Led by Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova, the Czech Republic dominated Ukraine and won the Billie Jean King Cup for the 12th time now.
The Czech Republic won the Billie Jean King Cup competition (formerly the Fed Cup) for the 12th time now on Sunday. Favorites in the final tournament held in Shenzhen, China, the Czechs won Ukraine with 2-0 thanks to singles victories from Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova.
The Czech Republic won its 12th Billie Jean King Cup league on Sunday, winning Ukraine 2-0 in Shenzhen, China, where the eight-team finals of the former Fed Cup had been underway since on Tuesday. The Czechs were the overwhelming favorites team, boasting four players in the top 30 (Linda Noskova, Karolina Muchova, Marie Bouzkova, and Sara Bejlek) and world number one doubles player Katerina Siniakova (who did not have to play any single match). And they lived up to expectations, winning all their matches this week.
Wimbledon champion Noskova the (world No. 6) secured the decisive point for her team by dominating with (6-3, 7-6 [5]) Elina Svitolina (No. 7), a few hours after the winning with (6-2, 6-3) of Muchova the (No. 8), Wimbledon finalist, against Anhelina Kalinina with (No. 48).
2nd most successful nation
The Czech Republic succeeds Italy, the two-time defending champions title, who were eliminated in the semi-finals game by Ukraine, their first ever final appearance in this competition. Having won the Great Britain in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, the Czechs then eliminated Spain on Friday to earn the right to contest their thirteenth BJK Cup final game.
Czech captain Barbora Strycova, who took over the reins of the national team since the beginning of the year, became the fourth BJK Cup winner on Sunday to win the competition both as a player and as the team captain too. She thus joins Australian Margaret Court and Americans Chris Evert and Billie Jean King in the history books of this competition, which was created in the year 1963 and significantly reformed in 2020.
