Bulgaria | |
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Captain | Valentin Dimov |
ITF ranking | 43 ![]() |
Colors | Green & White |
First year | 1964 |
Years played | 56 |
Ties played (W–L) | 123 (66–57) |
Most total wins | Todor Enev (28–20) |
Most singles wins | Dimitar Kuzmanov (24–9) |
Most doubles wins | Ivo Bratanov (13–0) |
Best doubles team | Ivo 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.
In the 2024 edition of the tournament Bulgaria lost 1–3 to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the World Group I Play-offs. With that the team was relegated to World Group II of the competition.
History
[edit]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.
Current team
[edit]Player information and rankings as of 29 January 2024[update]
The following players were called up for the World Group I Play-offs tie against Bosnia and Herzegovina in February 2024.
Player | ATP Rank | First year played | Total Win/Loss | Singles Win/Loss | Doubles Win/Loss |
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Dimitar Kuzmanov | 225 | 2011 | 26–13 | 24–9 | 2–4 |
Yanaki Milev | 550 | 2023 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Petr Nesterov | 564 | 2022 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Alexandar Lazarov | 847 | 2016 | 11–8 | 6–3 | 5–5 |
Alexander Donski | 956 | 2019 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 |
- Recent callups
Player | Most recent appearance |
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Adrian Andreev | 2020 World Group II |
Gabriel Donev | 2020 World Group II |
Recent performances
[edit]Here is the list of all match-ups since 1981, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
1980s
[edit]Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1981 | European Zone, 1st Round | 08–10 May | Mondorf-les-Bains (LUX) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
European Zone, Quarterfinal | 12–14 June | Helsinki (FIN) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
1982 | European Zone, 1st Round | 07–9 May | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
1983 | European Zone, 1st Round | 04–6 May | Algiers (ALG) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
European Zone, Quarterfinal | 10–12 June | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
European Zone, Semifinal | 8–10 July | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
1984 | European Zone, 1st Round | BYE | ||||
European Zone, Quarterfinal | 15–17 June | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
1985 | European Zone, 1st Round | 10–12 May | Brussels (BEL) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss |
1986 | European Zone, 1st Round | 09–11 May | Haskovo (BUL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
European Zone, Quarterfinal | 13–15 June | Haskovo (BUL) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
European Zone, Semifinal | 18–20 July | Moliets (FRA) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
1987 | European Zone, 1st Round | BYE | ||||
European Zone, Quarterfinal | 12–14 June | Haskovo (BUL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
European Zone, Semifinal | 24–26 July | Haskovo (BUL) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
1988 | Europe Zone Group I, 1st Round | BYE | ||||
Europe Zone Group I, Quarterfinal | 06–8 May | Dakar (SEN) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
Europe Zone Group I, Relegation Play-off | 10–12 June | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
1989 | Europe Zone Group II, 1st Round | BYE | ||||
Europe Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 12–14 May | Monte Carlo (MON) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss |
1990s
[edit]Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | Europe Zone Group II, 1st Round | 30 March–1 April | Nicosia (CYP) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
Europe Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 4–6 May | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
Europe Zone Group II, Semifinal | 15–17 June | Warsaw (POL) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
1991 | Europe Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 3–5 May | Oslo (NOR) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss |
1992 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 1–3 May | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 17–19 July | Athens (GRE) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
1993 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 30 April–2 May | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 16–18 July | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
1994 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 29 April–1 May | Sopot (POL) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 15–18 July | Cairo (EGY) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
1995 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 11 May | San Marino (SMR) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 12 May | San Marino (SMR) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 13 May | San Marino (SMR) | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 14 May | San Marino (SMR) | ![]() |
2–0 | Win | |
1996 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 8 January | Nairobi (KEN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 9 January | Nairobi (KEN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 10 January | Nairobi (KEN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 12 January | Nairobi (KEN) | ![]() |
0–3 | Loss | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 13 January | Nairobi (KEN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 14 January | Nairobi (KEN) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
1997 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 21 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 22 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 23 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Semifinal | 24 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Final | 25 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
1998 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 1–3 May | Meknes (MAR) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 17–19 July | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
1999 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 30 April–2 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 16–18 July | Budapest (HUN) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
2000s
[edit]Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 28–30 April | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 21–23 July | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2001 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 23 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 24 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 25 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Semifinal | 26 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Euro/African Zone Group III, Final | 27 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
2002 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 3–5 May | Odesa (UKR) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 12–14 July | Abidjan (CIV) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2003 | Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4–6 April | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 11–14 July | Belgrade (SCG) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
2004 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 9–11 April | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 16–18 July | Teramo (ITA) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
2005 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 15–17 July | Helsinki (FIN) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinal | 23–25 September | Donetsk (UKR) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
2006 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 7–9 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 21–23 July | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2007 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 April | Jūrmala (LAT) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 20–22 July | Nicosia (CYP) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss | |
2008 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 8 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 9 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 10 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
2–1 | Win | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 11 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 12 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
2009 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Győr (HUN) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 10–12 July | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
2010s
[edit]Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 5–7 March | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–2 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 9–11 July | Otočec (SLO) | ![]() |
0–5 | Loss | |
2011 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Minsk (BLR) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 8–10 July | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2012 | Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 2 May | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 4 May | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Europe Zone Group III, Final | 5 May | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
2013 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 1–3 February | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 5–7 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
2014 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 31 January–2 February | Helsinki (FIN) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 4–6 April | Athens (GRE) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win | |
2015 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 6–8 March | Jūrmala (LAT) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 17–19 July | Luxembourg City (LUX) | ![]() |
5–0 | Win | |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinal | 18–20 September | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2016 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 4–6 March | Ankara (TUR) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss |
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off | 15–17 July | Tunis (TUN) | ![]() |
2–3 | Loss | |
2017 | Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 6 April | Sozopol (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 7 April | Sozopol (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Europe Zone Group III, Final | 8 April | Sozopol (BUL) | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
2018 | Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 4 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win |
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 5 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 6 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
Europe Zone Group III, Final | 7 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | ![]() |
1–2 | Loss | |
2019 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round | 13–14 September | Cape Town (RSA) | ![]() |
1–4 | Loss |
2020s
[edit]Year | Competition | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | World Group II Play-offs | 6–7 September | San José (CRC) | ![]() |
4–1 | Win |
2021 | World Group II | 5–6 March | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss |
2022 | World Group II Play-offs | 4–5 March | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–1 | Win |
World Group II | 16–17 September | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
3–0 | Win | |
2023 | World Group I Play-offs | 4–5 February | Christchurch (NZL) | ![]() |
3–1 | Win |
World Group I | 16–17 September | Sofia (BUL) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss | |
2024 | World Group I Play-offs | 3–4 February | Burgas (BUL) | ![]() |
1–3 | Loss |
World Group II | September | TBD (BUL) | ![]() |
Team representatives
[edit]This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match.
