Luben Pampoulov

Luben Pampoulov
Full name	Luben Bojidarov Pampoulov
Country (sports)	Austria
Born	14 March 1981; Sofia, Bulgaria
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$28,605
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 392 (9 October 2000)
Doubles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	1 Challenger
Highest ranking	No. 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 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	Ilia Kushev	Todor Enev Dimo Tolev	6–3, 6–1

References

Regan, David (12 May 2004). "M. tennis: Center Court". Daily Bruin.
Cantryn, Muriel (21 May 2006). "Former players now tennis' No. 1 fans". Daily Bruin.
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.

External links

Luben Pampoulov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Luben Pampoulov at the International Tennis Federation

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[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.