Latvian tennis players will meet the Netherlands, Portugal and Turkey in the King’s Cup

The tournament of the first group of the European/African zone of the Billie Jean King Cup will start on April 8, and the Latvian national team includes Aļona Ostapenko, Darja Semenistaj, Daniela Vismane, Beatrice Zeltiņa and Adelina Lačinova.

12 teams will compete in Portugal – Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Serbia, Turkey, Hungary and Sweden.

Austria, Denmark, Hungary and Bulgaria will meet in another group, while Greece was drawn with Norway, Serbia and Sweden.

The winners of each group will secure a ticket to the “play off” round, after which a round-robin tournament will be held and the winners of the first three places will be determined. The second-placed teams in the groups will determine another team in the round-robin competition, which will enter the “play-off” round. The winners of the third place will play a round-robin tournament among themselves, while the winners of the last three places will be determined by two teams that will play in the second group of Europe/Africa in 2025.

In April 2023, the Latvian national team took seventh place in this competition, keeping its place in the group.

Vismane, Diāna Marcinkēviča, Zeltiņa and Lačinova fought in the Latvian national team under the leadership of national team captain Adriana Žguna.

The tournament in Oeiras will take place on outdoor clay courts.