Italy will begin their Billie Jean King Cup title defence against hosts China, while second seeds Britain will face the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals which are set to be played in Shenzhen in September.

Third seeds Ukraine and Belgium will also face off in the quarter-finals, and the winner will face either Italy or China in the semifinals.

Kazakhstan will take on fourth seeds Spain in the other quarter-final.

Each tie will have two singles and a doubles match as best-of-three tiebreak sets.

The quarter-finals will kick off on September 22, with the final set for five days later at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Arena. (Reuters)


Edited by Tony Sabine