The United States Tennis Federation announced this Wednesday Lindsay Davenport This will be next captain of the US team for the Billie Jean King Cupreplacing Kathy Rinaldi, as soon as this year’s edition of the contest ends in November.
Davenport, who was world number one at various times between 1998 and 2005 and was part of the US team that won the Billie Jean King Cup three times (1996, 1999 and 2000), will also participate in the development of US federation players. ..
Davenport said in a statement that playing in the Billie Jean King Cup had always been a “huge priority” during her career and that she felt extremely proud to represent her country.
“Joining the prestigious list of American captains is an incredible honor and with the group of players we have today, and their great personalities, I really can’t think of a better time to come to this position,” added the 47-year-old. former player
Davenport is, along with Billie Jean King herself, the second American tennis player to win the most matches in international tournaments. Both Davenport and Billie Jean King won 26 singles matches, followed only by Chris Evert, who won 33.
The US Tennis Federation confirmed that Rinaldi will captain the team in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup.
Davenport praised Rinaldi: “Kathy has been an incredible role model not only for the players but for me as well and I look forward to continuing what she has started over the past seven years.”
Twelve countries will compete in the tournament on the hard surface court of the La Cartuja stadium in Seville from November 7 to 12.
The United States is in Group A with Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
Other groups are:
B: Kazakhstan, Slovenia and Australia
C: Poland, Spain and Canada
D: Germany, Italy and France
Source: La Verdad
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