Bulgaria Davis Cup team

Bulgaria
CaptainValentin Dimov
Nations Ranking34 Steady (24 November 2025)
ColorsGreen & White
First year1964
Years played58
Ties played (W–L)127 (69–58)
Years in
World Group		1
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

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] In September 2025, Bulgaria defeated Finland and moved into the Davis Cup Qualifiers stage for the first time, with the opportunity to enter the World Group in February 2026.[4][5]

Results and fixtures

The following are lists of match results and scheduled matches for the previous year and any upcoming ties.

  Win   Loss   Fixture

2026

Players

Current team

Player information and rankings as of 2 February 2026

The following players were called up for the Qualifiers first round tie against Belgium in February 2026.

Player ATP Rank First year played Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Petr Nesterov54020223–61–32–3
Iliyan Radulov66320242–12–10–0
Alexander Donski67620196–51–05–5
Ivan Ivanov78020250–20–20–0
Alexander Vasilev102520252–12–10–0
Recent callups
PlayerMost recent appearance
Yanaki Milev2025 World Group I
Adrian Andreev2025 World Group I play-offs
Dimitar Kuzmanov2024 World Group I play-offs
Alexandar Lazarov2024 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

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 13–14 September Plovdiv (BUL)  Finland 3–2 Win
2026 Qualifying round I 7–8 February Plovdiv (BUL)  Belgium 0–4 Loss

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 Andreev3–22–11–1520183
Georgi Arabov3–01–02–0319951
Teodor Bachev0–20–00–2219842
Ivo Bratanov18–25–213–01719966
Nikolai Chuparov0–30–20–1119641
Grigor Dimitrov20–416–14–31420087
Valentin Dimov0–30–20–1320093
Gabriel Donev0–20–10–1220192
Alexander Donski6–51–05–51120197
Todor Enev28–2017–1411–633199914
Ljuben Genov13–1412–141–015196811
Tihomir Grozdanov13–34–29–11320086
Dinko Halachev0–10–10–0120141
Victor Ivanchev2–10–12–03120011
Ivan Ivanov0–20–20–0220252
Simeon Ivanov5–01–04–0420081
Mihail Kanev1–01–00–0119951
Yordan Kanev3–72–51–2820044
Ivan Keskinov15–813–72–11419896
Ilia Kushev7–93–54–41120036
Dimitar Kutrovsky8–66–42–2620113
Dimitar Kuzmanov26–1324–92–426201112
Alexandar Lazarov11–86–35–51220167
Krassimir Lazarov15–2410–145–1017198310
Marian Lazarov4–30–14–2619833
Alexander Lazov8–95–83–11320136
Radoslav Lukaev7–54–33–2520003
Mark Markov12–79–43–31319924
Tzvetan Mihov1–20–21–0220102
Yanaki Milev2–32–30–0420233
Vasko Mladenov5–21–04–2620162
Petr Nesterov3–61–32–3720225
Bozhidar Pampoulov13–227–116–1117196713
Matei Pampoulov7–132–35–1015196911
Milko Petkov2–52–40–1419923
Lubomir Petrov4–93–81–1719756
Radoslav Radev13–34–19–21119943
Iliyan Radulov2–12–10–0320243
Ruslan Rainov5–35–30–0619864
Rangel Rangelov3–52–41–1319642
Julian Stamatov15–1612–133–31419809
Orlin Stanoytchev10–99–71–21119916
Ivaylo Traykov16–148–88–620199711
Petar Trendafilov3–00–03–0320121
Stefan Tzvetkov1–20–01–2319902
Alexander Vasilev2–12–10–0220252
Milen Velev20–1414–76–72019889
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.
  4. ↑ "WORLD GROUP I - DAY 3 ROUND-UP". Davis Cup. 14 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Alexander Vasilev Stuns Ruusuvuori to Seal Historic Davis Cup Win for Bulgaria". 14 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bulgaria vs Belgium". Daviscup.com.
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