2022 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round

The 2022 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round was played on 15 and 16 April 2022. The nine winners of this round will qualify for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals.[1]

Teams edit

Eighteen teams played for nine spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These eighteen teams were:

The 9 winning teams of the qualifying round will play at the Finals and the 9 losing teams will play at the play-offs in November 2022.[2]

Following the suspension of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) and Belarus Tennis Federation (BTF) from ITF membership and from participation in ITF international team competitions on 1 March 2022, Australia will replace RTF (who had qualified automatically as 2021 champions) in the 2022 Finals. The Qualifier tie between Australia and Slovakia scheduled for 15-16 April will therefore not be played. Both Slovakia and Belgium receiving a bye to the 2022 Finals.[3][4]

#: Nations ranking as of 8 November 2021.[5]

Results summary edit

Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface Ref.
  Australia [1] BYE   Slovakia Both teams received bye because of ITF sanctions.
  Italy 3–1   France [2] Alghero Tennis Club Alghero Hard [6]
  United States [3] 3–2   Ukraine Asheville Asheville Civic Center[a] Hard (i) [7]
  Czech Republic [4] 3–2   Great Britain Prague I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club Clay [8]
  Belarus [5] BYE   Belgium Antalya (Turkey) Club Megasaray
  Kazakhstan 3–1   Germany [6] Nur-Sultan Daulet National Tennis Centre Clay (i) [9]
  Canada [7] 4–0   Latvia Vancouver Pacific Coliseum Hard (i) [10]
  Netherlands 0–4   Spain [8] 's-Hertogenbosch Maaspoort Clay (i) [11]
  Poland 4–0   Romania [9] Radom Radom Sports Center Hard (i) [12]

Details of results edit

Italy vs. France edit

 
Italy
3
Tennis Club Alghero, Alghero, Italy[6]
15–16 April
Hard
 
France
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Jasmine Paolini
Alizé Cornet
2
6
6
1
77
62
 
2  
 
Camila Giorgi
Océane Dodin
6
1
6
2
   
3  
 
Camila Giorgi
Harmony Tan
6
2
6
0
   
4  
 
Jasmine Paolini
Océane Dodin
      not
played
5  
 
Lucia Bronzetti / Martina Trevisan
Océane Dodin / Kristina Mladenovic
64
77
1
6
   

Team nominations:
  Italy: Camila Giorgi, Jasmine Paolini, Martina Trevisan, Lucia Bronzetti, Elisabetta Cocciaretto
  France: Alizé Cornet, Harmony Tan, Océane Dodin, Kristina Mladenovic

United States vs. Ukraine edit

 
United States
3
Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, United States[7]
15–16 April
Hard (i)
 
Ukraine
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Alison Riske
Dayana Yastremska
718
616
7
5
   
2  
 
Jessica Pegula
Katarina Zavatska
6
2
6
1
   
3  
 
Jessica Pegula
Dayana Yastremska
3
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Shelby Rogers
Katarina Zavatska
3
6
4
6
   
5  
 
Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Dayana Yastremska
77
65
6
3
   

Team nominations:
  United States: Jessica Pegula, Shelby Rogers, Alison Riske, Asia Muhammad, Desirae Krawczyk
  Ukraine: Dayana Yastremska, Katarina Zavatska, Lyudmyla Kichenok, Nadiia Kichenok

Czech Republic vs. Great Britain edit

 
Czech Republic
3
I. Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague, Czech Republic[8]
15–16 April
Clay
 
Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Markéta Vondroušová
Harriet Dart
6
1
6
0
   
2  
 
Tereza Martincová
Emma Raducanu
5
7
5
7
   
3  
 
Markéta Vondroušová
Emma Raducanu
6
1
6
1
   
4  
 
Linda Fruhvirtová
Harriet Dart
0
6
7
5
2
6
 
5  
 
Karolína Muchová / Markéta Vondroušová
Harriet Dart / Katie Swan
6
1
7
5
   

Team nominations:
  Czech Republic: Markéta Vondroušová, Tereza Martincová, Karolína Muchová, Marie Bouzková, Linda Fruhvirtová
  Great Britain: Emma Raducanu, Harriet Dart, Katie Swan, Sonay Kartal

