2023 Billie Jean King Cup

International women's tennis competition

2023 Billie Jean King Cup

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Duration| 10 April – 12 November 2023
Edition| 60th
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Canada defeated Italy in the tennis final, 2–0, in winning the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. This was Canada's first final and title at the Billie Jean King Cup.[1][2]

The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup was the 60th edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, an international team competition between national teams in women's tennis.

## Billie Jean King Cup finals

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup finals

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| Semifinals| | | Final
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|  Czech Republic| 1
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|  Canada| 2| |
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| | |  Italy| 0
|  Italy| 2| |
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|  Slovenia| 0| |
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Date: 7–12 November 2023
Venue: Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain
Surface: Hard indoor

12 nations take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows:

* 2 finalists of the 2022 Finals (Australia and Switzerland)
* 1 host nation or wild card
* 9 winners of the 2023 qualifying round

Participating teams

Australia (2022F) |
Canada |
Czech Republic |
France |
Germany |
Italy

Kazakhstan |
Slovenia |
Spain (H) |
Switzerland (TH) |
United States |
Poland (WC)

### Qualifying round

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round

Date: 14–16 April 2023

Eighteen teams will play for nine spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.[3]

These eighteen teams are:

* 10 teams ranked 3rd–12th in the 2022 Finals
* 8 winning teams from the 2022 play-offs

The nine winning teams from the qualifying round will play at the Finals and the nine losing teams will play at the 2023 play-offs.

#: Nations Ranking as of 16 November 2022.[4]

Qualified teams

Seeded teams

1. Spain (#3)
2. Czech Republic (#4)
3. France (#5)
4. Canada (#6)
5. United States (#7)
6. Slovakia (#8)
7. Germany (#9)
8. Kazakhstan (#10)
9. Romania (#12)

Unseeded teams

* Italy (#13)
* Belgium (#14)
* Great Britain (#15)
* Poland (#16)
* Brazil (#17)
* Ukraine (#20)
* Mexico (#22)
* Austria (#30)
* Slovenia (#34)

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Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface

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Spain [1] | 3–1 |  Mexico | Marbella | Club de Tenis Puente Romano | Clay
Ukraine | 1–3 |  Czech Republic [2] | Antalya (Turkey) | Megasaray Club Belek | Clay
Great Britain | 1–3 |  France [3] | Coventry | Coventry Building Society Arena | Hard (i)
Canada [4] | 3–2 |  Belgium | Vancouver | Pacific Coliseum | Hard (i)
United States [5] | 4–0 |  Austria | Delray Beach | Delray Beach Tennis Center | Hard
Slovakia [6] | 2–3 |  Italy | Bratislava | NTC Arena | Hard (i)
Germany [7] | 3–1 |  Brazil | Stuttgart | Porsche-Arena | Clay (i)
Kazakhstan [8] | 3–1 |  Poland | Astana | National Tennis Centre | Clay (i)
Slovenia | 3–2 |  Romania [9] | Koper | Sport Park Bonifika | Clay

### Group stage

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T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Third

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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

## Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

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Further information: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

Date: 10–12 November 2023[3]

Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the 2024 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams were:

* 8 losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2023 (Poland having received a wildcard for the finals)
* 7 winning teams from their Group I zone
* 1 team from their Group I zone (Serbia) to replace Poland.

Eight winners will advance to the 2024 qualifying round while losers will contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2024.

Seeded teams

1. Slovakia (#11)
2. Belgium (#13)
3. Great Britain (#14)
4. Brazil (#15)
5. Ukraine (#16)
6. Romania (#17)
7. Japan (#19)
8. Mexico (#20)

Unseeded teams

* Argentina (#21)
* Austria (#22)
* Serbia (#25)
* Netherlands (#26)
* Hungary (#27)
* Sweden (#28)
* Colombia (#29)
* South Korea (#31)

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Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface

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Slovakia [1] | 3–1 |  Argentina | Bratislava | NTC Arena | Hard (i)
Belgium [2] | 3–1 |  Hungary | Charleroi | Dôme de Charleroi | Hard (i)
Great Britain [3] | 3–1 |  Sweden | London | Copper Box Arena | Hard (i)
Brazil [4] | 4–0 |  South Korea | Brasília | Arena BRB | Clay
Ukraine [5] | 3–1 |  Netherlands | Vilnius (Lithuania) | SEB Arena | Hard (i)
Serbia | 0–4 |  Romania [6] | Kraljevo | Kraljevo Sports Hall | Clay (i)
Japan [7] | 3–2 |  Colombia | Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Hard (i)
Austria | 2–3 |  Mexico [8] | Schwechat | Multiversum Schwechat | Clay (i)

## Americas Zone

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone

### Group I

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Date: 11–15 April 2023
Venue: Tennis Golf Club, Cúcuta, Colombia (clay, outdoors)[5]

Participating teams

* Argentina
* Bolivia
* Chile

* Colombia
* Guatemala
* Peru

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#### Promotions/Relegations

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* Argentina and  Colombia were promoted to the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
* Guatemala and  Bolivia were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2024.

