2016 BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Japan

For the first time that the BNP Paribas World Team Cup will be staged in Japan, Tokyo will held the 2016 BNP Paribas World Team Cup, according to ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis team event, will be hosted by the Japan Tennis Association (JTA) at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on 23-28 May 2016.

The BNP Paribas World Team Cup, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015, is often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis. For the first time this event was in California 1985 involving six men’s teams. The women’s competition began the following year, with quad and junior events introduced in 1998 and 2000 respectively. Over 100 teams from around 50 countries take part in the competition each year, with regional qualifying held for the men’s and women’s events.

The Ariake Colosseum will also be the venue for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Tennis Events. It regularly stages Davis Cup and Fed Cup ties, in addition to the Japan Open ATP event.

Japanese for the first wheelchair tennis program was introduced in 1984. The Japanese Tennis Association has been one of the most active federations in the development of the sport, producing  men’s team is a two-time winner of the World Team Cup.

Nao Kawatei, Chairman of the Japan Tennis Association (JTA) International Committee, said: “We are very pleased to host the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Tokyo. The JTA works closely with the Japan Wheelchair Tennis Association and our Japanese players, and we are very proud to see their successful results. Japan is a long-time supporter of  World Team Cup will provide a chance to showcase the players talents before the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Japan has a long tradition of wheelchair tennis and has produced some of the sport’s most recognizable stars. Great news for Japanese.