Billie Jean King Cup 2023: All you need to know

The competition is a team tournament.

Close to 140 countries are set to participate in the Billie Jean King Cup 2023. The women's tennis tournament was launched in 1963 (as Federation Cup) and is held regularly every year. The name was changed to Fed Cup in 1995, and changed again in September 2020 in honor of tennis legend Billie Jean King.

India is placed in Group I (Asia/Oceania) consisting of China, Thailand, South Korea, Uzbekistan, and Japan. The top two teams after the round-robin stage will progress to the qualifiers while the bottom two teams get relegated to Group II. India finished inside the top four and regained their place in Group I in the 2022 edition.

What is Billie Jean King Cup?

The Billie Jean King Cup is played among national teams in women’s tennis. The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup will be the 60th edition. In September 2020, the competition was officially named in honor of Billie Jean King, who won it 10 times in her career: seven times as a player and four times as a captain (including once as a player-captain). Before 2020, the tournament was named the Fed Cup.

Is it the same as the Davis Cup?

Yes, the Billie Jean King Cup (women’s) is similar to the Davis Cup which is held for the men. 

What is the format of the Billie Jean King Cup 2023? 

The Billie Jean King Cup is split into four sections

1. Finals (07-12 November, 2023)

2. Qualifiers (14-15 April, 2023)

3. Playoffs (11-12 November, 2023)

4. Groups (10-15 April, 2023)

1. The twelve leading teams contest the Finals at one location over six days. Australia and Switzerland have booked their spot in the finals as they finished finalists in the 2022 edition. Nine winners from the qualifying round and one host/wildcard will get the remaining one spot.

2. 18 teams will play for nine available spots in the finals, in a series decided on a home and away basis. Ten teams ranked 3rd to 12th in the 2022 finals and eight winning teams from the 2022 playoffs will take part in the qualifying rounds. The nine winning teams will progress to the finals whereas the nine losing teams progress to the 2023 playoffs.

3. Sixteen teams play for eight spots in the 2024 qualifying round, in a series decided on a home and away basis. Nine losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2023 along with seven winning teams from their Group I zone play in the playoffs.

4. The groups are further divided into zones - Americas (Group I, Group II, and Group III), Asia/Oceania (Group I, Group II, and Group III), and Europe/Africa (Group I, Group II, Group III, and Group IV)

Group I is the higher group followed by Group II and III. The top teams (one or two from Group I) of different zones qualify for the playoffs round.

Match Format

Finals (two singles followed by doubles)

Qualifiers and Playoffs (four singles followed by doubles)

Groups (Two singles followed by doubles)

How many teams are participating in the Billie Jean King Cup 2023?

Close to 136 teams are taking part in the prestigious 2023 Billie Jean King Cup. India is placed in the Asia/Oceania Group I zone. The top two teams are promoted to the playoffs stage while the bottom two teams are relegated to Group II. Each team in the Asia/Oceania Group I zone plays five matches each (round-robin format).

Date, Venue and Surface (Asia/Oceania Group I)

Date - 10-15 April, 2023

Venue - Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent

Surface - Hard, Outdoors

India Squad

Ankita Raina

Shrivalli Bhamidipaty

Rutuja Bhosale

Sahaja Yamalapalli

Vaidehi Chaudhary

Captain: Shalini Thakur Chawla 

Ankita Raina is the highest-ranked Indian in both the singles and doubles section. Karman Kaur Thandi was also named as part of the squad but was ruled out with injury. She has been replaced by Shrivalli Bhamidipaty.

India Matches

Dates (11-15 April)

India vs Thailand

India vs Uzbekistan 

India vs China

India vs Japan

India vs South Korea

How and where to watch Billie Jean King Cup 2023?

The live streaming of Billie Jean King Cup 2023 will be available on BJK website. There is no information available on live telecast.