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 | |
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Date | November 1–6, 2021 |
Edition | 58th |
Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
Venue | O2 Arena |
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Russian Tennis Federation |
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
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Australia |
Belarus |
Belgium |
Canada (WC) |
Czech Republic (H) |
France (TH) |
Germany |
RTF |
Slovakia |
Spain |
Switzerland |
United States |
- ^ 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]
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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 |
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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 | |||||||||
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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 % |
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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) |
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RTF vs. Canada edit
Russia 3 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[10] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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France vs. RTF edit
France 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[11] 3 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Group B edit
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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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) |
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Australia vs. Belgium edit
Australia 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[13] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Australia vs. Belarus edit
Australia 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[14] 4 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Group C edit
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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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) |
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United States vs. Slovakia edit
United States 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[16] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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United States vs. Spain edit
United States 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[17] 3 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Group D edit
Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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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) |
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Germany vs. Switzerland edit
Germany 0 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[19] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Czech Republic vs. Switzerland edit
Czech Republic 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[20] 4 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
Semifinals | Final | ||||||
RTF | 2 | ||||||
United States | 1 | ||||||
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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) |
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Australia vs. Switzerland edit
Australia 0 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[22] 5 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Final edit
RTF vs. Switzerland edit
Russia 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[23][6] 6 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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