2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup finals
The finals, formerly known as World Group, is the highest level of Billie Jean King Cup competition in 2020–21. It was originally scheduled to be played on indoor clay courts at the László Papp Budapest Sports Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 until 19 April 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19.[1][2][3] The new venue was established to be the O2 Arena, in Prague,[4] on indoor hard (Rebound Ace) court.[5] The ties were contested in a best-of-three rubbers format and are played on one day. There were two singles matches, followed by a single doubles tie.
2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals | |
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Date | November 1–6, 2021 |
Edition | 58th |
Surface | Hard (Indoor) |
Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
Venue | O2 Arena |
Champions | |
France were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round-robin stage, losing both their ties.
The Russian Tennis Federation won the title, defeating Switzerland in the final, 2–0.[6]
Participating teams
edit12 nations took part in the finals. The qualification was as follows:
- 2 finalists of the previous edition
- 1 host nation
- 1 wild card[7]
- 8 winners of a qualifier round, in February 2020
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Australia |
Belarus |
Belgium |
Canada (WC) |
Czech Republic (H) |
France (TH) |
Germany |
RTF |
Slovakia |
Spain |
Switzerland |
United States |
- ^ In accordance with the ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and a December 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the team from RTF was not permitted to use the Russian name, flag, or anthem; it participated in the 2021 Billie Jean King Cup finals as the team of the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF), and used the flag of the RTF.
Team nominations
editSR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 1 November 2021.[8]
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Format
editThe 12 teams are divided in four round robin groups of three teams each. The four group winners will qualify for the semifinals.
Day | Round | Number of teams |
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1–4 November | Round robin | 12 (4 groups of 3 teams) |
5 November | Semifinals | 4 |
6 November | Final | 2 |
Group stage
editQualified for the Knockout stage |
Overview
editT = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third | |||||||||
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Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | |
A | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–9 | |||
B | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–7 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–8 | |||
C | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–8 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–8 | |||
D | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–7 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–11 |
Group A
editPos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–4 | 73% | 82–51 | 62% | |
2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 36% | 59–76 | 44% | |
3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 40% | 67–81 | 45% |
France vs. Canada
editFrance 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[9] 1 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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RTF vs. Canada
editRussia 3 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[10] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
Canada 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. RTF
editFrance 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[11] 3 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Group B
editPos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–7 | 63% | 71–67 | 51% | |
2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 53% | 73–61 | 54% | |
3 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–8 | 43% | 55–71 | 44% |
Belarus vs. Belgium
editBelarus 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[12] 1 November 2021 Hard (i) |
Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. Belgium
editAustralia 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[13] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Australia vs. Belarus
editAustralia 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[14] 4 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Group C
editPos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 54% | 60–51 | 54% | |
2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–8 | 50% | 64–66 | 49% | |
3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–8 | 47% | 58–65 | 47% |
Spain vs. Slovakia
editSpain 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[15] 1 November 2021 Hard (i) |
Slovakia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Slovakia
editUnited States 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[16] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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United States vs. Spain
editUnited States 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[17] 3 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Group D
editPos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
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1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 77% | 73–51 | 59% | |
2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–7 | 50% | 64–64 | 50% | |
3 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–11 | 27% | 56–78 | 42% |
Czech Republic vs. Germany
editCzech Republic 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[18] 1 November 2021 Hard (i) |
Germany 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Switzerland
editGermany 0 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[19] 2 November 2021 Hard (i) |
Switzerland 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Czech Republic vs. Switzerland
editCzech Republic 1 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[20] 4 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Knockout stage
editBracket
editSemifinals | Final | ||||||
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Semifinals
editRTF vs. United States
editRussia 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[21] 5 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Australia vs. Switzerland
editAustralia 0 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[22] 5 November 2021 Hard (i) |
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Final
editRTF vs. Switzerland
editRussia 2 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[23][6] 6 November 2021 Hard (i) |
Switzerland 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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