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

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]

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

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

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 teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 Spain [1]3–1 MexicoMarbellaClub de Tenis Puente RomanoClay
 Ukraine1–3 Czech Republic [2]Antalya (Turkey)Megasaray Club BelekClay
 Great Britain1–3 France [3]CoventryCoventry Building Society ArenaHard (i)
 Canada [4]3–2 BelgiumVancouverPacific ColiseumHard (i)
 United States [5]4–0 AustriaDelray BeachDelray Beach Tennis CenterHard
 Slovakia [6]2–3 ItalyBratislavaNTC ArenaHard (i)
 Germany [7]3–1 BrazilStuttgartPorsche-ArenaClay (i)
 Kazakhstan [8]3–1 PolandAstanaNational Tennis CentreClay (i)
 Slovenia3–2 Romania [9]KoperSport Park BonifikaClay

Group stage

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winner Runner-up Third
NationTMS NationTMS NationTMS
A  Czech Republic2–05–110–3  United States1–14–28–5   Switzerland0–20–62–12
B  Slovenia1–13–39–6  Kazakhstan1–13–37–8  Australia1–13–36–8
C  Canada2–06–012–1  Spain1–12–45–9  Poland0–21–54–11
D  Italy2–05–111–5  France1–14–210–6  Germany0–20–62–12

Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

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 teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 Slovakia [1]3–1 ArgentinaBratislavaNTC ArenaHard (i)
 Belgium [2]3–1 HungaryCharleroiDôme de CharleroiHard (i)
 Great Britain [3]3–1 SwedenLondonCopper Box ArenaHard (i)
 Brazil [4]4–0 South KoreaBrasíliaArena BRBClay
 Ukraine [5]3–1 NetherlandsVilnius (Lithuania)SEB ArenaHard (i)
 Serbia0–4 Romania [6]KraljevoKraljevo Sports HallClay (i)
 Japan [7]3–2 ColombiaTokyoAriake ColiseumHard (i)
 Austria2–3 Mexico [8]SchwechatMultiversum SchwechatClay (i)

Americas Zone

Group I

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

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group II

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

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group III

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

Participating teams
Withdrawn
  •  Saint Lucia
Inactive teams

Promotions

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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

Participating teams

Play-offs

Group II

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

Participating teams

Play-offs

Group III

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

Participating teams
Withdrawn
  •  Myanmar
Inactive teams

Play-offs

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

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Date: 10–15 April 2023

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

Participating teams

Play-offs

Group II

Date: 10–15 April 2023[11]

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

Participating teams
Withdrawn

Play-offs

  •  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

Date: 19-24 June 2023

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

Participating teams

Inactive Teams

Play-offs

Group III Africa

Date: 12-17 June 2023

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

Participating teams

Play-offs

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

Group IV Africa

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

Participating teams


Play-offs

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

References

  1. "Canada 2-0 Italy: Canada are 2023 World Champions". ITF. 12 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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