Davis Cup: Venue for France-Slovakia Match in February 2026 Revealed!

The French team, quarter-finalist in the last Davis Cup, will begin its 2026 campaign in February in the Pas-de-Calais.

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Adrien Guyot

le 04/12/2025 à 07h54

2 min to read

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The Blues want to forget the disappointment of recent weeks. Paul-Henri Mathieu's squad, which qualified for the Final 8 of the 2025 Davis Cup in Bologna, failed to defeat Belgium in the quarter-finals.

But the French players don't have time to hesitate, as the draw for the first round of the 2026 edition's qualifiers, which start in February, has been made. France will face Slovakia at home.

France to Host Slovakia in Le Portel

Thus, on its website, the French Tennis Federation confirmed that this match will be held in Le Portel, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais, on February 7 and 8, 2026.

It is the Chaudron hall, which usually hosts matches for the ESSM Le Portel basketball team, a club in the Betclic Élite (the top tier of French professional basketball), that will host this indoor hard-court match. The venue has a capacity of 3,400 seats in a tennis configuration.

"We Can't Wait to Play in Front of the Chaudron Crowd"

Captain of the French team, Paul-Henri Mathieu is delighted with this choice: "Playing at home is always very special. I thank the mayor of Le Portel and his teams for doing everything to host this match. I know they are passionate organizers of sporting events.

They have already hosted the Billie Jean King Cup twice. We can't wait to play in front of the Chaudron crowd, who will undoubtedly be fully behind the French team at the start of this new Davis Cup campaign," he assured for the FFT.