2020 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round explained

See main article: 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup. The 2020 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round was played on 7–8 February 2020. The eight winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Budapest.^[1]

Teams

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

These sixteen teams were:^[2]

• 2 losing semifinalists of the previous edition,
• 7 winners & losers of World Group play-offs of previous edition, and
• 4 winners of World Group II play-offs of previous edition, and
• 3 losers of World Group II play-offs of previous edition, based on rankings

The 8 losing teams from the qualifying round played at the Group I of the corresponding continental zone the following February.

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams:

Summary of results

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface
[1]	3–2				Hard (i)
	2–3	[2]		Sportcampus Zuiderpark	Clay (i)
[3]	2–3				Hard (i)
	0–4	[4]		Costão do Santinho Resort	Clay
[5]	3–1			Centro de Tenis La Manga Club	Clay
[6]	3–1			Swiss Tennis Arena	Hard (i)
[7]	3–1			SC Lange Munte	Hard (i)
	3–1	[8]			Clay (i)

Detailed results

United States vs. Latvia

Team nominations:

Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Alison Riske, Coco Gauff, Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Jeļena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova, Diāna Marcinkēviča, Daniela Vismane

Netherlands vs. Belarus

Team nominations:

Kiki Bertens, Arantxa Rus, Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Indy de Vroome, Demi Schuurs

Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Olga Govortsova, Anna Kubareva, Lidziya Marozava

Romania vs. Russia

Team nominations:

Ana Bogdan, Irina Bara, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Jaqueline Cristian, Raluca Olaru

Ekaterina Alexandrova, Veronika Kudermetova, Anna Blinkova, Anna Kalinskaya

Brazil vs. Germany

Team nominations:

Gabriela Cé, Teliana Pereira, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani

Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Antonia Lottner

Spain vs. Japan

Team nominations:

Carla Suárez Navarro, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Aliona Bolsova, Lara Arruabarrena, Georgina García Pérez

Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Kurumi Nara, Ena Shibahara, Shuko Aoyama

Switzerland vs. Canada

Team nominations:

Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Vögele, Timea Bacsinszky

Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski

Belgium vs. Kazakhstan

Team nominations:

Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens, Greet Minnen, Ysaline Bonaventure

Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Yaroslava Shvedova

Slovakia vs. Great Britain

Team nominations:

Viktória Kužmová, Jana Čepelová, Magdaléna Rybáriková, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Rebecca Šramková

Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Naiktha Bains, Katie Swan, Emma Raducanu

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITF Launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest. billiejeankingcup.com . 30 January 2020.
2. Web site: ITF Launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest. billiejeankingcup.com . 30 January 2020.