Bulgaria Billie Jean King Cup team
Tennis team representing Bulgaria
The Bulgaria women's national tennis team (Bulgarian : Отбор на България за Фед Къп , romanized : Otbor na Balgariya za Fed Kap ) represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation.
In 2024, Bulgaria competed in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Oeiras, where they finished in last place in Pool A of the competition with only one win against Austria . In the play-offs the team proceeded to beat Norway , but then lost out to Portugal and was relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the upcoming 2025 edition.
History
Bulgaria competed in its first Fed Cup in 1966 . Until the 1996 edition of the competition the team has always played in the Fed Cup World Group. From 1996 the team is competing in Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone.
The best results of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team are the semifinals the team played in 1985 and 1987 . The team also reached the quarterfinals of the competition in 1968 , 1984 , 1986 , 1989 , 1992 and 1994 . These results are closely connected with the success of the Maleeva sisters (Magdalena Maleeva , Katerina Maleeva and Manuela Maleeva ) who have represented Bulgaria for more than 20 years in the competition.
Current team
Player information and rankings as of 8 April 2024[update]
The following players were called up for the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I in April 2024.
Recent callups
Here is the list of all match-ups since 1995, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.
1990s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
1995
World Group I , 1st round
22–23 April
Sofia (BUL)
Spain
2–3
Loss
World Group I, Play-offs
22–23 July
Bloemfontein (RSA)
South Africa
0–5
Loss
1996
World Group II , 1st round
27–28 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Slovakia
0–5
Loss
World Group II, Play-offs
13–14 July
Plovdiv (BUL)
South Korea
1–4
Loss
1997
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
23 April
Bari (ITA)
Russia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
24 April
Bari (ITA)
Greece
1–2
Loss
1998
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
14 April
Murcia (ESP)
Romania
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
15 April
Murcia (ESP)
South Africa
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
16 April
Murcia (ESP)
Latvia
1–2
Loss
1999
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
19 April
Murcia (ESP)
Yugoslavia
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
20 April
Murcia (ESP)
Finland
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
21 April
Murcia (ESP)
Great Britain
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Play-Off
22 April
Murcia (ESP)
Slovenia
1–2
Loss
2000s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2000
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
16 May
Murcia (ESP)
Sweden
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
17 May
Murcia (ESP)
Turkey
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
18 May
Murcia (ESP)
Netherlands
0–3
Loss
2001
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
23 May
Murcia (ESP)
Greece
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
24 May
Murcia (ESP)
Israel
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
25 May
Murcia (ESP)
Denmark
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
26 May
Murcia (ESP)
Luxembourg
1–2
Loss
2002
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
24 April
Antalya (TUR)
Portugal
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
25 April
Antalya (TUR)
Georgia
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
26 April
Antalya (TUR)
Estonia
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off
27 April
Antalya (TUR)
Ukraine
1–2
Loss
2003
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
21 April
Estoril (POR)
Georgia
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
22 April
Estoril (POR)
Yugoslavia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
23 April
Estoril (POR)
Israel
2–1
Win
2004
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
19 April
Athens (GRE)
Estonia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
21 April
Athens (GRE)
Greece
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
22 April
Athens (GRE)
Poland
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off
24 April
Athens (GRE)
Serbia and Montenegro
2–1
Win
World Group I, Play-offs
11 July
Plovdiv (BUL)
Japan
2–3
Loss
2005
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
20 April
Antalya (TUR)
South Africa
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
21 April
Antalya (TUR)
Hungary
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
22 April
Antalya (TUR)
Estonia
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off
23 April
Antalya (TUR)
Netherlands
2–0
Win
World Group II, Play-offs
10 July
Tokyo (JPN)
Japan
1–4
Loss
2006
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
18 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Hungary
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
19 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Great Britain
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
20 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Ukraine
2–1
Win
2007
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
18 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Great Britain
0–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
19 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Poland
0–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
20 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Luxembourg
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
21 April
Plovdiv (BUL)
Lithuania
2–0
Win
2008
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
30 January
Budapest (HUN)
Portugal
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
31 January
Budapest (HUN)
Luxembourg
