Billie Jean King Cup: Who is Emma Raducanu playing, how to watch and everything to know

The Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers are set to be held this week as 14 teams look to book a place at the Finals in November.

Four teams have already booked a spot at the Finals – Australia, Belgium, Slovakia and Switzerland.

Defending champions Russia were stripped of their place in the competition following the country’s invasion of the Ukraine, and were replaced by Australia, the highest-ranked team to exit in the semi-finals last year.

Slovakia were set to play a qualifier against Australia but have now been awarded with an automatic place in the Finals. Belgium had the same fate after their qualifying opponents Belarus were thrown out of the tournament alongside Russia.

Switzerland qualified for the Finals as last year’s runners-up, leaving just eight places up for grabs.

With Britain in contention for one of these spots, GiveMeSport Women runs through everything you need to know about the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers.

The Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers will take place on Friday and Saturday (April 15th and 16th).

Hosted in eight different countries, the matches will be held at various times across the two days.

A full list of the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, including host venues, can be found here:

Italy vs France: Tennis Club Alghero, Alghero

USA vs Ukraine: Asheville Civic Center, North Carolina

Czech Republic vs Great Britain: Czech Lawn Tennis Club, Prague

Kazakhstan vs Germany: Daulet National Tennis Centre, Nur-Sultan

Canada vs Latvia: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

Netherlands vs Spain: Maaspoort, ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Poland vs Romania: Radom Sports Center, Radom

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