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.
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| Edition | 59th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
← 2020–21 2023 → | |
Billie Jean King Cup Finals
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | |||||||
 Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||
| Switzerland | 2 | |||||||
 Australia | 0 | |||||||
 Great Britain | 1 | |||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||
Date: 8–13 November 2022
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.
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
| Seeded teams
| 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 |
Billie Jean King Cup play-offs
Date: 11–12 November 2022
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.
| Seeded teams | Unseeded teams
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Ties were announced on June 16.
| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Americas Zone
Group I
Venue: Salinas Golf and Tennis Club, Salinas, Ecuador (hard)
Dates: 13–16 April 2022
- Participating teams
Play-offs
Brazil and 
Argentina advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while 
Mexico was later promoted.
Paraguay and 
Ecuador were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2023.
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
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
Dates: 12–16 April 2022
- 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.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Venue: Megasaray Tennis Academy, Antalya, Turkey (clay)
Dates: 11–16 April 2022
- Participating teams
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Play-offs
Hungary, 
Slovenia, and 
Croatia advanced to the Billie Jean King Cup play-offs, while 
Serbia and 
Austria were later promoted.
Estonia and 
Georgia were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2023.
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.
Notes
References
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