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2020 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round

The 2020 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round was played on 7–8 February 2020. The eight winners of this round qualified for the 2020 Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Budapest.[1]

Teams

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Sixteen teams played for eight spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These sixteen teams were:[2]

  • 2 losing semifinalists of the previous edition,
  • 7 winners & losers of World Group play-offs of previous edition, and
  • 4 winners of World Group II play-offs of previous edition, and
  • 3 losers of World Group II play-offs of previous edition, based on rankings

The 8 losing teams from the qualifying round played at the Group I of the corresponding continental zone the following February.

Summary of results

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Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface
  United States [1] 3–2   Latvia Everett Angel of the Winds Arena Hard (i)
  Netherlands 2–3   Belarus [2] The Hague Sportcampus Zuiderpark Clay (i)
  Romania [3] 2–3   Russia Cluj-Napoca BT Arena Hard (i)
  Brazil 0–4   Germany [4] Florianópolis Costão do Santinho Resort Clay
  Spain [5] 3–1   Japan Cartagena Centro de Tenis La Manga Club Clay
   Switzerland [6] 3–1   Canada Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i)
  Belgium [7] 3–1   Kazakhstan Kortrijk SC Lange Munte Hard (i)
  Slovakia 3–1   Great Britain [8] Bratislava AXA Aréna NTC Clay (i)

Detailed results

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United States vs. Latvia

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United States
3
Angel of the Winds Arena, Everett, United States[3]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
 
Latvia
2
1 2 3
1 United States 
Latvia 
Sofia Kenin
Anastasija Sevastova
6
2
6
2
   
2 United States 
Latvia 
Serena Williams
Jeļena Ostapenko
77
64
77
63
   
3 United States 
Latvia 
Sofia Kenin
Jeļena Ostapenko
3
6
6
2
2
6
 
4 United States 
Latvia 
Serena Williams
Anastasija Sevastova
65
77
6
3
64
77
 
5 United States 
Latvia 
Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Jeļena Ostapenko / Anastasija Sevastova
6
4
6
0
   

Team nominations:[3]
  United States: Sofia Kenin, Serena Williams, Alison Riske, Coco Gauff, Bethanie Mattek-Sands
  Latvia: Jeļena Ostapenko, Anastasija Sevastova, Diāna Marcinkēviča, Daniela Vismane

Netherlands vs. Belarus

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Netherlands
2
Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague, Netherlands[4]
7–8 February
Clay (i)
 
Belarus
3
1 2 3
1 Netherlands 
Belarus 
Kiki Bertens
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
65
77
6
2
6
1
 
2 Netherlands 
Belarus 
Arantxa Rus
Aryna Sabalenka
2
6
3
6
   
3 Netherlands 
Belarus 
Kiki Bertens
Aryna Sabalenka
6
4
6
4
   
4 Netherlands 
Belarus 
Arantxa Rus
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
6
0
5
7
2
6
 
5 Netherlands 
Belarus 
Kiki Bertens / Demi Schuurs
Aryna Sabalenka / Aliaksandra Sasnovich
6
4
3
6
68
710
 

Team nominations:[4]
  Netherlands: Kiki Bertens, Arantxa Rus, Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Indy de Vroome, Demi Schuurs
  Belarus: Aryna Sabalenka, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Olga Govortsova, Anna Kubareva, Lidziya Marozava

Romania vs. Russia

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Romania
2
BT Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[5]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
 
Russia
3
1 2 3
1 Romania 
Russia 
Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Ekaterina Alexandrova
1
6
4
6
   
2 Romania 
Russia 
Ana Bogdan
Veronika Kudermetova
6
3
65
77
6
1
 
3 Romania 
Russia 
Ana Bogdan
Ekaterina Alexandrova
5
7
6
3
5
7
 
4 Romania 
Russia 
Jaqueline Cristian
Veronika Kudermetova
7
5
6
3
   
5 Romania 
Russia 
Jaqueline Cristian / Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Anna Blinkova / Anna Kalinskaya
3
6
2
6
   

Team nominations:[5]
  Romania: Ana Bogdan, Irina Bara, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Jaqueline Cristian, Raluca Olaru
  Russia: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Veronika Kudermetova, Anna Blinkova, Anna Kalinskaya

Brazil vs. Germany

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Brazil
0
Costão do Santinho Resort, Florianópolis, Brazil[6]
7–8 February
Clay
 
Germany
4
1 2 3
1 Brazil 
Germany 
Teliana Pereira
Laura Siegemund
3
6
3
6
   
2 Brazil 
Germany 
Gabriela Cé
Tatjana Maria
3
6
65
77
   
3 Brazil 
Germany 
Gabriela Cé
Laura Siegemund
1
6
2
6
   
4 Brazil 
Germany 
Teliana Pereira
Tatjana Maria
      not
played
5 Brazil 
Germany 
Laura Pigossi / Luisa Stefani
Anna-Lena Friedsam / Antonia Lottner
1
6
4
6
   

