# 2022 Billie Jean King Cup finals

The Billie Jean King Cup finals is the highest level of the Billie Jean King Cup competition in 2022. The competition took place in Glasgow from 8 to 13 November 2022. 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.
Switzerland defeated Australia in the final 2–0 to win its first Billie Jean King Cup title.
The Russian Tennis Federation were the reigning champions, but they were banned from participating in ITF international team competition in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## Participating teams

12 nations took part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:
* 1 finalist of the previous edition (just Switzerland, as reigning champion Russia was suspended)
* 1 highest-ranked losing semi-finalist of the previous edition (Australia)
* 1 host nation (Great Britain)
* 7 winners of the qualifying round in April 2022
* 1 team received a bye in the qualifying round (Slovakia)
* 1 team qualified with a walkover (Belgium)
Participating teams :
| Australia | Belgium | Canada | Czech Republic | Great Britain (H) | Italy |
| Kazakhstan | Poland | Slovakia | Spain | Switzerland | United States |

## Team nominations

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 7 November 2022.
Australia :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Ajla Tomljanović | 33 | 136 |
| Priscilla Hon | 151 | 340 |
| Storm Sanders | 237 | 10 |
| Ellen Perez | 363 | 20 |
| Samantha Stosur | 539 | 113 |
| Captain: Alicia Molik |||
Belgium :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Elise Mertens | 29 | 5 |
| Alison Van Uytvanck | 54 | 183 |
| Maryna Zanevska | 81 | 177 |
| Ysaline Bonaventure | 96 | 299 |
| Kirsten Flipkens | 241 | 30 |
| Captain: Johan Van Herck |||
Canada :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Leylah Fernandez | 40 | 76 |
| Bianca Andreescu | 45 | 380 |
| Rebecca Marino | 64 | 357 |
| Carol Zhao | 163 | 564 |
| Gabriela Dabrowski | 1012 | 7 |
| Captain: Sylvain Bruneau |||
Czech Republic :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Karolína Plíšková | 32 | 329 |
| Kateřina Siniaková | 47 | 1 |
| Markéta Vondroušová | 99 | 119 |
| Karolína Muchová | 149 | 498 |
| Captain: Petr Pála |||
Great Britain :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Harriet Dart | 98 | 120 |
| Katie Boulter | 124 | – |
| Heather Watson | 133 | 115 |
| Alicia Barnett | 817 | 60 |
| Olivia Nicholls | – | 63 |
| Captain: Anne Keothavong |||
Italy :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Martina Trevisan | 28 | 244 |
| Lucia Bronzetti | 56 | 585 |
| Jasmine Paolini | 59 | 141 |
| Elisabetta Cocciaretto | 65 | 397 |
| Captain: Tathiana Garbin |||
Kazakhstan :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Elena Rybakina | 22 | 442 |
| Yulia Putintseva | 51 | 314 |
| Zhibek Kulambayeva | 438 | 204 |
| Anna Danilina | 517 | 11 |
| Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova |||
Poland :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Magda Linette | 49 | 45 |
| Magdalena Fręch | 116 | 525 |
| Katarzyna Kawa | 261 | 75 |
| Martyna Kubka | 608 | 313 |
| Alicja Rosolska | – | 34 |
| Captain: Dawid Celt |||
Slovakia :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 100 | 1276 |
| Viktória Kužmová | 146 | 89 |
| Rebecca Šramková | 316 | 550 |
| Renáta Jamrichová | 881 | – |
| Tereza Mihalíková | 984 | 48 |
| Captain: Matej Lipták |||
Spain :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Paula Badosa | 13 | 190 |
| Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 72 | 335 |
| Cristina Bucșa | 107 | 151 |
| Rebeka Masarova | 132 | 189 |
| Aliona Bolsova | 193 | 58 |
| Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues |||
Switzerland :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Belinda Bencic | 12 | 133 |
| Jil Teichmann | 35 | 106 |
| Viktorija Golubic | 77 | 90 |
| Simona Waltert | 120 | 399 |
| Captain: Heinz Günthardt |||
United States :
| Player | SR | DR |
| Coco Gauff | 7 | 4 |
| Madison Keys | 11 | 56 |
| Danielle Collins | 14 | 287 |
| Caty McNally | 94 | 21 |
| Taylor Townsend | 131 | 33 |
| Captain: Kathy Rinaldi |||

## Format

The 12 teams were divided into four round robin groups of three teams each. The four group winners qualified for the semifinals.
| Day | Round | Number of teams |
| 8–11 November | Round robin | 12 (4 groups of 3 teams) |
| 12 November | Semifinals | 4 |
| 13 November | Final | 2 |

## Group stage

* Qualified for the Knockout stage

### Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
| Group | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Third | Third | Third | Third |
| Group | 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 | 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 |

### Group A

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| 1 | Switzerland | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–4 | 71% | 73–60 | 55% |
| 2 | Canada | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 69% | 67–41 | 62% |
| 3 | Italy | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–12 | 8% | 41–80 | 34% |

#### Switzerland vs. Italy

| Switzerland 3 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jil Teichmann Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 3 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$   2 Belinda Bencic Jasmine Paolini 7 5 6 3     3 Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann Jasmine Paolini / Martina Trevisan 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 1 ||||

