2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals

Canada defeated Italy in the final, 2–0, in capturing the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. This was Canada's first final and title at the Billie Jean King Cup.[1] Switzerland was the reigning champion,[2] but was eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both of their ties.

2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date7–12 November 2023
Edition60th
Draw12 teams
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
LocationSeville, Spain
VenueEstadio de La Cartuja
Champions
 Canada
Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup

The Billie Jean King Cup finals was the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup international tennis team competition in 2023. The event took place in Seville, Spain, from 7 to 12 November 2023.[3] 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.[4]

Bracket
SemifinalsFinal
 Czech Republic1
 Canada2
 Canada2
 Italy0
 Italy2
 Slovenia0

Participating teams

12 nations take part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:[4]

  • 2 finalists of the previous edition (Australia and Switzerland)
  • 1 wild card (Poland)
  • 9 winners of the qualifying round in April 2023
Participating teams

Australia (2022F)
Canada
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy

Kazakhstan
Poland (WC)
Slovenia
Spain (H)
Switzerland (TH)
United States

Seeds

Switzerland, the winners of the 2022 Finals, are seeded No. 1 and Australia, as runners-up, are seeded No. 2. Spain and France are also seeded based on the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup nations ranking.[5]

  1.   Switzerland
  2.  Australia
  3.  Spain
  4.  France

Team nominations

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 6 November 2023.[6][4]

 Australia
Player SRDR
Kimberly Birrell113233
Storm Hunter1721
Daria Saville206168
Ellen Perez50017
Ajla Tomljanović549–
Captain: Alicia Molik
 Canada
Player SRDR
Leylah Fernandez3520
Rebecca Marino1761039
Marina Stakusic258449
Eugenie Bouchard273–
Gabriela Dabrowski–8
Captain: Heidi El Tabakh
 Czech Republic
Player SRDR
Markéta Vondroušová744
Barbora Krejčíková1013
Marie Bouzková3423
Linda Nosková41198
Kateřina Siniaková4510
Captain: Petr Pála
 France
Player SRDR
Caroline Garcia2090
Varvara Gracheva44903
Clara Burel61644
Alizé Cornet118317
Kristina Mladenovic24970
Captain: Julien Benneteau
 Germany
Player SRDR
Tatjana Maria57307
Laura Siegemund865
Anna-Lena Friedsam115114
Eva Lys130–
Jule Niemeier162425
Captain: Rainer Schüttler
 Italy
Player SRDR
Jasmine Paolini3097
Martina Trevisan43390
Elisabetta Cocciaretto52508
Lucia Bronzetti64891
Lucrezia Stefanini119–
Captain: Tathiana Garbin
 Kazakhstan
Player SRDR
Elena Rybakina4119
Yulia Putintseva69343
Zhibek Kulambayeva515151
Aruzhan Sagandikova751865
Anna Danilina81456
Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova
 Poland
Player SRDR
Magda Linette2442
Magdalena Fręch63388
Katarzyna Kawa207118
Weronika Falkowska32593
Martyna Kubka395212
Captain: Dawid Celt
 Slovenia
Player SRDR
Tamara Zidanšek100351
Kaja Juvan104–
Veronika Erjavec183153
Nina Potočnik543656
Ela Nala Milić1024–
Captain: Andrej Krasevec
 Spain
Player SRDR
Sara Sorribes Tormo5033
Rebeka Masarova65158
Paula Badosa66354
Cristina Bucșa8366
Marina Bassols Ribera110381
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
  Switzerland
Player SRDR
Belinda Bencic17197
Viktorija Golubic84146
Céline Naef139428
Jil Teichmann143136
Simona Waltert166397
Captain: Heinz Günthardt
 United States
Player SRDR
Sofia Kenin33434
Sloane Stephens48629
Peyton Stearns53101
Danielle Collins5584
Taylor Townsend807
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
7–10 NovemberRound robin12 (4 groups of 3 teams)
11 NovemberSemifinals4
12 NovemberFinal2

