# 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals

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. Switzerland was the defending champion, 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. 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.

## Bracket

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

## Participating teams

12 nations take part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:
* 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.
* Switzerland
* Australia
* Spain
* France

## Team nominations

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 6 November 2023.
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 | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Third | Third | Third | Third |
| Group | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 ||||