Orlin Stanoytchev (

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: Орлин Станойчев) (born 24 September 1971) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Stanoytchev, the Bulgarian junior champion in 1989, made the second round of a

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just once, but came close on other occasions. Twice at

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he lost five set matches in the opening round, one of which was against

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in 1999, with the Australian winning 10–8 in the final set. When he finally broke through for his first win, at the

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, it was from two sets down, beating Stéphane Huet. He experienced the reverse in the US Open later that year, losing to world number six

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, despite winning the first two sets. He reached two quarter-finals on the

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during his career, the first time in 1996 at

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and the other in the 1999 Czech Open. The best win of his career came in the 1999 Majorca Open, when he defeated world number 22

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. The Bulgarian made regular

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appearances for his country throughout the 1990s, playing 11 ties in all. He won nine of his 16 singles matches and had a 1/2 record in doubles.Davis Cup profile

Year-end rankings

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 12 (5–7)

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

*w/o = Walkover

Davis Cup

Orlin Stanoytchev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 1991. Since then he has 9 nominations with 11 ties played, his singles W/L record is 9–7 and doubles W/L record is 1–2 (10–9 overall).

Singles (9–7)

Doubles (1–2)

*RR = Round Robin *RPO = Relegation Play-off

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stanoytchev, Orlin 1971 births Living people Bulgarian male tennis players Sportspeople from Sofia Bulgarian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 20th-century Bulgarian people