Team USA Announced for November’s BJK Cup Finals
Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin, Danielle Collins, Sloane Stephens, Taylor Townsend to Represent USA in Billie Jean King Cup Finals November 7-12 in Seville, Spain
The USTA and Billie Jean King Cup captain Kathy Rinaldi today announced that Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin, Danielle Collins, Sloane Stephens and Taylor Townsend will represent the USA in the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals, to be played November 7-12 on indoor hard courts at Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain.
Billie Jean King Cup is the World Cup of Tennis, and the six-day Finals will crown this year’s champion. The Finals will feature 12 teams drawn into four groups to compete in a round-robin format, with the Group winners advancing to the knockout-style semifinals. The U.S. was drawn into Group A and will play Switzerland (Thursday, November 9, 4 p.m. local time) and the Czech Republic (Friday, November 10, 4 p.m. local time) with hopes of advancing to the semifinals and beyond.
Each tie will be a best-of-three competition with two singles matches and one doubles match. The full field, schedule and ticketing information is available at billiejeankingcup.com.
The United States is the all-time leader with 18 Billie Jean King Cup titles and will hope to add to that this year by bringing a team with two Grand Slam singles champions, four major singles finalists and a career-high Top-5 doubles player.
Keys, 28, is ranked No. 11 in singles and has been ranked as high as No. 7. A 2017 US Open singles finalist, the Rock Island, Ill., native and Orlando resident is 33-13 in singles this year and reached her sixth Grand Slam semifinal at the US Open. This is her eighth Billie Jean King Cup nomination since making her debut in 2014.
Kenin, 24, is ranked No. 30 in singles and is a career-high No. 4. The 2020 Australian Open singles champion and two-time major singles finalist from Pembroke Pines, Fla., has played in four Billie Jean King Cup ties since her first nomination in the 2018 Finals.
Collins, 29, is ranked No. 33 in singles and has also been ranked as high as No. 7. The St. Petersburg, Fla., native reached the finals of the 2022 Australian Open and has a 5-1 record in Billie Jean King Cup singles matches since making her playing debut in 2019.
Stephens, 30, is ranked No. 38 in singles and has been ranked as high as No. 3. The 2017 US Open singles champion and two-time major singles finalist has played in nine Billie Jean King Cup ties since debuting in 2012 and has a 5-1 record in her last six Billie Jean King Cup singles matches.
Townsend, 27, is ranked No. 8 in doubles and No. 77 in singles. She was ranked as high as No. 5 in doubles this summer and reached her second Grand Slam doubles final at the French Open. This is her third Billie Jean King Cup nomination.
The 2023 Finals will mark Rinaldi’s final competition as U.S. captain, before Lindsay Davenport takes over the captaincy in 2024. Rinaldi has led the U.S. to an 11-5 record in ties, including the 2017 championship, the 2018 Finals and the 2021 semifinals.
