ITF Press Release, October 4, 2021
The ITF today announced the nominations for the 12 teams competing to be crowned champions at the Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals in Prague from 1-6 November 2021.
No. 1 seeds and defending champions France will have three of their 2019 winning team with Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet and Fiona Ferro among the players named by captain Julien Benneteau, as they bid to defend their title.
Czech Republic will be looking to build on their success at Tokyo 2020, with medallists Barbora Krejcikova, Marketa Vondrousova and Katerina Siniakova all named in the Czech team bidding to be crowned champions on home soil.
Olympic singles gold medallist Belinda Bencic will lead the Swiss team while mixed doubles gold medallist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova headlines a strong Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) team.
Grand Slam singles champions Garbine Muguruza, Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Sloane Stephens were also named to compete for their respective nations.
Following in the footsteps of greats 👑
This team will be inspired by recent triumphs#BJKCup pic.twitter.com/CJX2N7Gdcf
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) October 4, 2021
Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Finals 2021 – Full Team Nominations:
Group A
France
Caroline Garcia
Alize Cornet
Clara Burel
Fiona Ferro
Captain: Julien Benneteau
Russian Tennis Federation (RTF)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Daria Kasatkina
Veronika Kudermetova
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Liudmila Samsonova
Captain: Igor Andreev
Canada
Leylah Fernandez
Rebecca Marino
Francoise Abanda
Gabriela Dabrowski
Captain: Sylvain Bruneau
Group B
Australia
Ajla Tomljanovic
Astra Sharma
Storm Sanders
Olivia Gadecki
Ellen Perez
Captain: Alicia Molik
Belarus
Victoria Azarenka
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Olga Govortsova
Yuliya Hatouka
Lidziya Marozava
Captain: Tatiana Poutchek
Belgium
Elise Mertens
Alison Van Uytvanck
Greet Minnen
Maryna Zanevska
Kirsten Flipkens
Captain: Johan Van Herck
Group C
USA
Jessica Pegula
Danielle Collins
Sloane Stephens
CoCo Vandeweghe
Caroline Dolehide
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi
Spain
Garbine Muguruza
Paula Badosa
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Nuria Parrizas-Diaz
Carla Suarez Navarro
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
Slovakia
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Kristina Kucova
Viktoria Kuzmova
Rebecca Sramkova
Tereza Mihalikova
Captain: Matej Liptak
Group D
Czech Republic
Barbora Krejcikova
Marketa Vondrousova
Tereza Martincova
Katerina Siniakova
Lucie Hradecka
Captain: Petr Pala
Germany
Angelique Kerber
Andrea Petkovic
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Jule Niemeier
Nastasja Schunk
Captain: Rainer Schuettler
Switzerland
Belinda Bencic
Jil Teichmann
Viktorija Golubic
Stefanie Voegele
Captain: Heinz Guenthardt
