2021 Billie Jean King Cup Finals - Day 1

The 2021 Billie Jean King Cup Finals - Day 1

2021 Billie Jean King Cup Finals (culmination of the 2020-2021 Billie Jean King Cup - an ITF/WTA team event), on Hard Indoor, in Prague, Czech Republic, 1-6 November 2021.

Defending  champion (2019):

France which defeated Australia in the final in Perth, November 2019. (then known as the Fed Cup)

The 2020 final was unable to be played due to COVID-19.

* Deciding set in the doubles matches is a 10 point tie break (first to ten, and with at least a two point advantage)

Group A:

Canada defeated France 2-1

Francoise Abanda (Canada) defeated Fiona Ferro (France) 4-6 6-4 6-4

Alizé Cornet (France) defeated Rebecca Marino (Canada) 6-4 7-6(5)

Gabriela Dabrowski / Rebecca Marino (Canada) defeated Clara Burel / Alizé Cornet (France) 6-3 7-6(6)

Group B:

Belgium defeated Belarus 2-1

Greet Minnen (Belgium) defeated Iryna Shymanovich (Belarus) 6-2 6-2

Elise Mertens (Belgium) defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) 6-2 4-6 6-2

Vera Lapko / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Belarus) defeated Kirsten Flipkens / Elise Mertens (Belgium) 6-4 6-3

Group C:

Spain defeated Slovakia 2-1

Viktoria Kuzmova (Slovakia) defeated Carla Suárez Navarro (Spain) 6-2 3-6 6-3

Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain) defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia) 6-3 3-6 6-2

Rebeka Masarova / Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Spain) defeated Viktoria Kuzmova / Tereza Mihalikova (Slovakia) 4-6 6-2 10-7 *

Group D:

Czech Republic defeated Germany 2-1

Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) defeated Andrea Petkovic (Germany) 6-1 6-3

Angelique Kerber (Germany) defeated Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) 6-7(5) 6-0 6-4

Lucie Hradecka / Katerina Siniakova (Czech Republic) defeated Anna-Lena Friedsam / Jule Niemeier (Germany) 6-4 6-7(2) 10-8 *