Billie Jean King Cup Finals

The Billie Jean King Cup (or “BJK Cup”) is a team tennis tournament on the WTA Tour that was up until 2020 known as the Fed Cup.

Unlike other tournaments on the women’s tour, players play for their countries rather than for themselves with the format of the competition being similar to the Davis Cup on the men’s tour.

The first BJK Cup tournament was played in 1963 with the United States beating Australia 2-1 in the final.

Billie Jean King Cup 2023

Dates

The qualifiers for the 2023 finals took place on the 14th and 15th of April 2023 and saw Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, United States, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Germany, Kazakhstan, Poland, Slovenia, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Slovakia, Great Britain, and Romania fighting for a place in the finals in November.

The 2023 BJK Cup Finals took place from the 7th to the 12th of November 2023 in Seville, Spain, with the 2023 tournament in Seville being played in the same week as the ATP tournaments in Metz and Tel Aviv.

Tickets

Information on tickets for the 2023 tournament is available on the tournament’s official website.

Teams

The following 18 teams played in the qualifiers in 2023, with Spain, Czech Republic, France, Canada, United States, Germany, Italy, Kazakstan, and Slovenia qualifying for the finals in Seville.

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Brazil
4. France
5. Italy
6. United States
7. Czech Republic
8. Ukraine
9. Germany
10. Kazakhstan
11. Poland – received a wild card
12. Slovenia
13. Canada
14. Mexico
15. Spain
16. Slovakia
17. Great Britain
18. Romania

The nine qualifiers joined Switzerland and Australia who qualified automatically as they were the 2022 finalists and Poland who were given a wild card for a total of 12 teams in the final.

Groups

In 2023, the 12 qualifying nations for the finals were split into the following 4 groups of 3, with the winner of each group claiming a spot in the BJK Cup semifinals.

Group A

1. Switzerland
2. Czech Republic
3. United States of America

Group B

1. Australia
2. Kazakhstan
3. Slovenia

Group C

1. Spain
2. Canada
3. Poland

Group D

1. France
2. Italy
3. Germany

Schedule

Below is the schedule of matches for the 2023 BJK Cup finals with the group stage matches being played from the 7th to the 10th of November, the semifinals on the 11th of November, and the final on the 12th of November 2023.

Prize Money

The prize money for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup was $9,600,000 (2022: $7,995,000), with the 2023 prize money being paid out as follows.

NB: The rise in earnings for the players at the 2022 and 2023 BJK finals was mainly due to a sponsorship deal with Gainbridge that saw BJK Cup players get paid the same as male players in the Davis Cup for the first time in 2022.

Past Winners, Runners Up, and Results

The USA is the most successful BJK/Fed Cup team as they have won a record 18 titles and have finished runner-up 12 times.

In 2023, the winners of Group A (Czech Republic) faced the winner of Group C (Canada) in the first semifinals, while the winners of Group B (Slovenia) will face the winner of Group D (Italy) in the second semifinals.

In the semifinals, Canada beat the Czech Republic 2-1, while Italy beat Slovenia 2-0.

In the final, Marina Stakusic and Leylah Fernandez both won their singles matches to give Canada a 2-0 win over Italy – see highlights from the Leylah Fernandez vs Jasmine Paolini match below.

Below is a list of past winners and runners-up from the 1963 tournament in London to the 2023 tournament in Seville.