[TORONTO, ON] November 13, 2025 – Tennis Canada announced on Thursday that Team Canada’s
Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Play-offs, held at Club Sonoma in Monterrey, Mexico, will be
broadcast on TVA Sports and livestreamed by CBC Sports on CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca and the CBC
Sports YouTube channel.
Playing in Group A, the No. 6-ranked Canadians will face No. 26 Denmark on Saturday, November 15
and No. 20 Mexico on Sunday, November 16, in the three-team, round-robin format. The group winner
will advance to the 2026 Qualifiers, while the nations finishing in second and third place will compete in
their respective regional Group I event in 2026.
Led by first-time captain Marie-Ève Pelletier, filling in for regular captain Heidi El Tabakh, the Canadian
roster consists of Victoria Mboko (Burlington, ON), Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON), Marina Stakusic
(Mississauga, ON), Carson Branstine (Montreal, QC) and Cadence Brace (Toronto, ON). Both Branstine
and Brace are making their Billie Jean King Cup debuts. The Canadian squad, which has won six of its
last eight ties, is aiming to reach the BJK Cup Qualifiers for the fifth time.
“I’m very proud of the team that we have here,” said Pelletier. “We’ve had a great time – great energy and
really excited. I think we’re all set and ready to go for this weekend.”
“I’m really happy with the team we have, and I feel very comfortable with them,” said Mboko. “I’m just
really excited overall for the tournament, and I hope we can bring out some good tennis to help us get
through these rounds.”
On the other side of the court, Team Denmark is led by captain Jens-Anker Andersen and includes
Johanne Svendsen, Rebecca Munk Mortensen, Emma Kamper and Laura Brunkel. Team Mexico is
captained by Agustin Moreno, and their team consists of Renata Zarazua, Victoria Rodriguez, Julia
Garcia, Marian Gomez Pezuela Cano and Giuliana Olmos.
MATCH AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Friday, November 14 (Mexico vs. Denmark)
- Matches begin at 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET)
- Watch live on TVA Sports, CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca and CBC Sports YouTube channel
Saturday, November 15 (Canada vs. Denmark)
- Matches begin at 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET)
- Watch live on TVA Sports, CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca and CBC Sports YouTube channel
Sunday, November 16 (Canada vs. Mexico)
- Matches begin at 4 p.m. local time (5 p.m. ET)
- Watch live on TVA Sports, CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca and CBC Sports YouTube channel
About the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge
The Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge is the women’s World Cup of Tennis. Previously known as the
Fed Cup, it is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport, with a record 146
nations entered in 2025. Champions Italy took home $2.4m for their triumph at the 2024 Finals in Malaga. Global partners of the event include Gainbridge, e.l.f. Beauty and Microsoft.
About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the
growth, development and promotion of tennis in Canada and a vision to be a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier National Bank Open presented by Rogers WTA and ATP Tour events, four professional ATP and ITF sanctioned events and financially supports four other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates junior national training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada please visit our website at: www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Facebook and Instagram.
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