15 Facts About Alexandar Lazarov

Alexandar Lazarov is a Bulgarian professional tennis player.

In 2016 Lazarov made his debut at ATP level at the ATP Sofia Open.

Alexandar Lazarov received a wild card for the qualification of the event in his homeland, losing in two sets to the world No 214 Marius Copil.

Alexandar Lazarov lost in the first qualifying round at the ATP Sofia Open in 2017 and 2018, but at the 2019 event the Bulgarian defeated Lukas Lacko and Luca Vanni to guarantee himself a spot in the main draw for the first time.

Alexandar Lazarov won his second ITF singles title in 2018 at the Georgia F3 event in Telavi and a year later he added another trophy to his collection, defeating Jordan Correia in the final of the M15 event in Casablanca.

In January 2020, Alexandar Lazarov participated in the Bulgarian team in the inaugural 2020 ATP Cup where the top 24 countries qualified based on the singles ATP ranking of their No 1 country player.

At the beginning of the 2021 season Alexandar Lazarov made the qualifying draw at the Antalya Open, but lost in three sets to Lucas Miedler.

Alexandar Lazarov finished his season with two consecutive ATP Challenger quarterfinals in Manama and in Antalya where he lost to the eventual champion Evgenii Tiurnev and reached a new career-high ranking of No 405 on 13 December 2021.

In May Alexandar Lazarov reached the quarterfinals of the Shymkent Challenger in Kazakhstan as a qualifier and as a result, he made his top 400 debut on 16 May 2022.

In February, Alexandar Lazarov received a wildcard for the qualifying draw at the 2023 Dubai Tennis Championships, making his maiden appearance at the ATP 500 level.

In May, at the 2023 Upper Austria Open Alexandar Lazarov tore the Achilles tendon in his left leg during his first round match against Sandro Kopp.

Alexandar Lazarov received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2023 Sofia Open in singles and doubles.

Alexandar Lazarov debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 2016.

Alexandar Lazarov is the son of former Bulgarian tennis player Krasimir Alexandar Lazarov.

Alexandar Lazarov has a younger brother, George Lazarov, who is the youngest ATP ranked player up to date.