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UPCOMING EVENTS LOOKING AHEAD 32 ITFWORLD SUMMER 2017 Visit the ITF websites at: www.itftennis.com www.daviscup.com www.copadavis.com www.fedcup.com DAV I S C U P BY B N P PA R I BA S WO R L D G ROU P S E M I F I NA L S A N D P L AY- O F F S Worldwide, 15-17 September The Australians will bid to reach a first Davis Cup final for 14 years when they travel to Brussels to play Belgium, and the other semifinal between France and Serbia is being held just 100 km away in Lille. The World Group Play-offs, with host nation listed first, feature Kazakhstan v Argentina, Colombia v Croatia, Switzerland v Belarus, Netherlands v Czech Republic, Portugal v Germany, Japan v Brazil, Hungary v Russia and Canada v India. Other play-off ties will determine promotion and relegation in Davis Cup Zone Groups I and II. I T F WO R L DW I D E C OAC H E S C O N F E R E NC E BY B N P PA R I BA S Sofia, Bulgaria, 11-14 October The flagship event of the ITF's Coach Education Programme offers coach education, the latest sport science information and practical on-court coaching presentations. The theme is 'The Journey of the Player' and confirmed speakers include ITF President David Haggerty, Louis Cayer (CAN), Machar Reid (AUS) and Mary Pierce (FRA). I T F S U P E R- S E N I O R S WO R L D T E A M A N D I N D I V I DUA L C H A M P I O N S H I P S Lake Nona, FL, USA, 8-13 October and 14-21 October The new USTA National Campus hosts these prestigious team and individual events for players in age categories 65-plus to 85-plus. Nine trophies will be contested in the Team Championships, and singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles will be fought over in the Individuals. ITF SENIORS WORLD TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Miami, FL, USA, 29 October-3 November and 4-11 November I T F J U N I O R M A S T E R S Chengdu, China PR, 25-29 October Now in its third year, this elite event has moved to October to allow it to form an integral part of the race to become the year-end ITF Junior World Champion. The Top 8 boys and Top 8 girls on The Road to Chengdu at the end of the qualification period on 10 September will be eligible to compete. N E C W H E E L C H A I R T E N N I S M A S T E R S Loughborough, Great Britain, 29 November-3 December The climax of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour moves to a new venue in Britain as the best singles players contest the year-end titles. DAV I S C U P BY B N P PA R I BA S F I NA L Venue to be determined, 24-26 November With Australia, Belgium, France and Serbia left in the 2017 competition, the title round could take place in any of those countries except Belgium. We will know after September's semifinals. J U N I O R DAV I S C U P A N D J U N I O R F E D C U P BY B N P PA R I BA S F I NA L S Budapest, Hungary, 19-24 September The finals of the team events for 16-and-under players will see 16 boys teams and 16 girls teams vying for the titles. Last year the trophies were lifted by Russia and Poland respectively. It's the turn of the ITF Seniors – players in the 50, 55 and 60 ages categories – to take to the court for their World Championships, and Florida once again provides the backdrop. Six titles up are for grabs in the Team Championships, and Individual titles will be decided the following week. U N I Q L O W H E E L C H A I R D OU B L E S M A S T E R S Bemmel, Netherlands, 22-26 November The top eight men's, top six women's and top four quad wheelchair doubles pairs compete in the season-ending championships. F E D C U P BY B N P PA R I BA S F I NA L Minsk, Belarus, 11-12 November Belarus hosts in its first-ever visit to the Fed Cup final, and this promises to be a fascinating match-up as the young nation takes on USA, 17-time Fed Cup champion but searching for its first title since 2000.

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