Here is Romania's Billie Jean King Cup group for Group I, Europe-Africa area! » No top 100 players

At the beginning of April, Romania's Billie Jean King Cup team will have some important duels in the Europe/Africa I regional competition. This will take place in Oeiras, in Portugal, between April 7-11.

Romania, in the same group as France, Latvia and Norway

No Romanian from the WTA top 100 is present in the group led by Alexandra Dulgheru. We are talking about Jaqueline Cristian (27 years old, 35 WTA), Sorana Cîrstea (35 years old, 38 WTA), who retired from the Romanian team many years ago, and Gabriela Ruse (28 years old, 74 WTA). That week, according to the WTA calendar, the WTA 500 tournament in Linz (Austria) will take place.

Instead, the best-ranked tennis player in the Romanian team is Elena-Ruxandra Bertea (19 years old, 305 WTA). Here's what the full batch of tricolors looks like:

• Elena-Ruxandra Bertea (19 years old, 305 WTA)

• Gabriela Lee (30 years old, 331 WTA)

• Ilinca-Dalina Amariei (23 years old, 484 WTA)

• Carmen-Andreea Herea (20 years old, 566 WTA)

• Anamaria Federica Oana (18 years, 685 WTA)

Romania was assigned to group C, along with France, Latvia and Norway. The teams of our opponents also appeared on the official website of the Billie Jean King Cup.

France (captain – Alize Cornet)

• Varvara Gracheva (25 years old, 58 WTA)

• Elsa Jacquemot (22 years old, 63 WTA)

• Diane Parry (23 years old, 111 WTA)

• Leolia Jeanjean (30 years old, 123 WTA)

• Kristina Mladenovic (32 years old, 882 WTA)

Latvia (captain – Krisjanis Stabins)

• Darja Semenistaja (23 years old, 99 WTA)

• Adelina Lachinova (18 years old, 587 WTA)

• Beatrise Zeltina (18 years, 600 WTA)

• Daniela Darta Feldmane (18 years old, 1279 WTA)

• Anna Ozerova (28 years old)

Norway (captain – Jorgen Vestli)

• Malene Helgo (26 years old, 676 WTA)

• Astrid Olsen (26 years old, 816 WTA)

• Matylda Burylo (21 years old)

• Ulrikke Eikeri (33 years old)

Between April 7-9, in Oeiras, Romania will meet the 3 opponents from group C of the Europe/Africa I regional competition. Then, depending on the position in which they will rank, Alexandra Dulgheru's team will play either for promotion in the Billie Jean King Cup play-off, or to avoid relegation to the Europe/Africa II group.

These matches will be played on April 10-11. Only 3 teams from the 4 groups will gain access to the BJK Cup play-off, and 4 teams will be relegated to the Europe/Africa II group.