Team nominations:[6]
  Brazil: Gabriela Cé, Teliana Pereira, Laura Pigossi, Carolina Alves, Luisa Stefani
  Germany: Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Antonia Lottner

Spain vs. Japan

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Spain
3
Centro de Tenis La Manga Club, Cartagena, Spain[7]
7–8 February
Clay
 
Japan
1
1 2 3
1 Spain 
Japan 
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Naomi Osaka
6
0
6
3
   
2 Spain 
Japan 
Carla Suárez Navarro
Misaki Doi
6
3
6
4
   
3 Spain 
Japan 
Carla Suárez Navarro
Kurumi Nara
6
1
6
3
   
4 Spain 
Japan 
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Misaki Doi
      not
played
5 Spain 
Japan 
Lara Arruabarrena / Aliona Bolsova
Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara
2
6
3
6
   

Team nominations:[7]
  Spain: Carla Suárez Navarro, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Aliona Bolsova, Lara Arruabarrena, Georgina García Pérez
  Japan: Naomi Osaka, Misaki Doi, Kurumi Nara, Ena Shibahara, Shuko Aoyama

Switzerland vs. Canada

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Switzerland
3
Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland[8]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
 
Canada
1
1 2 3
1 Switzerland 
Canada 
Jil Teichmann
Leylah Annie Fernandez
77
64
6
4
   
2 Switzerland 
Canada 
Belinda Bencic
Gabriela Dabrowski
6
1
6
2
   
3 Switzerland 
Canada 
Belinda Bencic
Leylah Annie Fernandez
2
6
63
77
   
4 Switzerland 
Canada 
Jil Teichmann
Gabriela Dabrowski
6
3
6
4
   
5 Switzerland 
Canada 
Viktorija Golubic / Stefanie Vögele
Bianca Andreescu / Gabriela Dabrowski
      not
played

Team nominations:[8]
   Switzerland: Belinda Bencic, Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Stefanie Vögele, Timea Bacsinszky
  Canada: Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Annie Fernandez, Eugenie Bouchard, Gabriela Dabrowski

Belgium vs. Kazakhstan

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Belgium
3
SC Lange Munte, Kortrijk, Belgium[9]
7–8 February
Hard (i)
 
Kazakhstan
1
1 2 3
1 Belgium 
Kazakhstan 
Elise Mertens
Zarina Diyas
1
6
6
2
6
1
 
2 Belgium 
Kazakhstan 
Ysaline Bonaventure
Yulia Putintseva
6
3
62
77
2
6
 
3 Belgium 
Kazakhstan 
Elise Mertens
Yulia Putintseva
6
1
77
61
   
4 Belgium 
Kazakhstan 
Kirsten Flipkens
Zarina Diyas
6
3
6
4
   
5 Belgium 
Kazakhstan 
Kirsten Flipkens / Greet Minnen
Anna Danilina / Yaroslava Shvedova
      not
played

Team nominations:[9]
  Belgium: Elise Mertens, Kirsten Flipkens, Greet Minnen, Ysaline Bonaventure
  Kazakhstan: Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Yaroslava Shvedova

Slovakia vs. Great Britain

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Slovakia
3
AXA Aréna NTC, Bratislava, Slovakia[10]
7–8 February
Clay (i)
 
Great Britain
1
1 2 3
1 Slovakia 
United Kingdom 
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Heather Watson
6
2
6
3
   
2 Slovakia 
United Kingdom 
Viktória Kužmová
Harriet Dart
63
77
6
3
7
5
 
3 Slovakia 
United Kingdom 
Rebecca Šramková
Heather Watson
0
6
5
7
   
4 Slovakia 
United Kingdom 
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Harriet Dart
7
5
6
3
   
5 Slovakia 
United Kingdom 
Viktória Kužmová / Magdaléna Rybáriková
Naiktha Bains / Emma Raducanu
      not
played

Team nominations:[10]
  Slovakia: Viktória Kužmová, Jana Čepelová, Magdaléna Rybáriková, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Rebecca Šramková
  Great Britain: Heather Watson, Harriet Dart, Naiktha Bains, Katie Swan, Emma Raducanu

References

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  1. ^ "ITF Launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "ITF Launches Fed Cup Finals in Budapest". billiejeankingcup.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Latvia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Netherlands v Belarus". billiejeankingcup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Romania v Russia". billiejeankingcup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Brazil v Germany". billiejeankingcup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Spain v Japan". billiejeankingcup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Switzerland v Canada". billiejeankingcup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Belgium v Kazakhstan". billiejeankingcup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Slovakia v Great Britain". billiejeankingcup.com.