Seville Nominated To Host Davis Cup Final

London, ENGLAND - The ITF announced that the Real Federacion Espanola de Tenis (RFET) has nominated Seville as the venue for the Final of the 2004 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas between Spain and USA on 3-5 December. The RFET proposal for the final is the Estadio Olympico de la Cartuja (Olympic stadium of La Cartuja) with a capacity of around 22,000 spectators with clay as the surface.

The choice of venue requires ratification from the Davis Cup Committee, who will meet in Madrid on Wednesday. This ratification is subject to a successful site visit by the ITF.

This is the first meeting between the two nations in a Davis Cup final. Spain, the 2000 champion, is contesting its third final in five years, while the USA is through to its first final since 1997.

Davis Cup by BNP Paribas is the largest annual international team competition in sport with 137 nations entered in 2004. The title sponsor is BNP Paribas, the Official Bank of Davis Cup. International sponsors are Adecco (Official Recruitment), Fossil (Official Watch), Getronics (Official ICT Sponsor), Hugo Boss (Official Men’s Fashion Sponsor), Kia Motors (Official Car) and NH Hoteles (Official Hotel). International partners are COLT Telecom (Official Managed Hosting Partner) and Wilson Sporting Goods (Official Ball).