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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Main article: 2022 Billie Jean King Cup

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 took part in the finals. The qualification was as follows: ^[2]

• 1 finalist of the previous edition (just Switzerland, as reigning 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)
• 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 were divided into four round robin groups of three teams each. The four group winners qualified for the semifinals.

Day	Round	Number of teams
8–11 November	Round robin	12 (4 groups of 3 teams)
12 November	Semifinals	4
13 November	Final	2

Group stage

	Qualified for the Knockout 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

1. "Glasgow to host Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Great Britain qualify as hosts". BBC. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
2. "Billie Jean King Cup – Finals 2022". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
3. "Switzerland beat Australia to win first Billie Jean King Cup title". Reuters. 13 November 2022.
4. "ITF Statement: ITF suspends Russia and Belarus from international team competition". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
5. "Aussies name team for 2022 Finals in Glasgow". billiejeankingcup.com. 7 October 2022.
6. "Mertens set to lead Belgium's Billie Jean King Cup Finals quest". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
7. "Andreescu returns as Canada bid for Billie Jean King Cup glory". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
8. "Czechs name team for latest Billie Jean King Cup title tilt". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
9. "Hosts name 'strong squad' for Billie Jean King Cup Finals". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
10. "Italy primed for debut at Billie Jean King Cup Finals". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
11. "Rybakina ready to lead Kazakhs in Glasgow". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
12. "Poland pick team for maiden Finals appearance". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
13. "Kuzmova ready to showcase blistering Billie Jean King Cup form in Glasgow". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.
14. "Badosa to lead Spain at Billie Jean King Cup Finals". billiejeankingcup.com. 7 October 2022.
15. "Bencic and Teichmann spearhead Swiss attack for Glasgow". billiejeankingcup.com. 7 October 2022.
16. "Gauff to star for formidable USA at Billie Jean King Cup Finals". billiejeankingcup.com. 10 October 2022.

External links

• Official website