# Bulgaria Davis Cup team

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.
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.

## 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.
| 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

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 |
| 1981 | 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 |
| 1983 | European Zone, Quarterfinal | 10–12 June | Sofia (BUL) | Finland | 3–2 | Win |
| 1983 | European Zone, Semifinal | 8–10 July | Sofia (BUL) | Yugoslavia | 0–5 | Loss |
| 1984 | European Zone, 1st Round | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 1984 | 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 |
| 1986 | European Zone, Quarterfinal | 13–15 June | Haskovo (BUL) | Egypt | 4–1 | Win |
| 1986 | European Zone, Semifinal | 18–20 July | Moliets (FRA) | France | 0–5 | Loss |
| 1987 | European Zone, 1st Round | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 1987 | European Zone, Quarterfinal | 12–14 June | Haskovo (BUL) | Senegal | 5–0 | Win |
| 1987 | European Zone, Semifinal | 24–26 July | Haskovo (BUL) | Switzerland | 0–5 | Loss |
| 1988 | Europe Zone Group I, 1st Round | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 1988 | Europe Zone Group I, Quarterfinal | 06–8 May | Dakar (SEN) | Senegal | 1–4 | Loss |
| 1988 | Europe Zone Group I, Relegation Play-off | 10–12 June | Sofia (BUL) | Romania | 0–5 | Loss |
| 1989 | Europe Zone Group II, 1st Round | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
| 1989 | 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 |
| 1990 | Europe Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 4–6 May | Sofia (BUL) | Greece | 5–0 | Win |
| 1990 | 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 |
| 1992 | 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 |
| 1993 | 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 |
| 1994 | 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 |
| 1995 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 12 May | San Marino (SMR) | Tunisia | 3–0 | Win |
| 1995 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 13 May | San Marino (SMR) | Macedonia | 1–2 | Loss |
| 1995 | 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 |
| 1996 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 9 January | Nairobi (KEN) | Botswana | 3–0 | Win |
| 1996 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 10 January | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya | 3–0 | Win |
| 1996 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 12 January | Nairobi (KEN) | Greece | 0–3 | Loss |
| 1996 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 13 January | Nairobi (KEN) | Congo | 3–0 | Win |
| 1996 | 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 |
| 1997 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 22 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | Estonia | 3–0 | Win |
| 1997 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 23 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | Kenya | 3–0 | Win |
| 1997 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Semifinal | 24 May | Plovdiv (BUL) | Moldova | 3–0 | Win |
| 1997 | 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 |
| 1998 | 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 |
| 1999 | 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 |
| 2000 | 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 |
| 2001 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 24 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | Togo | 3–0 | Win |
| 2001 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Round Robin | 25 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | Macedonia | 3–0 | Win |
| 2001 | Euro/African Zone Group III, Semifinal | 26 May | Rose Hill (MRI) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3–0 | Win |
| 2001 | 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 |
| 2002 | 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 |
| 2003 | 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 |
| 2004 | 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 |
| 2005 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 15–17 July | Helsinki (FIN) | Finland | 3–2 | Win |
| 2005 | 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 |
| 2006 | 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 |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2008 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 9 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Win |
| 2008 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 10 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | Madagascar | 2–1 | Win |
| 2008 | Europe/Africa Zone Group III, Round Robin | 11 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | Turkey | 3–0 | Win |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2009 | 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 |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2012 | Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 4 May | Sofia (BUL) | Georgia | 3–0 | Win |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2014 | 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 |
| 2015 | Europe/Africa Zone Group II, Quarterfinal | 17–19 July | Luxembourg City (LUX) | Luxembourg | 5–0 | Win |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2017 | Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 7 April | Sozopol (BUL) | Greece | 3–0 | Win |
| 2017 | 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 |
| 2018 | Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 5 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | Iceland | 3–0 | Win |
| 2018 | Europe Zone Group III, Round Robin | 6 April | Plovdiv (BUL) | North Macedonia | 3–0 | Win |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2022 | 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 |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2024 | 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 |
| 2025 | World Group I | 12–14 September | TBD | TBD | | |

## 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 | 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 |