Bulgaria Fed Cup team
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The Bulgaria Fed Cup team represents Bulgaria
in Fed Cup
tennis
competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Group II of the Europe/Africa Zone after losing the relegation play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina
in February 2009.
. Until the 1996
edition of the competition the team has always played in the Fed Cup World Group. In the period 1996-2009 the team competed in Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone before being relegated for the first time in their history to Group II after losing the relegation play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina
in February 2009.
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 Maleevi sisters (Magdalena Maleeva
, Katerina Maleeva
and Manuela Maleeva
) who have represented Bulgaria for more than 20 years in the competition.
! Name !! Won !! Lost !! No of Ties !! First Year !! Years Played
|-
| align="left"|Jaklin Alawi || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2007 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Galia Angelova || 6 || 5 || 8 || 1988 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Lubomira Bacheva || 1 || 4 || 4 || 1993 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Yulia Berberian || 0 || 4 || 4 ||1968 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Adriana Velcheva || 1 || 4|| 3 || 1983 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Galina Dimitrova || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1997 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Dora Djilianova || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1995 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Dia Evtimova || 5 || 6 || 8 || 2007 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Filipa Gabrovska || 2 || 4 || 6 || 1998 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Maria Geznenge || 5 || 2 || 7 || 1999 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Sesil Karatantcheva || 9 || 5 || 8 || 2004 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Marina Kondova || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1983 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Elitsa Kostova || 0 || 7 || 4 || 2008 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Dimana Krastevitch || 1 || 4 || 3 || 2006 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Svetlana Krivencheva || 2 || 4 || 6 || 1988 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Magdalena Maleeva || 24 || 17 || 24 || 1991 || 9
|-
| align="left"|Katerina Maleeva || 29 || 22 || 28 || 1984 || 10
|-
| align="left"|Manuela Maleeva || 22 || 12 || 20 || 1983 || 6
|-
| align="left"|Dessislava Mladenova || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2007 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Diana Moskova || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1975 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Teodora Nedeva || 0 || 3 || 3 || 1996 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Pavlina Stoyanova-Nola || 5 || 7 || 7 || 1995 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Elena Pampoulova || 8 || 8 || 12 || 1988 || 5
|-
| align="left"|Antoaneta Pandjerova || 8 || 13 || 14 || 1996 || 5
|-
| align="left"|Maria Penkova || 3 || 6 || 8 || 2004 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Tsvetana Pironkova || 16 || 16 || 22 || 2003 || 7
|-
| align="left"|Lubka Radkova || 1 || 9 || 5 || 1966 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Dora Rangelova || 4 || 7 || 8 || 1986 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Christina Sotirova || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1975 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Radoslava Topalova || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2001 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Dessislava Topalova || 18 || 16 || 23 || 1997 || 8
|-
| align="left"|Maria Chakarova || 3 || 4 || 4 || 1966 || 3
|-
|}
The Bulgarian Fed Cup team which took part in the 2011 edition of the competition
is captained by Dora Rangelova and includes:
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in Fed Cup
Fed Cup
Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...
tennis
Tennis
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competition and are governed by the Bulgarian Tennis Federation. They currently compete in the Group II of the Europe/Africa Zone after losing the relegation play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
in February 2009.
History
Bulgaria competed in its first Fed Cup in 19661966 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1966 Federation Cup was the 4th edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 21 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Turin Press Sporting Club in Turin, Italy, from 10–16 May...
. Until the 1996
1996 Fed Cup
The 1996 Fed Cup was the 34th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 8 teams competed in the World Group and 87 nations competed in total...
edition of the competition the team has always played in the Fed Cup World Group. In the period 1996-2009 the team competed in Group I of the Europe/Africa Zone before being relegated for the first time in their history to Group II after losing the relegation play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Fed Cup team represents Bosnia and Herzegovina in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Tennis Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...
in February 2009.
The best results of the Bulgarian Fed Cup team are the semifinals the team played in 1985
1985 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1985 Federation Cup was the 23rd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Nagoya Green Tennis Club in Nagoya, Japan, from 6–14 October...
and 1987
1987 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1987 Federation Cup was the 25th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Hollyburn Country Club in Vancouver, Canada, from 26 July – 2 August. West Germany won their first title, defeating the United States in the final...
. The team also reached the quarterfinals of the competition in 1968
1968 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1968 Federation Cup was the 6th edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 23 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 21–26 May...
, 1984
1984 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1984 Federation Cup was the 22nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at the Esporte Clube Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil, from 15–22 July...
, 1986
1986 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1986 Federation Cup was the 24th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club in Prague, Czechoslovakia, from 20–27 July. The United States defeated three-time defending champions Czechoslovakia in the...
