Bulgaria Davis Cup team

Bulgarian national tennis team

Bulgaria
CaptainValentin Dimov
ITF ranking43 Steady (27 November 2023)
ColorsGreen & White
First year1964
Years played56
Ties played (W–L)123 (66–57)
Most total winsTodor Enev (28–20)
Most singles winsDimitar 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 playedTodor Enev (33)
Most years playedTodor 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

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

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
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
Adrian Andreev 2020 World Group II
Gabriel Donev 2020 World Group II

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

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1981 European Zone, 1st Round 08–10 May Mondorf-les-Bains (LUX)  Luxembourg 5–0 Win
European Zone, Quarterfinal 12–14 June Helsinki (FIN)  Finland 2–3 Loss
1982 European Zone, 1st Round 07–9 May Sofia (BUL)  Denmark 1–4 Loss
1983 European Zone, 1st Round 04–6 May Algiers (ALG)  Algeria 4–1 Win
European Zone, Quarterfinal 10–12 June Sofia (BUL)  Finland 3–2 Win
European Zone, Semifinal 8–10 July Sofia (BUL)  Yugoslavia 0–5 Loss
1984 European Zone, 1st Round BYE
European Zone, Quarterfinal 15–17 June Plovdiv (BUL)  Belgium 2–3 Loss
1985 European Zone, 1st Round 10–12 May Brussels (BEL)  Belgium 1–3 Loss
1986 European Zone, 1st Round 09–11 May Haskovo (BUL)  Cyprus 5–0 Win
European Zone, Quarterfinal 13–15 June Haskovo (BUL)  Egypt 4–1 Win
European Zone, Semifinal 18–20 July Moliets (FRA)  France 0–5 Loss
1987 European Zone, 1st Round BYE
European Zone, Quarterfinal 12–14 June Haskovo (BUL)  Senegal 5–0 Win
European Zone, Semifinal 24–26 July Haskovo (BUL)   Switzerland 0–5 Loss
1988 Europe Zone Group I, 1st Round BYE
Europe Zone Group I, Quarterfinal 06–8 May Dakar (SEN)  Senegal 1–4 Loss
Europe Zone Group I, Relegation Play-off 10–12 June Sofia (BUL)  Romania 0–5 Loss
1989 Europe Zone Group II, 1st Round BYE
Europe Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 12–14 May Monte Carlo (MON)  Monaco 1–3 Loss

1990s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
1990 Europe Zone Group II, 1st Round 30 March–1 April Nicosia (CYP)  Cyprus 5–0 Win
Europe Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 4–6 May Sofia (BUL)  Greece 5–0 Win
Europe Zone Group II, Semifinal 15–17 June Warsaw (POL)  Poland 1–4 Loss
1991 Europe Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 3–5 May Oslo (NOR)  Norway 0–5 Loss
1992 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 1–3 May Sofia (BUL)  Malta 5–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 17–19 July Athens (GRE)  Greece 1–4 Loss
1993 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 30 April–2 May Sofia (BUL)  Poland 3–2 Win
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 16–18 July Sofia (BUL)  South Africa 1–4 Loss
1994 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 29 April–1 May Sopot (POL)  Poland 1–4 Loss
Euro/African Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 15–18 July Cairo (EGY)  Egypt 2–3 Loss
1995 Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 11 May San Marino (SMR)  Cameroon 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 12 May San Marino (SMR)  Tunisia 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 13 May San Marino (SMR)  Macedonia 1–2 Loss
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 14 May San Marino (SMR)  Georgia 2–0 Win
1996 Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 8 January Nairobi (KEN)  Monaco 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 9 January Nairobi (KEN)  Botswana 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 10 January Nairobi (KEN)  Kenya 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 12 January Nairobi (KEN)  Greece 0–3 Loss
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 13 January Nairobi (KEN)  Congo 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 14 January Nairobi (KEN)  Togo 3–0 Win
1997 Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 21 May Plovdiv (BUL)  Malta 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 22 May Plovdiv (BUL)  Estonia 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 23 May Plovdiv (BUL)  Kenya 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Semifinal 24 May Plovdiv (BUL)  Moldova 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Final 25 May Plovdiv (BUL)  Monaco 3–0 Win
1998 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 1–3 May Meknes (MAR)  Morocco 2–3 Loss
Euro/African Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 17–19 July Sofia (BUL)  Luxembourg 5–0 Win
1999 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 30 April–2 May Plovdiv (BUL)  Togo 5–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 16–18 July Budapest (HUN)  Hungary 1–4 Loss

