The ITF has announced the calls for the 12 teams that will compete to be crowned champions in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup in Prague from November 1-6, 2021. No.1 seed and defending champion France will have three of their 2019 winners with Caroline Garcia, Alize Cornet and Fiona Ferro among the players named by captain Julien Benneteau, in his bid to defend his title.
The Czech Republic will look to build on its success at Tokyo 2020, with medalists Barbora Krejcikova, Marketa Vondrousova and Katerina Siniakova, all named to the Czech team aiming to be crowned champions at home. Olympic singles gold medalist Belinda Bencic will lead the Swiss team, while mixed doubles gold medalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova leads a strong team from the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF). Individual Grand Slam Champions Garbine Muguruza (within the Spanish quintet), Victoria Azarenka, Angelique Kerber and Sloa
Group A
France
Caroline garcia
Alize cornet
Clara Burel
Fiona Ferro
Captain: Julien Benneteau
Russia
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