Draws announced for 2017 Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup
(September 18, 2017) The ITF has announced the draws for the 2017 Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals, to be held in Budapest, Hungary on 19-24 September. Sixteen boys and 16 girls teams will take part in the competition.
Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, now in its 33rd year, is the ITF’s official team competition for players aged 16-and-under. A total of 180 teams from 102 nations participated took part in regional qualifying in 2017, with 15 boys and 15 girls teams joining hosts Hungary in the Finals.
Russia and Poland won the 2016 Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup titles respectively. Russia’s boys return to Budapest to defend their title, but Poland’s girls fell in regional qualifying this year.
Since the launch of the event in 1985, many of the world’s leading names have taken part in the competition, including current stars Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep, and Agnieszka Radwanska.
The Finals see boys and girls teams divided into four groups of four, competing on a round-robin basis, with the top two teams in each group qualifying for the quarterfinals.
There is comprehensive coverage of the Finals, including live scoring, live streaming, articles and photos, on the ITF Juniors website (www.itftennis.com/juniors), ITF Juniors Facebook (www.facebook.com/ITFJuniorTennis/) and ITF Juniors Twitter (twitter.com/ItfJunior).
Junior Davis Cup – Group A
Czech Republic (1)
Dalibor Szrcina
Jonas Forejtek
Andrew Paulson
Captain: Josef Cihak
Japan (7)
Tomoya Ikeda
Keisuke Saitoh
Fumiya Yoshino
Captain: Ko Iwamoto
Peru
Mateo Vereau
Sebastian Rodriguez
Juan Carlos Rojas
Captain: Miguel Maurtua
Canada
Justin Boulais
Alex-Antoine Marquis
Nick Lagaev
Captain: Ruben Alcantara Delgado
Junior Davis Cup – Group B
Croatia (4)
Duje Ajdukovic
Admir Kalender
Roko Horvat
Captain: Igor Blazevic
Brazil (6)
Mateus Alves
Joao Ferreira
Natan Rodrigues
Captain: Roland Santos
Chinese Taipei
Tseng Chun Hsin
Tsai Chang Lin
Lin Han Chih
Captain: Tseng Yu Te
Belgium
Louis Herman
Raphael Collignon
Diego Digraci
Captain: Reginald Willems
Junior Davis Cup – Group C
USA (3)
Govind Nanda
William Grant
Tyler Zink
Captain: Eric Nunez
Australia (8)
Ken Cavrak
Dane Sweeny
Rinky Hijikata
Captain: Ben Mathias
Hungary
Peter Makk
Peter Sallay
Dominik Buzonics
Captain: Istvan Gulyas
Morocco
Soufiane El Mesbahi
Ismail Saadi
Younes Lalami Laaroussi
Captain: Tahiri El Mehdi
Junior Davis Cup – Group D
Argentina (2)
Thiago Tirante
Juan Cerundolo
Alejo Lingua
Captain: Sebastian Gutierrez
Italy (5)
Lorenzo Musetti
Giulio Zeppieri
Emiliano Maggioli
Captain: Stefano Pescosolido
China
Chaokete Buyun
Zhou Xinmu
Wang Xiaofei
Captain: Yu Jin Xing
Russia
Timofey Skatov
Rail Ibragimov
Pavel Verbin
Captain: Alexey Kuznetsov
Junior Fed Cup – Group A
USA (1)
Amanda Anisimova
Whitney Osuigwe
Caty McNally
Captain: Erik Kortland
Italy (6)
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Federica Rossi
Federica Sacco
Captain: Giovanni Paolisso
Uruguay
Guilermina Grant
Agustina Cuestas
Mikaela Fros
Captain: Eduardo Braseras
Belarus
Anna Kubareva
Viktoriyia Kanapatskaya
Ksenia Brich
Captain: Dzmitry Klimenko
Junior Fed Cup – Group B
Russia (3)
Daria Frayman
Kamilla Rakhimova
Anastasia Tikhonova
Captain: Oxana Mishukova
Thailand (8)
Thasaporn Naklo
Napatt Nirundorn
Supapitch Kuearum
Captain: Pracharapol Khumsaman
Canada
Layne Sleeth
Alexandra Vagramov
Leylah Annie Fernandez
Captain: Nikolai Haessig
Hungary
Adrienn Nagy
Fanni Gecsek
Reka Anna Zadori
Captain: Gabor Pelva
Junior Fed Cup – Group C
Ukraine (4)
Marta Kostyuk
Daria Snigur
Alina Tsyurpalevych
Captain: Talyna Beiko
Colombia (7)
Maria Camila Osorio Serrano
Jessica Paola Plazas Munoz
Antonia Samudio Reyes
Captain: Catalina Castano Alvarez
Chinese Taipei
Joanna Garland
Lee Kuan Yi
Chang Ting Pei
Captain: Hsieh Cheng Yin
Burundi
Sada Nahimana
Aisha Niyonkuru
Hoziane Kitambala
Captain: Assani Murisho
Junior Fed Cup – Group D
Japan (2)
Yuki Naito
Naho Sato
Himari Sato
Captain: Yoshinori Nakayama
France (5)
Yasmine Mansouri
Giulia Morlet
Carole Monnet
Captain: Camille Pin
Argentina
Ana Geller
Jazmin Ortenzi
Maia Haumuller
Captain: Marceloi Gomez
Morocco
Oumaima Aziz
Salma Loudili
Hind Semlali
Captain: Mounir Elaarej