2022 Billie Jean King Cup finals

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

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
Group	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
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
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
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
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
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

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

External links

Official website

[1] "Glasgow to host Billie Jean King Cup Finals, Great Britain qualify as hosts". BBC. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[BJK_Cup_2022-2] "Billie Jean King Cup – Finals 2022". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

[title-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.

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