2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals
# 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. The new venue was established to be the O2 Arena, in Prague, on indoor hard (Rebound Ace) court. 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.

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.

## Participating teams

12 nations took part in the Finals, formerly known as World Group. The qualification was as follows:

* 2 finalists of the previous edition
* 1 host nation
* 1 wild card
* 8 winners of a qualifier round, in February 2020

Participating teams :

| 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

SR = Singles ranking, DR = Doubles ranking. Rankings are as of 1 November 2021.

Australia :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Ajla Tomljanović | 43 | 140 |
| Storm Sanders | 131 | 33 |
| Ellen Perez | 200 | 43 |
| Olivia Gadecki | 232 | 180 |
| Daria Gavrilova | 412 | 559 |
| Captain: Alicia Molik |||

Belarus :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 88 | 79 |
| Yuliya Hatouka | 192 | 495 |
| Iryna Shymanovich | 263 | 311 |
| Vera Lapko | 356 | 238 |
| Lidziya Marozava | – | 90 |
| Captain: Tatiana Poutchek |||

Belgium :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Elise Mertens | 18 | 1 |
| Greet Minnen | 70 | 81 |
| Ysaline Bonaventure | 146 | 395 |
| Kirsten Flipkens | 160 | 148 |
| Captain: Johan Van Herck |||

Canada :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Rebecca Marino | 148 | 175 |
| Carol Zhao | 328 | 570 |
| Françoise Abanda | 353 | – |
| Gabriela Dabrowski | 710 | 5 |
| Captain: Sylvain Bruneau |||

Czech Republic :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Barbora Krejčíková | 3 | 3 |
| Markéta Vondroušová | 35 | 66 |
| Tereza Martincová | 48 | 188 |
| Kateřina Siniaková | 49 | 2 |
| Lucie Hradecká | 557 | 29 |
| Captain: Petr Pála |||

France :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Alizé Cornet | 59 | 281 |
| Caroline Garcia | 75 | 170 |
| Clara Burel | 77 | 268 |
| Fiona Ferro | 105 | 410 |
| Captain: Julien Benneteau |||

Germany :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Angelique Kerber | 9 | 379 |
| Andrea Petkovic | 76 | 135 |
| Jule Niemeier | 134 | – |
| Anna-Lena Friedsam | 137 | 93 |
| Nastasja Schunk | 297 | 1319 |
| Captain: Rainer Schüttler |||

RTF :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 12 | 108 |
| Daria Kasatkina | 28 | 284 |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 31 | 11 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 32 | 146 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 40 | 1342 |
| Captain: Igor Andreev |||

Slovakia :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 83 | 621 |
| Kristína Kučová | 111 | – |
| Rebecca Šramková | 172 | 491 |
| Viktória Kužmová | 175 | 59 |
| Tereza Mihalíková | 618 | 111 |
| Captain: Matej Lipták |||

Spain :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | 37 | 69 |
| Nuria Párrizas Díaz | 66 | 359 |
| Aliona Bolsova | 163 | 86 |
| Rebeka Masarova | 167 | 270 |
| Carla Suárez Navarro | 330 | 1103 |
| Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues |||

Switzerland :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Belinda Bencic | 17 | 155 |
| Jil Teichmann | 39 | 106 |
| Viktorija Golubic | 45 | 145 |
| Stefanie Vögele | 116 | 964 |
| Captain: Heinz Günthardt |||

United States :

| Player | SR | DR |
| - | - | - |
| Danielle Collins | 30 | 492 |
| Shelby Rogers | 42 | 74 |
| Sloane Stephens | 63 | 1085 |
| CoCo Vandeweghe | 151 | 156 |
| Caroline Dolehide | 197 | 28 |
| Captain: Kathy Rinaldi |||

## Format

The 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 |
| - | - | - |
| 1–4 November | Round robin | 12 (4 groups of 3 teams) |
| 5 November | Semifinals | 4 |
| 6 November | Final | 2 |

## Group stage

* Qualified for the Knockout stage

### Overview

T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets

| Group | Winners | Winners | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Third | Third | Third | Third |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Group | Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S | Nation | T | M | S |
| A | RTF | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–4 | Canada | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–9 | France | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–9 |
| B | Australia | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–7 | Belgium | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–7 | Belarus | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–8 |
| C | United States | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–6 | Slovakia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–8 | Spain | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–8 |
| D | Switzerland | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | Czech Republic | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–7 | Germany | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–11 |

### Group A

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | RTF | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–4 | 73% | 82–51 | 62% |
| 2 | Canada | 1–1 | 2–4 | 5–9 | 36% | 59–76 | 44% |
| 3 | France | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–9 | 40% | 67–81 | 45% |

**France vs. Canada**

| France 1 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | Canada 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Fiona Ferro Françoise Abanda 6 4 4 6 4 6   2 Alizé Cornet Rebecca Marino 6 4 $7^7$ $6^5$     3 Clara Burel / Alizé Cornet Gabriela Dabrowski / Rebecca Marino 3 6 $6^6$ $7^8$ ||||

**RTF vs. Canada**

| Russia 3 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | Canada 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daria Kasatkina Carol Zhao 6 3 6 1     2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Rebecca Marino 6 4 4 6 6 2   3 Veronika Kudermetova / Liudmila Samsonova Gabriela Dabrowski / Rebecca Marino 6 3 6 1 ||||

**France vs. RTF**

| France 1 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 3 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 3 November 2021 Hard (i) | Russia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Clara Burel Ekaterina Alexandrova 3 6 6 4 6 3   2 Alizé Cornet Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7 5 4 6 2 6   3 Clara Burel / Alizé Cornet Veronika Kudermetova / Liudmila Samsonova 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Group B

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–7 | 63% | 71–67 | 51% |
| 2 | Belgium | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 53% | 73–61 | 54% |
| 3 | Belarus | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–8 | 43% | 55–71 | 44% |

**Belarus vs. Belgium**

| Belarus 1 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | Belgium 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Iryna Shymanovich Greet Minnen 2 6 2 6     2 Aliaksandra Sasnovich Elise Mertens 2 6 6 4 2 6   3 Vera Lapko / Aliaksandra Sasnovich Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens 6 4 6 3 ||||

**Australia vs. Belgium**

| Australia 2 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | Belgium 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daria Gavrilova Greet Minnen 6 4 1 6 6 4   2 Storm Sanders Elise Mertens 3 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 0   3 Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders Elise Mertens / Greet Minnen 2 6 4 6 ||||

**Australia vs. Belarus**

| Australia 2 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 4 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 4 November 2021 Hard (i) | Belarus 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Storm Sanders Yuliya Hatouka 6 3 6 3     2 Ajla Tomljanović Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4 6 6 2 6 3   3 Olivia Gadecki / Ellen Perez Lidziya Marozava / Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Group C

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 54% | 60–51 | 54% |
| 2 | Slovakia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 8–8 | 50% | 64–66 | 49% |
| 3 | Spain | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–8 | 47% | 58–65 | 47% |

**Spain vs. Slovakia**

| Spain 2 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | Slovakia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Carla Suárez Navarro Viktória Kužmová 2 6 6 3 3 6   2 Sara Sorribes Tormo Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6 3 3 6 6 2   3 Sara Sorribes Tormo / Carla Suárez Navarro Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková 4 6 6 2 [10] [7] ||||

**United States vs. Slovakia**

| United States 1 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | Slovakia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Shelby Rogers Viktória Kužmová 4 6 4 6     2 Danielle Collins Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6 3 6 2     3 Caroline Dolehide / CoCo Vandeweghe Viktória Kužmová / Tereza Mihalíková 2 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ [10] [12] ||||

**United States vs. Spain**

| United States 2 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 3 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 3 November 2021 Hard (i) | Spain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sloane Stephens Nuria Párrizas Díaz 6 4 6 4     2 Danielle Collins Sara Sorribes Tormo 6 1 6 0     3 Caroline Dolehide / CoCo Vandeweghe Aliona Bolsova / Rebeka Masarova 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Group D

| Pos. | Country | Ties | Matches | Sets | Sets % | Games | Games % |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Switzerland | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 77% | 73–51 | 59% |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–7 | 50% | 64–64 | 50% |
| 3 | Germany | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–11 | 27% | 56–78 | 42% |

**Czech Republic vs. Germany**

| Czech Republic 2 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 1 November 2021 Hard (i) | Germany 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Markéta Vondroušová Andrea Petkovic 6 1 6 3     2 Barbora Krejčíková Angelique Kerber $7^7$ $6^5$ 0 6 4 6   3 Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková Anna-Lena Friedsam / Jule Niemeier 6 4 $6^2$ $7^7$ [10] [8] ||||

**Germany vs. Switzerland**

| Germany 0 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 2 November 2021 Hard (i) | Switzerland 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Andrea Petkovic Viktorija Golubic 4 6 5 7     2 Angelique Kerber Belinda Bencic 7 5 2 6 2 6   3 Anna-Lena Friedsam / Nastasja Schunk Viktorija Golubic / Jil Teichmann 1 6 2 6 ||||

**Czech Republic vs. Switzerland**

| Czech Republic 1 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 4 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 4 November 2021 Hard (i) | Switzerland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Markéta Vondroušová Viktorija Golubic 6 4 6 2     2 Barbora Krejčíková Belinda Bencic $6^2$ $7^7$ 4 6     3 Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková Belinda Bencic / Jil Teichmann 3 6 3 6 ||||

## Knockout stage

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| RTF | 2 | | |
| United States | 1 | | |
| United States | 1 | RTF | 2 |
| | | Switzerland | 0 |
| Australia | 0 | Switzerland | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2 | | |

### Semifinals

**RTF vs. United States**

| Russia 2 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 5 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 5 November 2021 Hard (i) | United States 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Liudmila Samsonova Sloane Stephens 1 6 6 4 6 3   2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Danielle Collins $7^{11}$ $6^9$ $6^2$ $7^7$ 2 6   3 Veronika Kudermetova / Liudmila Samsonova Shelby Rogers / CoCo Vandeweghe 6 3 6 3 ||||

**Australia vs. Switzerland**

| Australia 0 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 5 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 5 November 2021 Hard (i) | Switzerland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Storm Sanders Jil Teichmann 0 6 3 6     2 Ajla Tomljanović Belinda Bencic 3 6 2 6     3 Ellen Perez / Storm Sanders Viktorija Golubic / Stefanie Vögele       not played ||||

### Final

**RTF vs. Switzerland**

| Russia 2 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 6 November 2021 Hard (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 6 November 2021 Hard (i) | Switzerland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daria Kasatkina Jil Teichmann 6 2 6 4     2 Liudmila Samsonova Belinda Bencic 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Ekaterina Alexandrova / Daria Kasatkina Viktorija Golubic / Stefanie Vögele       not played ||||
