2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals

2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date	7–12 November 2023
Edition	60th
Draw	12 teams
Surface	Hard (Indoor)
Location	Seville, Spain
Venue	Estadio de La Cartuja
Champions
Canada

Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup

Canada defeated Italy in the final, 2–0, in capturing the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. This was Canada's first final and title at the Billie Jean King Cup.^[1] Switzerland was the defending champion,^[2] but was eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both their ties.

The Billie Jean King Cup finals was the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup international tennis team competition in 2023. The event took place in Seville, Spain, from 7 to 12 November 2023.^[3] 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.^[4]

Bracket

	Semifinals					Final
	Czech Republic		1
	Canada		2
						Canada		2
						Italy		0
	Italy		2
	Slovenia		0

Participating teams

12 nations take part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:^[4]

• 2 finalists of the previous edition (Australia and Switzerland)
• 1 wild card (Poland)
• 9 winners of the qualifying round in April 2023

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

Seeds

Switzerland, the winners of the 2022 Finals, are seeded No. 1 and Australia, as runners-up, are seeded No. 2. Spain and France are also seeded based on the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup nations ranking.^[5]

1.   Switzerland
2.  Australia
3.  Spain
4.  France

Team nominations

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 6 November 2023.^[6][4]

Australia Player SR DR Kimberly Birrell 113 233 Storm Hunter 172 1 Daria Saville 206 168 Ellen Perez 500 17 Ajla Tomljanović 549 – Captain: Alicia Molik

Canada Player SR DR Leylah Fernandez 35 20 Rebecca Marino 176 1039 Marina Stakusic 258 449 Eugenie Bouchard 273 – Gabriela Dabrowski – 8 Captain: Heidi El Tabakh

Czech Republic Player SR DR Markéta Vondroušová 7 44 Barbora Krejčíková 10 13 Marie Bouzková 34 23 Linda Nosková 41 198 Kateřina Siniaková 45 10 Captain: Petr Pála

France Player SR DR Caroline Garcia 20 90 Varvara Gracheva 44 903 Clara Burel 61 644 Alizé Cornet 118 317 Kristina Mladenovic 249 70 Captain: Julien Benneteau

Germany Player SR DR Tatjana Maria 57 307 Laura Siegemund 86 5 Anna-Lena Friedsam 115 114 Eva Lys 130 – Jule Niemeier 162 425 Captain: Rainer Schüttler

Italy Player SR DR Jasmine Paolini 30 97 Martina Trevisan 43 390 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 52 508 Lucia Bronzetti 64 891 Lucrezia Stefanini 119 – Captain: Tathiana Garbin

Kazakhstan Player SR DR Elena Rybakina 4 119 Yulia Putintseva 69 343 Zhibek Kulambayeva 515 151 Aruzhan Sagandikova 751 865 Anna Danilina 814 56 Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova		Poland Player SR DR Magda Linette 24 42 Magdalena Fręch 63 388 Katarzyna Kawa 207 118 Weronika Falkowska 325 93 Martyna Kubka 395 212 Captain: Dawid Celt		Slovenia Player SR DR Tamara Zidanšek 100 351 Kaja Juvan 104 – Veronika Erjavec 183 153 Nina Potočnik 543 656 Ela Nala Milić 1024 – Captain: Andrej Krasevec
Spain Player SR DR Sara Sorribes Tormo 50 33 Rebeka Masarova 65 158 Paula Badosa 66 354 Cristina Bucșa 83 66 Marina Bassols Ribera 110 381 Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues		Switzerland Player SR DR Belinda Bencic 17 197 Viktorija Golubic 84 146 Céline Naef 139 428 Jil Teichmann 143 136 Simona Waltert 166 397 Captain: Heinz Günthardt		United States Player SR DR Sofia Kenin 33 434 Sloane Stephens 48 629 Peyton Stearns 53 101 Danielle Collins 55 84 Taylor Townsend 80 7 Captain: Kathy Rinaldi

Format

The 12 teams are divided in four round robin groups of three teams each. The four group winners will qualify for the semifinals.

Day	Round	Number of teams
7–10 November	Round robin	12 (4 groups of 3 teams)
11 November	Semifinals	4
12 November	Final	2

Group stage

Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

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

Group A

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Czech Republic	2–0	5–1	10–3	77%	72–54	57%
2	United States	1–1	4–2	8–5	62%	67–59	53%
3	Switzerland	0–2	0–6	2–12	14%	61–87	41%

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland 0	Seville, Spain 7 November 2023 Hard (i)		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 1 Céline Naef Linda Nosková 6^2 7^7 6 4 4 6   2 Viktorija Golubic Marie Bouzková 4 6 4 6     3 Viktorija Golubic / Jil Teichmann Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková 6^3 7^7 2 6

Switzerland vs. United States

Switzerland 0	Seville, Spain 9 November 2023 Hard (i)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Céline Naef Danielle Collins 6^4 7^7 1 6     2 Viktorija Golubic Sofia Kenin 3 6 7^7 6^1 5 7   3 Jil Teichmann / Simona Waltert Sloane Stephens / Taylor Townsend 1 6 6^3 7^7

Czech Republic vs. United States

Czech Republic 2	Seville, Spain 10 November 2023 Hard (i)		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Kateřina Siniaková Danielle Collins 3 6 2 6     2 Markéta Vondroušová Sofia Kenin 6 1 6 1     3 Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková Danielle Collins / Taylor Townsend 6 3 7 5

Group B

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Slovenia	1–1	3–3	9–6	60%	66–48	58%
2	Kazakhstan	1–1	3–3	7–8	47%	54–59	48%
3	Australia	1–1	3–3	6–8	43%	53–66	45%

