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Bulgaria Billie Jean King Cup team

October 21, 2023

The Bulgaria women's national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation.

Bulgaria
CaptainDora Rangelova
ITF ranking42 (16 November 2022)
ColorsWhite & Green
First year1966
Years played44
Ties played (W–L)145 (67-78)
Years in
World Group		14 (16-14)
Best finishWorld Group SF (1985, 1987)
Most total winsKaterina Maleeva (29-22)
Tsvetana Pironkova (29-26)
Most singles winsTsvetana Pironkova (22-17)
Most doubles winsMagdalena Maleeva (9-9)
Katerina Maleeva (9-13)
Best doubles teamKaterina Maleeva /
Manuela Maleeva (5-7)
Most ties playedTsvetana Pironkova (39)
Most years playedTsvetana Pironkova (13)

In 2023, Bulgaria competed in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I event in Antalya, where they finished in third place in Pool B of the competition. The team ended the group stage with a 3-2 W/L ratio after defeating Croatia, Sweden and Denmark and successfully maintained their place in the Europe/Africa Zone Group I until 2024.

History Edit

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 Edit

Player information and rankings as of 3 April 2023

The following players were called up for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I in April 2023.

Player WTA Rank First year played Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss
Gergana Topalova 306 2019 4–5 2–2 2–3
Isabella Shinikova 390 2012 17–22 9–13 8–9
Denislava Glushkova 474 2023 1–1 1–1 0–0
Lia Karatancheva 519 2023 6–1 4–0 2–1
Julia Terziyska 527 2018 6–4 1–2 5–2
Recent callups

Recent performances Edit

Here is the list of all match-ups since 1995, when the competition started being held in the current World Group format.

1990s Edit

2000s Edit

2010s Edit

2020s Edit

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

Team representatives Edit

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.

Player W-L
(Total) 		W-L
(Singles) 		W-L
(Doubles) 		Ties Debut Years played
Jaklin Alawi 0–2 0–0 0–2 2 2007 1
Galia Angelova 6–5 3–2 3–3 8 1988 2
Petia Arshinkova 1–4 0–1 1–3 5 2018 3
Lubomira Bacheva 1–6 0–4 1–2 4 1993 4
Yulia Berberian 0–4 0–0 0–4 4 1968 3
Borislava Botusharova 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 2014 1
Maria Chakarova 3–4 2–2 1–2 4 1966 3
Rositsa Dencheva 0–2 0–0 0–2 2 2022 1
Galina Dimitrova 0–2 0–2 0–0 2 1997 1
Dora Djilianova 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 1995 1
Dia Evtimova 15–20 7–13 8–7 29 2007 8
Filipa Gabrovska 2–4 0–0 2–4 6 1998 3
Maria Geznenge 5–2 0–0 5–2 7 1999 4
Denislava Glushkova 1–1 1–1 0–0 2 2023 1
Lia Karatantcheva 6–1 4–0 2–1 5 2023 1
Sesil Karatantcheva 10–6 6–2 4–4 11 2004 3
Marina Kondova 1–1 0–0 1–1 2 1983 1
Yoana Konstantinova 0–2 0–0 0–2 2 2022 1
Elitsa Kostova 16–18 10–12 6–6 27 2008 10
Dimana Krastevitch 1–4 1–2 0–2 3 2006 1
Svetlana Krivencheva 2–4 0–2 2–2 6 1988 4
Katerina Maleeva 29–22 20–9 9–13 28 1984 10
Magdalena Maleeva 27–17 18–8 9–9 27 1991 10
Manuela Maleeva 22–12 16–4 6–8 20 1983 6
Dessislava Mladenova 1–2 0–0 1–2 3 2007 1
Diana Moskova 0–1 0–0 0–1 1 1975 1
Teodora Nedeva 0–3 0–0 0–3 3 1996 2
Pavlina Nola 5–7 4–4 1–3 7 1995 3
Elena Pampoulova 6–7 4–5 2–2 10 1988 3
Antoaneta Pandjerova 8–13 3–8 5–5 14 1996 5
Biljana Pawlowa-Dimitrova 1–1 0–1 1–0 1 2010 1
Maria Penkova 3–6 1–0 2–6 8 2004 3
Tsvetana Pironkova 29–26 22–17 7–9 39 2003 13
Lubka Radkova 1–9 0–5 1–4 5 1966 4
Dora Rangelova 4–7 1–2 3–5 8 1986 3
Isabella Shinikova 17–22 9–13 8–9 30 2012 10
Christina Sotirova 0–1 0–1 0–0 1 1975 1
Julia Terziyska 6–4 1–2 5–2 9 2018 3
Viktoriya Tomova 12–11 7–8 5–3 18 2014 7
Desislava Topalova 18–16 14–7 4–9 23 1997 8
Gergana Topalova 4–5 2–2 2–3 7 2019 3
Radoslava Topalova 1–2 0–0 1–2 3 2001 2
Adriana Velcheva 1–4 1–2 0–2 3 1983 1

