2020–21_Billie_Jean_King_Cup_Finals

2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals
2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date	November 1–6, 2021
Edition	58th
Surface	Hard (Indoor)
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Venue	O2 Arena
Champions
	Russian Tennis Federation

2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup finals

Tennis tournament

The finals, formerly known as World Group, is the highest level of Billie Jean King Cup competition in 2020–21. It was originally scheduled to be played on indoor clay courts at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 until 19 April 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19.^[1]^[2]^[3] The new venue was established to be the O2 Arena, in Prague,^[4] on indoor hard (Rebound Ace) court.^[5] The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and are played on one day. There were two singles matches, followed by a single doubles tie.

Quick Facts 2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals, Date ...

France were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both their ties.

The Russian Tennis Federation won the title, defeating Switzerland in the final, 2–0.^[6]

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[cnote_Note_RTF] 
In accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from RTF was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and used the flag of the RTF.

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Day	Round	Number of teams
1–4 November	Round robin	12 (4 groups of 3 teams)
5 November	Semifinals	4
6 November	Final	2

Group	Winners				Runners-up				Third
Group	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S	Nation	T	M	S
A	RTF	2–0	5–1	11–4	Canada	1–1	2–4	5–9	France	0–2	2–4	6–9
B	Australia	2–0	4–2	8–7	Belgium	1–1	3–3	8–7	Belarus	0–2	2–4	6–8
C	United States	1–1	3–3	7–6	Slovakia	1–1	3–3	8–8	Spain	1–1	3–3	7–8
D	Switzerland	2–0	5–1	10–3	Czech Republic	1–1	3–3	7–7	Germany	0–2	1–5	4–11

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	RTF	2–0	5–1	11–4	73%	82–51	62%
2	Canada	1–1	2–4	5–9	36%	59–76	44%
3	France	0–2	2–4	6–9	40%	67–81	45%

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	Australia	2–0	4–2	8–7	63%	71–67	51%
2	Belgium	1–1	3–3	8–7	53%	73–61	54%
3	Belarus	0–2	2–4	6–8	43%	55–71	44%

Pos.	Country	Ties	Matches	Sets	Sets %	Games	Games %
1	United States	1–1	3–3	7–6	54%	60–51	54%
2	Slovakia	1–1	3–3	8–8	50%	64–66	49%
3	Spain	1–1	3–3	7–8	47%	58–65	47%

2020–21_Billie_Jean_King_Cup_Finals

2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup finals

Participating teams

Team nominations

Format

Group stage

Overview

Group A

France vs. Canada

RTF vs. Canada

France vs. RTF

Group B

Belarus vs. Belgium

Australia vs. Belgium

Australia vs. Belarus

Group C

Spain vs. Slovakia

United States vs. Slovakia

United States vs. Spain

Group D

Czech Republic vs. Germany

Germany vs. Switzerland

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals

RTF vs. United States

Australia vs. Switzerland

Final

RTF vs. Switzerland

References

External links

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Semifinals		Final

RTF	2

United States	1
		RTF	2

		Switzerland	0
Australia	0

Switzerland	2