Ilia Kushev (sometimes also
transliterated
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as Iliya Kushev) ( bg, Илия Кушев, born 13 December 1980) is a former professional
tennis
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player from
Bulgaria
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. He has frequently played for Bulgaria at the
Davis Cup
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. On 16 August 2004, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 285 whilst his best doubles ranking was 234 on 16 August 2004.
ITF Tennis – Pro Circuit – Player Profile – KUSHEV, Ilia (BUL)
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In 2006, Kushev married Vesela Tomova, a tennis coach.
Year-end rankings
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 9 (1–8)
Doubles: 13 (5–8)
Davis Cup
Ilia Kushev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2003. Since then he has 13 nominations with 11 ties played, his singles W/L record is 3–5 and doubles W/L record is 4–4 (7–9 overall).
Singles (3–5)
Doubles (4–4)
* RPO = Relegation Play–off
Honours
Best Bulgarian tennis player – 2005
References
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Bulgarian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Plovdiv
1980 births
Living people
21st-century Bulgarian people