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]
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| Details | |
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| Duration | 10 April – 12 November 2023 |
| Edition | 60th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
← 2022 2024 → | |
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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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
editDate: 14–16 April 2023
Eighteen teams will play for nine spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.[2]
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.[3]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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
editT = 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 |
Billie Jean King Cup play-offs
editDate: 10–12 November 2023[2]
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.
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Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editGroup I
editDate: 11–15 April 2023
Venue: Tennis Golf Club, Cúcuta, Colombia (clay, outdoors)[4]
- Participating teams
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
editDate: 26–29 July 2023
Venue: Centro Nacional De Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard, outdoors)[5]
- Participating teams
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
editDate: 18–22 July 2023
Venue: Federación Panameña de Tenis, Panama City, Panama (clay, outdoors)[6]
- Participating teams
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- Withdrawn
- Inactive teams
Promotions
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Puerto Rico and 
Cuba were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2024.
Asia/Oceania Zone
editGroup I
editDate: 10–15 April 2023
Venue: Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan (hard, outdoors)[7]
- Participating teams
Play-offs
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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
editDate: 24–29 July 2023
Venue: National Tennis Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (hard, outdoors) [8]
- Participating teams
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Play-offs
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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
editDate: 18–21 October 2023
Venue: Bahrain Tennis Federation, Isa Town, Bahrain (hard, outdoors) [9]
- Participating teams
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- Withdrawn
- Inactive teams
Play-offs
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Iran and 
Kyrgyzstan were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2024.
Europe/Africa Zone
editGroup I
editDate: 10–15 April 2023
Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay, outdoors)[10]
- Participating teams
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
editDate: 10–15 April 2023[11]
Venue: Jamor Sports Complex, Oeiras, Portugal (clay, outdoors)[11]
- Participating teams
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- Withdrawn
Play-offs
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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
editDate: 19-24 June 2023
Venue: Tennis Club Jug, Skopje, North Macedonia (clay, outdoors)[12]
- Participating teams
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Inactive Teams
Play-offs
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North Macedonia was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2024.
Group III Africa
editDate: 12-17 June 2023
Venue: Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya (clay, outdoors)[13]
- Participating teams
Play-offs
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Morocco was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2024.
Seychelles was relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2024.
Group IV Africa
editDate: 5-10 June 2023
Venue: Ecology Tennis Club, Kigali, Rwanda (clay, outdoors)[14]
- Participating teams
Play-offs
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Madagascar was promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2024.
References
edit- ^ "Canada 2-0 Italy: Canada are 2023 World Champions". ITF. 12 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Draw announced for 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers". Billiejeankingcup.com. 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Americas 2023".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group II Americas 2023".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Americas 2023".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Asia/Oceania 2023".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group II Asia/Oceania 2023".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Asia/Oceania 2023".
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group I Europe/Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ a b "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results - Group II Europe/Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Europe 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group III Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
- ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Draws and Results - Group IV Africa 2023". www.billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.