2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals explained

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

See 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 reigning champion,^[2] but was eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both of 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]

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

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]

Team nominations

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


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	113	233
	172	1
	206	168
	500	17
	549
Captain: Alicia Molik


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	35	20
	176	1039
	258	449
	273
		8
Captain: Heidi El Tabakh


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	7	44
	10	13
	34	23
	41	198
	45	10
Captain: Petr Pála


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	20	90
	44	903
	61	644
	118	317
	249	70
Captain: Julien Benneteau


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	57	307
	86	5
	115	114
	130
	162	425
Captain: Rainer Schüttler


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	30	97
	43	390
	52	508
	64	891
	119
Captain: Tathiana Garbin


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	4	119
	69	343
	515	151
	751	865
	814	56
Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	24	42
	63	388
	207	118
	325	93
	395	212
Captain: Dawid Celt


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	100	351
	104
	183	153
	543	656
	1024
Captain: Andrej Krasevec


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	50	33
	65	158
	66	354
	83	66
	110	381
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	17	197
	84	146
	139	428
	143	136
	166	397
Captain: Heinz Günthardt


width=140	Player	width=30	SR !	width=30	DR
	33	434
	48	629
	53	101
	55	84
	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

Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group	Winner				Runner-up				Third
Group	width=140	Nation!	width=35	T!	width=35	M!	width=35	S	width=140	Nation!	width=35	T!	width=35	M!	width=35	S	width=140	Nation!	width=35	T!	width=35	M!	width=35	S
A	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	5–1	10–3	style=text-align:left		1–1	4–2	8–5	style=text-align:left		0–2	0–6	2–12
B	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		1–1	3–3	9–6	style=text-align:left		1–1	3–3	7–8	style=text-align:left		1–1	3–3	6–8
C	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	6–0	12–1	style=text-align:left		1–1	2–4	5–9	style=text-align:left		0–2	1–5	4–11
D	style=text-align:left bgcolor=ccffcc		2–0	5–1	11–5	style=text-align:left		1–1	4–2	10–6	style=text-align:left		0–2	0–6	2–12

Group A

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	5–1	10–3	77%	72–54	57%
2		1–1	4–2	8–5	62%	67–59	53%
3		0–2	0–6	2–12	14%	61–87	41%

Czech Republic vs. United States

Group B

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		1–1	3–3	9–6	60%	66–48	58%
2		1–1	3–3	7–8	47%	54–59	48%
3		1–1	3–3	6–8	43%	53–66	45%

Kazakhstan vs. Slovenia

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

Group C

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	6–0	12–1	92%	80–48	63%
2		1–1	2–4	5–9	36%	58–72	45%
3		0–2	1–5	4–11	27%	57–75	43%

Spain vs. Poland

Group D

Pos.	width=140	Country	width=75	Ties	width=75	Matches	width=75	Sets	width=60	Sets %	width=75	Games	width=60	Games %
1		2–0	5–1	11–5	69%	79–62	56%
2		1–1	4–2	10–6	63%	75–61	55%
3		0–2	0–6	2–12	14%	43–74	37%

France vs. Germany

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

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Italy vs. Slovenia

Final

Canada vs. Italy

External links

Official website

Notes and References

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