2022_Billie_Jean_King_Cup
Switzerland defeated Australia 2–0 in the tennis final of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup. It was the 59th edition of the women's international team competition.
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | |||||||
 Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||
 Australia | 0 | |||||||
 Great Britain | 1 | |||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||
Date: 8–13 November 2022[1]
Venue: Emirates Arena, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Surface: Hard (i)
12 nations took part in the Finals, formerly known as the World Group. The qualification was as follows:
- 1 finalist of the previous edition (Switzerland, defending champion Russia was suspended)
- 1 host nation (Great Britain)
- 7 winners of a qualifier round, in April 2022
- 1 team received a bye in the qualifying round (Slovakia) and 1 team qualified with a walkover (Belgium)
| Participating teams | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
 Belgium |
 Canada |
 Czech Republic |
 Great Britain (H) |
 Italy |
 Kazakhstan |
 Poland |
 Slovakia |
 Spain |
 Switzerland (TH) |
 United States |
Qualifying round
Date: 15–16 April 2022
Eighteen teams were scheduled to play for nine spots for the Finals, in a series decided on a home and away basis.[1]
These eighteen teams originally were:
- 10 teams ranked 3rd-12th in the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals,
- 7 winners of the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs,
- 1 loser of the 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, based on rankings
The 9 losing teams from the qualifying round play the play-offs, against the 9 nations that are promoted from the Regional Group I from Americas, Europe/Africa and Asia/Oceania, to see who will contend the 2023 Qualifiers and who stays in the Regional Group I in 2023.
However, prior to the qualifying round both Russia and Belarus were suspended from taking part in international events by the ITF. Australia, the runner-up from 2020, was given the defending champion's right to advance. They were scheduled to play Slovakia. Both teams were given byes. Belgium, scheduled to play Belarus, was also given a bye.
#: Nations Ranking as of 8 November 2021.
Qualified teams
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Seeded teams
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Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia [1] | d w/o |  Slovakia | double walkover, Australia replaced Russia with bye, Slovakia advanced by walkover | |||
 Italy | 3–1 |  France [2] | Alghero | Tennis Club Alghero | Hard | |
 United States [3] | 3–2 |  Ukraine | Asheville | Harrah's Cherokee Center | Hard (i) | |
| Czech Republic [4] | 3–2 | Great Britain | Prague | I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club | Clay | |
 Belgium | w/o |  Belarus | Belarus suspended, Belgium advanced by walkover | |||
 Kazakhstan | 3–1 |  Germany [6] | Nur-Sultan | Daulet National Tennis Centre | Clay (i) | |
 Canada [7] | 4–0 |  Latvia | Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | Hard (i) | |
 Netherlands | 0–4 |  Spain [8] | 's-Hertogenbosch | Maaspoort | Clay (i) | |
 Poland | 4–0 |  Romania [9] | Radom | Radom Sports Center | Hard (i) | |
Group stage
The final draw was held on 8 July 2022 in Glasgow.
| Qualified for the Knockout stage | |
T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
| Group | Seeded | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (H) | 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 |
Date: 11–12 November 2022[1]
Sixteen teams played for seven spots in the 2023 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis.
These sixteen teams were:
- 6 losing teams from Qualifying round.
- 7 winning teams from their Group I zone.
- 2 later promoted teams from Zonal Group I (Serbia and Mexico) to fill the vacancy of Russia and Belarus.
- 1 later promoted team from Zonal Group I (Austria) to fill the vacancy of Great Britain, whose was announced as Final hosts.
Eight winners will advance to the 2023 qualifying round while losers will contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2023.
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Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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Ties were announced on June 16.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
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| France [1] | 3–1 | Netherlands | Le Portel | Le Chaudron | Hard (i) |
 Croatia | 1–3 | Germany [2] | Rijeka | Centar Zamet | Hard (i) |
| Romania [3] | 4–0 |  Hungary | Oradea | Sala Polivalentă | Hard (i) |
 Austria | 3–2 | Latvia [4] | Schwechat | Multiversum Schwechat | Clay (i) |
 Japan [5] | 1–3 | Ukraine | Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Hard (i) |
 Argentina | 1–3 |  Brazil [6] | Tucumán | Lawn Tennis Club | Clay |
 Slovenia | 3–1 |  China [7] | Velenje | Bela Dvorana | Clay (i) |
 Mexico | 4–0 |  Serbia [8] | San Luis Potosí | Club Deportivo Potosino | Clay |
Group I
Venue: Salinas Golf and Tennis Club, Salinas, Ecuador (hard)
Dates: 13–16 April 2022[1]
- Participating teams
Play-offs
Group II
Venue: Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)
Dates: 25–30 July 2022
- Participating teams
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- Withdrawn
- Inactive teams
Play-offs
Group I
Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
Dates: 12–16 April 2022[1]
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
China and 
Japan advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
Indonesia and 
New Zealand were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2023.
Group II
Venue 1: National Tennis Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard)
Venue 2: Central Stadium Frunze, Dushanbe, Tajikistan (hard)
Dates: 8–13 August 2022 (Kuala Lumpur) / 22–27 August 2022 (Dushanbe)
- Participating teams
- Withdrawn
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- Inactive teams
Play-offs
Thailand and 
Uzbekistan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2023.
Group I
Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
Dates: 11–16 April 2022[1]
- Participating teams
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Play-offs
Group II
Venue: Vierumäki, Finland (indoor hard)
Dates: 12–15 April 2022
- Participating teams
- Withdrawn
Play-offs
Norway and 
Egypt were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2023.
Finland and 
Luxembourg were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2023.
Group III
Venue 1: Bellevue Tennis Club, Ulcinj, Montenegro (clay)
Venue 2: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)
Dates: 7–11 June 2022 (Ulcinj) / 5–10 July 2022 (Skopje)
- Participating teams
Withdrawn
Cameroon
Congo
DR Congo
Mozambique
Rwanda
Sudan
Tanzania
Zimbabwe
Inactive Teams
Play-offs
Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
Portugal were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.
- "Australia, USA, Czech Rep set for home ties in 2022 Qualifiers". www.billiejeankingcup.com. 5 November 2021.