# ATP Challenger 75 tournament in Plovdiv

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/atp-challenger-75-tournament-in-plovdiv
> Updated: 2026-09-26T19:29:48.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 3.

The ATP Challenger 75 tennis tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, featured several Bulgarian players competing for a prize pool of €97,640.

Initially, Yanaki Milev and Adrian Andreev successfully navigated the qualifying rounds to enter the main draw. Milev defeated Luca Widemann, while Andreev defeated Dušan Obradović. Other Bulgarian players, including Petyar Nesterov, Ivan Ivanov, Alexander Vasilev, and Iliyan Radulov, entered the main draw directly.

As the tournament progressed, Adrian Andreev advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Ivan Ivanov. However, other Bulgarian competitors faced setbacks; Iliyan Radulov was eliminated, and no Bulgarian doubles pairs reached the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, Adrian Andreev was eliminated by Jonas Foretéky of the Czech Republic in a match lasting two hours and 10 minutes, with a score of 3:6, 6:4, 3:6. Despite the loss, Andreev’s performance earned him 26 world ranking points, which is expected to move him from number 819 to number 604.

The event, held at the Lokomotiv Tennis Club, included support from Bulgarian football legend Hristo Stoichkov. In the doubles final, Miloš Karol of Slovakia and Andrew Paulson of the Czech Republic defeated Bogdan Paweł of Romania and Benjamin Winter López of Spain with a score of 6:3, 6:4.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-26: Adrian Andreev exits ATP Challenger 75 semifinals in Plovdiv

Adrian Andreev lost in the ATP Challenger 75 semifinals in Plovdiv to Jonas Foretéky, but earned enough points to jump 215 places in the world rankings.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/adrian-andreev-exits-atp-challenger-75-semifinals-in-plovdiv

### 2026-09-23: Plovdiv Challenger 75: Adrian Andreev reaches quarterfinals

Adrian Andreev advanced to the quarterfinals of the Challenger 75 tennis tournament in Plovdiv after defeating Ivan Ivanov, while Bulgarian doubles teams were eliminated from the competition.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/plovdiv-challenger-75-adrian-andreev-reaches-quarterfinals

### 2026-09-21: Milev and Andreev qualify for ATP Challenger 75 main draw in Plovdiv

Bulgarian tennis players Yanaki Milev and Adrian Andreev have qualified for the main draw of the ATP Challenger 75 tournament in Plovdiv.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/milev-and-andreev-qualify-for-atp-challenger-75-main-draw-in-plovdiv

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