2022 Davis Cup Juniors Results

The names Joao Fonseca, Pedro Rodrigues and Gustavo Almeida will go down in Brazilian tennis history after they topped the podium at the Davis Cup Juniors by BNP Paribas Finals in Antalya, Türkiye.

Brazil looked a potent threat all week and from the earliest of exchanges at the Megasaray Tennis Academy looked capable of mounting a serious and sustained title challenge, and so it proved.

Fonseca is clearly a prodigiously talented individual and it was he who delivered the decisive point for his nation, defeating Kaylan Bigun of the United States in the second singles match to send his teammates into delirium.

The foundations of Brazil’s victory in a much-anticipated final were laid by Almeida, who accounted for Meecah Bigun – Kaylan’s twin brother – in straight sets in the opening singles tussle. Fonseca was left to administer the knockout blow.

Brazil had never previously tasted Davis Cup Juniors – or Billie Jean King Cup Juniors – glory with their previous best finish coming in 2006 when they finished third behind Netherlands and Russia.

Indeed, it is only the second time after Chile conquered all before them at the 2001 edition that a South American team have triumphed at the Davis Cup Juniors Finals. The scale of the moment was not lost on Fonseca.

The Davis Cup Juniors and Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Finals are viewed as major milestones on a player’s pathway, with the experience at junior level providing inspiration to motivation to strive to repeat the feat as a professional.

Brazil's victory ended the quest of the United States to be crowned Billie Jean King Cup Juniors and Davis Cup Juniors champions. The USA were the last nation to do so in 2014 and the modern-day vintage hinted at doing likewise.

While their girls team defeated Czech Republic to triumph in the Billie Jean King Cup Juniors final, Brazil proved a step too far for the boys.

2022 Davis Cup Juniors
Final placings
1) Brazil; 2) United States; 3) Italy; 4) France; 5) Czech Republic; 6) Australia; 7) Japan; 8) Spain; 9) Argentina; 10) Paraguay; 11) Great Britain; 12) Morocco; 13) Türkiye; 14) India; 15) Egypt; 16) Mexico