Luben Pampoulov
Full nameLuben Bojidarov Pampoulov
Country (sports) Austria
Born (1981-03-14) 14 March 1981
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$28,605
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 392 (9 October 2000)
Doubles
Career record0–2
Career titles1 Challenger
Highest rankingNo. 346 (25 June 2001)

Luben Bojidarov Pampoulov (born 14 March 1981) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.

Biography

Born in Sofia, Pampoulov left Bulgaria for Austria at the age of 10 and grew up in the city of Dornbirn. He comes from a tennis background, with both his father Bozhidar Pampoulov and uncle Matei being former Bulgarian Davis Cup players.[1]

Pampoulov, a left-handed player, reached a best singles ranking on the professional tour of 392. As a doubles player he made two main draw appearances at the St. Poelten ATP Tour tournament and in 2003 won a Challenger title in his native Sofia.

In 2003 he left the tour to study and play tennis at UCLA. He wasn't able to compete in varsity tennis until 2004 due to eligibility rules, then in 2005 was captain of the NCAA championship winning team.[2]

Pampoulov co-founded Silicon Valley company GSV Asset Management.[3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
2003 Sofia, Bulgaria Clay Bulgaria Ilia Kushev Bulgaria Todor Enev
Bulgaria Dimo Tolev
6–3, 6–1

References

  1. Regan, David (12 May 2004). "M. tennis: Center Court". Daily Bruin.
  2. Cantryn, Muriel (21 May 2006). "Former players now tennis' No. 1 fans". Daily Bruin.
  3. Smith, Matthew Nitch (12 July 2016). "The best tennis players from Wall Street and the City of London took each other on — here are the results". Business Insider.
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