International Tennis Federation confirms replacement of Russia in team events

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has confirmed the process for replacing the Russian and Belarusian teams in the 2022 Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup seasons, its press service said on Monday.

On March 1, the ITF suspended membership of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) and Belarus Tennis Federation (BTF).

As 2021 champions, the Russian team had qualified automatically for the 2022 Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup finals.

"The ITF Board confirmed that RTF’s position in the [Davis Cup] Finals will go to the highest-ranked losing semi-finalist in 2021, Serbia," the press service said.

Russia’s position in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals will go to the highest-ranked losing semi-finalist in 2021, Australia.