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2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup finals

The finals, formerly known as World Group, is the highest level of Billie Jean King Cup competition in 2020–21. It was originally scheduled to be played on indoor clay courts at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 until 19 April 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19.[1][2][3] The new venue was established to be the O2 Arena, in Prague,[4] on indoor hard (Rebound Ace) court.[5] The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and are played on one day. There were two singles matches, followed by a single doubles tie.

2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals
DateNovember 1–6, 2021
Edition58th
SurfaceHard (Indoor)
LocationPrague, Czech Republic
VenueO2 Arena
Champions
Russian Tennis Federation
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Main article: 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup

France were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both their ties.

The Russian Tennis Federation won the title, defeating Switzerland in the final, 2–0.[6]

Participating teams edit

12 nations took part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:

  • 2 finalists of the previous edition
  • 1 host nation
  • 1 wild card[7]
  • 8 winners of a qualifier round, in February 2020
Participating teams
 
Australia 		 
Belarus 		 
Belgium 		 
Canada (WC) 		 
Czech Republic (H) 		 
France (TH)
 
Germany 		 
RTF 		 
Slovakia 		 
Spain 		 
Switzerland 		 
United States
  1. ^
    In accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from RTF was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and used the flag of the RTF.

Team nominations edit

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 1 November 2021.[8]

  Australia
Player SR DR
Ajla Tomljanović 43 140
Storm Sanders 131 33
Ellen Perez 200 43
Olivia Gadecki 232 180
Daria Gavrilova 412 559
Captain: Alicia Molik
  Belarus
Player SR DR
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 88 79
Yuliya Hatouka 192 495
Iryna Shymanovich 263 311
Vera Lapko 356 238
Lidziya Marozava – 90
Captain: Tatiana Poutchek
  Belgium
Player SR DR
Elise Mertens 18 1
Greet Minnen 70 81
Ysaline Bonaventure 146 395
Kirsten Flipkens 160 148
Captain: Johan Van Herck
  Canada
Player SR DR
Rebecca Marino 148 175
Carol Zhao 328 570
Françoise Abanda 353 –
Gabriela Dabrowski 710 5
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau
  Czech Republic
Player SR DR
Barbora Krejčíková 3 3
Markéta Vondroušová 35 66
Tereza Martincová 48 188
Kateřina Siniaková 49 2
Lucie Hradecká 557 29
Captain: Petr Pála
  France
Player SR DR
Alizé Cornet 59 281
Caroline Garcia 75 170
Clara Burel 77 268
Fiona Ferro 105 410
Captain: Julien Benneteau
  Germany
Player SR DR
Angelique Kerber 9 379
Andrea Petkovic 76 135
Jule Niemeier 134 –
Anna-Lena Friedsam 137 93
Nastasja Schunk 297 1319
Captain: Rainer Schüttler
  RTF
Player SR DR
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 12 108
Daria Kasatkina 28 284
Veronika Kudermetova 31 11
Ekaterina Alexandrova 32 146
Liudmila Samsonova 40 1342
Captain: Igor Andreev
  Slovakia
Player SR DR
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 83 621
Kristína Kučová 111 –
Rebecca Šramková 172 491
Viktória Kužmová 175 59
Tereza Mihalíková 618 111
Captain: Matej Lipták
  Spain
Player SR DR
Sara Sorribes Tormo 37 69
Nuria Párrizas Díaz 66 359
Aliona Bolsova 163 86
Rebeka Masarova 167 270
Carla Suárez Navarro 330 1103
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
   Switzerland
Player SR DR
Belinda Bencic 17 155
Jil Teichmann 39 106
Viktorija Golubic 45 145
Stefanie Vögele 116 964
Captain: Heinz Günthardt
  United States
Player SR DR
Danielle Collins 30 492
Shelby Rogers 42 74
Sloane Stephens 63 1085
CoCo Vandeweghe 151 156
Caroline Dolehide 197 28
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi

Format edit

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
1–4 November Round robin 12 (4 groups of 3 teams)
5 November Semifinals 4
6 November Final 2

Group stage edit

Qualified for the Knockout stage

Overview edit

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

Group Winners Runners-up Third
Nation T M S Nation T M S Nation T M S
A   RTF 2–0 5–1 11–4   Canada 1–1 2–4 5–9   France 0–2 2–4 6–9
B   Australia 2–0 4–2 8–7   Belgium 1–1 3–3 8–7   Belarus 0–2 2–4 6–8
C   United States 1–1 3–3 7–6   Slovakia 1–1 3–3 8–8   Spain 1–1 3–3 7–8
D    Switzerland 2–0 5–1 10–3   Czech Republic 1–1 3–3 7–7   Germany 0–2 1–5 4–11

Group A edit

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1   RTF 2–0 5–1 11–4 73% 82–51 62%
2   Canada 1–1 2–4 5–9 36% 59–76 44%
3   France 0–2 2–4 6–9 40% 67–81 45%

France vs. Canada edit

 
France
1 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[9]
1 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Canada
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Fiona Ferro
Françoise Abanda 		6
4 		4
6 		4
6 		 
2  
  		Alizé Cornet
Rebecca Marino 		6
4 		77
65 		   
3  
  		Clara Burel / Alizé Cornet
Gabriela Dabrowski / Rebecca Marino 		3
6 		66
78 		   

RTF vs. Canada edit

 
Russia
3 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[10]
2 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Canada
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Daria Kasatkina
Carol Zhao 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Rebecca Marino 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Veronika Kudermetova / Liudmila Samsonova
Gabriela Dabrowski / Rebecca Marino 		6
3 		6
1 		   

