Tennis Canada is pleased to invite you to a luncheon and media opportunity to mark the launch of the Billie Jean King Cup Champions Tour. Taking place at IGA Stadium on Friday, April 19, several renowned tennis personalities will be present and available to speak to the media.

Former Team Canada players Aleksandra Wozniak and Marie-Ève Pelletier, Tennis Canada’s VP of High Performance Guillame Marx, and 14-year-old junior player Mirka Delaney from Quebec will take part in a panel to discuss what the Billie Jean King Cup win means for tennis in Canada. 

Valérie Tétreault, Tournament Director of the National Bank Open in Montreal, and Heidi El Tabakh, captain of the Canadian team (via videoconference), will also address the audience at the start of the event.

WHAT: Luncheon and panel discussion to mark the launch of the Billie Jean King Cup Champions Tour

WHEN: Friday, April 19 at 11 a.m. (lunch will be served from 12 to 1:30 p.m.)

WHERE: IGA Stadium, 285 Rue Gary-Carter, Montréal, mezzanine, level 150

WHO: Opening remarks from:

• Valérie Tétreault, VP, Communications & Professional Events at Tennis Canada, Tournament Director of the NBO in Montreal, and former Team Canada player
• Heidi El Tabakh, Team Canada’s captain (via videoconference)

Panel participants include:

• Aleksandra Wozniak, former World No. 21 on the WTA Tour and the most winningest Canadian in Billie Jean King Cup history with 40 total victories
• Marie-Ève Pelletier, former World No. 106 on the WTA Tour who represented the Canadian Billie Jean King Cup team for a decade
• Guillaume Marx, Vice President, High Performance at Tennis Canada 
• Mirka Delaney, 14-year-old junior player from Quebec

Please RSVP if you plan to attend this event. Please note that parking will be free at IGA Stadium for the day. Interviews will be facilitated upon request following the panel discussion. Lunch  is included for all attending media members..

RSVP // MEDIA CONTACT

Marc-Antoine Farly
Senior Manager, Communications
(514) 444-3556
mafarly@tenniscanada.com