- Yordan Kanev
- Ilia Kushev
- Ivaylo Traykov
- Todor Enev
Countries at the 2006 Davis Cup
The countries that participated in the Davis Cup along with Bulgaria in the group II of the Europe/Africa zone were as follows: Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Macedonia, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. The players from Bulgaria gave a tough fight to all the players from these countries.
Participation and Performance of Bulgaria in the 2006 Davis Cup
Bulgaria at the 2006 Davis Cup played the first round matches against Cyprus. The first round matches were held from 7th to 9th April at the TC Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. In the first match, Kanev from Bulgaria was defeated by the layer from the opponent team, Baghdatis. Baghdatis won the match in straight sets 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. However in the second match, Ilia Kushev defeated Kallias 6-3, 6-2, 7-5. In the men’s doubles match, Ilia Kushev and Ivaylo Traykov won against their rivals by winning the match 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-0. Out of the remaining two matches, one match was won by Bulgarian player while the other was won by a player from Cyprus. Thus, having won three out of the total five matches in the first round, Bulgaria progressed to the 2nd round of the tournament. In the second match, Hungary was the opponent of Bulgaria. The players from Hungary were equally talented and that showed in the results. This time, exactly reverse of the previous result happened. Bulgaria lost three matches and won only two.
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