#### Canada vs. Italy

| Canada 3 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Bianca Andreescu Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3     2 Leylah Fernandez Martina Trevisan 6 0 6 0     3 Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez Lucia Bronzetti / Jasmine Paolini 6 1 6 1 ||||

#### Switzerland vs. Canada

| Switzerland 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 11 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 11 November 2022 Hard (i) | Canada 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Viktorija Golubic Bianca Andreescu 2 6 6 3 6 4   2 Belinda Bencic Leylah Fernandez 6 0 7 5     3 Jil Teichmann / Simona Waltert Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Group B

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| 1 | Australia | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–3 | 79% | 73–40 | 65% |
| 2 | Slovakia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 42% | 52–65 | 44% |
| 3 | Belgium | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–10 | 29% | 53–73 | 42% |

#### Australia vs. Slovakia

| Australia 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 8 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 8 November 2022 Hard (i) | Slovakia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Storm Sanders Viktória Kužmová 6 4 6 3     2 Ajla Tomljanović Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6 1 6 2     3 Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková 6 2 3 6 [6] [10] ||||

#### Slovakia vs. Belgium

| Slovakia 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Viktória Kužmová Ysaline Bonaventure 6 2 7$^9$ 6$^7$     2 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Maryna Zanevska 5 7 6 2 6 3   3 Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens 0 6 3 6 ||||

#### Australia vs. Belgium

| Australia 3 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Belgium 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Storm Sanders Alison Van Uytvanck 6 2 6 2     2 Ajla Tomljanović Elise Mertens 4 6 6 4 3 0  retired 3 Storm Sanders / Samantha Stosur Ysaline Bonaventure / Kirsten Flipkens 6 4 6 3 ||||
Note: Tomljanovic's retirement victory over Mertens was counted as a 4–6, 6–4, 6–0 win.

### Group C

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| 1 | Great Britain | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 69% | 66–53 | 55% |
| 2 | Spain | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 43% | 59–71 | 45% |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 1–1 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 40% | 70–71 | 50% |

#### Kazakhstan vs. Great Britain

| Kazakhstan 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 8 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 8 November 2022 Hard (i) | Great Britain 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Yulia Putintseva Katie Boulter 4 6 6 3 6 2   2 Elena Rybakina Harriet Dart 6 1 6 4     3 Anna Danilina / Elena Rybakina Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls 5 7 3 6 ||||

#### Spain vs. Kazakhstan

| Spain 3 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Kazakhstan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nuria Párrizas Díaz Yulia Putintseva 6 4 2 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$   2 Paula Badosa Elena Rybakina 6 2 3 6 6 4   3 Paula Badosa / Aliona Bolsova Anna Danilina / Yulia Putintseva 6 4 6 2 ||||

#### Spain vs. Great Britain

| Spain 0 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Nuria Párrizas Díaz Heather Watson 0 6 2 6     2 Paula Badosa Harriet Dart 3 6 4 6     3 Aliona Bolsova / Rebeka Masarova Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 ||||

### Group D

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 67% | 60–46 | 57% |
| 2 | United States | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–7 | 50% | 65–66 | 50% |
| 3 | Poland | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 36% | 56–69 | 45% |

#### United States vs. Poland

| United States 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 9 November 2022 Hard (i) | Poland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Danielle Collins Magdalena Fręch 6 4 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$   2 Madison Keys Magda Linette 4 6 6 4 2 6   3 Coco Gauff / Caty McNally Magda Linette / Alicja Rosolska 6 1 6 2 ||||

#### Czech Republic vs. Poland

| Czech Republic 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 10 November 2022 Hard (i) | Poland 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Karolína Muchová Magdalena Fręch 6 2 6 2     2 Karolína Plíšková Magda Linette 4 6 1 6     3 Kateřina Siniaková / Markéta Vondroušová Katarzyna Kawa / Magda Linette 6 2 6 3 ||||

#### Czech Republic vs. United States

| Czech Republic 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 11 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 11 November 2022 Hard (i) | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Markéta Vondroušová Danielle Collins 6 3 6 3     2 Kateřina Siniaková Coco Gauff 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 1     3 Karolína Muchová / Karolína Plíšková Madison Keys / Taylor Townsend 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

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

### Semifinals
#### Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

| Switzerland 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 12 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 12 November 2022 Hard (i) | Czech Republic 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Viktorija Golubic Karolína Muchová 6 4 6 4     2 Belinda Bencic Karolína Plíšková 6 2 7$^8$ 6$^6$     3 Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann Kateřina Siniaková / Markéta Vondroušová       not played ||||

#### Great Britain vs. Australia

| Great Britain 1 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 12 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 12 November 2022 Hard (i) | Australia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Heather Watson Storm Sanders 4 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     2 Harriet Dart Ajla Tomljanović 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2     3 Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls Storm Sanders / Samantha Stosur 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ [6] [10] ||||

### Final
#### Switzerland vs. Australia

| Switzerland 2 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 13 November 2022 Hard (i) | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland 13 November 2022 Hard (i) | Australia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jil Teichmann Storm Sanders 6 3 4 6 6 3   2 Belinda Bencic Ajla Tomljanović 6 2 6 1     3 Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann Storm Sanders / Samantha Stosur       not played ||||