Tennis Canada – WHAT: Media credential applications are now available for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first-round tie between Canada and France. The tie will take place from March 4-6, 2016 at the Vélodrome Amédée Detraux in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe.

WHERE: The application can be found by clicking here.

WHEN: The deadline for applications is FRIDAY, JANUARY 22. All applications must be submitted to the following:

• Dorothée Leconte of the French Tennis Federation – dleconte@fft.fr  AND departement.presse@fft.fr
• Sarah Grossman of Tennis Canada – sgrossman@tenniscanada.com 

About Davis Cup
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the World Cup of Tennis. It is the largest annual international team competition in sport, with 135 teams entered in 2016. The competition is 116 years old having been founded in 1900. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Rolex (Official Timekeeper), Adecco (Official HR Sponsor) and Betway (Official Betting Sponsor). beIN SPORTS is the Official Global Media Rights Partner. Follow all the action on www.daviscup.com, www.copadavis.com, www.twitter.com/daviscup, www.facebook.com/DavisCupTennis, www.Weibo.com/daviscupofficial and www.DavisCup.tv.  

About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, eight professional ITF-sanctioned events and financially supports 15 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national junior training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed 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 Facebook and Twitter.

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Media Contact:
Sarah Grossman, National Manager, Communications and Media Relations, Professional Tennis, Tennis Canada
          416-650-7922, or sgrossman@tenniscanada.com