2022 Billie Jean King Cup

The 2022 Billie Jean King Cup was the 59th edition of the international women's tennis team's tournament.

2022 Billie Jean King Cup
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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

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

Great Britain (H)

Italy

Kazakhstan

Poland

Slovakia

Spain

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:

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.

  1.  Australia (2020–21 Finalist, #1)
  2.  France (2020–21 Finalist, #2)
  3.  United States (2020–21 Finalist, #4)
  4.  Czech Republic (2020–21 Finalist, #5)
  5.  Germany (2020–21 Finalist, #7)
  6.  Canada (2020–21 Finalist, #9)
  7.  Spain (2020–21 Finalist, #10)
  8.  Romania (2020–21 best ranked play-off loser, #11)
  9.  Slovakia (2020–21 Finalist, #12)
  10.  Belgium (2020–21 Finalist, #13)
  11.  Latvia (2020–21 play-off winner, #14)
  12.  Great Britain (2020–21 play-off winner, #15)
  13.  Kazakhstan (2020–21 play-off winner, #16)
  14.  Italy (2020–21 play-off winner, #17)
  15.  Poland (2020–21 play-off winner, #19)
  16.  Ukraine (2020–21 play-off winner, #24)
  17.  Netherlands (2020–21 play-off winner, #46)
Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurfaceRef.
 Australia [1]D W/O SlovakiaDouble Walkover. Australia replaced Russia with bye. Slovenia advanced by walkover.
 Italy3–1 France [2]AlgheroTennis Club AlgheroHard[2]
 United States [3]3–2 UkraineAshevilleAsheville Civic Center [lower-alpha 1]Hard (i)[3]
 Czech Republic [4]3–2 Great BritainPragueI. Czech Lawn Tennis ClubClay[2]
 BelgiumW/O BelarusAntalya, TurkeyMegasaray Tennis AcademyClay[lower-alpha 2]
 Kazakhstan3–1 Germany [6]Nur-SultanDaulet National Tennis CentreClay (i)
 Canada [7]4–0 LatviaVancouverPacific ColiseumHard (i)
 Netherlands0–4 Spain [8]'s-HertogenboschMaaspoortClay (i)[4]
 Poland4–0 Romania [9]RadomRadom Sports CenterHard (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
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 Britain (H)1–14–29–4  Spain1–13–36–8  Kazakhstan1–12–46–9
D  Czech Republic2–04–28–4  United States1–13–37–7  Poland0–22–45–9

Knockout stage

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.

Ties were announced on June 16.

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 France [1]3–1 NetherlandsLe PortelLe ChaudronHard (i)
 Croatia1–3 Germany [2]RijekaCentar ZametHard (i)
 Romania [3]4–0 HungaryOradeaSala PolivalentăHard (i)
 Austria3–2 Latvia [4]SchwechatMultiversum SchwechatClay (i)
 Japan [5]1–3 UkraineTokyoAriake ColiseumHard (i)
 Argentina1–3 Brazil [6]TucumánLawn Tennis ClubClay
 Slovenia3–1 China [7]VelenjeBela DvoranaClay (i)
 Mexico4–0 Serbia [8]San Luis PotosíClub Deportivo PotosinoClay

Americas Zone

Group I

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

Dates: 13–16 April 2022[1]

Participating teams

Play-offs

  •  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

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

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

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
Inactive teams

Play-offs

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

Inactive Teams

Play-offs

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. Venue was named before ITF banned Belarus because of their work with Russia in violations of the Olympic Truce. Ruled walkover.

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