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2022 Billie Jean King Cup

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2022 Billie Jean King Cup
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2023

Switzerland defeated Australia 2–0 in the tennis final of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup. It was the 59th edition of the women's international team competition.

Billie Jean King Cup Finals

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Date: 8–13 November 2022[1]
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Surface: Hard (i)

12 nations took part in the Finals, formerly known as the World Group. The qualification was as follows:

  • 1 finalist of the previous edition (Switzerland, defending champion Russia was suspended)
  • 1 host nation (Great Britain)
  • 7 winners of a qualifier round, in April 2022
  • 1 team received a bye in the qualifying round (Slovakia) and 1 team qualified with a walkover (Belgium)
Participating teams

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

Great Britain (H)

Italy

Kazakhstan

Poland

Slovakia

Spain

Switzerland (TH)

United States

Qualifying round

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Date: 15–16 April 2022

Eighteen teams were scheduled to play for nine spots for the Finals, in a series decided on a home and away basis.[1]

These eighteen teams originally were:

The 9 losing teams from the qualifying round play the play-offs, against the 9 nations that are promoted from the Regional Group I from Americas, Europe/Africa and Asia/Oceania, to see who will contend the 2023 Qualifiers and who stays in the Regional Group I in 2023.

However, prior to the qualifying round both Russia and Belarus were suspended from taking part in international events by the ITF. Australia, the runner-up from 2020, was given the defending champion's right to advance. They were scheduled to play Slovakia. Both teams were given byes. Belgium, scheduled to play Belarus, was also given a bye.

#: Nations Ranking as of 8 November 2021.

Qualified teams

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
 Australia [1] d w/o  Slovakia double walkover, Australia replaced Russia with bye, Slovakia advanced by walkover
 Italy 3–1  France [2] Alghero Tennis Club Alghero Hard
 United States [3] 3–2  Ukraine Asheville Harrah's Cherokee Center Hard (i)
 Czech Republic [4] 3–2  Great Britain Prague I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club Clay
 Belgium w/o  Belarus Belarus suspended, Belgium advanced by walkover
 Kazakhstan 3–1  Germany [6] Nur-Sultan Daulet National Tennis Centre Clay (i)
 Canada [7] 4–0  Latvia Vancouver Pacific Coliseum Hard (i)
 Netherlands 0–4  Spain [8] 's-Hertogenbosch Maaspoort Clay (i)
 Poland 4–0  Romania [9] Radom Radom Sports Center Hard (i)

Group stage

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The final draw was held on 8 July 2022 in Glasgow.

Qualified for the Knockout stage

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Seeded Pot 2 Pot 3
Nation T M S Nation T M S Nation T M S
A   Switzerland 2–0 5–1 10–4  Canada 1–1 4–2 9–4  Italy 0–2 0–6 1–12
B  Australia 2–0 5–1 11–3  Slovakia 1–1 3–3 6–8  Belgium 0–2 1–5 4–10
C  Great Britain (H) 1–1 4–2 9–4  Spain 1–1 3–3 6–8  Kazakhstan 1–1 2–4 6–9
D  Czech Republic 2–0 4–2 8–4  United States 1–1 3–3 7–7  Poland 0–2 2–4 5–9

Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

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Date: 11–12 November 2022[1]

Sixteen teams played for seven spots in the 2023 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams were:

  • 6 losing teams from Qualifying round.
  • 7 winning teams from their Group I zone.
  • 2 later promoted teams from Zonal Group I (Serbia and Mexico) to fill the vacancy of Russia and Belarus.
  • 1 later promoted team from Zonal Group I (Austria) to fill the vacancy of Great Britain, whose was announced as Final hosts.

Eight winners will advance to the 2023 qualifying round while losers will contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2023.

Ties were announced on June 16.

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
 France [1] 3–1  Netherlands Le Portel Le Chaudron Hard (i)
 Croatia 1–3  Germany [2] Rijeka Centar Zamet Hard (i)
 Romania [3] 4–0  Hungary Oradea Sala Polivalentă Hard (i)
 Austria 3–2  Latvia [4] Schwechat Multiversum Schwechat Clay (i)
 Japan [5] 1–3  Ukraine Tokyo Ariake Coliseum Hard (i)
 Argentina 1–3  Brazil [6] Tucumán Lawn Tennis Club Clay
 Slovenia 3–1  China [7] Velenje Bela Dvorana Clay (i)
 Mexico 4–0  Serbia [8] San Luis Potosí Club Deportivo Potosino Clay

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Venue: Salinas Golf and Tennis Club, Salinas, Ecuador (hard)

Dates: 13–16 April 2022[1]

Participating teams

Play-offs

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  •  Brazil and  Argentina advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while  Mexico was later promoted.
  •  Paraguay and  Ecuador were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2023.

Group II

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Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)

Dates: 25–30 July 2022

Participating teams
Withdrawn
Inactive teams

Play-offs

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  •  Bolivia and  Peru were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2023.

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)

Dates: 12–16 April 2022[1]

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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  •  China and  Japan advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
  •  Indonesia and  New Zealand were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2023.

Group II

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Venue 1: National Tennis Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard)
Venue 2: Central Stadium Frunze, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (hard)

Dates: 8–13 August 2022 (Kuala Lumpur) / 22–27 August 2022 (Dushanbe)

Participating teams
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Inactive teams

Play-offs

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Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)

Dates: 11–16 April 2022[1]

Participating teams

Play-offs

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Group II

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Venue: Vierumäki, Finland (indoor hard)

Dates: 12–15 April 2022

Participating teams
Withdrawn

Play-offs

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  •  Norway and  Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2023.
  •  Finland and  Luxembourg were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2023.

Group III

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Venue 1: Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
Venue 2: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)

Dates: 7–11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) / 5–10 July 2022 (Skopje)

Participating teams

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Inactive Teams

Play-offs

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Australia, USA, Czech Rep set for home ties in 2022 Qualifiers". www.billiejeankingcup.com. 5 November 2021.
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