Jump to content

Bulgaria Davis Cup team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bulgaria
CaptainValentin Dimov
ITF ranking36 Increase 7 (3 February 2025)
ColorsGreen & White
First year1964
Years played57
Ties played (W–L)125 (68–57)
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.

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.

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

[edit]

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.

Player ATP Rank First year played Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Adrian Andreev 233 2018 3–2 2–1 1–1
Petr Nesterov 437 2022 2–5 1–3 1–2
Yanaki Milev 487 2023 2–2 2–2 0–0
Iliyan Radulov 533 2024 2–0 2–0 0–0
Alexander Donski 728 2019 5–4 1–0 4–4
Recent callups
Player Most 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

[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]

1990s

[edit]

2000s

[edit]

2010s

[edit]

2020s

[edit]
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 14–16 September Plovdiv (BUL)  El Salvador 3–2 Win
2025 World Group I Play-offs 31 January–1 February Craiova (ROU)  Romania 3–1 Win
World Group I 12–14 September TBD TBD

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
Adrian Andreev 3–2 2–1 1–1 5 2018 3
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 5–4 1–0 4–4 9 2019 6
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 2–2 2–2 0–0 4 2023 3
Vasko Mladenov 5–2 1–0 4–2 6 2016 2
Petr Nesterov 2–4 1–3 2–2 5 2022 4
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
Iliyan Radulov 2–0 2–0 0–0 2 2024 2
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

[edit]

References

[edit]
  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.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bulgaria_Davis_Cup_team&oldid=1284732512"