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 [2024 Davis Cup 2025 Davis Cup World Group I|World Group I play-offs|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. 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.

Current team

Player information and rankings as of 2025
The following players were called up for the World Group I tie against Finland in September 2025.
PlayerATP RankFirst year playedTotal Win/LossSingles Win/LossDoubles Win/Loss
Petr Nesterov51320223–51–32–2
Alexander Donski66420196–41–05–4
Yanaki Milev71320232–32–30–0
Ivan Ivanov93420250–10–10–0
Alexander Vasilev99220252–02–00–0

;Recent callups
PlayerMost recent appearance
Adrian Andreev2025 World Group I play-offs
Iliyan Radulov2025 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.

Team representatives

This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Bulgaria Davis Cup team in an official Davis Cup match.
PlayerW-L
W-L
W-L
TiesDebutYears 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 Donski6–41–05–41020196
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 Ivanov0–10–10–0120251
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 Nesterov3–51–32–2620224
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 Radulov2–02–00–0220242
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 Vasilev2–02–00–0120251
Milen Velev20–1414–76–72019889
Stojan Velev5–64–31–3519673
Milen Yanakiev1–01–00–0119861
Kiril Yashmakov7–85–72–1719674