Ilia Kushev (sometimes also transliterated as Iliya Kushev) (Bulgarian: Илия Кушев, born 13 December 1980) is a former 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.[1][2][3]
In 2006, Kushev married Vesela Tomova, a tennis coach.
Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
Singles | - | 706 | 696 | 392 | 401 | 451 | 520 | 710 | - |
Doubles | 1009 | 697 | 610 | 365 | 391 | 454 | 728 | 923 | 1351 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jun 2001 | Macedonia F1, Skopje | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2003 | Greece F4, Thessaloniki | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2004 | Serbia and Montenegro F3, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Dec 2004 | Qatar F3, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jun 2005 | Serbia and Montenegro F1, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2006 | Macedonia F2, Skopje | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 5–7 |
Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2006 | Serbia and Montenegro F2, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Aug 2006 | Serbia and Montenegro F4, Novi Sad | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–8 | May 2007 | Bulgaria F1, Sofia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2002 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Sep 2003 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2003 | Cyprus F1, Nicosia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Jun 2004 | Serbia and Montenegro F3, Belgrade | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
Loss | 2–3 | Dec 2004 | Qatar F4, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 0–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Dec 2004 | Qatar F5, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 2–5 | Aug 2005 | Timișoara, Romania | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Jan 2006 | Austria F2, Bergheim | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–6 | Aug 2006 | Bulgaria F1, Plovdiv | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 4–6 | Sep 2006 | Bulgaria F3, Sofia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
Loss | 4–7 | Jun 2007 | Bulgaria F4, Sofia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–7 | Jun 2007 | Macedonia F1, Skopje | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 5–8 | Jun 2008 | Bulgaria F4, Sofia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
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).
Edition | Round | Date | Surface | Opponent | W/L | Result |
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2003 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 11 July 2003 | Clay | ![]() |
L | 3–6, 6–1, 2–6, 3–6 |
2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 11 April 2004 | Carpet (I) | ![]() |
W | 6–2, 6–2 |
QF | 18 July 2004 | Clay | ![]() |
L | 2–6, 0–6 | |
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 17 July 2005 | Clay | ![]() |
L | 3–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 7 April 2006 | Clay | ![]() |
W | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
9 April 2006 | ![]() |
L | 3–6, 2–6, 2–6 | |||
QF | 21 July 2006 | Clay | ![]() |
L | 5–7, 3–6, 0–6 | |
23 July 2006 | ![]() |
W | 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 |
Edition | Round | Date | Partner | Surface | Opponents | W/L | Result |
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2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | QF | 17 July 2004 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
L | 4–6, 0–6, 1–6 |
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 5 March 2005 | ![]() |
Carpet (I) | ![]() ![]() |
W | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
QF | 16 July 2005 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
W | 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 | |
SF | 24 September 2005 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() ![]() |
L | 4–6, 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 8 April 2006 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
W | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–0 |
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 7 April 2007 | ![]() |
Carpet (I) | ![]() ![]() |
L | 5–7, 4–6, 2–6 |
RPO | 21 July 2007 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() ![]() |
L | 2–6, 3–6, 3–6 | |
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II | R1 | 7 March 2015 | ![]() |
Hard (I) | ![]() ![]() |
W | 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
Best Bulgarian tennis player – 2005[4]