, 1989
1989 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1989 Federation Cup was the 27th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The tournament was held at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo, Japan, from 1–9 October...
, 1992
1992 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1992 Federation Cup was the 30th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. For the first time, qualifying rounds were split among three regional zones, each sending teams to the main World Group tournament. 68 nations participated in the tournament....
and 1994
1994 Federation Cup (tennis)
The 1994 Federation Cup was the 32nd edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. 73 nations participated in the tournament. The World Group was held at the Walstadion Tennis Club in Frankfurt, Germany, from 18-24 July...
. These results are closely connected with the success of the Maleevi sisters (Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva
Magdalena Maleeva is a Bulgarian former tennis player. She played on the WTA tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to June 2007. Her best position in the WTA Tour was no. 4 between January 29 to February 4, 1996....
, Katerina Maleeva
Katerina Maleeva
Katerina Maleeva is a Bulgarian tennis player. She played in the WTA tour, competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles between 1984 and 1997. Her best position in the WTA rank list was number 6 in 1990.-Biography:...
and Manuela Maleeva
Manuela Maleeva
Manuela Georgieva Maleeva-Fragniere is a Bulgarian former professional tennis player. She played on the Women's Tennis Association tour between 1982 and 1994...
) who have represented Bulgaria for more than 20 years in the competition.
Players
{| {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;"! Name !! Won !! Lost !! No of Ties !! First Year !! Years Played
|-
| align="left"|Jaklin Alawi || 0 || 2 || 2 || 2007 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Galia Angelova || 6 || 5 || 8 || 1988 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Lubomira Bacheva || 1 || 4 || 4 || 1993 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Yulia Berberian || 0 || 4 || 4 ||1968 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Adriana Velcheva || 1 || 4|| 3 || 1983 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Galina Dimitrova || 0 || 2 || 2 || 1997 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Dora Djilianova || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1995 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Dia Evtimova || 5 || 6 || 8 || 2007 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Filipa Gabrovska || 2 || 4 || 6 || 1998 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Maria Geznenge || 5 || 2 || 7 || 1999 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Sesil Karatantcheva || 9 || 5 || 8 || 2004 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Marina Kondova || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1983 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Elitsa Kostova || 0 || 7 || 4 || 2008 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Dimana Krastevitch || 1 || 4 || 3 || 2006 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Svetlana Krivencheva || 2 || 4 || 6 || 1988 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Magdalena Maleeva || 24 || 17 || 24 || 1991 || 9
|-
| align="left"|Katerina Maleeva || 29 || 22 || 28 || 1984 || 10
|-
| align="left"|Manuela Maleeva || 22 || 12 || 20 || 1983 || 6
|-
| align="left"|Dessislava Mladenova || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2007 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Diana Moskova || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1975 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Teodora Nedeva || 0 || 3 || 3 || 1996 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Pavlina Stoyanova-Nola || 5 || 7 || 7 || 1995 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Elena Pampoulova || 8 || 8 || 12 || 1988 || 5
|-
| align="left"|Antoaneta Pandjerova || 8 || 13 || 14 || 1996 || 5
|-
| align="left"|Maria Penkova || 3 || 6 || 8 || 2004 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Tsvetana Pironkova || 16 || 16 || 22 || 2003 || 7
|-
| align="left"|Lubka Radkova || 1 || 9 || 5 || 1966 || 4
|-
| align="left"|Dora Rangelova || 4 || 7 || 8 || 1986 || 3
|-
| align="left"|Christina Sotirova || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1975 || 1
|-
| align="left"|Radoslava Topalova || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2001 || 2
|-
| align="left"|Dessislava Topalova || 18 || 16 || 23 || 1997 || 8
|-
| align="left"|Maria Chakarova || 3 || 4 || 4 || 1966 || 3
|-
|}
Current team
2011 Fed Cup
The 2011 Fed Cup is the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis...
is captained by Dora Rangelova and includes:
- Tsvetana PironkovaTsvetana PironkovaTsvetana Kirilova Pironkova is a female Bulgarian tennis player. She was born and lives in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Pironkova is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand....
- Elitsa KostovaElitsa KostovaElitsa Kostova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player and member of the Bulgaria Fed Cup team. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 143 whilst her best doubles ranking was 238 on October 10, 2011...
- Dia EvtimovaDia EvtimovaDia Evtimova is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. On October 24, 2011, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 146 whilst her best doubles ranking was 275 on June 15, 2009. In 2010, she qualified for the Internationaux de Strasbourg where she was defeated by Maria Sharapova in the...
- Magdalena MaleevaMagdalena MaleevaMagdalena Maleeva is a Bulgarian former tennis player. She played on the WTA tour competing in singles and doubles, from April 1989 to June 2007. Her best position in the WTA Tour was no. 4 between January 29 to February 4, 1996....