Saturday, 16 April 2022

2022 Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers - Day 1

2022 Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Qualifiers - Day One

The seven winning nations will join the four already qualified for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals to be contested in November.
Those four are:
- 2021 finalist Switzerland
- Australia (as higher ranked losing semi finalist from 2021, replaced 2021 champions Russia which was banned following its invasion of Ukraine)
- Slovakia (received a bye as its opponent in the qualifiers was to be Australia)
- Belgium (its opponent in the qualifiers was to be Belarus which was banned because of its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine)

Seedings in brackets

Italy v France (2)
Tennis Club Alghero, Alghero SS, Italy 

Jasmine Paolini (Italy) defeated Alizé Cornet (France) 2-6 6-1 7-6(2)
Camila Giorgi (Italy) defeated Oceane Dodin (France) 6-1 6-2

Italy leads 2-0

USA (3) v Ukraine 
Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Asheville, USA

Alison Riske (USA) defeated Dayana Yastremska (Ukraine) 7-6(16) 7-5
Jessica Pegula (USA) defeated Katarina Zavatska (Ukraine) 6-2 6-1

USA leads 2-0

Czech Republic (4) v Great Britain 
Tennis Club I.CLTK Prague, Prague, Czech Republic 

Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) defeated Harriet Dart (Great Britain) 6-1 6-0
Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) defeated Tereza Martincova (Czech Republic) 7-5 7-5

Tie level at 1-1

Kazakhstan v Germany (6)
National Tennis Centre, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan 

Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) defeated Angelique Kerber (Germany) 3-6 6-3 6-2
Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) defeated Laura Siegemund (Germany) 6-0 6-1

Kazakhstan leads 2-0

Canada (7) v Latvia 
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada 

Leylah Fernandez (Canada) defeated Darja Semenistaja (Latvia) 6-1 6-2
Rebecca Marino (Canada) defeated Daniela Vismane (Latvia) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

Canada leads 2-0

Netherlands v Spain (8)
Maaspoort Sports & Events, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 

Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Spain) defeated Arantxa Rus (Netherlands) 6-2 7-6(4)
Sara Sorribes Tormo (Spain) defeated Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (Netherlands) 6-4 6-3

Spain leads 2-0

Poland v Romania (9)
Radomskie Centrum Sportu, Radom, Poland

Magda Linette (Poland) defeated Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) 6-1 4-6 6-2
Iga Swiatek (Poland) defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu (Romania) 6-1 6-0

Poland leads 2-0

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