ITF Press Release, April 6, 2021
The ITF has today announced the official team nominations for the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Play-offs, which will take place on 16-17 April. A total of 75 players (including two playing captains) have been named as part of their nation’s team for next week’s ties.
Among the nominees are three of the world’s top 10 players, with world No. 3 Simona Halep leading Romania against Italy, No. 5 Elina Svitolina competing in Ukraine’s clash with Japan, and No. 10 Kiki Bertens in action for Netherlands in their tie against China, P.R.
The 16 nations are competing for a place in the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifiers – meaning that the eight teams which win next week will be just one more victory away from the a place at the Finals in 2022.
All of the action can be followed via the English and Spanish versions of BillieJeanKingCup.com with live scoring available on the Billie Jean King Cup Live Centre. Live streaming of the Play-offs will be available via the Billie Jean King Cup Video Platform.
Team nominations
Poland v Brazil
Venue: Hala Na Skarpie, Bytom, Poland
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Brazil leads 1-0
Poland
Magda Linette
Katarzyna Kawa
Magdalena Frech
Urszula Radwanska
Paula Kania-Chodun
Captain: Dawid Celt
Brazil
Gabriela Ce
Laura Pigossi
Carolina Meligeni Alves
Luisa Stefani
Captain: Roberta Burzagli
Great Britain v Mexico
Venue: National Tennis Centre, London, Great Britain
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Great Britain leads 1-0
Great Britain
Heather Watson
Harriet Dart
Katie Swan
Jodie Burrage
Katie Boulter
Captain: Anne Keothavong
Mexico
Marcela Zacarias
Giuliana Olmos
Fernanda Contreras
Julia Garcia Ruiz
Captain: Agustin Moreno
Serbia v Canada
Venue: Sport Hall Ibar, Kraljevo, Serbia
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Serbia leads 2-1
Serbia
Nina Stojanovic
Olga Danilovic
Aleksandra Krunic
Ivana Jorovic
Lola Radivojevic
Captain: Dusan Vemic
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Rebecca Marino
Carol Zhao
Sharon Fichman
Captain: Heidi El Tabakh
Latvia v India
Venue: National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jurmala, Latvia
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: first meeting
Latvia
Anastasija Sevastova
Jelena Ostapenko
Diana Marcinkevica
Daniela Vismane
Patricija Spaka
Captain: Adrians Zguns
India
Ankita Raina
Ratuja Bhosale
Zeel Desai
Karman Thandi
Sania Mirza
Captain: Vishal Uppal
Ukraine v Japan
Venue: Elite Tennis Club, Chornomorsk, Ukraine
Surface: clay, outdoors
Head-to-head: first meeting
Ukraine
Elina Svitolina
Marta Kostyuk
Katarina Zavatska
Nadiia Kichenok
Lyudmyla Kichenok
Captain: Mikhail Filima
Japan
Yuki Naito
Chihiro Muramatsu
Shiho Akita
Himari Sato
Captain: Toshihisa Tsuchihashi
Romania v Italy
Venue: Sala Polivalenta, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Italy leads 2-1
Romania
Simona Halep
Patricia Maria Tig
Irina Maria Bara
Mihaela Buzarnescu
Playing captain: Monica Niculescu
Italy
Martina Trevisan
Jasmine Paolini
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Giulia Gatto-Monticone
Bianca Turati
Captain: Tathiana Garbin
Argentina v Kazakhstan
Venue: Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club, Córdoba, Argentina
Surface: clay, outdoors
Head-to-head: first meeting
Argentina
Nadia Podoroska
Lourdes Carles
Victoria Bosio
Guillermina Naya
Jazmin Ortenzi
Captain: Mercedes Paz
Kazakhstan
Elena Rybakina
Yulia Putintseva
Zarina Diyas
Anna Danilina
Playing captain: Yaroslava Shvedova
Netherlands v China, P.R.
Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Surface: clay, indoors
Head-to-head: China, P.R. leads 1-0
Netherlands
Kiki Bertens
Arantxa Rus
Lesley Kerkhove
Demi Schuurs
Captain: Paul Haarhuis
China, P.R.
Zhang Shuai
Zheng Saisai
Xu Yifan
Wang Xiyu
Wang Xinyu
Captain: Yang Weiguang
