Great Britain host Ecuador in the Davis Cup Qualifiers second round at the Copper Box Arena (Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London) on Saturday 19–Sunday 20 September 2026. The winner advances to the Final 8 in November.
Update — 18 September 2026
Not live reporting: this is a dated source update for club players planning the weekend.
The LTA’s nominated Ecuador side is captained by Raúl Viver and includes Andrés Andrade, Álvaro Guillén Meza, Andrés Veliz, Gonzalo Escobar and Diego Hidalgo. See the LTA GB v Ecuador update ↗ and its Copper Box preview ↗ for the team context.
The tie is at the Copper Box Arena, London, on 19–20 September 2026. The LTA Match Centre ↗ confirms coverage on BBC iPlayer across both days.
Still pending at this check: the rubber nominations and order of play. We will not fill those gaps in here; use the Match Centre ↗ for any later release.
Update — 25 September 2026
Not live reporting: the tie has been played. The result box above links to the dated results briefing; this page also records the published order of play.
Cam Norrie withdrew injured and Harry Wendelken replaced him. The GB team was Arthur Fery, Toby Samuel, Harry Wendelken, Henry Patten and Neal Skupski. The LTA source for this update is the GB v Ecuador results and updates page ↗.
- Sat 19 Sep from 13:00 BST: Toby Samuel v Andrés Andrade, then Arthur Fery v Álvaro Guillén Meza.
- Sun 20 Sep from 12:00 BST: Henry Patten / Neal Skupski v Gonzalo Escobar / Diego Hidalgo, then Arthur Fery v Andrés Andrade, then Toby Samuel v Álvaro Guillén Meza.
Weekend plan
- Sat 19: doors 11:30, play 13:00 — two singles (LTA visitor information)
- Sun 20: doors 10:30, play 12:00 — doubles, then up to two singles
Best of five rubbers; each rubber best of three sets. The individual rubber nominations and order of play were still pending at this source check.
GB squad
Captain Leon Smith. LTA update (14 September) lists Cam Norrie, Arthur Fery, Toby Samuel (possible debut), Henry Patten and Neal Skupski (added 14 September, replacing Lloyd Glasspool). The Ecuador nomination is covered in the dated update above.
How they got here
GB beat Norway 4–0 away in February 2026. Ecuador beat Australia 3–1 in Quito. Prior H2H: two ties in 2000–01, one win each (LTA).
Tickets / visit
Via LTA / Ticketmaster. LTA guide prices around £22 kids / £42 adults (earlier promo “from £17”). Early–mid September LTA messaging said Saturday sold out with limited Sunday — recheck before travelling. No parking at venue; under-5s not admitted.
Open before you treat this as final
- Live ticket status
Sources
- LTA GB v Ecuador results and updates ↗
- LTA Davis Cup Match Centre ↗
- LTA Davis Cup overview ↗
- BBC Sport: Davis Cup 2026 ↗
- LTA visitor information ↗
- GB team announced ↗
- Skupski squad update ↗
- Copper Box announcement ↗
- LTA tickets ↗
Compiled from linked official sources — not original reporting or on-site coverage. Subsequent developments may change the picture.