 18 Canberra CH (Australia) Hard F Andreas Seppi 5-7 6-4 6-3 Mirza Basic (BIH) vs Martin Klizan (SVK) Klizan Leads 2-0 18 SVK vs. BIH EAG1 2nd Rd. (Slovakia) Clay RR Martin Klizan 7-6(5) 6-1 18 Munich (Germany) Clay R16 Martin Klizan 4-6 6-3 7-5 Other Meeting 08 Croatia F1 (Croatia) Hard R32 Martin Klizan 7-5 6-2 Robin Haase (NED) vs [WC] Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) Haase Leads 1-0 17 Sofia (Bulgaria) Hard R32 Robin Haase 6-4 6-3 [7] Gael Monfils (FRA) vs [WC] Viktor Troicki (SRB) Monfils Leads 4-0 11 ATP Masters 1000 Canada (Canada) Hard R16 Gael Monfils 3-6 7-6(0) 7-6(5) 12 Doha (Qatar) Hard QF Gael Monfils 6-2 6-3 12 Bangkok (Thailand) Hard R16 Gael Monfils 7-5 7-5 15 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (Spain) Clay R64 Gael Monfils 6-2 6-0 Laslo Djere (SRB) vs Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) Kukushkin Leads 1-0 18 Pune (India) Hard R16 Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5 7-6(5) *Does not include first-round matches involving qualifiers (TBD Monday)