(Paris) The Spanish city of Seville will host the final phase of the Billie Jean King Cup 2023 (November 7-12) and the next, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), organizer of the women’s national team competition, announced on Wednesday. .

In addition, the ITF has announced that it has given Poland the invitation for the 2023 finals. The twelve participating nations will therefore be Switzerland, winners in 2022, and Australia, finalists last year, as well as the nine nations passed in April by the qualifications (France, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Spain and the United States) and Poland invited.

These twelve teams will initially be brought together in four groups of three, after a draw to be carried out on May 24, specifies the ITF. The winner of each group will qualify for the knockout semi-finals.

Under the terms of the agreement between the ITF and the region of Andalusia, Seville also has “an option” for the organization in 2025 of the final phase of the BJK Cup (ex-Fed Cup), specifies the press release from the ‘ITF.