Tennis tournament Billie Jean King Cup

Publication date: 19 Aug 2022

About the Billie Jean King Cup

The Billie Jean King Cup is a major international women’s tennis team tournament. It is organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). A similar tournament for men’s teams is the Davis Cup. 

Official website of the Billie Jean King Cup

2022 Billie Jean King Cup

The 2022 Billie Jean King Cup is the 59th women’s tennis tournament.

There are 12 countries competing in the final: Australia, Kazakhstan, Belgium, Poland, Canada, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, United States.

The finals themselves will take place from 8 to 13 November 2022 in Glasgow, United Kingdom.

History of the Billie Jean King Cup

The idea for a women’s tournament originated in 1919, courtesy of American tennis player Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman. The proposal failed to gain support.

In the early 1960s, the idea was taken up again with the involvement of Mrs. Hopman. Her husband was a legendary Australian tennis player and captain of the Davis Cup team. Eventually, the women’s tournament was held in 1963 to mark the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation. Teams from any country were eligible to compete. The women’s tournament was deemed a success. Team USA became the winner of the tournament.

In the early stages, the women tennis players had no financial support. They had to provide for themselves entirely on their own account. With the emergence of sponsors in 1970, the number of participating teams wishing to participate in a women’s tennis tournament increased.

Such a major tennis event contributed to an even greater development of the sport in the host country.

Results of the previous Billie Jean King Cup tournaments

2023 Billie Jean King Cup

No information on dates and venues for the next Billie Jean King Cup yet.

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