2022 Billie Jean King Cup

2022 Billie Jean King Cup

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Edition	59th
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Switzerland defeated Australia 2–0 in the tennis final of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup.^[1][2] It was the 59th edition of the women's international team competition.

	Semifinals					Finals
	1	Switzerland	2
	4	Czech Republic	0
						Switzerland		2
						Australia		0
	3	Great Britain	1
	2	Australia	2

Date: 8–13 November 2022^[3]
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:

• 1 finalist of the previous edition (Switzerland, defending champion Russia was suspended)
• 1 host nation (Great Britain)
• 7 winners of a qualifier round, in April 2022
• 1 team received a bye in the qualifying round (Slovakia) and 1 team qualified with a walkover (Belgium)

Participating teams
Australia	Belgium	Canada	Czech Republic	Great Britain (H)	Italy
Kazakhstan	Poland	Slovakia	Spain	Switzerland (TH)	United States

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.^[3]

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.

Qualified teams

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface
Australia [1]	d w/o	Slovakia	double walkover, Australia replaced Russia with bye, Slovakia advanced by walkover
Italy	3–1	France [2]	Alghero	Tennis Club Alghero	Hard
United States [3]	3–2	Ukraine	Asheville	Asheville Civic Center	Hard (i)
Czech Republic [4]	3–2	Great Britain	Prague	I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club	Clay
Belgium	w/o	Belarus	Belarus suspended, Belgium advanced by walkover
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)
Poland	4–0	Romania [9]	Radom	Radom Sports Center	Hard (i)

The final draw was held on 8 July 2022 in Glasgow.

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	Seeded				Pot 2				Pot 3
	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

Date: 11–12 November 2022^[3]

Sixteen teams played for eight 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, which 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 team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface
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

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

Dates: 13–16 April 2022^[3]

Participating teams

•  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.

Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)

Dates: 25–30 July 2022

Participating teams

Withdrawn

•  Trinidad and Tobago

Inactive teams

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

Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)

Dates: 12–16 April 2022^[3]

Participating teams

•  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.

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

•  Thailand and  Uzbekistan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2023.

Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)

Dates: 11–16 April 2022^[3]

Participating teams

•  Hungary,  Slovenia, and  Croatia advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while  Serbia and  Austria were later promoted.
•  Estonia and  Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

Venue: Vierumäki, Finland (indoor hard)

Dates: 12–15 April 2022

Participating teams

Withdrawn

•  Tunisia

•  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.

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

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina and  Portugal were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.

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