SINGLE-DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, FOR U.S. VS. SLOVAKIA DAVIS CUP PLAYOFF IN CHICAGO

Written by: Staff on 14th August 2014

SINGLE-DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, FOR U.S. VS. SLOVAKIA DAVIS CUP PLAYOFF IN CHICAGO |

U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier plays youth tennis with local kids yesterday

at Grant Park in Chicago

SINGLE-DAY TICKETS AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 14,

FOR U.S. VS. SLOVAKIA DAVIS CUP PLAYOFF IN CHICAGO

Single-day tickets go on sale today, starting at $65 a day;

Three-day packages still available starting at $90

The USTA announced today that single-day tickets for the 2014 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Playoff between the United States and Slovakia have been released and will be available for sale starting on Thursday, August 14. Matches will be played at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, September 12-14.

Tickets for the Friday, Saturday or Sunday session will be sold with prices starting at $65 and up to $175. Three-day ticket packages remain available for sale starting at $90 for the three days. Tickets can be purchased:

— via www.usta.com/daviscup

— by visiting the Sears Centre Arena box office

— by calling 1-888-484-USTA (8782)

The best-of-five match series begins Friday, September 12, with two singles matches featuring each country’s No. 1 player against the other country’s No. 2 player. Saturday’s schedule features the pivotal doubles match, and the final day of play on Sunday includes two “reverse singles” matches, where the No. 1 players square off followed by the No. 2 players going head to head. All matches are best-of-five sets until one country wins three matches. A revised schedule for Sunday may take place if a team clinches in the third or fourth match.

Play on Friday begins at 4:00 p.m. CT, play on Saturday begins at 2:00 p.m., and play on Sunday starts at 12:30 p.m. Tennis Channel will present live daily coverage.

The winner of this tie qualifies for the 2015 Davis Cup World Group and is eligible to compete for the Davis Cup title next year. The losing nation will compete in their respective Zone Group I competition in 2015.

Davis Cup will be played in Illinois for the first time since 1928, when the U.S. swept Japan at the Town & Fitness Club in Chicago. The U.S. is 110-18 all-time in Davis Cup ties played at home and holds a 2-0 record over Slovakia.

Founded in 1900, Davis Cup is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the world’s largest annual international men’s team competition with 122 nations competing in 2014. The U.S. leads all nations with 32 Davis Cup titles. The U.S. holds a 213-68 all-time Davis Cup record and owns the longest uninterrupted run in the World Group, dating back to 1989. For more information, including access to player and historical Davis Cup records, please go to www.usta.com/daviscup or www.daviscup.com. Follow the U.S. Davis Cup team on Twitter @USDavisCupTeam. Wilson is the official ball of the U.S. Davis Cup team.

U.S. Davis Cup Captain Jim Courier plays youth tennis with local kids yesterday
at Grant Park in Chicago. Photo by USTA.

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level — from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 770,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S, and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA philanthropic entity, USTA Serves, provides grants and scholarships and helps underserved youth and people with disabilities. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page facebook.com/usta or follow @usta on Twitter.

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