Dates for 2023
14-15 April 2023
Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers
Week commencing 10 April 2023
Americas Group I
Asia/Oceania Group I
Europe/Africa Group I
Europe/Africa Group II
June 2023
Africa Group IV, 5-10 June
Africa Group III, 12-17 June
Europe Group III, 19-24 June
July 2023
Americas Group III, 18-22 July
Asia/Oceania Group II, 24-29 July
Americas Group II, 26-29 July
October 2023
Asia/Oceania Group III, 17-21 October
November 2023
Billie Jean King Cup Finals, 7-12 November
Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs, 10-11 or 11-12 November
In 2023, a record 134 nations have entered Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge, making it the world's largest annual international team competition in women's sport.
Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals
Twelve teams will compete to win the historic Billie Jean King Cup trophy in Seville on 7-12 November 2023.
Switzerland, as 2022 world champions, and Australia, as 2022 runners-up, qualified automatically. They will be joined by the nine winners of the 2023 Qualifiers - Canada, Czechia, France, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, Spain and USA - and wild card Poland.
Teams are divided into four groups of three and will play in a round-robin format. The four group winners will progress to the semi-finals before the final decides which nation is crowned world champion.
Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers
The 2023 Qualifiers consisted of nine ties played on a home-and-away basis, all of which were played as best-of-five matches (four singles and a doubles).
Winning teams progressed to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Losing teams will compete in the Play-offs to be held in the same week as the Finals.
Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs
The Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs will consist of eight ties played on a home-and-away basis, all of which will be played as best-of-five matches (four singles followed by doubles).
Winning nations will compete in the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers the following year. Losing nations will compete in Group I events the following year.
Groups I-IV
Groups I-IV are divided into regions: Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania and Europe. At Group I and II level, Europe and Africa are merged to form Europe/Africa. Group I is the highest regional division and Group IV the lowest.
Group events are week-long played at one location. Each Group is initially split into round-robin pools, with play-offs then deciding promotion and relegation. The exact format of each Group varies according to the number of participating teams.
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Ties
Billie Jean King Cup Finals
All ties at the Finals will consist of three matches (two singles followed by doubles).
Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers and Play-offs
Qualifier and Play-off ties will be played as best-of-five matches (four singles followed by doubles) over two days.
Group I-III
Ties are contested in a best-of-three matches format and are played on one day. There are two singles followed by a doubles. Due to the multi-nation format, ties take place on successive days.