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Billie Jean King Cup to return to Great Britain for the first time in 31 YEARS as Glasgow is named as the host city for this year's tournament... with Emma Raducanu fronting the British team hoping to 'build the profile of women's tennis' Glasgow have been named as hosts for the Billie Jean King Cup in November It is the first time since 1991 that the competition will be held in Great Britain The British team lost in the qualifying stage but will now be reinstated as hosts Emma Raducanu will be the star attraction, having debuted on clay in April

By Olly Allen For Mailonline

Published: 10:30 BST, 7 June 2022 | Updated: 10:38 BST, 7 June 2022

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Glasgow has been named as the host city for this year's Billie Jean King Cup, as the tournament returns to Great Britain for the first time since 1991.

Formerly known as the Fed Cup, the competition is the World Cup of women's tennis and two years ago was named in honour of 39-time Grand Slam champion King, who won it 10 times in her career.

The British team, fronted by Emma Raducanu, lost to the Czech Republic in the qualifying stage of this year's edition but will now be reinstated as hosts.

Emma Raducanu will be the headline name in Britain's team for this year's Billie Jean King Cup

Glasgow's Emirates Arena will host the tournament, the first British venue to do so in 31 years

The finals will be held across 8-13