Australia vs. Slovenia

Australia 1	Seville, Spain 7 November 2023 Hard (i)		Slovenia 2
1 2 3 1 Ajla Tomljanović Kaja Juvan 4 6 1 6     2 Daria Saville Tamara Zidanšek 1 6 4 6     3 Kimberly Birrell / Storm Hunter Veronika Erjavec / Ela Nala Milić 7 5 6^2 7^7 [10] [5]

Australia vs. Kazakhstan

Australia 2	Seville, Spain 9 November 2023 Hard (i)		Kazakhstan 1
1 2 3 1 Storm Hunter Anna Danilina 7^7 6^2 6 4     2 Kimberly Birrell Yulia Putintseva 0 6 5 7     3 Storm Hunter / Ellen Perez Anna Danilina / Yulia Putintseva 6 1 4 6 [10] [5]

Kazakhstan vs. Slovenia

Kazakhstan 2	Seville, Spain 10 November 2023 Hard (i)		Slovenia 1
1 2 3 1 Anna Danilina Kaja Juvan 1 6 0 6     2 Yulia Putintseva Tamara Zidanšek 2 6 6 2     retired 3 Anna Danilina / Zhibek Kulambayeva Veronika Erjavec / Ela Nala Milić 2 6 6 4 [10] [7]

Note: Putintseva's retirement victory over Zidanšek was counted as a 2–6, 6–2, 6–0 win.

Group C

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Canada	2–0	6–0	12–1	92%	80–48	63%
2	Spain	1–1	2–4	5–9	36%	58–72	45%
3	Poland	0–2	1–5	4–11	27%	57–75	43%

Spain vs. Canada

Spain 0	Seville, Spain 8 November 2023 Hard (i)		Canada 3
1 2 3 1 Rebeka Masarova Marina Stakusic 3 6 1 6     2 Sara Sorribes Tormo Leylah Fernandez 6^8 7^10 6^7 7^9     3 Rebeka Masarova / Sara Sorribes Tormo Eugenie Bouchard / Gabriela Dabrowski 3 6 5 7

Canada vs. Poland

Canada 3	Seville, Spain 9 November 2023 Hard (i)		Poland 0
1 2 3 1 Marina Stakusic Magdalena Fręch 4 6 7 5 6 3   2 Leylah Fernandez Magda Linette 6 2 6 3     3 Eugenie Bouchard / Gabriela Dabrowski Weronika Falkowska / Katarzyna Kawa 6 2 6 3

Spain vs. Poland

Spain 2	Seville, Spain 10 November 2023 Hard (i)		Poland 1
1 2 3 1 Rebeka Masarova Katarzyna Kawa 2 6 6 3 6 2   2 Sara Sorribes Tormo Magda Linette 7^7 6^5 6 3     3 Marina Bassols Ribera / Cristina Bucșa Katarzyna Kawa / Martyna Kubka 0 6 7^7 6^2 [3] [10]

Group D

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Italy	2–0	5–1	11–5	69%	79–62	56%
2	France	1–1	4–2	10–6	63%	75–61	55%
3	Germany	0–2	0–6	2–12	14%	43–74	37%

France vs. Italy

France 1	Seville, Spain 8 November 2023 Hard (i)		Italy 2
1 2 3 1 Alizé Cornet Martina Trevisan 6 2 2 6 2 6   2 Caroline Garcia Jasmine Paolini 6^6 7^8 7 5 4 6   3 Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan 5 7 6 2 [10] [6]

Italy vs. Germany

Italy 3	Seville, Spain 9 November 2023 Hard (i)		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Martina Trevisan Eva Lys 7^8 6^6 6 1     2 Jasmine Paolini Anna-Lena Friedsam 6 3 6 2     3 Lucia Bronzetti / Elisabetta Cocciaretto Anna-Lena Friedsam / Laura Siegemund 6 4 6^4 7^7 [11] [9]

France vs. Germany

France 3	Seville, Spain 10 November 2023 Hard (i)		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Clara Burel Jule Niemeier 6 4 6 3     2 Varvara Gracheva Tatjana Maria 0 3       retired 3 Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic Jule Niemeier / Laura Siegemund 5 7 6 2 [10] [1]

Note: Gracheva's retirement victory over Maria was counted as a 6–3, 6–0 win.

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Czech Republic vs. Canada

Czech Republic 1	Seville, Spain 11 November 2023 Hard (i)		Canada 2
1 2 3 1 Barbora Krejčíková Marina Stakusic 6 2 6 1     2 Markéta Vondroušová Leylah Fernandez 2 6 6 2 3 6   3 Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez 5 7 6^3 7^7

Italy vs. Slovenia

Italy 2	Seville, Spain 11 November 2023 Hard (i)		Slovenia 0
1 2 3 1 Martina Trevisan Kaja Juvan 7^8 6^6 6 3     2 Jasmine Paolini Tamara Zidanšek 6 2 4 6 6 3   3 Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidanšek       not played

Final

Canada vs. Italy

Canada 2	Seville, Spain 12 November 2023 Hard (i)		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Marina Stakusic Martina Trevisan 7 5 6 3     2 Leylah Fernandez Jasmine Paolini 6 2 6 3     3 Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan       not played

References

1. "Canada 2-0 Italy: Canada are 2023 World Champions". ITF. 12 November 2023.
2. "Switzerland beat Australia to win first Billie Jean King Cup title". Reuters. 13 November 2022.
3. "Seville to host 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals". ESPN. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
4. "Billie Jean King Cup – Draws & Results". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
5. "Seeds announced for 2023 Finals and Play-offs draws". Billie Jean King Cup. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
6. "2023 BJK Cup Finals: Team announcements". Billie Jean King Cup. 9 October 2023.

External links

• Official website