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2022 Billie Jean King Cup

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

Billie Jean King Cup Finals

	Semifinals					Final
	Switzerland		2
	Czech Republic		0
						Switzerland		2
						Australia		0
	Great Britain		1
	Australia		2

Date: 8–13 November 2022
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

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.

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	d w/o	Slovakia	double walkover, Australia replaced Russia with bye, Slovakia advanced by walkover
Italy	3–1	France	Alghero	Tennis Club Alghero	Hard
United States	3–2	Ukraine	Asheville	Asheville Civic Center	Hard (i)
Czech Republic	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	Nur-Sultan	Daulet National Tennis Centre	Clay (i)
Canada	4–0	Latvia	Vancouver	Pacific Coliseum	Hard (i)
Netherlands	0–4	Spain	's-Hertogenbosch	Maaspoort	Clay (i)
Poland	4–0	Romania	Radom	Radom Sports Center	Hard (i)

Group stage

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

Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

Date: 11–12 November 2022

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 team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface
France	3–1	Netherlands	Le Portel	Le Chaudron	Hard (i)
Croatia	1–3	Germany	Rijeka	Centar Zamet	Hard (i)
Romania	4–0	Hungary	Oradea	Sala Polivalentă	Hard (i)
Austria	3–2	Latvia	Schwechat	Multiversum Schwechat	Clay (i)
Japan	1–3	Ukraine	Tokyo	Ariake Coliseum	Hard (i)
Argentina	1–3	Brazil	Tucumán	Lawn Tennis Club	Clay
Slovenia	3–1	China	Velenje	Bela Dvorana	Clay (i)
Mexico	4–0	Serbia	San Luis Potosí	Club Deportivo Potosino	Clay

Americas Zone

Group I

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

Dates: 13–16 April 2022

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

•  Trinidad and Tobago

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

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

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

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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

Dates: 11–16 April 2022

Participating teams

Play-offs

•  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.

Group II

Venue: Vierumäki, Finland (indoor hard)

Dates: 12–15 April 2022

Participating teams

Withdrawn

•  Tunisia

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

•  Cameroon
•  Congo
•  DR Congo
•  Mozambique
•  Rwanda
•  Sudan
•  Tanzania
•  Zimbabwe

Inactive Teams

•  Lesotho
•  Madagascar
•  Senegal
•  Liechtenstein
•  Ethiopia
•  San Marino

Play-offs

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

Notes

References

1. ^ "Australia, USA, Czech Rep set for home ties in 2022 Qualifiers". www.billiejeankingcup.com. 5 November 2021.

External links

• billiejeankingcup.com

• Billie Jean King Cups by year
• 2022 Billie Jean King Cup
• 2022 in women's tennis