The Bulgaria women's national tennis team () represents Bulgaria in Billie Jean King Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation.
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.
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.
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.
Current team
Player information and rankings
The following players were called up for the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II in April 2026.
Player WTA Rank First year played Total Win/Loss Singles Win/Loss Doubles Win/Loss Elizara Yaneva 229 2026 7–0 4–0 3–0 Denislava Glushkova 420 2023 4–3 4–2 0–1 Lidia Encheva 450 2025 2–1 1–0 1–1 Rositsa Dencheva 507 2022 7–3 4–1 3–2
Recent callups
Player Most recent appearance Lia Karatancheva 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone II, Play-offs Isabella Shinikova 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone II, Play-offs Viktoriya Tomova 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Play-offs Gergana Topalova 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone, Play-offs
Recent performances 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) 2–3 Loss World Group I, Play-offs 22–23 July Bloemfontein (RSA) 0–5 Loss 1996 World Group II, 1st round 27–28 April Plovdiv (BUL) 0–5 Loss World Group II, Play-offs 13–14 July Plovdiv (BUL) 1–4 Loss 1997 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 23 April Bari (ITA) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 24 April Bari (ITA) 1–2 Loss 1998 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 14 April Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 15 April Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 16 April Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss 1999 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 19 April Murcia (ESP) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 20 April Murcia (ESP) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 21 April Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Play-Off 22 April Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss
2000s Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result 2000 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 16 May Murcia (ESP) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 17 May Murcia (ESP) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 18 May Murcia (ESP) 0–3 Loss 2001 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 23 May Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 24 May Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 25 May Murcia (ESP) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 26 May Murcia (ESP) 1–2 Loss 2002 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 24 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 25 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 26 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off 27 April Antalya (TUR) 1–2 Loss 2003 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 21 April Estoril (POR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 22 April Estoril (POR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 23 April Estoril (POR) 2–1 Win 2004 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 19 April Athens (GRE) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 21 April Athens (GRE) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 22 April Athens (GRE) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off 24 April Athens (GRE) 2–1 Win World Group I, Play-offs 11 July Plovdiv (BUL) 2–3 Loss 2005 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 20 April Antalya (TUR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 21 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 22 April Antalya (TUR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off 23 April Antalya (TUR) 2–0 Win World Group II, Play-offs 10 July Tokyo (JPN) 1–4 Loss 2006 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 18 April Plovdiv (BUL) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 19 April Plovdiv (BUL) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 20 April Plovdiv (BUL) 2–1 Win 2007 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 18 April Plovdiv (BUL) 0–3 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 19 April Plovdiv (BUL) 0–3 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 20 April Plovdiv (BUL) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 21 April Plovdiv (BUL) 2–0 Win 2008 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 30 January Budapest (HUN) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 31 January Budapest (HUN) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 1 February Budapest (HUN) 0–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off 2 February Budapest (HUN) 0–2 Loss 2009 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 4 February Tallinn (EST) 0–3 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 6 February Tallinn (EST) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 7 February Tallinn (EST) 1–2 Loss
2010s Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result 2010 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 3 February Lisbon (POR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 4 February Lisbon (POR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 5 February Lisbon (POR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 6 February Lisbon (POR) 2–1 Win 2011 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 2 February Eilat (ISR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 3 February Eilat (ISR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 4 February Eilat (ISR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 5 February Eilat (ISR) 2–0 Win 2012 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 1 February Eilat (ISR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 3 February Eilat (ISR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off 5 February Eilat (ISR) 0–2 Loss 2013 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 7 February Eilat (ISR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 8 February Eilat (ISR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 9 February Eilat (ISR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Promotional Play-off 10 February Eilat (ISR) 0–2 Loss 2014 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 4 February Budapest (HUN) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 6 February Budapest (HUN) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 7 February Budapest (HUN) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 9 February Budapest (HUN) 2–0 Win 2015 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 4 February Budapest (HUN) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 5 February Budapest (HUN) 0–3 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 6 February Budapest (HUN) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off 7 February Budapest (HUN) 0–2 Loss 2016 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 3 February Eilat (ISR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 4 February Eilat (ISR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 5 February Eilat (ISR) 0–3 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off 6 February Eilat (ISR) 1–2 Loss 2017 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 8 February Tallinn (EST) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 9 February Tallinn (EST) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 10 February Tallinn (EST) 1–2 Loss 2018 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 7 February Tallinn (EST) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 8 February Tallinn (EST) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off 10 February Tallinn (EST) 0–2 Loss 2019 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 6 February Zielona Góra (POL) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 7 February Zielona Góra (POL) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 8 February Zielona Góra (POL) 0–3 Loss
2020s Year Competition Date Location Opponent Score Result 2020 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 5 February Tallinn (EST) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 6 February Tallinn (EST) 0–3 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 8 February Tallinn (EST) 2–0 Win 2022 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 11 April Antalya (TUR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 12 April Antalya (TUR) 0–3 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 13 April Antalya (TUR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 14 April Antalya (TUR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 15 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Win 2023 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 10 April Antalya (TUR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 11 April Antalya (TUR) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 12 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 13 April Antalya (TUR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 14 April Antalya (TUR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Positional Play-off 15 April Antalya (TUR) 2–0 Win 2024 Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 8 April Oeiras (POR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 9 April Oeiras (POR) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group I, Round Robin 10 April Oeiras (POR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 12 April Oeiras (POR) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group I, Relegation Play-off 13 April Oeiras (POR) 1–2 Loss 2025 Europe/Africa Group II, Round Robin 8 April Larnaca (CYP) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group II, Round Robin 9 April Larnaca (CYP) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group II, Promotional Play-off 10 April Larnaca (CYP) 1–2 Loss Europe/Africa Group II, Promotional Play-off 11 April Larnaca (CYP) 0–2 Loss 2026 Europe/Africa Group II, Round Robin 6 April Banja Luka (BIH) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group II, Round Robin 7 April Banja Luka (BIH) 2–1 Win Europe/Africa Group II, Round Robin 8 April Banja Luka (BIH) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group II, Round Robin 10 April Banja Luka (BIH) 3–0 Win Europe/Africa Group II, Promotional Play-off 11 April Banja Luka (BIH) 2–0 Win
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.