2023 Billie Jean King Cup

Canada defeated Italy in the tennis final, 2–0, in winning the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. This was Canada's first final and title at the Billie Jean King Cup.[1]

2023 Billie Jean King Cup
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Duration10 April – 12 November 2023
Edition60th
Achievements (singles)
2022
2024

The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup was the 60th edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, an international team competition between national teams in women's tennis.

Billie Jean King Cup finals

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SemifinalsFinal
  Czech Republic1
  Canada2
  Canada2
  Italy0
  Italy2
  Slovenia0


Date: 7–12 November 2023
Venue: Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain
Surface: Hard indoor

12 nations take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows:

Participating teams
 
Australia (2022F)
 
Canada
 
Czech Republic
 
France
 
Germany
 
Italy
 
Kazakhstan
 
Slovenia
 
Spain (H)
 
Switzerland (TH)
 
United States
 
Poland (WC)

Qualifying round

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Date: 14–16 April 2023

Eighteen teams will play for nine spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.[2]

These eighteen teams are:

The nine winning teams from the qualifying round will play at the Finals and the nine losing teams will play at the 2023 play-offs.

#: Nations Ranking as of 16 November 2022.[3]

Qualified teams

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Spain [1] 3–1   Mexico Marbella Club de Tenis Puente Romano Clay
  Ukraine 1–3   Czech Republic [2] Antalya (Turkey) Megasaray Club Belek Clay
  Great Britain 1–3   France [3] Coventry Coventry Building Society Arena Hard (i)
  Canada [4] 3–2   Belgium Vancouver Pacific Coliseum Hard (i)
  United States [5] 4–0   Austria Delray Beach Delray Beach Tennis Center Hard
  Slovakia [6] 2–3   Italy Bratislava NTC Arena Hard (i)
  Germany [7] 3–1   Brazil Stuttgart Porsche-Arena Clay (i)
  Kazakhstan [8] 3–1   Poland Astana National Tennis Centre Clay (i)
  Slovenia 3–2   Romania [9] Koper Sport Park Bonifika Clay

Group stage

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T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winner Runner-up Third
Nation T M S Nation T M S Nation T M S
A   Czech Republic 2–0 5–1 10–3   United States 1–1 4–2 8–5    Switzerland 0–2 0–6 2–12
B   Slovenia 1–1 3–3 9–6   Kazakhstan 1–1 3–3 7–8   Australia 1–1 3–3 6–8
C   Canada 2–0 6–0 12–1   Spain 1–1 2–4 5–9   Poland 0–2 1–5 4–11
D   Italy 2–0 5–1 11–5   France 1–1 4–2 10–6   Germany 0–2 0–6 2–12

Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

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Date: 10–12 November 2023[2]

Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the 2024 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams were:

  • 8 losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2023 (Poland having received a wildcard for the finals)
  • 7 winning teams from their Group I zone
  • 1 team from their Group I zone (Serbia) to replace Poland.

Eight winners will advance to the 2024 qualifying round while losers will contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2024.

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  Slovakia [1] 3–1   Argentina Bratislava NTC Arena Hard (i)
  Belgium [2] 3–1   Hungary Charleroi Dôme de Charleroi Hard (i)
  Great Britain [3] 3–1   Sweden London Copper Box Arena Hard (i)
  Brazil [4] 4–0   South Korea Brasília Arena BRB Clay
  Ukraine [5] 3–1   Netherlands Vilnius (Lithuania) SEB Arena Hard (i)
  Serbia 0–4   Romania [6] Kraljevo Kraljevo Sports Hall Clay (i)
  Japan [7] 3–2   Colombia Tokyo Ariake Coliseum Hard (i)
  Austria 2–3   Mexico [8] Schwechat Multiversum Schwechat Clay (i)

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Date: 11–15 April 2023
Venue: Tennis Golf Club, Cúcuta, Colombia (clay, outdoors)[4]

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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Group II

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Date: 26–29 July 2023
Venue: Centro Nacional De Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard, outdoors)[5]

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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Group III

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Date: 18–22 July 2023
Venue: Federación Panameña de Tenis, Panama City, Panama (clay, outdoors)[6]

Participating teams
Withdrawn
Inactive teams

Promotions

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  •   Puerto Rico and   Cuba were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2024.

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Date: 10–15 April 2023
Venue: Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard, outdoors)[7]

Participating teams

Play-offs

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Group II

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Date: 24–29 July 2023
Venue: National Tennis Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard, outdoors) [8]

Participating teams

Play-offs

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Group III

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Date: 18–21 October 2023
Venue: Bahrain Tennis Federation, Isa Town, Bahrain (hard, outdoors) [9]

Participating teams
Withdrawn
Inactive teams

Play-offs

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  •   Iran and   Kyrgyzstan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2024.

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Date: 10–15 April 2023

Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay, outdoors)[10]

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group II

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Date: 10–15 April 2023[11]

Venue: Jamor Sports Complex, Oeiras, Portugal (clay, outdoors)[11]

Participating teams
Withdrawn

Play-offs

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  •   Portugal and   Greece were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2024.
  •   South Africa and   Ireland were respectively relegated to Africa Zone Group III and Europe Zone Group III in 2024.

Group III Europe

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Date: 19-24 June 2023

Venue: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay, outdoors)[12]

Participating teams

Inactive Teams

Play-offs

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Group III Africa

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Date: 12-17 June 2023

Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (clay, outdoors)[13]

Participating teams

Play-offs

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  •   Morocco was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2024.
  •   Seychelles was relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.

Group IV Africa

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Date: 5-10 June 2023
Venue: Ecology Tennis Club, Kigali, Rwanda (clay, outdoors)[14]

Participating teams


Play-offs

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  •   Madagascar was promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Canada 2-0 Italy: Canada are 2023 World Champions". ITF. 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Draw announced for 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers". Billiejeankingcup.com. 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Americas 2023".
  5. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group II Americas 2023".
  6. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Americas 2023".
  7. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Asia/Oceania 2023".
  8. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group II Asia/Oceania 2023".
  9. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Asia/Oceania 2023".
  10. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Europe/Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  11. ^ a b "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results - Group II Europe/Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  12. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Europe 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  13. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  14. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group IV Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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