The Billie Jean King Cup Finals of this edition will be held at Seville in between 7 and 12 of next Novemberwhere they are held for the first time in Spain since 2008announced this Wednesday the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after the agreement reached with the Junta de Andalucía.
This event joins the Davis Cup Final Eight in Andalusia, which for the second consecutive year will be held in Malaga, from November 21 to 26, and also the junior finals of the Billie Jean King Cup of Gainbridge. Finals and the Davis Cup, in this case at the end of the year in Córdoba.
The ITF statement said that Seville was confirmed this Wednesday as the venue for the Billie Jean King Cup Finals for the next two years, with an option to extend for a third year, and that the junior finals will be held in Córdoba. to be announced soon.
Both the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup have registered record numbers in 2023, with 155 and 134 countries respectively registered to participate, and Spain remains in contention for both titles.
“In September in Valencia, the men’s team will compete in Group C of the group stage of the Davis Cup Finals. In their group they will meet the Czech Republic, Republic of Korea and Serbia. In April, the women’s team will qualify for the finals of Billie Jean King Cup thanks to the 3-1 victory over Mexico, a tie held in Marbella”, recalls the letter.
The Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports of Andalusia, Arturo Bernalemphasized, in statements issued by the ITF, that this region “has earned the right to be a privileged destination to host important global sporting events.
“Everyone wants to come to our land, because of the warm welcome to our athletes, and because we have top-level facilities for sports training, so it is a pleasure that the ITF once again trusts us so that the ” Communidad became the first region to host the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup finals in the same year, as well as the junior category of both events. In other words, Andalusia is once again the House of International Sports”, it said.
The president of the ITF, the American David HaggertyFor his part, he pointed out that this organization is “delighted to bring this year the finals of the Tennis World Cup for both men’s and women’s teams to Andalusia, as well as the youth finals of both competitions”.
“The region has a rich history of hosting fantastic tennis events at all levels and we are very confident that the region will do justice to the prestige of each of our events. Throughout different stages of each event this year, we have seen how much it means for players, both professional and junior, to represent their countries, and I have no doubt that this passion will be reflected in November, he stressed.
Source: La Verdad
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