Vasko Mladenov
Vasko Mladenov is a professional Bulgarian tennis player.
On 6 June 2016, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 637 in June 2016 whilst his best doubles ranking was 359 in June 2016. Mladenov is a winner of seventeen ITF titles in doubles.
Mladenov is also a two time Bulgarian National Champion. He participated in the Davis Cup in doubles in March 2016 against Turkey, bringing Bulgaria a historic win 7:6, 6:7, 6:7, 7:6, 6:4 alongside fellow Bulgarian Alexander Lazov.
Mladenov also took part in the Davis Cup tie against Tunisia in August 2016, where he won his singles match against Moez Echargui in a thrilling 6:7, 7:5, 7:6 match. He also took part in the Davis Cup group 3 tie against Iceland, Macedonia, Albania and finally Bulgaria faced Monaco in the deciding playoff to promote to group 2, unfortunately Bulgaria lost the tie. He made his debut at an ATP tournament in 2018, playing in his native Bulgaria the ATP Sofia Open. He worked as an official sparring partner with Novak Djokovic for the 2013 Us Open. Vasko is also a rapper and a music producer, writing his own music and lyrics, mainly in Russian. He has released 3 albums and multiple single records such as "Химия", "Океаны".
Early and personal life
Vasko was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, as the only child of Vasil, who is from Bulgaria and, Elena, who is from Russia. When he was five he began to play with his grandfather, Lev Shulga, who is a well known coach from the former U.S.S.R. Vasko speaks fluent Bulgarian, Russian and English. He is known for his aggressive and all-court style of play. Mladenov has a right-handed forehand and Double-handed backhand. His favourite surface is hard. His hobbies are listening to music, playing the piano, playing snooker, billiards and playing football. Currently he resides in Sofia, and is coached by Levar Harper-Griffith and Miroslav Gergov.Junior career
He won three tournaments as a junior. The first one was in 2005, he defeated Plamen Avramov in Plovdiv in straight sets, final score was 6–0, 6–1. The second one also was in 2005, in Timișoara, he defeated Maksim Bakunin in three sets, 6–4, 4–6, 7–6. The third and final one was in 2006, in Kiev, he won the tournament after beating Uladzimir Ignatik in three sets, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1. All these tournaments were played on clay court. In 2007, in France, he played the European Junior. Bulgaria was represented by Vasko, Valentin Dimov and Aleksandar Lazov, they were runners-up.Year-end rankings
Futures and Challenger finals: 22 (17–10)
Singles: 2 (0–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 17 July 2015 |  Ankara, TurkeyITF Futures $10,000 | Clay |  Ivan Nedelko | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 17 October 2015 |  Cherkasy, UkraineITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Ivan Nedelko | 5–7, 4–6 |
Doubles: 20 (12–8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 27 May 2007 |  Pleven, BulgariaITF Futures $10,000 | Clay |  Pirmin Haenle |  Roman Kelecic Nikola Martinovic | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 3 June 2007 | Sofia, Bulgaria ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Ilia Kushev |  David Savić Miljan Zekić | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 2 September 2007 | Burgas, Bulgaria ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay |  Sergey Betov | Roman Kelecic Nikola Martinovic | 3–0, Ret. |
| Winner | 3. | 14 September 2008 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Boris Nicola Bakalov | Ivan Bjelica Miljan Zekić | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 4. | 20 December 2008 |  São Paulo, BrazilITF Futures $10,000 | Hard |  Nikita Kryvonos | Diogo Cruz Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli | 4–6, 6–1, |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 December 2008 | São Paulo, Brazil ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard |  Nicolás Pastor | Mario Eckardt Patrick Taubert | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 3 January 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Lars Poerschke | Diego Matos Eládio Ribeiro Neto | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Winner | 6. | 18 May 2014 | Rivne, Ukraine ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Nikita Kryvonos | Yurii Dzhavakian Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 25 May 2014 | Rivne, Ukraine ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Nikita Kryvonos | Yurii Dzhavakian Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 11 July 2014 | Plovdiv, Bulgaria ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Dinko Halachev |  Romain Arneodo Luca Margaroli | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner | 7. | 11 April 2015 |  El Kantaoui, TunisiaITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Anis Ghorbel |  Remy Chala Daniil Medvedev | 4–6, 6–1, |
| Runner-up | 5. | 17 May 2015 | Cherkasy, Ukraine ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Vadym Ursu | Sergiy Sergiienko Artem Smirnov | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Runner-up | 6. | 24 July 2015 | Ankara, Turkey ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Alexander Igoshin |  Daniele Capecchi Federico Maccari | 6–7, 6–3, |
| Winner | 8. | 6 September 2015 | El Kantaoui, Tunisia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Anis Ghorbel | Aziz Dougaz Jordan Dyke | 6–2, 6–7, |
| Winner | 9. | 13 September 2015 | El Kantaoui, Tunisia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Anis Ghorbel | Romain Bauvy Ugo Nastasi | 2–6, 7–5, |
| Runner-up | 7. | 29 November 2015 | El Kantaoui, Tunisia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Anis Ghorbel |  Jordi Muñoz Abreu David Perez Sanz | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 10. | 6 December 2015 | El Kantaoui, Tunisia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Anis Ghorbel | David Perez Sanz David Vega Hernandez | 6–7, 6–4, |
| Runner-up | 8. | 13 December 2015 | El Kantaoui, Tunisia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Anis Ghorbel |  Peter Bothwell Lloyd Glasspool | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 11. | 28 May 2016 | Cherkasy, Ukraine ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi | Denys Mylokostov Danylo Veremeychuk | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Winner | 12. | 5 June 2016 | Stara Zagora, Bulgaria ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Yan Sabanin | Carlos Calderón-Rodríguez Pedro Martínez | 6–2, 7–6 |
Davis Cup
Vasko Mladenov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2016 against Turkey in Ankara. Since then he has a 1–0 singles record and a 4–2 doubles record. He participated in Davis Cup in doubles in March 2016 against Turkey, bringing Bulgaria a historic win 7:6, 6:7, 6:7, 7:6, 6:4 alongside fellow Bulgarian Alexander Lazov.Mladenov also took part in the Davis Cup tie against Tunisia in August 2016, where he won his singles match against Moez Echargui in a thrilling 6:7, 7:5, 7:6 match. He also took part in the Davis Cup group 3 tie against Iceland, Macedonia, Albania and finally Bulgaria faced Monaco in the deciding playoff to promote to group 2, unfortunately Bulgaria lost the tie.
Singles (1–0)
Doubles (4–2)
- RPO = Relegation Play–off
- PPO = Promotion Play–off
- RR = Round Robin