Tickets For The United States’ Davis Cup and Fed Cup 2014 First Round Matches Go On Sale to the General Public on Friday, December 6

Written by: Staff on 3rd December 2013

Tickets For The United States' Davis Cup and Fed Cup 2014 First Round Matches Go On Sale to the General Public on Friday, December 6

epa03651406 Sam Querrey of the US follows through with a serve against Viktor Troicki of Serbia during the 2013 Davis Cup World Group quarter final at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho, USA, 05 April 2013. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

Editors note : This is going to be an awesome event. Buy your tickets. Don’t miss it. If you are in the United Kingdom, come. It will help break up your winter. The tennis will be great. The venue should be wild. And the hosts, two of the greatest guardians of the game. Lornie Kuhle and William Kellogg. Hope to see you there.

U.S. hosts Great Britain in Davis Cup at Petco Park in San Diego, January 31-February 2

Fed Cup Champs Italy to face U.S. at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, February 8-9

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., December 3, 2013 – The USTA today announced that tickets for the United States’ 2014 Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group First Round ties will both go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 6. Tickets for the Davis Cup First Round against Great Britain at San Diego’s Petco Park, January 31-February 2, will go on sale at 12 p.m. PT. Tickets for the Fed Cup First Round versus reigning Fed Cup champion Italy at Cleveland’s Public Auditorium, February 8-9, will go on sale at 10 a.m. ET.

An exclusive pre-sale for USTA members begins on Wednesday, December 4, for both events (starting at 10 a.m. PT for Davis Cup and at 10 a.m. ET for Fed Cup) and will continue through Thursday, December 5 (or while supplies last).

DAVIS CUP TICKETS:

Ticket prices range from $90 to $500 and are sold as three-day packages ($30-$166 per day). Additional ticket fees apply. Tickets can be purchased:

— by visiting Ticketmaster.com

— by calling 888-484-USTA (8782)

Davis Cup play begins on Friday, January 31, 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. The final day of play on Sunday will feature two “reverse singles” matches, when the No. 1 players square off followed by the No. 2 players meeting each other in the final match. The winner of the U.S. vs. Great Britain tie will play either Italy or Argentina in the quarterfinals, April 4-6.

Reigning Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is expected to compete for Great Britain. The United States-Great Britain rivalry is the oldest in Davis Cup history, dating back to the first competition in 1900. The U.S. holds an 11-7 record against Great Britain in Davis Cup play, winning the last four ties.

FED CUP TICKETS:

Tickets are sold as two-day packages. Prices for the two-day packages range from $70 to $175. Additional ticket fees apply. Tickets can be purchased:

— by visiting www.usta.com/fedcup

— by calling 888-334-USTA (8782)

Fed Cup play begins on Saturday, February 8, with two singles matches and is followed by two reverse singles matches and the doubles match on Sunday. The winner of this match will advance to face either Spain or the Czech Republic in the semifinals, April 19-20.

Ohio will be hosting Fed Cup for the first time. Davis Cup was hosted in Cleveland 10 times between 1960 to 1979, including the 1973 Davis Cup Final at the Public Auditorium, where the U.S. lost to Australia. This match will mark the fourth meeting between the U.S. and Italy in the last six years. While Italy has won the last three match-ups, the U.S. leads the overall series, 9-3. The U.S. last defeated Italy in 2003.

Tennis Channel will present live daily coverage of both the U.S. Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties.

Founded in 1900, Davis Cup is the world’s largest annual international men’s team competition with 123 nations competing in 2014. The U.S. leads all nations with 32 Davis Cup titles. The United States holds a 213-67 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.

Fed Cup is the world’s largest annual international women’s team competition (96 countries have entered for 2014). The U.S. and Italy are among the 8 nations eligible to win the 2014 title as part of the elite Fed Cup World Group. The United States leads all nations with 17 Fed Cup titles, the last coming in 2000, and holds an overall 143-33 record. For more information, including access to player and historical Fed Cup records, please go to www.usta.com/fedcup or www.fedcup.com.

Wilson is the official ball of both the U.S. Davis Cup and Fed Cup Teams.

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