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
1 February
Budapest (HUN)
Netherlands
0–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off
2 February
Budapest (HUN)
Hungary
0–2
Loss
2009
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
4 February
Tallinn (EST)
Estonia
0–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
6 February
Tallinn (EST)
Croatia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
7 February
Tallinn (EST)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1–2
Loss
2010s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2010
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
3 February
Lisbon (POR)
Netherlands
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
4 February
Lisbon (POR)
Israel
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
5 February
Lisbon (POR)
Slovenia
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
6 February
Lisbon (POR)
Portugal
2–1
Win
2011
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
2 February
Eilat (ISR)
Poland
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
3 February
Eilat (ISR)
Luxembourg
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
4 February
Eilat (ISR)
Israel
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
5 February
Eilat (ISR)
Latvia
2–0
Win
2012
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
1 February
Eilat (ISR)
Estonia
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
3 February
Eilat (ISR)
Austria
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off
5 February
Eilat (ISR)
Portugal
0–2
Loss
2013
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
7 February
Eilat (ISR)
Netherlands
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
8 February
Eilat (ISR)
Luxembourg
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
9 February
Eilat (ISR)
Slovenia
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off
10 February
Eilat (ISR)
Great Britain
0–2
Loss
2014
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
4 February
Budapest (HUN)
Portugal
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
6 February
Budapest (HUN)
Turkey
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
7 February
Budapest (HUN)
Belarus
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
9 February
Budapest (HUN)
Luxembourg
2–0
Win
2015
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
4 February
Budapest (HUN)
Portugal
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
5 February
Budapest (HUN)
Belarus
0–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
6 February
Budapest (HUN)
Georgia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off
7 February
Budapest (HUN)
Ukraine
0–2
Loss
2016
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
3 February
Eilat (ISR)
Hungary
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
4 February
Eilat (ISR)
Latvia
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
5 February
Eilat (ISR)
Belgium
0–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off
6 February
Eilat (ISR)
Georgia
1–2
Loss
2017
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
8 February
Tallinn (EST)
Israel
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
9 February
Tallinn (EST)
Serbia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
10 February
Tallinn (EST)
Estonia
1–2
Loss
2018
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
7 February
Tallinn (EST)
Serbia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
8 February
Tallinn (EST)
Georgia
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off
10 February
Tallinn (EST)
Poland
0–2
Loss
2019
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
6 February
Zielona Góra (POL)
Estonia
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
7 February
Zielona Góra (POL)
Ukraine
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
8 February
Zielona Góra (POL)
Sweden
0–3
Loss
2020s
Year
Competition
Date
Location
Opponent
Score
Result
2020
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
5 February
Tallinn (EST)
Croatia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
6 February
Tallinn (EST)
Ukraine
0–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
8 February
Tallinn (EST)
Greece
2–0
Win
2022
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
11 April
Antalya (TUR)
Austria
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
12 April
Antalya (TUR)
Croatia
0–3
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
13 April
Antalya (TUR)
Sweden
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
14 April
Antalya (TUR)
Slovenia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
15 April
Antalya (TUR)
Georgia
2–1
Win
2023
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
10 April
Antalya (TUR)
Serbia
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
11 April
Antalya (TUR)
Croatia
3–0
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
12 April
Antalya (TUR)
Sweden
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
13 April
Antalya (TUR)
Norway
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
14 April
Antalya (TUR)
Denmark
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off
15 April
Antalya (TUR)
Turkey
2–0
Win
2024
Europe/Africa Group I , Round Robin
8 April
Oeiras (POR)
Hungary
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
9 April
Oeiras (POR)
Denmark
1–2
Loss
Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin
10 April
Oeiras (POR)
Austria
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
12 April
Oeiras (POR)
Norway
2–1
Win
Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off
13 April
Oeiras (POR)
Portugal
1–2
Loss
Team representatives
This is a list of tennis players who have represented the Bulgaria Billie Jean King Cup team in an official Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup match.
See also
External links
References
Current champions (2023): Canada
Editions by year World Group / Finals Qualifying rounds Play-offs World Group II 2023 BJK Cup Finals teamsFormer World Group teams (in the current format, since 1995) Players