WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., February 3, 2023 – The USTA at the moment introduced that Coco Gauff and america Billie Jean King Cup Crew will play on the Delray Seaside Tennis Middle April 14-15 in a 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifying competitors vs. Austria.
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 one among 9 being held around the globe in April, with the winners of every advancing to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals this fall to compete for the title. America leads all nations in all-time titles, with 18.
The Qualifier is a best-of-five match sequence 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 potential if one nation clinches victory within the third or fourth singles match.
Gauff is ready to compete for the American staff 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 individuals is a veritable tennis corridor of fame, and the U.S. presently has 9 gamers ranked within the singles High 50. The ultimate staff nominations will likely be made no later than March 13.
Tickets will go on sale to most people on Tuesday, February 7, by way of Ticketmaster.com, and can be found for as little as $25 per day. Single- and two-day ticket packages can be found. Go to usta.com/billiejeankingcup for extra info.
USTA members can have the chance to buy tickets prematurely by means of an unique presale starting at the moment and working by means of Monday, or whereas provides final.
Billie Jean King Cup occasions have had demonstrative results on the native communities they’ve visited in recent times, with final 12 months’s Qualifying occasion held in Asheville, N.C., producing an anticipated $8 million for the native economic system.
“The Palm Seaside County Sports activities Fee is thrilled to host the Billie Jean King Cup in The Palm Seashores,” stated George Linley, Government Director of the Palm Seaside County Sports activities Fee. “It is a premier worldwide staff tennis occasion that will likely be thrilling for sports activities followers around the globe in addition to our native hospitality and enterprise group which is able to profit vastly from the financial affect introduced by an inflow of holiday makers.”
The U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Crew has performed on the Delray Seaside Tennis Middle 3 times 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 Individuals final performed in Florida in 2017, defeating the Czech Republic in Tampa en path to profitable the title that 12 months.
“We’re excited to welcome the Billie Jean King Cup to Delray Seaside,” stated Laura Bowen, Government Director of USTA Florida. “From Chris Evert to Serena Williams, Florida tennis courts have served because the proving floor for a lot of nice champions of the ladies’s recreation. We will’t wait to cheer on Florida’s personal Captain Kathy Rinaldi, the unbelievable Coco Gauff and all the U.S. staff, as they present the world the facility of ladies’s tennis to encourage, have interaction and win over a brand new era of gamers and followers.”
Wilson is the official ball of the U.S. Billie Jean King Cup Crew.
