The Brazilian Tennis Confederation (CBT) defined this Tuesday (15) the quintet that will compete in the playoffs (elimination stage) of the Billie Jean King Cup, the main women’s tournament between nations. Beyond São Paulo Beatriz Haddad, who returned to the world top 10, the team also includes Olympic medalist Laura Pigossi (127th), Carolina Meligeni (305th), Ingrid Martins (124th) and Luiza Fullana (574th). Newcomer to the competition, Luiza Fullana from Brasilia will replace Luisa Stefani – bronze medalist at the Tokyo Games in partnership with Pigossi -, who is recovering from knee pain and will no longer play this season.
Team Brasil BRB is set to face Argentina in the Playoffs of @BJKCup! 🇧🇷🎾🇦🇷
Captain Luiz Peniza announced the call-up of the tennis players who will represent the country on November 15th and 16th, at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium, in São Paulo (SP) pic.twitter.com/O53oE0A77M
— CBT (@cbtenis) October 15, 2024
Brazil’s opponent will be Argentina, at the Ibirapuera Gymnasium, in São Paulo, on November 15th and 16th. The playoff phase includes four singles games to determine the winner. In case of a tie, there will be a doubles match to decide who advances to who.ualifier (stage that brings together the best teams in the world) in April 2025.
“Expectations are super positive. We count a lot on the presence of our fans to fill the Ibirapuera Gymnasium and take us to the Qualifiers again”, called Luiz Peniza, coach of the Brazilian team.
The history of women’s clashes between Brazil x Argentina is balanced. There were four victories for each side in eight meetings. In the last of them, in 2022, Bia Haddad and Laura Pigossi won 3-1, in Tucamán (Argentina).
New year. New look #BJKCup 💜
Billie Jean King Cup has introduced a new finals format for 2025 🏆⬇️ pic.twitter.com/UjJHFNgItH
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) October 4, 2024
In the last edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, Brazil qualified in the playoffs and then came very close to the long-awaited vacancy in qualifier (elimination phase that precedes the final with nations from all continents). After drawing 2 sets to 2 against Germany, the Brazilian team was overcome in the fifth match (doubles game) and said goodbye to the title race.
