Great Britain is to host the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals on 8-13 November 2022 in Scotland and, as the host nation, Team GB will take the final berth in the women’s team line-up.
This is a fantastic opportunity to build the profile of women’s tennis and focus attention on women’s sport. The entire team are very excited about playing in front of a home crowd and hearing some loud support across the whole week. Anne Keothavong, Great Britain's Billie Jean King Cup captain
The ITF announced on Tuesday that the LTA’s bid to host the event had been accepted and the Finals is confirmed to be played on the indoor hard courts of the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.
This is the 4th occasion that Great Britain has hosted the Finals of the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport.
Launched in 1963 as the Federation Cup, the first event was held at London’s Queen’s Cub, with Billie Jean King herself a member of the winning US team.
The competition went on to be held in Eastbourne in 1977, and Nottingham in 1991.
Great Britain, as host nation, will join Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland and USA in the Finals to compete for the chance to become 2022 world champions.
The Finals will see these 12 nations compete in 4 round-robin groups of 3 nations, with the 4 group winners qualifying for the semi-finals.
In alignment with the ITF’s Advantage All strategy to encourage more women and girls play tennis, the LTA is putting a special focus on placing tennis at the forefront of women’s sport in Great Britain.
The British team will get a second bite of the cherry in Glasgow where they will join 11 other nations competing for the BJK Cup trophy
ITF President David Haggerty said: “We are delighted to be bringing the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals to Glasgow.
“The LTA presented a very impressive bid as part of a competitive hosting process.
“They have successfully hosted Davis Cup ties in Glasgow, and we look forward to having the women’s World Cup of Tennis take place in front of passionate tennis fans from around the world in an electric atmosphere, at the culmination of the women’s tennis season.”
British Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to build the profile of women’s tennis and focus attention on women’s sport.
“The entire team are very excited about playing in front of a home crowd and hearing some loud support across the whole week.”
Scott Lloyd, Chief Executive of the LTA said: “We have said that we were ambitious to bring more major events to Great Britain and raise the profile of tennis across the whole year, and I’m delighted that Glasgow will be hosting the Billie Jean King Cup Finals as well as the Davis Cup Finals Group stage this year.
“The first ever finals were held in Great Britain in 1963, and it’s brilliant that the finals will be returning here for the first time since 1991.
“This gives us a great chance to open tennis to more people and create special memories that we hope will inspire the next generation of players.”
Further information regarding the draw and ticketing will follow in due course.
The Federation Cup was inaugurated in 1963 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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