2022 Billie Jean King Cup finals

2022 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date	8–13 November 2022
Edition	59th
Surface	Hard (Indoor)
Location	Glasgow, United Kingdom
Venue	Emirates Arena
Champions
Switzerland
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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]

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 SR DR Ajla Tomljanović 33 136 Priscilla Hon 151 340 Storm Sanders 237 10 Ellen Perez 363 20 Samantha Stosur 539 113 Captain: Alicia Molik

Belgium[6] Player SR DR Elise Mertens 29 5 Alison Van Uytvanck 54 183 Maryna Zanevska 81 177 Ysaline Bonaventure 96 299 Kirsten Flipkens 241 30 Captain: Johan Van Herck

Canada[7] Player SR DR Leylah Fernandez 40 76 Bianca Andreescu 45 380 Rebecca Marino 64 357 Carol Zhao 163 564 Gabriela Dabrowski 1012 7 Captain: Sylvain Bruneau

Czech Republic[8] Player SR DR Karolína Plíšková 32 329 Kateřina Siniaková 47 1 Markéta Vondroušová 99 119 Karolína Muchová 149 498 Captain: Petr Pála

Great Britain[9] Player SR DR Harriet Dart 98 120 Katie Boulter 124 – Heather Watson 133 115 Alicia Barnett 817 60 Olivia Nicholls – 63 Captain: Anne Keothavong

Italy[10] Player SR DR Martina Trevisan 28 244 Lucia Bronzetti 56 585 Jasmine Paolini 59 141 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 65 397 Captain: Tathiana Garbin

Kazakhstan[11] Player SR DR Elena Rybakina 22 442 Yulia Putintseva 51 314 Zhibek Kulambayeva 438 204 Anna Danilina 517 11 Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova

Poland[12] Player SR DR Magda Linette 49 45 Magdalena Fręch 116 525 Katarzyna Kawa 261 75 Martyna Kubka 608 313 Alicja Rosolska – 34 Captain: Dawid Celt

Slovakia[13] Player SR DR Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 100 1276 Viktória Kužmová 146 89 Rebecca Šramková 316 550 Renáta Jamrichová 881 – Tereza Mihalíková 984 48 Captain: Matej Lipták

Spain[14] Player SR DR Paula Badosa 13 190 Nuria Párrizas Díaz 72 335 Cristina Bucșa 107 151 Rebeka Masarova 132 189 Aliona Bolsova 193 58 Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues

Switzerland[15] Player SR DR Belinda Bencic 12 133 Jil Teichmann 35 106 Viktorija Golubic 77 90 Simona Waltert 120 399 Captain: Heinz Günthardt

United States[16] Player SR DR Coco Gauff 7 4 Madison Keys 11 56 Danielle Collins 14 287 Caty McNally 94 21 Taylor Townsend 131 33 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.

Group stage

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	Winners				Runners-up				Third
	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	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

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

	Semifinals					Final
	Switzerland		2
	Czech Republic		0
						Switzerland		2
						Australia		0
	Great Britain		1
	Australia		2

Semifinals

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]

Final

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

References

External links

• Official website