2022 Billie Jean King Cup finals

The Billie Jean King Cup finals is the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup competition in 2022. The competition took place in Glasgow from 8 to 13 November 2022.[1] The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and played on one day. There were two singles followed by a doubles. The finals featured 12 teams.[2]

2022 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date8–13 November 2022
Edition59th
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
LocationGlasgow, United Kingdom
VenueEmirates Arena
Champions
  Switzerland
Main article: 2022 Billie Jean King Cup

Switzerland defeated Australia in the final 2–0 to win its first Billie Jean King Cup title.[3]

The Russian Tennis Federation were the reigning champions, but they were banned from participating in ITF international team competition in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]

Participating teams

12 nations take part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:[2]

  • 1 finalist of the previous edition (Switzerland, defending champion Russia was suspended)
  • 1 highest-ranked losing semi-finalist of the previous edition (Australia)
  • 1 host nation (Great Britain)
  • 7 winners of the qualifying 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
United States

Team nominations

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking.[2] Rankings are as of 7 November 2022.

 Australia[5]
Player SRDR
Ajla Tomljanović33136
Priscilla Hon151340
Storm Sanders23710
Ellen Perez36320
Samantha Stosur539113
Captain: Alicia Molik
 Belgium[6]
Player SRDR
Elise Mertens295
Alison Van Uytvanck54183
Maryna Zanevska81177
Ysaline Bonaventure96299
Kirsten Flipkens24130
Captain: Johan Van Herck
 Canada[7]
Player SRDR
Leylah Fernandez4076
Bianca Andreescu45380
Rebecca Marino64357
Carol Zhao163564
Gabriela Dabrowski10127
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau
 Czech Republic[8]
Player SRDR
Karolína Plíšková32329
Kateřina Siniaková471
Markéta Vondroušová99119
Karolína Muchová149498
Captain: Petr Pála
 Great Britain[9]
Player SRDR
Harriet Dart98120
Katie Boulter124–
Heather Watson133115
Alicia Barnett81760
Olivia Nicholls–63
Captain: Anne Keothavong
 Italy[10]
Player SRDR
Martina Trevisan28244
Lucia Bronzetti56585
Jasmine Paolini59141
Elisabetta Cocciaretto65397
Captain: Tathiana Garbin
 Kazakhstan[11]
Player SRDR
Elena Rybakina22442
Yulia Putintseva51314
Zhibek Kulambayeva438204
Anna Danilina51711
Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova
 Poland[12]
Player SRDR
Magda Linette4945
Magdalena Fręch116525
Katarzyna Kawa26175
Martyna Kubka608313
Alicja Rosolska–34
Captain: Dawid Celt
 Slovakia[13]
Player SRDR
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová1001276
Viktória Kužmová14689
Rebecca Šramková316550
Renáta Jamrichová881–
Tereza Mihalíková98448
Captain: Matej Lipták
 Spain[14]
Player SRDR
Paula Badosa13190
Nuria Párrizas Díaz72335
Cristina Bucșa107151
Rebeka Masarova132189
Aliona Bolsova19358
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Switzerland[15]
Player SRDR
Belinda Bencic12133
Jil Teichmann35106
Viktorija Golubic7790
Simona Waltert120399
Captain: Heinz Günthardt
 United States[16]
Player SRDR
Coco Gauff74
Madison Keys1156
Danielle Collins14287
Caty McNally9421
Taylor Townsend13133
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi

Format

The 12 teams are divided in four round robin groups of three teams each. The four group winners will qualify for the semifinals.

DayRoundNumber of teams
8–11 NovemberRound robin12 (4 groups of 3 teams)
12 NovemberSemifinals4
13 NovemberFinal2

Group stage
Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winners Runners-up Third
NationTMS NationTMS NationTMS
A   Switzerland2–05–110–4  Canada1–14–29–4  Italy0–20–61–12
B  Australia2–05–111–3  Slovakia1–13–36–8  Belgium0–21–54–10
C  Great Britain1–14–29–4  Spain1–13–36–8  Kazakhstan1–12–46–9
D  Czech Republic2–04–28–4  United States1–13–37–7  Poland0–22–45–9

Group A
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1   Switzerland 2–0 5–1 10–4 71% 73–60 55%
2  Canada 1–1 4–2 9–4 69% 67–41 62%
3  Italy 0–2 0–6 1–12 8% 41–80 34%

Switzerland vs. Italy

Switzerland
3		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
9 November 2022
Hard (i)
Italy
0
1 2 3
1
Jil Teichmann
Elisabetta Cocciaretto		 6
3		 4
6 		77
65		  
2
Belinda Bencic
Jasmine Paolini		 7
5		 6
3		    
3
Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann
Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan		 77
65		 6
1		    

Canada vs. Italy

Canada
3		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
10 November 2022
Hard (i)
Italy
0
1 2 3
1
Bianca Andreescu
Elisabetta Cocciaretto		 77
63		 6
3		    
2
Leylah Fernandez
Martina Trevisan		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez
Lucia Bronzetti / Jasmine Paolini		 6
1		 6
1		    