See also Edit

External links Edit

References Edit


October 21, 2023
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The Bulgaria women s national tennis team represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation BulgariaCaptainDora RangelovaITF ranking42 16 November 2022 ColorsWhite amp GreenFirst year1966Years played44Ties played W L 145 67 78 Years inWorld Group14 16 14 Best finishWorld Group SF 1985 1987 Most total winsKaterina Maleeva 29 22 Tsvetana Pironkova 29 26 Most singles winsTsvetana Pironkova 22 17 Most doubles winsMagdalena Maleeva 9 9 Katerina Maleeva 9 13 Best doubles teamKaterina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva 5 7 Most ties playedTsvetana Pironkova 39 Most years playedTsvetana Pironkova 13 In 2023 Bulgaria competed in the Europe Africa Zone Group I event in Antalya where they finished in third place in Pool B of the competition The team ended the group stage with a 3 2 W L ratio after defeating Croatia Sweden and Denmark and successfully maintained their place in the Europe Africa Zone Group I until 2024 Contents 1 History 2 Current team 3 Recent performances 3 1 1990s 3 2 2000s 3 3 2010s 3 4 2020s 4 Team representatives 5 See also 6 External links 7 ReferencesHistory EditBulgaria 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 EditPlayer information and rankings as of 3 April 2023 update The following players were called up for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe Africa Zone Group I in April 2023 Player WTA Rank First year played Total Win Loss Singles Win Loss Doubles Win LossGergana Topalova 306 2019 4 5 2 2 2 3Isabella Shinikova 390 2012 17 22 9 13 8 9Denislava Glushkova 474 2023 1 1 1 1 0 0Lia Karatancheva 519 2023 6 1 4 0 2 1Julia Terziyska 527 2018 6 4 1 2 5 2Recent callupsPlayer Most recent appearanceViktoriya Tomova 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe Africa Zone Round RobinYoana Konstantinova 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe Africa Zone Round RobinRositsa Dencheva 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Europe Africa Zone Round RobinPetia Arshinkova 2020 21 Billie Jean King Cup Europe Africa Zone Relegation Play offRecent performances EditHere is the list of all match ups since 1995 when the competition started being held in the current World Group format 1990s Edit Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result1995 World Group I 1st round 22 23 April Sofia BUL nbsp Spain 2 3 LossWorld Group I Play offs 22 23 July Bloemfontein RSA nbsp South Africa 0 5 Loss1996 World Group II 1st round 27 28 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Slovakia 0 5 LossWorld Group II Play offs 13 14 July Plovdiv BUL nbsp South Korea 1 4 Loss1997 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 23 April Bari ITA nbsp Russia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 24 April Bari ITA nbsp Greece 1 2 Loss1998 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 14 April Murcia ESP nbsp Romania 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 15 April Murcia ESP nbsp South Africa 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 16 April Murcia ESP nbsp Latvia 1 2 Loss1999 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 19 April Murcia ESP nbsp Yugoslavia 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 20 April Murcia ESP nbsp Finland 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 21 April Murcia ESP nbsp Great Britain 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Play Off 22 April Murcia ESP nbsp Slovenia 1 2 Loss2000s Edit Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result2000 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 16 May Murcia ESP nbsp Sweden 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 17 May Murcia ESP nbsp Turkey 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 18 May Murcia ESP nbsp Netherlands 0 3 Loss2001 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 23 May Murcia ESP nbsp Greece 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 24 May Murcia ESP nbsp Israel 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 25 May Murcia ESP nbsp Denmark 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 26 May Murcia ESP nbsp Luxembourg 1 2 Loss2002 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 24 April Antalya TUR nbsp Portugal 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 25 April Antalya TUR nbsp Georgia 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 26 April Antalya TUR nbsp Estonia 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Promotional Play off 27 April Antalya TUR nbsp Ukraine 1 2 Loss2003 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 21 April Estoril POR nbsp Georgia 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 22 April Estoril POR nbsp Yugoslavia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 23 April Estoril POR nbsp Israel 2 1 Win2004 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 19 April Athens GRE nbsp