Kazakhstan vs. Germany edit

 
Kazakhstan
3
Daulet National Tennis Centre, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan[9]
15–16 April
Clay (i)
 
Germany
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Yulia Putintseva
Angelique Kerber
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
2  
 
Elena Rybakina
Laura Siegemund
6
0
6
1
   
3  
 
Elena Rybakina
Angelique Kerber
4
6
6
3
7
5
 
4  
 
Yulia Putintseva
Laura Siegemund
      not
played
5  
 
Anna Danilina / Zhibek Kulambayeva
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Jule Niemeier
2
6
6
3
[6]
[10]
 

Team nominations:
  Kazakhstan: Elena Rybakina, Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Zhibek Kulambayeva
  Germany: Angelique Kerber, Jule Niemeier, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Laura Siegemund

Canada vs. Latvia edit

 
Canada
4
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada[10]
15–16 April
Hard (i)
 
Latvia
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Leylah Fernandez
Darja Semenistaja
6
1
6
2
   
2  
 
Rebecca Marino
Daniela Vismane
6
3
64
77
6
3
 
3  
 
Leylah Fernandez
Daniela Vismane
6
2
6
1
   
4  
 
Rebecca Marino
Darja Semenistaja
      not
played
5  
 
Gabriela Dabrowski / Carol Zhao
Darja Semenistaja / Daniela Vismane
6
1
6
3
   

Team nominations:
  Canada: Leylah Fernandez, Rebecca Marino, Françoise Abanda, Gabriela Dabrowski, Carol Zhao
  Latvia: Daniela Vismane, Diāna Marcinkēviča, Darja Semenistaja, Līga Dekmeijere

Netherlands vs. Spain edit

 
Netherlands
0
Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[11]
15–16 April
Clay (i)
 
Spain
4
1 2 3
1  
 
Arantxa Rus
Nuria Párrizas Díaz
2
6
64
77
   
2  
 
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Sara Sorribes Tormo
4
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Arantxa Rus
Sara Sorribes Tormo
0
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Nuria Párrizas Díaz
      not
played
5  
 
Arianne Hartono / Demi Schuurs
Aliona Bolsova / Rebeka Masarova
6
4
67
79
[7]
[10]
 

Team nominations:
  Netherlands: Arantxa Rus, Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Arianne Hartono, Demi Schuurs
  Spain: Sara Sorribes Tormo, Nuria Párrizas Díaz, Rebeka Masarova, Aliona Bolsova

Poland vs. Romania edit

 
Poland
4
Radom Sports Center, Radom, Poland[12]
15–16 April
Hard (i)
 
Romania
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Magda Linette
Irina-Camelia Begu
6
1
4
6
6
2
 
2  
 
Iga Świątek
Mihaela Buzărnescu
6
1
6
0
   
3  
 
Iga Świątek
Andreea Prisăcariu
6
0
6
0
   
4  
 
Magda Linette
Mihaela Buzărnescu
      not
played
5  
 
Magdalena Fręch / Alicja Rosolska
Mihaela Buzărnescu / Andreea Mitu
5
7
6
3
[10]
[5]
 

Team nominations:
  Poland: Iga Świątek, Magda Linette, Magdalena Fręch, Maja Chwalińska, Alicja Rosolska
  Romania: Irina-Camelia Begu, Mihaela Buzărnescu, Andreea Mitu, Andreea Prisăcariu

Notes edit

  1. ^ ITF rules prohibit Caesars Entertainment Corporation, which has naming rights to the venue, from having their name be used in the tournament because of tennis integrity issues.

References edit

  1. ^ "Teams announced for 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers draw". billiejeankingcup.com. 5 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Draws for 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers Revealed". Tennis Now. 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup- Draws & Results".
  4. ^ "Australia advances directly to Billie Jean King Cup Finals | 15 March, 2022 | All News | News and Features | News and Events | Tennis Australia". Tennis.com.au. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  5. ^ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Italy v France". billiejeankingcup.com.
  7. ^ a b "USA v Ukraine". billiejeankingcup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Great Britain". billiejeankingcup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Kazakhstan v Germany". billiejeankingcup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Canada v Latvia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Netherlands v Spain". billiejeankingcup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Poland v Romania". billiejeankingcup.com.