Billie Jean King Cup Finals Rescheduled again in Budapest

MTI-Hungary Today 2021.02.19.

Restrictions linked to the coronavirus epidemic have forced the organisers to again reschedule the Billie Jean King Cup finals in Budapest, which holds the right to host the cup finals for three years.

The International Tennis Federation announced on Thursday that the Billie Jean King Cup finals already rescheduled from last March to April 13-18 this year have been rescheduled to a yet unspecified date.

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Budapest won the right to host the cup finals two years ago. In line with the original plans, the finals are planned to be held in the Papp László Sport Aréna before the end of this year.

featured image: International Tennis Federation head David Haggerty, Billie Jean King and state secretary for Budapest investments Balázs Fürjes at the announcement in 2019; via Szilárd Koszticsák/MTI