Female coach to captain Spain in Davis Cup
The Spanish tennis federation has announced that former WTA player Gala Leon
Garcia will replace Carlos Moya as the country's Davis Cup captain, becoming
the first female coach to hold the position.
Federation president Jose Luis Escanuela had earlier on Sunday made a plea to
Moya to return for a second year as captain despite the five-time winners
being relegated from the World Group for the first time in 18 years by a
recent defeat to Brazil.
The former world No 1 declined that offer, citing personal reasons, but did
open the door to a return should Spain's top players return to the
competition.
Spain had been without 14-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal and world
No.7 David Ferrer for both their defeats to Germany earlier in the year and
in losing 3-1 in Sao Paulo.
Leon Garcia, 40, played for 14 years on the WTA tour between 1991 and 2004,
achieving a career high ranking of 27 in 2000.
Her appointment is the latest high profile move towards female coaches in the
men's game after two-time grand slam champion Andy Murray's decision to hire
Amelie Mauresmo in June.
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大概翻譯:
西班牙網球協會宣布Gala Leon Garcia將取代Carlos Moya成為西班牙台維斯杯的隊長，
也成為114年來首位女性台維斯杯隊長。
Leon Garcia曾在2000年時來到生涯最高排名第27位。
西班牙曾五度奪台維斯杯冠軍，但今年卻是18年來第一次被降級到世界組之外。