Canada Clinches Historic First Billie Jean King Cup Victory

Fernandez and Stakusic Lead Canada to Victory, Securing Record Prize Money

Canada has won the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time, with Leylah Fernandez and Marina Stakusic securing the victory with singles wins against Italy.
18-year-old Stakusic, ranked 258th in the world, defeated No. 43 Martina Trevisan 7-5, 6-3 in a career-best win.
Fernandez, the 2021 U.S. Open finalist, defeated Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-3, maintaining her perfect record in Seville with four singles victories.
Canada's victory comes a year after the country's men's team won the Davis Cup.
The Canadian team will receive $2.4 million in prize money, a record for the women's team event formerly known as the Fed Cup.