ITF names Martinez director of BJK Cup finals

LONDON — Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez was named match director for the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Thursday.

Twelve nationwide groups will play in Seville throughout the finals from Nov. 7-12 in what’s the sixtieth 12 months of the competitors previously generally known as the Fed Cup.

The Worldwide Tennis Federation introduced the appointment of Martínez at a information convention in London.

Martínez received Wimbledon in 1994 and helped Spain win 5 Fed Cups throughout the Nineties. She was elected to the Worldwide Tennis Corridor of Fame in 2020.

“I do know at the moment’s era of gamers take as a lot pleasure in enjoying for his or her nations as I did, and I’m excited to see that keenness on present in Seville in November,” the 51-year-old Martínez mentioned within the ITF announcement.