Player | W-L (Total) |
W-L (Singles) |
W-L (Doubles) |
Ties | Debut | Years played |
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Adrian Andreev | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4 | 2018 | 2 |
Georgi Arabov | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3 | 1995 | 1 |
Teodor Bachev | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2 | 1984 | 2 |
Ivo Bratanov | 18–2 | 5–2 | 13–0 | 17 | 1996 | 6 |
Nikolai Chuparov | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1 | 1964 | 1 |
Grigor Dimitrov | 20–4 | 16–1 | 4–3 | 14 | 2008 | 7 |
Valentin Dimov | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3 | 2009 | 3 |
Gabriel Donev | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2 | 2019 | 2 |
Alexander Donski | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 7 | 2019 | 5 |
Todor Enev | 28–20 | 17–14 | 11–6 | 33 | 1999 | 14 |
Ljuben Genov | 13–14 | 12–14 | 1–0 | 15 | 1968 | 11 |
Tihomir Grozdanov | 13–3 | 4–2 | 9–1 | 13 | 2008 | 6 |
Dinko Halachev | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1 | 2014 | 1 |
Victor Ivanchev | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 31 | 2001 | 1 |
Simeon Ivanov | 5–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4 | 2008 | 1 |
Mihail Kanev | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1995 | 1 |
Yordan Kanev | 3–7 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 8 | 2004 | 4 |
Ivan Keskinov | 15–8 | 13–7 | 2–1 | 14 | 1989 | 6 |
Ilia Kushev | 7–9 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 11 | 2003 | 6 |
Dimitar Kutrovsky | 8–6 | 6–4 | 2–2 | 6 | 2011 | 3 |
Dimitar Kuzmanov | 26–13 | 24–9 | 2–4 | 26 | 2011 | 12 |
Alexandar Lazarov | 11–8 | 6–3 | 5–5 | 12 | 2016 | 7 |
Krassimir Lazarov | 15–24 | 10–14 | 5–10 | 17 | 1983 | 10 |
Marian Lazarov | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 6 | 1983 | 3 |
Alexander Lazov | 8–9 | 5–8 | 3–1 | 13 | 2013 | 6 |
Radoslav Lukaev | 7–5 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 5 | 2000 | 3 |
Mark Markov | 12–7 | 9–4 | 3–3 | 13 | 1992 | 4 |
Tzvetan Mihov | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2 | 2010 | 2 |
Yanaki Milev | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2 | 2023 | 2 |
Vasko Mladenov | 5–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 6 | 2016 | 2 |
Petr Nesterov | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3 | 2022 | 3 |
Bozhidar Pampoulov | 13–22 | 7–11 | 6–11 | 17 | 1967 | 13 |
Matei Pampoulov | 7–13 | 2–3 | 5–10 | 15 | 1969 | 11 |
Milko Petkov | 2–5 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4 | 1992 | 3 |
Lubomir Petrov | 4–9 | 3–8 | 1–1 | 7 | 1975 | 6 |
Radoslav Radev | 13–3 | 4–1 | 9–2 | 11 | 1994 | 3 |
Ruslan Rainov | 5–3 | 5–3 | 0–0 | 6 | 1986 | 4 |
Rangel Rangelov | 3–5 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3 | 1964 | 2 |
Julian Stamatov | 15–16 | 12–13 | 3–3 | 14 | 1980 | 9 |
Orlin Stanoytchev | 10–9 | 9–7 | 1–2 | 11 | 1991 | 6 |
Ivaylo Traykov | 16–14 | 8–8 | 8–6 | 20 | 1997 | 11 |
Petar Trendafilov | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3 | 2012 | 1 |
Stefan Tzvetkov | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3 | 1990 | 2 |
Milen Velev | 20–14 | 14–7 | 6–7 | 20 | 1988 | 9 |
Stojan Velev | 5–6 | 4–3 | 1–3 | 5 | 1967 | 3 |
Milen Yanakiev | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 1986 | 1 |
Kiril Yashmakov | 7–8 | 5–7 | 2–1 | 7 | 1967 | 4 |