The Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, which serves as the women’s tennis teams world championships will begin very soon, ahead of the competition, check out the 2023 tournament preview, full schedule, how to watch live and more
The Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers will take place from 14-15 April, and it will feature 18 teams going head-to-head.
Billie Jean King Cup tennis 2023 qualifiers schedule, date, location, matches, teams, format, live stream
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The teams in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers 2023 will feature teams facing off each other to qualify for the finals of the tournament’s 60th edition.
Qualifiers 2023 preview
The Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers 2023 will feature some of the world’s best tennis players competing for their countries.
The 2023 schedule is all set to feature some exciting matches, including the USA v Austria tie. World number 4 Coco Gauff will be playing in her hometown in Florida at the Delray Beach Tennis Center.
Meanwhile, Poland will go up against Kazakhstan. Both countries reached the finals of the 2022 edition but finished third in their respective groups. Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina will probably face of each other in Astana.
Meanwhile, France, who are the 2019 Fed Cup champions, which is the tournament’s previous name, will head to Coventry, England. They will go up against a strong Great Britain team that reached the semi-finals in last year’s edition. Anne Keothavang will once again lead the Great Britain team.
Billie Jean King Cup 2023 format
All the qualifying ties for the Billie Jean King Cup 2023 will feature best-of-three four singles matches. This will be followed up by a doubles match. Teams won win the first three singles will not play a fourth singles match. however, the doubles match will still take place.
Each of the winners from the qualifiers will then advance to the 2023 Finals. The finals will take place in November and will feature the 2022 finalists, winners Switzerland and runners-up Australia. All these teams have qualified automatically following their positions in the last edition.
Billie Jean King Cup 2023 qualifiers full schedule
Given below is the full schedule for the Billie Jean King Cup 2023 qualifiers set for 14-15 April 2023:
| Fixture | Venue |
| Spain [1] vs Mexico | Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella |
| Ukraine vs Czech Republic [2] | Megasaray Club Belek, Antalya, Turkey (neutral) |
| Great Britain vs France [3] | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry |
| Canada [4] vs Belgium | Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia |
| United States [5] vs Austria | Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, Florida |
| Slovakia [6] vs Italy | NTC Arena, Bratislava |
| Germany [7] vs Brazil | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart |
| Kazakhstan [8] vs Poland | National Tennis Centre, Astana |
| Slovenia vs Romania [9] | Sport Park Bonifika, Koper |
The numbers in the brackets indicate the team seeds.
Billie Jean King Cup 2023 how to watch live
Fans can watch the live streaming of the Billie Jean King Cup on the Billie Jean King Cup Live Centre. It will however, require a paid subscription where geographical and territorial restrictions may apply.
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