The 2020–21 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs was originally scheduled to be held from 17 to 18 April 2020 but was postponed to the following year due to COVID-19.[1] The eight winners of this round will qualify for the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round while the eight losers will contest their respective regional Group I event in 2022.

Teams

Sixteen teams will play for eight spots in the 2021 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These Sixteen teams are:

  • 8 losing teams from Qualifying round.
  • 8 winning teams from their Group I zone.

Eight winners will advance to the 2021 qualifying round and eight losers will contest their respective regional Group I event in 2021.

Results summary

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 Poland3–2 BrazilBytomHala na SkarpieHard (i)
 Great Britain3–1 MexicoLondonNational Tennis CentreHard (i)
 Serbia0–4 CanadaKraljevoKraljevo Sports HallHard (i)
 Latvia3–1 IndiaJūrmalaNational Tennis Centre LielupeHard (i)
 Ukraine4–0 JapanChornomorskElite Tennis ClubClay
 Romania1–3 ItalyCluj-NapocaBTarenaHard (i)
 Argentina2–3 KazakhstanCórdobaCórdoba Lawn Tennis ClubClay
 Netherlands3–2 China's-HertogenboschMaaspoortClay (i)

Play-offs results

Poland vs. Brazil


Poland
3		 Hala na Skarpie, Bytom, Poland[2]
16–17 April 2021
Hard (indoor)
Brazil
2
1 2 3
1 Poland
Brazil		 Magdalena Fręch
Carolina Alves		 6
4		 6
3		    
2 Poland
Brazil		 Urszula Radwańska
Laura Pigossi		 69
711		 6
3		 2
6 		 
3 Poland
Brazil		 Magdalena Fręch
Laura Pigossi		 4
6 		6
3		 77
64		  
4 Poland
Brazil		 Katarzyna Kawa
Carolina Alves		 3
6 		5
7 		   
5 Poland
Brazil		 Magdalena Fręch / Katarzyna Kawa
Carolina Alves / Luisa Stefani		 1
6 		6
2		 6
4		  

Great Britain vs. Mexico


Great Britain
3		 National Tennis Centre, London, United Kingdom[3]
16–17 April 2021
Hard (indoor)
Mexico
1
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Mexico		 Katie Boulter
Marcela Zacarías		 7
5		 6
0		    
2 United Kingdom
Mexico		 Heather Watson
Giuliana Olmos		 7
5		 6
1		    
3 United Kingdom
Mexico		 Heather Watson
Marcela Zacarías		 3
6 		61
77		    
4 United Kingdom
Mexico		 Katie Boulter
Giuliana Olmos		 6
4		 6
1		    
5 United Kingdom
Mexico		 Harriet Dart / Heather Watson
Fernanda Contreras Gómez / Giuliana Olmos		       not
played

Serbia vs. Canada


Serbia
0		 Kraljevo Sport Hall, Kraljevo, Serbia[4]
16–17 April 2021
Hard (indoor)
Canada
4
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Canada		 Olga Danilović
Leylah Annie Fernandez		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		 
2 Serbia
Canada		 Nina Stojanović
Rebecca Marino		 4
6 		66
78		    
3 Serbia
Canada		 Nina Stojanović
Leylah Annie Fernandez		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4 Serbia
Canada		 Olga Danilović
Rebecca Marino		       not
played
5 Serbia
Canada		 Ivana Jorović / Aleksandra Krunić
Rebecca Marino / Carol Zhao		 77
64		 3
6 		[0]
[10]		  

Latvia vs. India


Latvia
3		 National Tennis Centre Lielupe, Jūrmala, Latvia[5]
16–17 April 2021
Hard (indoor)
India
1
1 2 3
1 Latvia
India		 Jeļena Ostapenko
Ankita Raina		 6
2		 5
7 		7
5		  
2 Latvia
India		 Anastasija Sevastova
Karman Thandi		 6
4		 6
0		    
3 Latvia
India		 Anastasija Sevastova
Ankita Raina		 6
0		 77
64		    
4 Latvia
India		 Jeļena Ostapenko
Karman Thandi		       not
played
5 Latvia
India		 Patrīcija Špaka / Daniela Vismane
Rutuja Bhosale / Zeel Desai		 4
6 		7
5		 [2]
[10]		  

