The stage is set for Canada to face host Switzerland to earn a place in next year’s Fed Cup finals, this will be the first time the “World Cup of Tennis” tournament system will be used.
The draw for February’s qualifying matches pits the Canadians against a Swiss team that could be led by world No. 13 Belinda Bencic. Canada’s top player is No. 15 Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga.
The Swiss site and choice of surface will however be announced at a later date.
Canada is ranked 13th, while Switzerland is ninth.
The other qualifying-round ties are: United States versus Latvia; the Netherlands vs. Belarus; Romania vs. Russia; Brazil vs. Germany; Spain vs. Japan; Belgium vs. Kazakhstan and Slovakia vs. Great Britain.
Four nations, including 2019 Fed Cup finalists Australia and France, host nation Hungary and the Czech Republic, have already qualified for the inaugural 12-team final tournament in April 2020.
