Verwood's Lucy Shuker selected for 14th World Team Cup

The LTA has announced the squad of wheelchair tennis players to represent Great Britain at the 2022 BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Vilamoura, Portugal on 2-8 May.

The squad will represent Great Britain across all four events contested at the International Tennis Federation’s flagship wheelchair tennis event, which is the wheelchair equivalent of the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup.

Hampshire-raised Shuker has led Great Britain to two previous finals, losing on both occasions in 2013 and 2014. She also has three bronze medals to her name, alongside five appearances as a Doubles finalist at Wimbledon.

A three-time Paralympian, Shuker brings experience to a Women’s team featuring two debutants, Abbie Breakwell and Ruby Bishop.

Speaking ahead of the event, the LTA’s Performance Support Lead and World Team Cup Team Lead Cain Berry, said:

“We’re pleased to announce a strong squad for this year’s World Team Cup and are again delighted to name an exciting mixture of youth and experience from the pool of talented athletes on our performance pathway.

“As a nation we have a strong track record in the World Team Cup and look forward to building on that, whilst also utilising this year's event to accelerate player development for the future.”

Teams are as follows:

Team Leader: Cain Berry

Men’s Event – Captained by Martyn Whait

Alfie Hewett (Cantley, Norfolk)

Dermot Bailey (Kettering, Northamptonshire)

Ben Bartram (Norwich Norfolk)

Women’s Event – Captained by Rob Cross

Lucy Shuker (Three Legged Cross, Dorset)

Cornelia Oosthuizen (Fulham, London)

Abbie Breakwell (Long Eaton, Derbyshire)

Ruby Bishop (Norwich, Norfolk)

Quad Event – Captained by Alex Cockram

Richard Green (Coggeshall, Essex)

James Shaw (Ruddington, Nottinghamshire)

Greg Slade (Dorking, Surrey)

Junior Event – Captained by Marc McCarroll

Dahnon Ward (Kegworth, Derbyshire)

Andrew Penney (Alresford, Hampshire)

Joshua Johns (Ilkeston, Derbyshire)

Ruben Harris (Hersden, Kent)