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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.[1] Switzerland was the defending champion,[2] but was eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both their ties.

2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date7–12 November 2023
Edition60th
Draw12 teams
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
LocationSeville, Spain
VenueEstadio de La Cartuja
Champions
 Canada
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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup

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]

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
  Czech Republic1
  Canada2
  Canada2
  Italy0
  Italy2
  Slovenia0

Participating teams

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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
Participating teams
 
Australia (2022F) 		 
Canada 		 
Czech Republic 		 
France 		 
Germany 		 
Italy
 
Kazakhstan 		 
Poland (WC) 		 
Slovenia 		 
Spain (H) 		 
Switzerland (TH) 		 
United States

Seeds

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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]

  1.    Switzerland
  2.   Australia
  3.   Spain
  4.   France

Team nominations

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

  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

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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

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Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview

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T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winner Runner-up Third
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

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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

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Switzerland
0 		Seville, Spain
7 November 2023
Hard (i) 		 
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3
1  
  		Céline Naef
Linda Nosková 		62
77 		6
4 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Viktorija Golubic
Marie Bouzková 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Viktorija Golubic / Jil Teichmann
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková 		63
77 		2
6 		   

Switzerland vs. United States

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Switzerland
0 		Seville, Spain
9 November 2023
Hard (i) 		 
United States
3
1 2 3
1  
  		Céline Naef
Danielle Collins 		64
77 		1
6 		   
2  
  		Viktorija Golubic
Sofia Kenin 		3
6 		77
61 		5
7 		 
3  
  		Jil Teichmann / Simona Waltert
Sloane Stephens / Taylor Townsend 		1
6 		63
77 		   

Czech Republic vs. United States

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Czech Republic
2 		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

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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

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Australia
1 		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 		62
77 		[10]
[5] 		 

Australia vs. Kazakhstan

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Australia
2 		Seville, Spain
9 November 2023
Hard (i) 		 
Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Storm Hunter
Anna Danilina 		77
62 		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

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Kazakhstan
2 		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

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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

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Spain
0 		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 		68
710 		67
79 		   
3  
  		Rebeka Masarova / Sara Sorribes Tormo
Eugenie Bouchard / Gabriela Dabrowski 		3
6 		5
7 		   

Canada vs. Poland

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Canada
3 		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

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Spain
2 		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 		77
65 		6
3 		   
3  
  		Marina Bassols Ribera / Cristina Bucșa
Katarzyna Kawa / Martyna Kubka 		0
6 		77
62 		[3]
[10] 		 

Group D

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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

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France
1 		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 		66
78 		7
5 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan 		5
7 		6
2 		[10]
[6] 		 

Italy vs. Germany

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Italy
3 		Seville, Spain
9 November 2023
Hard (i) 		 
Germany
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Martina Trevisan
Eva Lys 		78
66 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Jasmine Paolini
Anna-Lena Friedsam 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Lucia Bronzetti / Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Laura Siegemund 		6
4 		64
77 		[11]
[9] 		 

France vs. Germany

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France
3 		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

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Semifinals

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Czech Republic vs. Canada

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Czech Republic
1 		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 		63
77 		   

Italy vs. Slovenia

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Italy
2 		Seville, Spain
11 November 2023
Hard (i) 		 
Slovenia
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Martina Trevisan
Kaja Juvan 		78
66 		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

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Canada vs. Italy

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Canada
2 		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

References

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  1. ^ "Canada 2-0 Italy: Canada are 2023 World Champions". ITF. 12 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Switzerland beat Australia to win first Billie Jean King Cup title". Reuters. 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Seville to host 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals". ESPN. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Billie Jean King Cup – Draws & Results". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Seeds announced for 2023 Finals and Play-offs draws". Billie Jean King Cup. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 BJK Cup Finals: Team announcements". Billie Jean King Cup. 9 October 2023.
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