ITF Press Release, April 15, 2021
The ITF has announced the draws for the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Play-offs which will be played on 16-17 April 2021.
On Friday, the host nations’ No. 1 player will play against the away nations’ No. 2 player and vice versa. On Saturday, the reverse singles matches will take place, followed by the doubles match. Nominations for Saturday’s matches are subject to change.
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 this weekend will be just one more victory away from a place at the Finals in 2022.
BILLIE JEAN KING CUP BY BNP PARIBAS PLAY-OFFS
Poland v Brazil
Venue: Hala Na Skarpie, Bytom, Poland
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Brazil leads 1-0
Magdalena Frech (POL) v Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA)
Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Laura Pigossi (BRA)
Magdalena Frech (POL) v Laura Pigossi (BRA)
Urszula Radwanska (POL) v Carolina Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (BRA)
Weronika Falkowska/Paula Kania-Chodun (POL) v Gabriela Ce/Luisa Stefani (BRA)
Great Britain v Mexico
Venue: National Tennis Centre, London, Great Britain
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Great Britain leads 1-0
Katie Boulter (GBR) v Marcela Zacarias (MEX)
Heather Watson (GBR) v Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
Heather Watson (GBR) v Marcela Zacarias (MEX)
Katie Boulter (GBR) v Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
Harriet Dart/Heather Watson (GBR) v Fernanda Contreras Gomez/Giuliana Olmos (MEX)
Venue: Sport Hall Ibar, Kraljevo, Serbia
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Serbia leads 2-1
Olga Danilovic (SRB) v Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN)
Nina Stojanovic (SRB) v Rebecca Marino (CAN)
Nina Stojanovic (SRB) v Leylah Annie Fernandez (CAN)
Olga Danilovic (SRB) v Rebecca Marino (CAN)
Olga Danilovic/Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) v Sharon Fichman/Carol Zhao (CAN)
Latvia v India
Venue: National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jurmala, Latvia
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: first meeting
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Ankita Raina (IND)
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Karman Kaur Thandi (IND)
Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) v Ankita Raina (IND)
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) v Karman Kaur Thandi (IND)
Diana Marcinkevica/Daniela Vismane (LAT) v Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina (IND)
Ukraine v Japan
Venue: Elite Tennis Club, Chornomorsk, Ukraine
Surface: clay, outdoors
Head-to-head: first meeting
Elina Svitolina (UKR) v Chihiro Muramatsu (JPN)
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) v Yuki Naito (JPN)
Elina Svitolina (UKR) v Yuki Naito (JPN)
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) v Chihiro Muramatsu (JPN)
Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok (UKR) v Shiho Akita/Himari Sato (JPN)
Romania v Italy
Venue: Sala Polivalenta, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Surface: hard, indoors
Head-to-head: Italy leads 2-1
Irina Maria Bara (ROU) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) v Martina Trevisan (ITA)
Irina Maria Bara (ROU) v Martina Trevisan (ITA)
Mihaela Buzarnescu (ROU) v Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)
Monica Niculescu/Elena Gabriela Ruse (ROU) v Giulia Gatto-Monticone/Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
Argentina v Kazakhstan
Venue: Cordoba Lawn Tennis Club, Cordoba, Argentina
Surface: clay, outdoors
Head-to-head: first meeting
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Maria Lourdes Carle (ARG) v Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
Maria Lourdes Carle (ARG) v Yulia Putintseva (KAZ)
Maria Lourdes Carle/Nadia Podoroska (ARG) v Anna Danilina/Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ)
Netherlands v China, P.R.
Venue: Maaspoort Sports & Events, s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Surface: clay, indoors
Head-to-head: China, P.R. leads 1-0
Kiki Bertens (NED) v Wang Xinyu (CHN)
Arantxa Rus (NED) v Wang Xiyu (CHN)
Kiki Bertens (NED) v Wang Xiyu (CHN)
Arantxa Rus (NED) v Wang Xinyu (CHN)
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove/Demi Schuurs (NED) v Zhang Shuai/Zheng Saisai (CHN)
