2022 Billie Jean King Cup
The 2022 Billie Jean King Cup was the 59th edition of the international women's tennis team's tournament.
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| Edition | 59th |
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← 2020–21 2023 → | |
Billie Jean King Cup Finals
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:
- 2 finalists of the previous edition
- 1 host nation / 1 wild card
- 9 winners of a qualifier round, in April 2022
| Participating teams | |||||
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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
 Czech Republic |
 Great Britain (H) |
 Italy |
 Kazakhstan |
 Poland |
 Slovakia |
 Spain |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
 United States |
Qualifying round
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:
- 10 teams ranked 3rd-12th in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals,
- 7 winners of the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs,
- 1 loser of the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, based on rankings
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.
- Australia (2020–21 Finalist, #1)
France (2020–21 Finalist, #2)- United States (2020–21 Finalist, #4)
- Czech Republic (2020–21 Finalist, #5)
Germany (2020–21 Finalist, #7)- Canada (2020–21 Finalist, #9)
- Spain (2020–21 Finalist, #10)
Romania (2020–21 best ranked play-off loser, #11)- Slovakia (2020–21 Finalist, #12)
- Belgium (2020–21 Finalist, #13)
Latvia (2020–21 play-off winner, #14)- Great Britain (2020–21 play-off winner, #15)
- Kazakhstan (2020–21 play-off winner, #16)
- Italy (2020–21 play-off winner, #17)
- Poland (2020–21 play-off winner, #19)
Ukraine (2020–21 play-off winner, #24)
Netherlands (2020–21 play-off winner, #46)
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia [1] | D W/O | Slovakia | Double Walkover. Australia replaced Russia with bye. Slovenia advanced by walkover. | |||
| Italy | 3–1 | France [2] | Alghero | Tennis Club Alghero | Hard | [2] |
| United States [3] | 3–2 | Ukraine | Asheville | Asheville Civic Center [lower-alpha 1] | Hard (i) | [3] |
| Czech Republic [4] | 3–2 | Great Britain | Prague | I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club | Clay | [2] |
| Belgium | W/O |  Belarus | Antalya, Turkey | Megasaray Tennis Academy | Clay | [lower-alpha 2] |
| 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) | [4] |
| Poland | 4–0 | Romania [9] | Radom | Radom Sports Center | Hard (i) | |
Group stage
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 | |||||||||
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| 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 |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||
Billie Jean King Cup play-offs
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.
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Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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Ties were announced on June 16.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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| 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
Group I
Venue: Salinas Golf and Tennis Club, Salinas, Ecuador (hard)
Dates: 13–16 April 2022[1]
- Participating teams
Play-offs
Group II
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)
Dates: 25–30 July 2022
- Participating teams
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- Withdrawn
- Inactive teams
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
Dates: 12–16 April 2022[1]
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
- 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
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
- Withdrawn
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- Inactive teams
Play-offs
Thailand and 
Uzbekistan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2023.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
Dates: 11–16 April 2022[1]
- Participating teams
Play-offs
Group II
Venue: Vierumäki, Finland (indoor hard)
Dates: 12–15 April 2022
- Participating teams
- Withdrawn
Play-offs
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
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
Withdrawn
Cameroon
Congo
DR Congo
Mozambique
Rwanda
Sudan
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Inactive Teams
Play-offs
Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
Portugal were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.
Notes
- Since Caesars Entertainment Corporation operates a tennis sportsbook gambling operation, it is prohibited from advertising its name on the venue under the International Tennis Integrity Agency regulations for gambling advertising.
- Venue was named before ITF banned Belarus because of their work with Russia in violations of the Olympic Truce. Ruled walkover.
References
- "AUSTRALIA, USA, CZECH REP SET FOR HOME TIES IN 2022 QUALIFIERS". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
- "Czechs host GB at historic Prague venue, Italy to face France in Sardinia". www.billiejeankingcup.com. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- "USA RETURNING TO ASHEVILLE FOR QUALIFIERS CLASH WITH UKRAINE". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
- "NETHERLANDS HEADING BACK TO DEN BOSCH FOR SPAIN CLASH". www.billiejeankingcup.com.
External links
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| World Group / Finals | |
| Qualifying rounds | |
| Play-offs | |
| World Group II | |
| 2022 BJK Cup Finals teams | |
| Former World Group teams (in the current format, since 1995) | |
| Players | |
