The Billy Jean King Cup It is the national women’s team tennis competition par excellence. This edition, which will be held at Martín Carpena in Málaga, will bring together some of the best national teams from November 13 to 20, including the host team led by Paula Badosa and captained by Anabel Medina.
This Wednesday, the International Tennis Federation (IFT) and the organization of the contest announces the financial reward with which the participants will be rewarded, which is no more and no less than million in cash: 9.6 million dollars.
This figure, however, this almost 10 million dollars will be broken down depending on the stages that the participating teams will pass, which will be as follows:
The World Champions will take 2.4 million dollars; the finalists, 1.4 million; the semi-finalists, $960,000; the quarterfinalists, $520,000 and finally $450,000 for the first round. The financial prize will be distributed among all the players who are part of the team.
For the third consecutive year, prize money at the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup Finals will be “equal”, it has been announced David Haggertypresident of the ITF, who assured that “the ITF Advantage All program aims for gender equality and we are pleased to offer equal prize money.”
For Conchita Martineztournament director of the Billie Jean King Cup finals and five-time champion of the competition, described the opportunity for players to represent their country in the tournament as a “great success”.
In mid-September in his call, captain Anabel Medina announced the call for the tournament in Málaga, where the presence of Paula Badosaaccompanied by Jessica Bouzas, Sarah Sorribes, Cristina Bucsa and Nuria Parrizas.
Source: La Verdad
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