Boris Nicola Bakalov
# Boris Nicola Bakalov

Boris Nicola Bakalov (Bulgarian: Борис Никола Бакалов, born 23 November 1980) is a former professional Bulgarian tennis player. On 21 November 2011, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 621 whilst his best doubles ranking was 457 on 4 July 2011. He played for and graduated from Azusa Pacific University in 2006.

## Year-end rankings

| Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Singles | - | - | 1055 | 938 | 637 | 1485 | 1031 | - | 1512 | - |
| Doubles | 1175 | 805 | 1075 | 608 | 592 | 1060 | 1208 | - | 1076 | 1467 |

## Challenger and Futures Finals

### Singles: 1 (0–1)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2011 | Mexico F10, Zacatecas | Futures | Hard | César Ramírez | 3–6, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 11 (3–8)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* ITF Futures (3–8)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (1–5)
* Clay (2–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)

| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2007 | Bulgaria F2, Rousse | Futures | Clay | Ashutosh Singh | Carl Bergman Daniel Kumlin | 2–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Sep 2008 | Bulgaria F8, Stara Zagora | Futures | Clay | Vasko Mladenov | Ivan Bjelica Miljan Zekić | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 2008 | U.S.A. F27, Mansfield | Futures | Hard | Bojan Szumański | Carsten Ball Colin Ebelthite | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Aug 2010 | Bulgaria F4, Sofia | Futures | Clay | Alexander Lazov | Pirmin Haenle Óscar Sabate-Bretos | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 1–4 | Dec 2010 | Mexico F11, Chiapas | Futures | Hard | Rainer Eitzinger | Adam El Mihdawy Ty Trombetta | 4–6, $7–6^{(7–4)},$ [7–10] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jan 2011 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Adam El Mihdawy | Takanyi Garanganga Blake Strode | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2011 | Panama F1, Panama City | Futures | Clay | Alexander Satschko | Martín Cuevas Marcel Felder | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Feb 2011 | U.S.A. F5, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Nikoloz Basilashvili | Devin Britton Greg Ouellette | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | Sep 2011 | Mexico F8, León | Futures | Hard | Miliaan Niesten | Miguel Gallardo Valles Pablo Martínez | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Oct 2013 | Greece F13, Marathon | Futures | Hard | Alban Meuffels | Riccardo Ghedin Claudio Grassi | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–8 | Nov 2015 | U.S.A. F32, Niceville | Futures | Clay | Brian Battistone | Nick Chappell Dane Webb | $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 5–7, [10–6] |
