Davis Cup: Canada to play playoff tie against Chile in Halifax
Canada aiming to retain World Group status for 2017
Canada's Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against Chile will take place on an indoor hard court in Halifax.
Tennis Canada made the announcement Tuesday. The tie will take place Sept. 16-18 at the Scotiabank Centre.
Canada, looking to retain its World Group status for 2017, is ranked 12th in the world, while Chile is 23rd.
This will be the ninth time the two countries have played each other in Davis Cup with the record standing at 4-4. The home country has won each previous matchup.
The last time they met was in 2008, when Chile defeated Canada 3-2 in a zone group semifinal in Santiago.
Canada started the season in the World Group for the fifth consecutive year. The team, missing top players Milos Raonic and Daniel Nestor, lost its first-round tie 5-0 against France in Guadeloupe.