Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers - Day 2

The 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round - Day 2

2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge, an ITF teams tournament, on various court surfaces, qualifying round 14-15 April 2023.

The nine winning teams from these qualifiers will join Switzerland and Australia (winners and runners-up respectively of the 2022 Bilie Jean King Cup), plus a wildcard nation, in the 2023 finals in November 2023.

Spain (1) defeated Mexico 3-1 (after leading 2-0)

Puente Romano Club de Tenis, Marbella, Spain, Clay, Outdoor

Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Spain) d Marcela Zacarias (Mexico) 6-3 6-0

Giuliana Olmos / Renata Zarazua (Mexico) d Aliona Bolsova / Rebeka Masarova (Spain) 4-6 7-6(5) (10-7)

Czech Republic (2) defeated Ukraine 3-1 (after leading 2-0)

Megasaray Club Belek, Antalya, Turkey, Clay, Outdoor

Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) d Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) 3-6 6-1 6-4

Marketa Vondrousova (Czech Republic) d Katarina Zavatska (Ukraine) 6-3 6-4

France (3) d Great Britain 3-1 (after leading 2-0)

Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena, Coventry, Great Britain, Hard - Rebound Ace, Indoor 

Caroline Garcia (France) d Harriet Dart (Great Britain) 6-1 6-7(10) 6-1

Katie Boulter (Great Britain) v Alizé Cornet (France)

Alicia Barnett / Olivia Nicholls (Great Britain) d Clara Burel / Kristina Mladenovic (France) 7-5 3-6 (11-9)

Canada (4) defeated Belgium 3-2 (after being tied at 1-1)

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada, Hard - Laykold Masters, Indoor

Leylah Fernandez (Canada) d Ysaline Bonaventure (Belgium) 4-6 7-5 6-2

Greet Minnen (Belgium) d Katherine Sebov (Canada) 6-2 3-6 6-3

Gabriela Dabrowski / Leylah Fernandez (Canada) d Kirsten Flipkens / Greet Minnen (Belgium) 6-1 6-2

USA (5) defeated Austria 4-0 (after leading 2-0)

Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, USA, Hard - Plexipave, Outdoor

Jessica Pegula (USA) d Julia Grabher (Austria) 6-1 6-3

CoCo Gauff / Caty McNally (USA) d Melanie Klaffner / Sinja Kraus (Austria) 6-1 6-4

Italy defeated Slovakia (6) 3-2 (after leading 2-0)

NTC Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia, Hard - GreenSet Comfort, Indoor

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Slovakia) d Jasmine Paolini (Italy) 6-1 4-6 6-4

Viktoria Hruncakova (Slovakia) d Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Italy) 6-3 7-6(2)

Elisabetta Cocciaretto / Martina Trevisan (Italy) d Viktoria Hruncakova / Tereza Mihalikova (Slovakia) 4-6 6-4 7-5

Germany (7) defeated Brazil 3-1 (after being tied at 1-1)

Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany, Clay, Indoor

Jule Niemeier (Germany) d Beatriz Haddad Maia (Brazil) 7-6(3) 3-6 6-2

Anna-Lena Friedsam (Germany) d Laura Pigossi (Brazil) 6-1 6-0

Kazakhstan (8) defeated Poland 3-1 (after leading 2-0)

National Tennis Centre - Beeline Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan , Clay, Indoor

Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) d Magda Linette (Poland) 6-4 6-2

Weronika Falkowska / Alicja Rosolska (Poland) d Anna Danilina / Yulia Putintseva (Kazakhstan) 6-4 6-4

Slovenia and Romania (9) are tied at 2-2 (after Romania led 2-0)

Sport Park Bonifika, Koper, Slovenia, Clay, Outdoor 

Tamara Zidansek (Slovenia) d Ana Bogdan (Romania) 3-6 7-6(4) 7-5

Kaja Juvan (Slovenia) d Jaqueline Cristian (Romania) 6-2 6-4

Kaja Juvan / Tamara Zidansek (Slovenia) and Irina Bara / Monica Niculescu (Romania) were tied at 3-3 when rain stopped play