| Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas - Overview |
 | | Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas |  | | Winning French team 1995, featuring Amelie Mauresmo |  | | Rafael Nadal (right), part of winning Spain team 2002 |
The International Team Competition for players aged 16 & Under was launched by the ITF in 1985 as the "World Youth Cup" with NEC as the title sponsor between 1988 and 2001.
In 2002 the ITF re-branded the boys competition as part of a new partnership with BNP Paribas to "Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas". The girls' competition was also changed to "Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas" in 2006. An agreement was also signed with Wilson with effect from 2002, to become the 'Official Ball' of the Competition.
The 2007 Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals took place from 25 - 30 September in Reggio Emilia, Italy. News, photos and reports appear in the Reports section.
From the Competition's inaugural year in 1985 when 44 teams took part in regional qualifying with the top 16 boys' and 16 girls' teams moving through to the Final in Kobe, Japan, the Competition has gone from strength to strength. The number of participating nations each year has grown to approximately 90 nations and 170 teams.
Many household names have featured in this Competition:
Jim Courier (1986)
Michael Chang (1986)
Goran Ivanisevic (1986)
Richard Kraijcek (1987)
Anke Huber (1989)
Jennifer Capriati (1989)
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (1990)
Lindsay Davenport (1991)
Gustavo Kuerten (1992)
Amelie Mauresmo (1995)
Marat Safin (1995)
Roger Federer (1996)
Elena Dementieva (1997)
Anastasia Myskina (1997)
Lleyton Hewitt (1996-1997)
Jelena Dokic (1997)
Daniela Hantuchova (1998)
Andy Roddick (1998)
Rafael Nadal (2002)
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