Estonia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 21 April Athens GRE nbsp Greece 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 22 April Athens GRE nbsp Poland 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Promotional Play off 24 April Athens GRE nbsp Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 WinWorld Group I Play offs 11 July Plovdiv BUL nbsp Japan 2 3 Loss2005 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 20 April Antalya TUR nbsp South Africa 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 21 April Antalya TUR nbsp Hungary 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 22 April Antalya TUR nbsp Estonia 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Promotional Play off 23 April Antalya TUR nbsp Netherlands 2 0 WinWorld Group II Play offs 10 July Tokyo JPN nbsp Japan 1 4 Loss2006 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 18 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Hungary 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 19 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Great Britain 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 20 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Ukraine 2 1 Win2007 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 18 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Great Britain 0 3 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 19 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Poland 0 3 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 20 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Luxembourg 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Relegation Play off 21 April Plovdiv BUL nbsp Lithuania 2 0 Win2008 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 30 January Budapest HUN nbsp Portugal 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 31 January Budapest HUN nbsp Luxembourg 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 1 February Budapest HUN nbsp Netherlands 0 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Positional Play off 2 February Budapest HUN nbsp Hungary 0 2 Loss2009 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 4 February Tallinn EST nbsp Estonia 0 3 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 6 February Tallinn EST nbsp Croatia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Relegation Play off 7 February Tallinn EST nbsp Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2 Loss2010s Edit Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result2010 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 3 February Lisbon POR nbsp Netherlands 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 4 February Lisbon POR nbsp Israel 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 5 February Lisbon POR nbsp Slovenia 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Relegation Play off 6 February Lisbon POR nbsp Portugal 2 1 Win2011 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 2 February Eilat ISR nbsp Poland 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 3 February Eilat ISR nbsp Luxembourg 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 4 February Eilat ISR nbsp Israel 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Relegation Play off 5 February Eilat ISR nbsp Latvia 2 0 Win2012 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 1 February Eilat ISR nbsp Estonia 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 3 February Eilat ISR nbsp Austria 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Positional Play off 5 February Eilat ISR nbsp Portugal 0 2 Loss2013 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 7 February Eilat ISR nbsp Netherlands 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 8 February Eilat ISR nbsp Luxembourg 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 9 February Eilat ISR nbsp Slovenia 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Promotional Play off 10 February Eilat ISR nbsp Great Britain 0 2 Loss2014 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 4 February Budapest HUN nbsp Portugal 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 6 February Budapest HUN nbsp Turkey 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 7 February Budapest HUN nbsp Belarus 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Relegation Play off 9 February Budapest HUN nbsp Luxembourg 2 0 Win2015 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 4 February Budapest HUN nbsp Portugal 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 5 February Budapest HUN nbsp Belarus 0 3 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 6 February Budapest HUN nbsp Georgia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Positional Play off 7 February Budapest HUN nbsp Ukraine 0 2 Loss2016 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 3 February Eilat ISR nbsp Hungary 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 4 February Eilat ISR nbsp Latvia 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 5 February Eilat ISR nbsp