Teams announced for 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers draw

13/11/2022 01:00

The draw for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers will be held in Glasgow today, Sunday 13 November, at 13:00 GMT

Teams announced for 2023 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers draw

The draw for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifiers will be held in Glasgow today, Sunday 13 November, at 13:00 GMT – ahead of the 2022 final between Switzerland and Australia, which begins at 14:00 GMT. The draw will be livestreamed on the Billie Jean King Cup website and the competition’s social media channels. 

The 18 nations in the Qualifiers draw include the following:

- 10 nations that finished in 3rd-12th place at 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Glasgow 
- 8 winners of 2022 Billie Jean King Cup Play-offs on 11-12 November  

The nine Qualifier ties will be played on a home-and-away basis on Friday 14 – Saturday 15 April 2023. Each tie consists of two singles matches on day one, and two singles matches followed by a doubles on day two.

Seeds for the draw are based on the interim Billie Jean King Cup rankings – which include results from the Finals this week. Nine seeded nations will be drawn against the nine unseeded nations. The full updated rankings will be published on Monday 14 November.

The nine winning nations in the Qualifiers will advance to the 2023 Finals, while the nine losing nations will compete in the 2023 Play-offs.

As finalists this year, Switzerland and Australia have qualified automatically for the 2023 Finals - which will take place on 7-12 November 2023.

The host nation for the 2023 Finals (to be announced in due course) will receive the 12th place at the event. If the host team has already qualified, a wild card will be awarded to a team that has not already qualified.

Seeded nations

1. Spain
2. Czech Republic
3. France
4. Canada
5. USA
6. Slovakia
7. Germany
8. Kazakhstan
9. Romania

Unseeded nations

- Austria
- Beligum
- Brazil
- Great Britain
- Italy
- Mexico
- Poland
- Slovenia
- Ukraine