Group stage
Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winner Runner-up Third
NationTMS NationTMS NationTMS
A  Czech Republic2–05–110–3  United States1–14–28–5   Switzerland0–20–62–12
B  Slovenia1–13–39–6  Kazakhstan1–13–37–8  Australia1–13–36–8
C  Canada2–06–012–1  Spain1–12–45–9  Poland0–21–54–11
D  Italy2–05–111–5  France1–14–210–6  Germany0–20–62–12

Group A
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Czech Republic 2–0 5–1 10–3 77% 72–54 57%
2  United States 1–1 4–2 8–5 62% 67–59 53%
3   Switzerland 0–2 0–6 2–12 14% 61–87 41%

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland
0		 Seville, Spain
7 November 2023
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3
1
Céline Naef
Linda Nosková		 62
77		 6
4		 4
6 		 
2
Viktorija Golubic
Marie Bouzková		 4
6 		4
6 		   
3
Viktorija Golubic / Jil Teichmann
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková		 63
77		 2
6		    

Switzerland vs. United States

Switzerland
0		 Seville, Spain
9 November 2023
Hard (i)
United States
3
1 2 3
1
Céline Naef
Danielle Collins		 64
77		 1
6 		   
2
Viktorija Golubic
Sofia Kenin		 3
6 		77
61		 5
7		  
3
Jil Teichmann / Simona Waltert
Sloane Stephens / Taylor Townsend		 1
6 		63
77		    

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic
2		 Seville, Spain
10 November 2023
Hard (i)
United States
1
1 2 3
1
Kateřina Siniaková
Danielle Collins		 3
6 		2
6 		   
2
Markéta Vondroušová
Sofia Kenin		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
Danielle Collins / Taylor Townsend		 6
3		 7
5		    

Group B
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Slovenia 1–1 3–3 9–6 60% 66–48 58%
2  Kazakhstan 1–1 3–3 7–8 47% 54–59 48%
3  Australia 1–1 3–3 6–8 43% 53–66 45%

Australia vs. Slovenia

Australia
1		 Seville, Spain
7 November 2023
Hard (i)
Slovenia
2
1 2 3
1
Ajla Tomljanović
Kaja Juvan		 4
6 		1
6 		   
2
Daria Saville
Tamara Zidanšek		 1
6 		4
6 		   
3
Kimberly Birrell / Storm Hunter
Veronika Erjavec / Ela Nala Milić		 7
5		 62
77		 [10]
[5]		  

Australia vs. Kazakhstan

Australia
2		 Seville, Spain
9 November 2023
Hard (i)
Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3
1
Storm Hunter
Anna Danilina		 77
62		 6
4		    
2
Kimberly Birrell
Yulia Putintseva		 0
6 		5
7 		   
3
Storm Hunter / Ellen Perez
Anna Danilina / Yulia Putintseva		 6
1		 4
6 		[10]
[5]		  

Kazakhstan vs. Slovenia

Kazakhstan
2		 Seville, Spain
10 November 2023
Hard (i)
Slovenia
1
1 2 3
1
Anna Danilina
Kaja Juvan		 1
6 		0
6		    
2
Yulia Putintseva
Tamara Zidanšek		 2
6 		6
2		    
retired
3
Anna Danilina / Zhibek Kulambayeva
Veronika Erjavec / Ela Nala Milić		 2
6 		6
4		 [10]
[7]		  

Note: Putintseva's retirement victory over Zidanšek was counted as a 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 win.

