Teams announced for 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers
The 18 nations competing in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers have announced their teams for April’s ties, confirming the players who will compete to secure their country’s place at the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals.
The Qualifiers will take place on 14-15 April, with two singles matches on the first day of play (when each nation’s No. 1 singles player competes against the opposition’s No. 2 player), followed by two singles matches (No. 1 v No. 1 then No. 2 v No. 2) and a doubles match on the second day.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will compete for Poland in an away tie against Kazakhstan, with four other Top 10 stars also set to represent their nations – Caroline Garcia (FRA), Coco Gauff (USA), Jessica Pegula (USA) and Elena Rybakina (KAZ).
Among the 84 players nominated are four Grand Slam singles champions (Bianca Andreescu (CAN), Barbora Krejcikova (CZE), Rybakina and Swiatek) and five other players who have reached at least one Grand Slam singles final – Danielle Collins (USA), Leylah Fernandez (CAN), Gauff, Madison Keys (USA) and Marketa Vondrousova (CZE).
The nine winning nations from the Qualifiers will join 2022 champions Switzerland and 2022 runners-up Australia at the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals on 7-12 November. The 12th nation competing at the Finals will be announced once the Finals host is confirmed.
The nine losing nations will compete in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Play-offs on 10-11 November alongside the best-performing nations at the three 2023 regional Group I events, which also take place during the week commencing 10 April. Winning nations in the Play-offs will earn a place in next year’s Qualifiers.
All of the action can be followed via the English and Spanish versions of BillieJeanKingCup.com with live scoring available on the Billie Jean King Cup Live Centre. Live streaming of the Qualifiers will be available via the Billie Jean King Cup Video Platform.
2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers
Friday 14-Saturday 15 April 2023
Spain v Mexico
Venue: Puente Romano Club de Tenis, Marbella (clay, outdoors)
Head-to-head: Spain lead 1-0
Spain
Nuria Parrizas Diaz
Rebeka Masarova
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Marina Bassols Y Ribera
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
Mexico
Fernanda Contreras
Marcela Zacarias
Renata Zarazua
Giuliana Olmos
Captain: Augustin Moreno
Ukraine v Czech Republic
Venue: Megasaray Club Belek, Antalya, Turkiye (clay, outdoors)
Head-to-head: first meeting
Ukraine
Marta Kostyuk
Dayana Yastremska
Katarina Zavatska
Liudmyla Kichenok
Captain: Mykhailo Filima
Czech Republic
Barbora Krejcikova
Katerina Siniakova
Linda Noskova
Karolina Muchova
Marketa Vondrousova
Captain: Petr Pala
Great Britain v France
Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: Great Britain lead 2-1
Great Britain
Harriet Dart
Heather Watson
Katie Boulter
Alicia Barnett
Olivia Nicholls
Captain: Anne Keothavong
France
Caroline Garcia
Alizé Cornet
Clara Burel
Kristina Mladenovic
Captain: Julien Benneteau
Canada v Belgium
Venue: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: Belgium lead 3-0
Canada
Bianca Andreescu
Leylah Fernandez
Rebecca Marino
Gabriela Dabrowski
Captain: Heidi El Tabakh
Belgium
Ysaline Bonaventure
Greet Minnen
Yanina Wickmayer
Kirsten Flipkens
Captain: Wim Fissette
USA v Austria
Venue: Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, FL (hard, outdoors)
Head-to-head: USA lead 7-2
USA
Jessica Pegula
Coco Gauff
Madison Keys
Danielle Collins
Catherine McNally
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi
Austria
Julia Grabher
Sinja Kraus
Barbara Haas
Tamira Paszek
Melanie Klaffner
Captain: Marion Maruska
Slovakia v Italy
Venue: NTC Arena, Bratislava (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: Slovakia lead 2-0
Slovakia
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Viktoria Kuzmova
Renata Jamrichova
Tereza Mihalikova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Italy
Martina Trevisan
Camilla Giorgi
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Jasmine Paolini
Lucia Bronzetti
Captain: Tathiana Garbin
Germany v Brazil
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart (clay, indoors)
Head-to-head: Germany lead 4-0
Germany
Tatjana Maria
Jule Niemeier
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Eva Lys
Laura Siegemund
Captain: Rainer Schuettler
Brazil
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Laura Pigossi
Carolina Alves
Ingrid Martins
Luisa Stefani
Captain: Roberta Burzagli
Kazakhstan v Poland
Venue: National Tennis Centre – Beeline Arena, Astana (clay, indoors)
Head-to-head: first meeting
Kazakhstan
Elena Rybakina
Yuliya Putintseva
Gozal Ainitdinova
Anna Danilina
Zhanel Rustemova
Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova
Poland
Iga Swiatek
Magda Linette
Magdalena Frech
Weronika Falkowska
Alicja Rosolska
Captain: Dawid Celt
Slovenia v Romania
Venue: Sport Park Bonifika, Koper (clay, outdoors)
Head-to-head: Slovenia lead 1-0
Slovenia
Tamara Zidansek
Kaja Juvan
Nina Potocnik
Pia Lovric
Ela Nala Milic
Captain: Andrej Krasevec
Romania
Ana Bogdan
Irina Bara
Jaqueline Cristian
Anca Todoni
Monica Niculescu
Captain: Horia Tecau
