Vancouver will host Canada’s first-round tie with Brazil within the Davis Cup qualifiers, Tennis Canada introduced Thursday.
One of the best-of-five tie will happen Feb. 6-7 on the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports activities Centre on the College of British Columbia campus.
The winner will advance to the second spherical of qualifying for the worldwide males’s match, set for September 2026.
Ninth-ranked Canada enters the showdown with No. 18 Brazil having gained 10 of their final 12 ties at house. The 2 groups final met in 2007 on the Group I Americas stage, with host Brazil profitable 3-1.
The Canadians have gained their final three Davis Cup ties in Vancouver, together with upset wins over Spain and Italy on their option to the semifinals in 2013, and most not too long ago a 3-2 win over Japan in 2015.
Canada superior to the qualifiers for the 2026 match after a 4-0 win over Israel in World Group I play in September. The tie in Halifax was performed at an empty venue amid protests opposing Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Financial institution.
Canada gained its solely Davis Cup title in 2022, defeating Australia within the last. They had been relegated to the qualifying pool after shedding 2-0 to Germany within the 2024 quarterfinals, then dropped into the World Group 1 stage after a 3-2 loss to Hungary within the first spherical of 2025 qualifying.