2000s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2000 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 28–30 April Sofia (BUL)  Greece 2–3 Loss
Euro/African Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 21–23 July Sofia (BUL)  Israel 2–3 Loss
2001 Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 23 May Rose Hill (MRI)  Namibia 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 24 May Rose Hill (MRI)  Togo 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin 25 May Rose Hill (MRI)  Macedonia 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Semifinal 26 May Rose Hill (MRI)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–0 Win
Euro/African Zone Group III, Final 27 May Rose Hill (MRI)  Egypt 2–1 Win
2002 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 3–5 May Odesa (UKR)  Ukraine 3–2 Win
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 12–14 July Abidjan (CIV)  Ivory Coast 2–3 Loss
2003 Euro/African Zone Group II, 1st Round 4–6 April Sofia (BUL)  Ukraine 3–2 Win
Euro/African Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 11–14 July Belgrade (SCG)  Serbia and Montenegro 1–4 Loss
2004 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 9–11 April Sofia (BUL)  Egypt 5–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 16–18 July Teramo (ITA)  Italy 0–5 Loss
2005 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 4–6 March Sofia (BUL)  Georgia 4–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 15–17 July Helsinki (FIN)  Finland 3–2 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinal 23–25 September Donetsk (UKR)  Ukraine 1–4 Loss
2006 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 7–9 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Cyprus 3–2 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 21–23 July Plovdiv (BUL)  Hungary 2–3 Loss
2007 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 6–8 April Jūrmala (LAT)  Latvia 1–4 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 20–22 July Nicosia (CYP)  Cyprus 1–4 Loss
2008 Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 8 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Montenegro 3–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 9 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Ivory Coast 3–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 10 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Madagascar 2–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 11 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Turkey 3–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin 12 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Zimbabwe 3–0 Win
2009 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 6–8 March Győr (HUN)  Hungary 3–2 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 10–12 July Plovdiv (BUL)  Latvia 1–4 Loss

2010s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2010 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 5–7 March Sofia (BUL)  Monaco 3–2 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 9–11 July Otočec (SLO)  Slovenia 0–5 Loss
2011 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 4–6 March Minsk (BLR)  Belarus 1–4 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 8–10 July Sofia (BUL)  Cyprus 2–3 Loss
2012 Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin 2 May Sofia (BUL)  Albania 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin 4 May Sofia (BUL)  Georgia 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Final 5 May Sofia (BUL)  Macedonia 3–0 Win
2013 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 1–3 February Sofia (BUL)  Finland 2–3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 5–7 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Estonia 3–0 Win
2014 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 31 January–2 February Helsinki (FIN)  Finland 2–3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 4–6 April Athens (GRE)  Greece 4–1 Win
2015 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 6–8 March Jūrmala (LAT)  Latvia 4–1 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal 17–19 July Luxembourg City (LUX)  Luxembourg 5–0 Win
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Semifinal 18–20 September Sofia (BUL)  Hungary 2–3 Loss
2016 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 4–6 March Ankara (TUR)  Turkey 2–3 Loss
Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Relegation Play-off 15–17 July Tunis (TUN)  Tunisia 2–3 Loss
2017 Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin 6 April Sozopol (BUL)  Armenia 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin 7 April Sozopol (BUL)  Greece 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Final 8 April Sozopol (BUL)  Ireland 1–2 Loss
2018 Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin 4 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Albania 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin 5 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Iceland 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin 6 April Plovdiv (BUL)  North Macedonia 3–0 Win
Europe Zone Group III, Final 7 April Plovdiv (BUL)  Monaco 1–2 Loss
2019 Europe/Africa Zone Group II, 1st Round 13–14 September Cape Town (RSA)  South Africa 1–4 Loss

2020s

Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result
2020 World Group II Play-offs 6–7 September San José (CRC)  Costa Rica 4–1 Win
2021 World Group II 5–6 March Sofia (BUL)  Mexico 1–3 Loss
2022 World Group II Play-offs 4–5 March Sofia (BUL)  Paraguay 3–1 Win
World Group II 16–17 September Sofia (BUL)  South Africa 3–0 Win
2023 World Group I Play-offs 4–5 February Christchurch (NZL)  New Zealand 3–1 Win
World Group I 16–17 September Sofia (BUL)  Kazakhstan 1–3 Loss
2024 World Group I Play-offs 3–4 February Burgas (BUL)  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3 Loss
World Group II September TBD (BUL)  El Salvador

Team representatives

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
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

See also

External links

  • Team page on DavisCup.com, the official website of the Davis Cup