France vs. RTF edit

 
France
1 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[11]
3 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Russia
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Clara Burel
Ekaterina Alexandrova 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Alizé Cornet
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 		7
5 		4
6 		2
6 		 
3  
  		Clara Burel / Alizé Cornet
Veronika Kudermetova / Liudmila Samsonova 		2
6 		1
6 		   

Group B edit

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1   Australia 2–0 4–2 8–7 63% 71–67 51%
2   Belgium 1–1 3–3 8–7 53% 73–61 54%
3   Belarus 0–2 2–4 6–8 43% 55–71 44%

Belarus vs. Belgium edit

 
Belarus
1 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[12]
1 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Belgium
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Iryna Shymanovich
Greet Minnen 		2
6 		2
6 		   
2  
  		Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Elise Mertens 		2
6 		6
4 		2
6 		 
3  
  		Vera Lapko / Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens 		6
4 		6
3 		   

Australia vs. Belgium edit

 
Australia
2 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[13]
2 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Belgium
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Daria Gavrilova
Greet Minnen 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Storm Sanders
Elise Mertens 		3
6 		77
65 		6
0 		 
3  
  		Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders
Elise Mertens / Greet Minnen 		2
6 		4
6 		   

Australia vs. Belarus edit

 
Australia
2 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[14]
4 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Belarus
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Storm Sanders
Yuliya Hatouka 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Ajla Tomljanović
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Olivia Gadecki / Ellen Perez
Lidziya Marozava / Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		4
6 		4
6 		   

Group C edit

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1   United States 1–1 3–3 7–6 54% 60–51 54%
2   Slovakia 1–1 3–3 8–8 50% 64–66 49%
3   Spain 1–1 3–3 7–8 47% 58–65 47%

Spain vs. Slovakia edit

 
Spain
2 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[15]
1 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Slovakia
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Carla Suárez Navarro
Viktória Kužmová 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Sara Sorribes Tormo
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 		6
3 		3
6 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Sara Sorribes Tormo / Carla Suárez Navarro
Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková 		4
6 		6
2 		[10]
[7] 		 

United States vs. Slovakia edit

 
United States
1 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[16]
2 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Slovakia
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Shelby Rogers
Viktória Kužmová 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Danielle Collins
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Caroline Dolehide / CoCo Vandeweghe
Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková 		2
6 		77
65 		[10]
[12] 		 

United States vs. Spain edit

 
United States
2 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[17]
3 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Spain
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Sloane Stephens
Nuria Párrizas Díaz 		6
4 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Danielle Collins
Sara Sorribes Tormo 		6
1 		6
0 		   
3  
  		Caroline Dolehide / CoCo Vandeweghe
Aliona Bolsova / Rebeka Masarova 		3
6 		4
6 		   

Group D edit

Pos. Country Ties Matches Sets Sets % Games Games %
1    Switzerland 2–0 5–1 10–3 77% 73–51 59%
2   Czech Republic 1–1 3–3 7–7 50% 64–64 50%
3   Germany 0–2 1–5 4–11 27% 56–78 42%

Czech Republic vs. Germany edit

 
Czech Republic
2 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[18]
1 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Germany
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Markéta Vondroušová
Andrea Petkovic 		6
1 		6
3 		   
2  
  		Barbora Krejčíková
Angelique Kerber 		77
65 		0
6 		4
6 		 
3  
  		Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Jule Niemeier 		6
4 		62
77 		[10]
[8] 		 

Germany vs. Switzerland edit

 
Germany
0 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[19]
2 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Switzerland
3
1 2 3
1  
  		Andrea Petkovic
Viktorija Golubic 		4
6 		5
7 		   
2  
  		Angelique Kerber
Belinda Bencic 		7
5 		2
6 		2
6 		 
3  
  		Anna-Lena Friedsam / Nastasja Schunk
Viktorija Golubic / Jil Teichmann 		1
6 		2
6 		   

Czech Republic vs. Switzerland edit

 
Czech Republic
1 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[20]
4 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Markéta Vondroušová
Viktorija Golubic 		6
4 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Barbora Krejčíková
Belinda Bencic 		62
77 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková
Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann 		3
6 		3
6 		   

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Semifinals Final
    
  RTF 2
  United States 1
  RTF 2
   Switzerland 0
  Australia 0
   Switzerland 2

Semifinals edit

RTF vs. United States edit

 
Russia
2 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[21]
5 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
United States
1
1 2 3
1  
  		Liudmila Samsonova
Sloane Stephens 		1
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Danielle Collins 		711
69 		62
77 		2
6 		 
3  
  		Veronika Kudermetova / Liudmila Samsonova
Shelby Rogers / CoCo Vandeweghe 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Australia vs. Switzerland edit

 
Australia
0 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[22]
5 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Switzerland
2
1 2 3
1  
  		Storm Sanders
Jil Teichmann 		0
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Ajla Tomljanović
Belinda Bencic 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders
Viktorija Golubic / Stefanie Vögele 		      not
played

Final edit

RTF vs. Switzerland edit

 
Russia
2 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[23][6]
6 November 2021
Hard (i) 		 
Switzerland
0
1 2 3
1  
  		Daria Kasatkina
Jil Teichmann 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2  
  		Liudmila Samsonova
Belinda Bencic 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Ekaterina Alexandrova / Daria Kasatkina
Viktorija Golubic / Stefanie Vögele 		      not
played

References edit

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  13. ^ "Australia v Belgium". billiejeankingcup.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  14. ^ "Australia v Belarus". billiejeankingcup.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  15. ^ "Spain v Slovakia". billiejeankingcup.com. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  16. ^ "United States v Slovakia". billiejeankingcup.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
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  23. ^ "Russian Tennis Federation v Switzerland". billiejeankingcup.com.

External links edit

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