### Group II

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Date: 26–29 July 2023
Venue: Centro Nacional De Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard, outdoors)[6]

Participating teams

* Bahamas
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador

* Honduras
* Paraguay
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

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#### Promotions/Relegations

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* Ecuador and  Venezuela were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2024.
* Costa Rica and  Bahamas were relegated to Americas Zone Group III in 2024.

### Group III

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Date: 18–22 July 2023
Venue: Federación Panameña de Tenis, Panama City, Panama (clay, outdoors)[7]

Participating teams

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* Cuba

* El Salvador
* Jamaica
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands

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Withdrawn

* Saint Lucia

Inactive teams

* Eastern Caribbean
* Haiti

* Trinidad and Tobago

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#### Promotions

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* Puerto Rico and  Cuba were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2024.

## Asia/Oceania Zone

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

### Group I

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Date: 10–15 April 2023
Venue: Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard, outdoors)[8]

Participating teams

* China
* India
* Japan

* South Korea
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

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#### Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

* Japan and  South Korea were promoted to the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
* Thailand and  Uzbekistan were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2024.

### Group II

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Date: 24–29 July 2023
Venue: National Tennis Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard, outdoors) [9]

Participating teams

* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* Malaysia
* Mongolia

* New Zealand
* Pacific Oceania
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Turkmenistan

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#### Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – Play-offs

* Pacific Oceania and  Chinese Taipei were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2024.
* Turkmenistan and  Guam were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2024.

### Group III

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Date: 18–21 October 2023
Venue: Bahrain Tennis Federation, Isa Town, Bahrain (hard, outdoors) [10]

Participating teams

* Bahrain
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Iran
* Iraq
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos

* Macau
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Tajikistan
* Vietnam

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Withdrawn

* Myanmar

Inactive teams

* Bangladesh
* Jordan
* Lebanon

* Oman
* Philippines
* Syria

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#### Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III – Play-offs

* Iran and  Kyrgyzstan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2024.

## Europe/Africa Zone

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

### Group I

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Date: 10–15 April 2023

Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay, outdoors)[11]

Participating teams

* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Egypt
* Hungary
* Latvia

* Netherlands
* Norway
* Serbia
* Sweden
* Turkey

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Promotions/Relegations

* Sweden,  Hungary, and  Netherlands advanced to the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while  Serbia was later promoted.
* Egypt and  Croatia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2024.

### Group II

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Date: 10–15 April 2023[12]

Venue: Jamor Sports Complex, Oeiras, Portugal (clay, outdoors)[12]

Participating teams

Pool A

* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Greece
* Israel
* Malta
* Portugal

Pool B

* Estonia
* Georgia
* Ireland
* Kosovo
* Lithuania
* South Africa

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Withdrawn

* Algeria

#### Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II – Play-offs

* Portugal and  Greece were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2024.
* South Africa and  Ireland were respectively relegated to Africa Zone Group III and Europe Zone Group III in 2024.

### Group III Europe

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Date: 19-24 June 2023

Venue: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay, outdoors)[13]

Participating teams

* Albania
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Cyprus
* Finland
* Iceland

* Luxembourg
* Montenegro
* North Macedonia
* Moldova
* San Marino

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Inactive Teams

* Liechtenstein

#### Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Europe Group III – Play-offs

* North Macedonia was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2024.

### Group III Africa

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Date: 12-17 June 2023

Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (clay, outdoors)[14]

Participating teams

* Botswana
* Burundi
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Mauritius
* Morocco

* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Seychelles
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe

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#### Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Africa Zone Group III – Play-offs

* Morocco was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2024.
* Seychelles was relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.

### Group IV Africa

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Date: 5-10 June 2023
Venue: Ecology Tennis Club, Kigali, Rwanda (clay, outdoors)[15]

Participating teams

* Angola
* Cameroon
* Congo
* DR Congo
* Ethiopia
* Lesotho

* Madagascar
* Mozambique
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* Tanzania

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#### Play-offs

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Main article: 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Africa Zone Group IV – Play-offs

* Madagascar was promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2024.

## References

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1. ^ "Canada 2-0 Italy: Canada are 2023 World Champions". ITF. 12 November 2023.
2. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2023 results: Leylah Fernandez clinches historic triumph for Canada". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
3. ^ a b "Draw announced for 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers". Billiejeankingcup.com. 13 November 2022.
4. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
5. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Americas 2023".
6. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group II Americas 2023".
7. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Americas 2023".
8. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Asia/Oceania 2023".
9. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group II Asia/Oceania 2023".
10. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Asia/Oceania 2023".
11. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Europe/Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
12. ^ a b "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results - Group II Europe/Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
13. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Europe 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
14. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
15. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group IV Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.

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