Ukraine vs. Japan


Ukraine
4		 Elite Tennis Club, Chornomorsk, Ukraine[6]
16–17 April 2021
Clay
Japan
0
1 2 3
1 Ukraine
Japan		 Elina Svitolina
Chihiro Muramatsu		 6
3		 6
2		    
2 Ukraine
Japan		 Marta Kostyuk
Yuki Naito		 6
3		 6
3		    
3 Ukraine
Japan		 Elina Svitolina
Yuki Naito		 6
2		 4
6 		77
63		  
4 Ukraine
Japan		 Marta Kostyuk
Chihiro Muramatsu		       not
played
5 Ukraine
Japan		 Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok
Shiho Akita / Himari Sato		 6
2		 77
62		    

Romania vs. Italy


Romania
1		 BTarena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[7]
16–17 April 2021
Hard (indoor)
Italy
3
1 2 3
1 Romania
Italy		 Irina Bara
Elisabetta Cocciaretto		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2 Romania
Italy		 Mihaela Buzărnescu
Martina Trevisan		 2
6 		6
2		 65
77		  
3 Romania
Italy		 Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Jasmine Paolini		 1
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
4 Romania
Italy		 Mihaela Buzărnescu
Elisabetta Cocciaretto		 5
7 		65
77		    
5 Romania
Italy		 Monica Niculescu / Elena-Gabriela Ruse
Giulia Gatto-Monticone / Jasmine Paolini		       not
played

Argentina vs. Kazakhstan


Argentina
2		 Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club, Córdoba, Argentina[8]
16–17 April 2021
Clay
Kazakhstan
3
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 Nadia Podoroska
Yulia Putintseva		 6
2		 4
6 		0
6 		 
2 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 María Lourdes Carlé
Elena Rybakina		 6
4		 3
6 		6
0		  
3 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 Nadia Podoroska
Elena Rybakina		 4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 María Lourdes Carlé
Yulia Putintseva		 63
77		 77
63		    
retired
5 Argentina
Kazakhstan		 María Lourdes Carlé / Nadia Podoroska
Anna Danilina / Yaroslava Shvedova		 0
6 		5
7 		   

Netherlands vs. China


Netherlands
3		 Maaspoort, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands[9]
16–17 April 2021
Clay (indoor)
China
2
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
China		 Kiki Bertens
Wang Xinyu		 6
2		 6
0		    
2 Netherlands
China		 Arantxa Rus
Wang Xiyu		 1
6 		6
3		 2
6 		 
3 Netherlands
China		 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove
Wang Xiyu		 3
6 		7
5		 4
6 		 
4 Netherlands
China		 Arantxa Rus
Wang Xinyu		 6
4		 4
3		    
retired
5 Netherlands
China		 Arantxa Rus / Demi Schuurs
Xu Yifan / Zhang Shuai		 6
1		 6
4		    

References

  1. ↑ "Fed Cup Finals and Play-offs postponed". billiejeankingcup.com. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Poland v Brazil". billiejeankingcup.com.
  3. ↑ "Great Britain v Mexico". billiejeankingcup.com.
  4. ↑ "Serbia v Canada". billiejeankingcup.com.
  5. ↑ "Latvia v India". billiejeankingcup.com.
  6. ↑ "Japan v Ukraine". billiejeankingcup.com.
  7. ↑ "Romania v Italy". billiejeankingcup.com.
  8. ↑ "Argentina v Kazakhstan". billiejeankingcup.com.
  9. ↑ "Netherlands v China". billiejeankingcup.com.
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