(Montreal) Canada will host Latvia next April for the 2022 Billie Jean King Women’s Tennis Cup Finals qualifier.
Tennis Canada made the announcement in a press release Saturday morning following the official draw, carried out by the International Tennis Federation before the presentation of the final of the 2021 edition between Switzerland and the Russian Tennis Federation (FRT ).
The Canada-Latvia showdown will take place April 15-16. The choices of the surface and the city, as well as the composition of the teams, will be determined at a later date.
It will be a first duel between the two countries. Canada currently occupies the 10e rank, while Latvia is 12e. The winner of this meeting will qualify for the 2022 Finals scheduled for November.
The last meeting on Canadian soil of the Billie Jean King Cup – formerly called the Fed Cup – dates back to 2018. The representatives of Canada then defeated Ukraine.
Over the past few days, Canada have made the group stage of the Billie Jean King Cup Finals with a record of one win and one loss.
After surprising France, who were trying to defend the title acquired in 2019, Canada dropped the flag against the Russian Tennis Federation (FRT) in their second match and failed to qualify for the semi-finals. finals.
These were reserved for countries that finished first in the four groups, which consisted of three teams each. Canada placed second in Group A, behind the FRT.
The two 2021 finalist nations, the Russian Tennis Federation and Switzerland, automatically qualify for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals.