2020 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round
# 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round

The 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifying Round was played on 7–8 February 2020. The eight winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Budapest.

## Teams

Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams were:

* 2 losing semifinalists of the previous edition,
* 7 winners & losers of World Group Play-offs of previous edition, and
* 4 winners of World Group II Play-offs of previous edition, and
* 3 losers of World Group II Play-offs of previous edition, based on rankings

The 8 losing teams from the qualifying round played at the Group I of the corresponding continental zone the following February.

## Summary of results

| Home team | Score | Away team | Location | Venue | Surface |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| United States [1] | 3–2 | Latvia | Everett | Angel of the Winds Arena | Hard (i) |
| Netherlands | 2–3 | Belarus [2] | The Hague | Sportcampus Zuiderpark | Clay (i) |
| Romania [3] | 2–3 | Russia | Cluj-Napoca | BT Arena | Hard (i) |
| Brazil | 0–4 | Germany [4] | Florianópolis | Costão do Santinho Resort | Clay |
| Spain [5] | 3–1 | Japan | Cartagena | Centro de Tenis La Manga Club | Clay |
| Switzerland [6] | 3–1 | Canada | Biel/Bienne | Swiss Tennis Arena | Hard (i) |
| Belgium [7] | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | Kortrijk | SC Lange Munte | Hard (i) |
| Slovakia | 3–1 | Great Britain [8] | Bratislava | AXA Aréna NTC | Clay (i) |

## Detailed results

### United States vs. Latvia

| United States 3 | Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, United States 7–8 February Hard (i) | Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, United States 7–8 February Hard (i) | Latvia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sofia Kenin Anastasija Sevastova 6 2 6 2     2 Serena Williams Jeļena Ostapenko $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$ $6^3$     3 Sofia Kenin Jeļena Ostapenko 3 6 6 2 2 6   4 Serena Williams Anastasija Sevastova $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 3 $6^4$ $7^7$   5 Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands Jeļena Ostapenko / Anastasija Sevastova 6 4 6 0 ||||

Team nominations:  United States: Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Alison Riske, Coco Gauff, Bethanie Mattek-Sands

 Latvia: Jeļena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova, Diāna Marcinkēviča, Daniela Vismane

### Netherlands vs. Belarus

| Netherlands 2 | Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands 7–8 February Clay (i) | Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands 7–8 February Clay (i) | Belarus 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Kiki Bertens Aliaksandra Sasnovich $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 2 6 1   2 Arantxa Rus Aryna Sabalenka 2 6 3 6     3 Kiki Bertens Aryna Sabalenka 6 4 6 4     4 Arantxa Rus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 0 5 7 2 6   5 Kiki Bertens / Demi Schuurs Aryna Sabalenka / Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 4 3 6 $6^8$ $7^{10}$ ||||

Team nominations:  Netherlands: Kiki Bertens, Arantxa Rus, Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Indy de Vroome, Demi Schuurs

 Belarus: Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Olga Govortsova, Anna Kubareva, Lidziya Marozava

### Romania vs. Russia

| Romania 2 | BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 7–8 February Hard (i) | BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 7–8 February Hard (i) | Russia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elena-Gabriela Ruse Ekaterina Alexandrova 1 6 4 6     2 Ana Bogdan Veronika Kudermetova 6 3 $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 1   3 Ana Bogdan Ekaterina Alexandrova 5 7 6 3 5 7   4 Jaqueline Cristian Veronika Kudermetova 7 5 6 3     5 Jaqueline Cristian / Elena-Gabriela Ruse Anna Blinkova / Anna Kalinskaya 3 6 2 6 ||||

Team nominations:  Romania: Ana Bogdan, Irina Bara, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Jaqueline Cristian, Raluca Olaru

 Russia: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Veronika Kudermetova, Anna Blinkova, Anna Kalinskaya

### Brazil vs. Germany

| Brazil 0 | Costão do Santinho Resort, Florianópolis, Brazil 7–8 February Clay | Costão do Santinho Resort, Florianópolis, Brazil 7–8 February Clay | Germany 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Teliana Pereira Laura Siegemund 3 6 3 6     2 Gabriela Cé Tatjana Maria 3 6 $6^5$ $7^7$     3 Gabriela Cé Laura Siegemund 1 6 2 6     4 Teliana Pereira Tatjana Maria       not played 5 Laura Pigossi / Luisa Stefani Anna-Lena Friedsam / Antonia Lottner 1 6 4 6 ||||

Team nominations:

 Brazil: Gabriela Cé, Teliana Pereira, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani  Germany: Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Antonia Lottner

### Spain vs. Japan

| Spain 3 | Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Spain 7–8 February Clay | Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Spain 7–8 February Clay | Japan 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Sara Sorribes Tormo Naomi Osaka 6 0 6 3     2 Carla Suárez Navarro Misaki Doi 6 3 6 4     3 Carla Suárez Navarro Kurumi Nara 6 1 6 3     4 Sara Sorribes Tormo Misaki Doi       not played 5 Lara Arruabarrena / Aliona Bolsova Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara 2 6 3 6 ||||

Team nominations:

 Spain: Carla Suárez Navarro, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Aliona Bolsova, Lara Arruabarrena, Georgina García Pérez

 Japan: Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Kurumi Nara, Ena Shibahara, Shuko Aoyama

### Switzerland vs. Canada

| Switzerland 3 | Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 7–8 February Hard (i) | Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland 7–8 February Hard (i) | Canada 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Jil Teichmann Leylah Annie Fernandez $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 4     2 Belinda Bencic Gabriela Dabrowski 6 1 6 2     3 Belinda Bencic Leylah Annie Fernandez 2 6 $6^3$ $7^7$     4 Jil Teichmann Gabriela Dabrowski 6 3 6 4     5 Viktorija Golubic / Stefanie Vögele Bianca Andreescu / Gabriela Dabrowski       not played ||||

Team nominations:

 Switzerland: Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Vögele, Timea Bacsinszky

 Canada: Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski

### Belgium vs. Kazakhstan

| Belgium 3 | SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium 7–8 February Hard (i) | SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium 7–8 February Hard (i) | Kazakhstan 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Elise Mertens Zarina Diyas 1 6 6 2 6 1   2 Ysaline Bonaventure Yulia Putintseva 6 3 $6^2$ $7^7$ 2 6   3 Elise Mertens Yulia Putintseva 6 1 $7^7$ $6^1$     4 Kirsten Flipkens Zarina Diyas 6 3 6 4     5 Kirsten Flipkens / Greet Minnen Anna Danilina / Yaroslava Shvedova       not played ||||

Team nominations:

 Belgium: Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens, Greet Minnen, Ysaline Bonaventure

 Kazakhstan: Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Yaroslava Shvedova

### Slovakia vs. Great Britain

| Slovakia 3 | AXA Aréna NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia 7–8 February Clay (i) | AXA Aréna NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia 7–8 February Clay (i) | Great Britain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Heather Watson 6 2 6 3     2 Viktória Kužmová Harriet Dart $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 3 7 5   3 Rebecca Šramková Heather Watson 0 6 5 7     4 Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Harriet Dart 7 5 6 3     5 Viktória Kužmová / Magdaléna Rybáriková Naiktha Bains / Emma Raducanu       not played ||||

Team nominations:

 Slovakia: Viktória Kužmová, Jana Čepelová, Magdaléna Rybáriková, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Rebecca Šramková

 Great Britain: Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Naiktha Bains, Katie Swan, Emma Raducanu

