Milen Velev
Milen Velev is a former professional tennis player from Bulgaria.
Career
Velev appeared in 20 Davis Cup ties for Bulgaria, from 1988 to 2002. He was victorious in 20 of his 34 rubbers, finishing with a 14/7 record in singles and 6/7 in doubles. Only Todor Enev has won more Davis Cup matches for the national team. He had his best win in 1993, when he defeated top 30 player Marcos Ondruska, a South African.He was a quarter-finalist at the 1992 Saab International, an ATP Tour tournament held in Athens. En route he upset fifth seed Guillermo Pérez Roldán.
The Bulgarian played in the main draw of one Grand Slam event during his career, the 1994 Australian Open. He met veteran Mats Wilander in his opening round match, which he lost in four sets.
Year-end rankings
Futures and Challenger finals: 15 (9–6)
Singles: 7 (4–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 25 July 1993 | Oberstaufen, Germany ATP Challenger $25,000 | Clay |  Sláva Doseděl | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1 August 1993 | Poznań, Poland ATP Challenger $50,000 | Clay |  Andrea Gaudenzi | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 14 June 1998 | Zaječar, Yugoslavia ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay |  Dejan Petrovic | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 21 June 1998 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay |  Cyril Buscaglione | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 July 1999 | Thessaloniki, Greece ITF Futures $15,000 | Clay |  Solon Peppas | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 18 June 2000 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Xavier Pujo | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 1 July 2001 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard |  Todor Enev | 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | 21 February 1998 | Mondseeland, Austria ITF Futures $10,000 | Carpet | Ivaylo Traykov | Petr Pála Borut Urh | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 21 June 1998 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay |  Matey Pampoulov | Cyril Buscaglione Olaf Knutel | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 28 June 1998 | Kočani, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Matey Pampoulov |  Erik Csarnakovics Stefano Galvani | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 August 1998 | Sopot, Poland ATP Challenger $25,000 | Clay |  Alexander Shvets |  James Greenhalgh Nenad Zimonjić | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 4 July 1999 | Alexandroupolis, Greece ITF Futures $10,000 | Carpet | Ivaylo Traykov |  Fernando González Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner | 4. | 2 July 2000 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Relja Dulić Fišer | Sebastian Fitz Sergei Pozdnev | 2–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 24 June 2001 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Clay | Todor Enev | Michail Elgin Evgueni Smirnov | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 5. | 1 July 2001 | Skopje, Macedonia ITF Futures $10,000 | Hard | Todor Enev | Radoslav Lukaev Predrag Rusevski | 6–2, 7–5 |
Davis Cup
Milen Velev debuted for the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in 1988. Since then he has a 14–7 singles record and a 6–7 doubles record.Singles (14–7)
Doubles (6–7)
- RPO = Relegation Play–off
- RR = Round Robin