Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup are the international team events in junior tennis (16-and-under age category).
Competitions were launched by the ITF in 1985 as the 16-and-under World Youth Cup, and rebranded in 2002 under the current names. [1]
Format: Each year nations enter regional qualifying events with the winners progressing to the Finals, where they compete to be crowned champion. [1]
The senior equivalents of the Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup are the Davis Cup and Fed Cup, respectively.
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