Bulgaria Davis Cup team

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Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Captain Valentin Dimov
ITF ranking 36 Increase2.svg 7 (3 February 2025)
ColorsGreen & White
First year 1964
Years played57
Ties played (W–L)125 (68–57)
Most total wins Todor Enev (28–20)
Most singles wins Dimitar Kuzmanov (24–9)
Most doubles winsIvo Bratanov (13–0)
Best doubles teamIvo Bratanov /
Ivaylo Traykov (5–0)
Bozhidar Pampoulov /
Matei Pampoulov (5–9)
Most ties played Todor Enev (33)
Most years played Todor Enev (14)

The Bulgaria men's national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation.

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History

Bulgaria made their Davis Cup debut in 1964. Their best performances came in the mid-1980s when they reached the Europe/Africa Zone Group I semifinals in two consecutive years – 1986 and 1987.

In the 2024 edition of the tournament Bulgaria lost 1–3 to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Group I Play-offs. In September's 2024 World Group II tie the team faced El Salvador at home and completed its first comeback from 1–2 down since 1993 to clinch the win and guarantee its place in the World Group I Play-offs in 2025. [1]

In the 2025 edition of the tournament Bulgaria defeated Romania 3–1 in the World Group I Play-offs, guaranteeing its place in the World Group I in September. [2] [3]

Current team

Player information and rankings as of 27 January 2025

The following players were called up for the World Group I play-offs tie against Romania in January 2025.

PlayerATP RankFirst year playedTotal Win/LossSingles Win/LossDoubles Win/Loss
Adrian Andreev 233 2018 3–22–11–1
Petr Nesterov 437 2022 2–51–31–2
Yanaki Milev 487 2023 2–22–20–0
Iliyan Radulov 533 2024 2–02–00–0
Alexander Donski 728 2019 5–41–04–4
Recent callups
PlayerMost recent appearance
Ivan Ivanov 2024 World Group II
Dimitar Kuzmanov 2024 World Group I play-offs
Alexandar Lazarov 2024 World Group I play-offs

Recent performances

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

YearCompetitionDateLocationOpponentScoreResult
2020 World Group II Play-offs 6–7 September San José (CRC)Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 4–1Win
2021 World Group II 5–6 March Sofia (BUL)Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1–3Loss
2022 World Group II Play-offs 4–5 March Sofia (BUL)Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 3–1Win
World Group II 16–17 September Sofia (BUL)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3–0Win
2023 World Group I Play-offs 4–5 February Christchurch (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–1Win
World Group I 16–17 September Sofia (BUL)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1–3Loss
2024 World Group I Play-offs 3–4 February Burgas (BUL)Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3Loss
World Group II 14–16 September Plovdiv (BUL)Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 3–2Win
2025 World Group I Play-offs 31 January–1 February Craiova (ROU)Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3–1Win
World Group I 12–14 SeptemberTBDTBD

Team representatives

This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match.

PlayerW-L
(Total)		W-L
(Singles)		W-L
(Doubles)		TiesDebutYears played
Adrian Andreev 3–22–11–1520183
Georgi Arabov3–01–02–0319951
Teodor Bachev0–20–00–2219842
Ivo Bratanov18–25–213–01719966
Nikolai Chuparov0–30–20–1119641
Grigor Dimitrov 20–416–14–31420087
Valentin Dimov 0–30–20–1320093
Gabriel Donev 0–20–10–1220192
Alexander Donski 5–41–04–4920196
Todor Enev 28–2017–1411–633199914
Ljuben Genov13–1412–141–015196811
Tihomir Grozdanov 13–34–29–11320086
Dinko Halachev 0–10–10–0120141
Victor Ivanchev2–10–12–03120011
Simeon Ivanov5–01–04–0420081
Mihail Kanev1–01–00–0119951
Yordan Kanev 3–72–51–2820044
Ivan Keskinov15–813–72–11419896
Ilia Kushev 7–93–54–41120036
Dimitar Kutrovsky 8–66–42–2620113
Dimitar Kuzmanov 26–1324–92–426201112
Alexandar Lazarov 11–86–35–51220167
Krassimir Lazarov15–2410–145–1017198310
Marian Lazarov4–30–14–2619833
Alexander Lazov 8–95–83–11320136
Radoslav Lukaev 7–54–33–2520003
Mark Markov12–79–43–31319924
Tzvetan Mihov1–20–21–0220102
Yanaki Milev 2–22–20–0420233
Vasko Mladenov 5–21–04–2620162
Petr Nesterov 2–41–32–2520224
Bozhidar Pampoulov 13–227–116–1117196713
Matei Pampoulov 7–132–35–1015196911
Milko Petkov2–52–40–1419923
Lubomir Petrov4–93–81–1719756
Radoslav Radev13–34–19–21119943
Iliyan Radulov2–02–00–0220242
Ruslan Rainov5–35–30–0619864
Rangel Rangelov3–52–41–1319642
Julian Stamatov15–1612–133–31419809
Orlin Stanoytchev 10–99–71–21119916
Ivaylo Traykov 16–148–88–620199711
Petar Trendafilov 3–00–03–0320121
Stefan Tzvetkov1–20–01–2319902
Milen Velev 20–1414–76–72019889
Stojan Velev5–64–31–3519673
Milen Yanakiev1–01–00–0119861
Kiril Yashmakov7–85–72–1719674

See also

References

  1. ↑ "bta Bulgaria Wins Fifth Game Against El Salvador in Davis Cup to Break Tie". Bulgarian News Agency. 14 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "bta Bulgaria Defeats Romania to Return to Davis Cup World Group I". Bulgarian News Agency. 1 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bulgaria returns to the Davis Cup World Group I". Bulgarian National Radio. 2 February 2025.
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