Group C
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Canada 2–0 6–0 12–1 92% 80–48 63%
2  Spain 1–1 2–4 5–9 36% 58–72 45%
3  Poland 0–2 1–5 4–11 27% 57–75 43%

Spain vs. Canada

Spain
0		 Seville, Spain
8 November 2023
Hard (i)
Canada
3
1 2 3
1
Rebeka Masarova
Marina Stakusic		 3
6 		1
6 		   
2
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Leylah Fernandez		 68
710		 67
79		    
3
Rebeka Masarova / Sara Sorribes Tormo
Eugenie Bouchard / Gabriela Dabrowski		 3
6 		5
7 		   

Canada vs. Poland

Canada
3		 Seville, Spain
9 November 2023
Hard (i)
Poland
0
1 2 3
1
Marina Stakusic
Magdalena Fręch		 4
6 		7
5		 6
3		  
2
Leylah Fernandez
Magda Linette		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Eugenie Bouchard / Gabriela Dabrowski
Weronika Falkowska / Katarzyna Kawa		 6
2		 6
3		    

Spain vs. Poland

Spain
2		 Seville, Spain
10 November 2023
Hard (i)
Poland
1
1 2 3
1
Rebeka Masarova
Katarzyna Kawa		 2
6 		6
3		 6
2		  
2
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Magda Linette		 77
65		 6
3		    
3
Marina Bassols Ribera / Cristina Bucșa
Katarzyna Kawa / Martyna Kubka		 0
6 		77
62		 [3]
[10]		  

Group D
Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1  Italy 2–0 5–1 11–5 69% 79–62 56%
2  France 1–1 4–2 10–6 63% 75–61 55%
3  Germany 0–2 0–6 2–12 14% 43–74 37%

France vs. Italy

France
1		 Seville, Spain
8 November 2023
Hard (i)
Italy
2
1 2 3
1
Alizé Cornet
Martina Trevisan		 6
2		 2
6 		2
6		  
2
Caroline Garcia
Jasmine Paolini		 66
78		 7
5		 4
6		  
3
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan		 5
7 		6
2		 [10]
[6]		  

Italy vs. Germany

Italy
3		 Seville, Spain
9 November 2023
Hard (i)
Germany
0
1 2 3
1
Martina Trevisan
Eva Lys		 78
66		 6
1		    
2
Jasmine Paolini
Anna-Lena Friedsam		 6
3		 6
2		    
3
Lucia Bronzetti / Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Laura Siegemund		 6
4		 64
77		 [11]
[9]		  

France vs. Germany

France
3		 Seville, Spain
10 November 2023
Hard (i)
Germany
0
1 2 3
1
Clara Burel
Jule Niemeier		 6
4		 6
3		    
2
Varvara Gracheva
Tatjana Maria		 0
3		      
retired
3
Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
Jule Niemeier / Laura Siegemund		 5
7 		6
2		 [10]
[1]		  

Note: Gracheva's retirement victory over Maria was counted as a 6–3, 6–0 win.

Knockout stage

Czech Republic vs. Canada

Czech Republic
1		 Seville, Spain
11 November 2023
Hard (i)
Canada
2
1 2 3
1
Barbora Krejčíková
Marina Stakusic		 6
2		 6
1		    
2
Markéta Vondroušová
Leylah Fernandez		 2
6 		6
2		 3
6		  
3
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková
Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez		 5
7 		63
77		    

Italy vs. Slovenia

Italy
2		 Seville, Spain
11 November 2023
Hard (i)
Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1
Martina Trevisan
Kaja Juvan		 78
66		 6
3		    
2
Jasmine Paolini
Tamara Zidanšek		 6
2		 4
6 		6
3		  
3
Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan
Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidanšek		       not
played

Canada vs. Italy

Canada
2		 Seville, Spain
12 November 2023
Hard (i)
Italy
0
1 2 3
1
Marina Stakusic
Martina Trevisan		 7
5		 6
3		    
2
Leylah Fernandez
Jasmine Paolini		 6
2		 6
3		    
3
Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez
Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan		       not
played

References
  1. "Canada 2-0 Italy: Canada are 2023 World Champions". ITF. 12 November 2023.
  2. "Switzerland beat Australia to win first Billie Jean King Cup title". Reuters. 13 November 2022.
  3. "Seville to host 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals". ESPN. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. "Billie Jean King Cup – Draws & Results". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. "Seeds announced for 2023 Finals and Play-offs draws". Billie Jean King Cup. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. "2023 BJK Cup Finals: Team announcements". Billie Jean King Cup. 9 October 2023.
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