Switzerland vs. Canada

Switzerland
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
11 November 2022
Hard (i)
Canada
1
1 2 3
1
Viktorija Golubic
Bianca Andreescu		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
2
Belinda Bencic
Leylah Fernandez		 6
0		 7
5		    
3
Jil Teichmann / Simona Waltert
Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez		 2
6 		1
6 		   

Group B
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Australia 2–0 5–1 11–3 79% 73–40 65%
2  Slovakia 1–1 3–3 6–8 42% 52–65 44%
3  Belgium 0–2 1–5 4–10 29% 53–73 42%

Australia vs. Slovakia

Australia
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
8 November 2022
Hard (i)
Slovakia
1
1 2 3
1
Storm Sanders
Viktória Kužmová		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Ajla Tomljanović
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová		 6
1		 6
2		    
3
Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders
Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková		 6
2		 3
6 		[6]
[10]		  

Slovakia vs. Belgium

Slovakia
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
9 November 2022
Hard (i)
Belgium
1
1 2 3
1
Viktória Kužmová
Ysaline Bonaventure		 6
2		 79
67		    
2
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Maryna Zanevska		 5
7 		6
2		 6
3		  
3
Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková
Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens		 0
6 		3
6 		   

Australia vs. Belgium

Australia
3		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
10 November 2022
Hard (i)
Belgium
0
1 2 3
1
Storm Sanders
Alison Van Uytvanck		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Ajla Tomljanović
Elise Mertens		 4
6 		6
4		 3
0		  
retired
3
Storm Sanders / Samantha Stosur
Ysaline Bonaventure / Kirsten Flipkens		 6
4		 6
3		    

Note: Tomljanovic's retirement victory over Mertens was counted as a 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 win.

Group C
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Great Britain 1–1 4–2 9–4 69% 66–53 55%
2  Spain 1–1 3–3 6–8 43% 59–71 45%
3  Kazakhstan 1–1 2–4 6–9 40% 70–71 50%

Kazakhstan vs. Great Britain

Kazakhstan
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
8 November 2022
Hard (i)
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1
Yulia Putintseva
Katie Boulter		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
2
Elena Rybakina
Harriet Dart		 6
1		 6
4		    
3
Anna Danilina / Elena Rybakina
Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls		 5
7 		3
6 		   

Spain vs. Kazakhstan

Spain
3		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
9 November 2022
Hard (i)
Kazakhstan
0
1 2 3
1
Nuria Párrizas Díaz
Yulia Putintseva		 6
4		 2
6 		77
65		  
2
Paula Badosa
Elena Rybakina		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		  
3
Paula Badosa / Aliona Bolsova
Anna Danilina / Yulia Putintseva		 6
4		 6
2		    

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain
0		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
10 November 2022
Hard (i)
Great Britain
3
1 2 3
1
Nuria Párrizas Díaz
Heather Watson		 0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Paula Badosa
Harriet Dart		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3
Aliona Bolsova / Rebeka Masarova
Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls		 65
77		 2
6 		   

Group D
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Czech Republic 2–0 4–2 8–4 67% 60–46 57%
2  United States 1–1 3–3 7–7 50% 65–66 50%
3  Poland 0–2 2–4 5–9 36% 56–69 45%

United States vs. Poland

United States
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
9 November 2022
Hard (i)
Poland
1
1 2 3
1
Danielle Collins
Magdalena Fręch		 6
4		 3
6 		77
62		  
2
Madison Keys
Magda Linette		 4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		 
3
Coco Gauff / Caty McNally
Magda Linette / Alicja Rosolska		 6
1		 6
2		    

Czech Republic vs. Poland

Czech Republic
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
10 November 2022
Hard (i)
Poland
1
1 2 3
1
Karolína Muchová
Magdalena Fręch		 6
2		 6
2		    
2
Karolína Plíšková
Magda Linette		 4
6 		1
6 		   
3
Kateřina Siniaková / Markéta Vondroušová
Katarzyna Kawa / Magda Linette		 6
2		 6
3		    

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
11 November 2022
Hard (i)
United States
1
1 2 3
1
Markéta Vondroušová
Danielle Collins		 6
3		 6
3		    
2
Kateřina Siniaková
Coco Gauff		 77
61		 6
1		    
3
Karolína Muchová / Karolína Plíšková
Madison Keys / Taylor Townsend		 3
6 		3
6 		   

Knockout stage

Bracket

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
12 November 2022
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
0
1 2 3
1
Viktorija Golubic
Karolína Muchová		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Belinda Bencic
Karolína Plíšková		 6
2		 78
66		    
3
Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann
Kateřina Siniaková / Markéta Vondroušová		       not
played

Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain
1		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
12 November 2022
Hard (i)
Australia
2
1 2 3
1
Heather Watson
Storm Sanders		 4
6 		63
77		    
2
Harriet Dart
Ajla Tomljanović		 77
63		 6
2		    
3
Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls
Storm Sanders / Samantha Stosur		 61
77		 77
65		 [6]
[10]		  

Switzerland vs. Australia

Switzerland
2		 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
13 November 2022
Hard (i)
Australia
0
1 2 3
1
Jil Teichmann
Storm Sanders		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  
2
Belinda Bencic
Ajla Tomljanović		 6
2		 6
1		    
3
Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann
Storm Sanders / Samantha Stosur		       not
played

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