Archive · 7 Sep 2026
AITA Names India Squad for 2026 Junior Davis Cup Finals
India has chosen three young tennis players for an important international competition.
Hruthik Katakam, Ribhav Saroha and Tavish Pahwa will play for India.
The Junior Davis Cup Finals will take place in Cairo, Egypt, from November 2 to 8, 2026.
Players in the competition are aged 16 or younger.
This will be the first time the event is held in Africa.
The matches will be played on clay courts.
Sixteen boys’ teams will first play in groups before the best teams enter the knockout rounds.
The United States have won the last two tournaments.
Hruthik Katakam, Ribhav Saroha and Tavish Pahwa will represent India at the Junior Davis Cup Finals.
The tournament will be held from November 2 to 8, 2026, at the Smash Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt.
It will be the first time the under-16 national team competition is hosted in Africa.
The Finals will feature 16 boys’ teams, with matches played on clay in round-robin and knockout stages.
The United States are the defending champions, having won the previous two editions.
- Who
- The All India Tennis Association selected Hruthik Katakam, Ribhav Saroha and Tavish Pahwa for India.
- What
- India’s squad was announced for the Davis Cup Junior Finals.
- When
- The Finals will be held from November 2 to 8, 2026.
- Where
- The tournament will take place at the Smash Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt.
- Why
- India will compete in the international under-16 national team tennis competition.
- Organiser
- All India Tennis Association (AITA)
- Indian team
- Hruthik Katakam, Ribhav Saroha and Tavish Pahwa
- Dates
- November 2–8, 2026
- Venue
- Smash Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
- Surface
- Clay
- Competition format
- Four round-robin groups of four teams, followed by knockout stages
- Defending champions
- United States, two-time defending champions
- Reported field
- The article lists 16 teams, although it also says India joined seven other teams