BOLOGNA – Canada will host Brazil in February in a first-round Davis Cup tennis qualifier.
The qualifying tie will be held either Feb. 6-7 or Feb. 7-8. Tennis Canada will confirm details _ including the playing surface and venue _ at a later date.
The draw for the first round of ’26 Davis Cup qualifiers was held Sunday by the International Tennis Federation.
Canada’s Vasek Pospisil returns a shot to Israel’s Dudi Sela during Davis Cup World Group play-off Tennis match in Canada Stadium in Ramat Hasharon near Tel Aviv, ,Friday, Sept. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Canada lost a first round qualifier last year to Hungary 3-2 after rallying from a 2-0 deficit to force a fifth and deciding match. The team then downed Israel 4-0 in September in Halifax to avoid starting ’26 in a World Group I playoff stage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 23, 2025.