# Bulgarian women's tennis tournament participation

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bulgarian-womens-tennis-tournament-participation
> Updated: 2026-10-11T15:09:17.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 3.

Bulgarian female tennis players have seen success in recent international tournaments held within the country.

In the W15 Varna clay court tournament, Beatrice Spasova, Galena Kraste nova, and Daria Velikova successfully navigated qualifying rounds to enter the main draw. A total of 13 Bulgarian representatives were scheduled to compete in the doubles portion of that event.

Following this, at the W50 tournament in Burgas, five Bulgarian players—Galena Kraste nova, Angelina Kostova, Dariya Velikova, Beatrice Spasova, and Melis Rasim—advanced to the second round of qualifying. Galena Kraste nova eventually secured a spot in the main draw after defeating compatriot Angelina Kostova in a three-set match (3:6, 6:2, 6:4). Ten Bulgarian women advanced to the main singles draw in Burgas, while 16 Bulgarian players participated in the doubles competition.

The W50 circuit continued in Stara Zagora at the TC Augusta Trayana courts. Eleven Bulgarian female players advanced to the second round of qualifying at this event, which also features a $40,000 prize pool. Notable among the progressing players were 15-year-olds Raya Markova and Ilina Ilieva, who secured their first victories on the World Tennis Tour women's circuit. Other Bulgarian players moving through the first round included Andreya Glushkova, Rafaela Simeonova, Aleksa Karatancheva, Daniela Dimitrova, Yoana Moneva, Valeria Garnevska, Teodora Naydenova, Dariya Velikova, and Elena Papadopulu.

The Stara Zagora event marks the fifth W50 tournament hosted by Bulgaria this year, following previous competitions in Haskovo, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, and Burgas.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-11: Stara Zagora W50 tennis tournament sees 11 Bulgarian players advance

Eleven Bulgarian tennis players advanced to the second qualifying round of the W50 tournament in Stara Zagora, part of the World Tennis Tour.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/stara-zagora-w50-tennis-tournament-sees-11-bulgarian-players-advance

### 2026-10-04: Burgas hosts W50 international women's tennis tournament

Bulgarian tennis players are competing in the W50 international tournament in Burgas, with Galena Kraste nova advancing to the main draw after successful qualifying rounds.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/burgas-w50-tennis-tournament-five-bulgarian-players-advance

### 2026-09-28: Bulgarian players qualify for W15 tennis tournament in Varna

Beatrice Spasova, Galena Kraste nova, and Daria Velikova have qualified for the main draw of the W15 tennis tournament in Varna, Bulgaria.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bulgarian-players-qualify-for-w15-tennis-tournament-in-varna

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