Coco Gauff will rejoice homecoming together with her American teammates.
World No. 6 Gauff and the United States Billie Jean King Cup Team will play on the Delray Beach Tennis Center April 14-15 in a 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying competitors vs. Austria.
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Billie Jean King Cup – celebrating its sixtieth anniversary in 2023 – is the ‘World Cup of Tennis,’ with greater than 100 nations competing yearly. The qualifying competitors is certainly one of 9 being held world wide in April, with the winners of every advancing to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this fall to compete for the title.
The United States leads all nations in all-time Billie Jean King Cup titles with 18.
The qualifier is a best-of-five match collection that begins Friday, April 14, with two singles matches. Two reverse singles matches and a doubles match will comply with on Saturday, April 15, with an amended Saturday schedule attainable if one nation clinches victory within the third or fourth singles match.
Roland Garros runner-up Gauff is ready to compete for the American crew and Captain Kathy Rinaldi, who will nominate a complete of 4 or 5 gamers to compete in opposition to the Austrians. The historic roster of U.S. Billie Jean King Cup contributors is a veritable tennis corridor of fame, and the U.S. presently has 9 gamers ranked within the singles Top 50. The remaining crew nominations will likely be made no later than March 13.
Tickets will go on sale to most people on Tuesday, February 7, through Ticketmaster.com, and can be found for as little as $25 per day. Single- and two-day ticket packages can be found.
Visit usta.com/billiejeankingcup for extra info.
USTA members may have the chance to buy tickets prematurely by way of an unique presale starting in the present day and working by way of Monday, or whereas provides final.
“The Palm Beach County Sports Commission is thrilled to host the Billie Jean King Cup in The Palm Beaches,” mentioned George Linley, Executive Director of the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. “This is a premier international team tennis event that will be exciting for sports fans around the world as well as our local hospitality and business community which will benefit greatly from the economic impact brought by an influx of visitors.”
The U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Team has performed on the Delray Beach Tennis Center thrice earlier than, in 2005, 2007 and 2013, when the competitors was generally known as Fed Cup. The U.S. went 3-0 in these competitions, with the 2013 matches that includes Serena and Venus Williams. The Americans final performed in Florida in 2017, defeating the Czech Republic in Tampa en path to successful the title that 12 months.
“We are excited to welcome the Billie Jean King Cup to Delray Beach,” mentioned Laura Bowen, Executive Director of USTA Florida. “From Chris Evert to Serena Williams, Florida tennis courts have served as the proving ground for many great champions of the women’s game. We can’t wait to cheer on Florida’s own Captain Kathy Rinaldi, the incredible Coco Gauff and the entire U.S. team, as they show the world the power of women’s tennis to inspire, engage and win over a new generation of players and fans.”
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