Belgium 0 3 LossEurope Africa Group I Positional Play off 6 February Eilat ISR nbsp Georgia 1 2 Loss2017 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 8 February Tallinn EST nbsp Israel 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 9 February Tallinn EST nbsp Serbia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 10 February Tallinn EST nbsp Estonia 1 2 Loss2018 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 7 February Tallinn EST nbsp Serbia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 8 February Tallinn EST nbsp Georgia 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Positional Play off 10 February Tallinn EST nbsp Poland 0 2 Loss2019 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 6 February Zielona Gora POL nbsp Estonia 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 7 February Zielona Gora POL nbsp Ukraine 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 8 February Zielona Gora POL nbsp Sweden 0 3 Loss2020s Edit Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result2020 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 5 February Tallinn EST nbsp Croatia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 6 February Tallinn EST nbsp Ukraine 0 3 LossEurope Africa Group I Relegation Play off 8 February Tallinn EST nbsp Greece 2 0 Win2022 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 11 April Antalya TUR nbsp Austria 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 12 April Antalya TUR nbsp Croatia 0 3 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 13 April Antalya TUR nbsp Sweden 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 14 April Antalya TUR nbsp Slovenia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 15 April Antalya TUR nbsp Georgia 2 1 Win2023 Europe Africa Group I Round Robin 10 April Antalya TUR nbsp Serbia 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 11 April Antalya TUR nbsp Croatia 3 0 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 12 April Antalya TUR nbsp Sweden 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 13 April Antalya TUR nbsp Norway 1 2 LossEurope Africa Group I Round Robin 14 April Antalya TUR nbsp Denmark 2 1 WinEurope Africa Group I Positional Play off 15 April Antalya TUR nbsp Turkey 2 0 WinTeam representatives EditThis 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 Player W L Total W L Singles W L Doubles Ties Debut Years playedJaklin Alawi 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2007 1Galia Angelova 6 5 3 2 3 3 8 1988 2Petia Arshinkova 1 4 0 1 1 3 5 2018 3Lubomira Bacheva 1 6 0 4 1 2 4 1993 4Yulia Berberian 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 1968 3Borislava Botusharova 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2014 1Maria Chakarova 3 4 2 2 1 2 4 1966 3Rositsa Dencheva 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2022 1Galina Dimitrova 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1997 1Dora Djilianova 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1995 1Dia Evtimova 15 20 7 13 8 7 29 2007 8Filipa Gabrovska 2 4 0 0 2 4 6 1998 3Maria Geznenge 5 2 0 0 5 2 7 1999 4Denislava Glushkova 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 2023 1Lia Karatantcheva 6 1 4 0 2 1 5 2023 1Sesil Karatantcheva 10 6 6 2 4 4 11 2004 3Marina Kondova 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1983 1Yoana Konstantinova 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 2022 1Elitsa Kostova 16 18 10 12 6 6 27 2008 10Dimana Krastevitch 1 4 1 2 0 2 3 2006 1Svetlana Krivencheva 2 4 0 2 2 2 6 1988 4Katerina Maleeva 29 22 20 9 9 13 28 1984 10Magdalena Maleeva 27 17 18 8 9 9 27 1991 10Manuela Maleeva 22 12 16 4 6 8 20 1983 6Dessislava Mladenova 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 2007 1Diana Moskova 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1975 1Teodora Nedeva 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 1996 2Pavlina Nola 5 7 4 4 1 3 7 1995 3Elena Pampoulova 6 7 4 5 2 2 10 1988 3Antoaneta Pandjerova 8 13 3 8 5 5 14 1996 5Biljana Pawlowa Dimitrova 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 2010 1Maria Penkova 3 6 1 0 2 6 8 2004 3Tsvetana Pironkova 29 26 22 17 7 9 39 2003 13Lubka Radkova 1 9 0 5 1 4 5 1966 4Dora Rangelova 4 7 1 2 3 5 8 1986 3Isabella Shinikova 17 22 9 13 8 9 30 2012 10Christina Sotirova 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1975 1Julia Terziyska 6 4 1 2 5 2 9 2018 3Viktoriya Tomova 12 11 7 8 5 3 18 2014 7Desislava Topalova 18 16 14 7 4 9 23 1997 8Gergana Topalova 4 5 2 2 2 3 7 2019 3Radoslava Topalova 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 2001 2Adriana Velcheva 1 4 1 2 0 2 3 1983 1See also EditFed Cup Bulgaria Davis Cup teamExternal links EditTeam page on BillieJeanKingCup com the official website of the Billie Jean King CupReferences Edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bulgaria Billie Jean King Cup team amp oldid 1156005503, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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