Swiatek, Pegula, Rybakina lead Billie Jean King Cup team nominations

Team nominations have been announced for the 2023 Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers, which will take place on April 14-15. Eighteen nations will compete to secure their country's place at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals at the end of the season.
  
World No.1 Iga Swiatek and Australian Open semifinalist Magda Linette will lead a strong Polish side against Elena Rybakina's Kazakhstan squad, while Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff spearhead Team USA's home tie against Austria. 

The nine winning nations from the Qualifiers will join 2022 champions Switzerland and 2022 runners-up Australia at the Finals on Nov. 7-12. The 12th nation competing at the Finals will be announced once the host is confirmed.

Team Nominations:

Kazakhstan vs. Poland
Venue: National Tennis Centre - Beeline Arena, Astana (clay, indoors)
Head-to-head: first meeting
  
Kazakhstan
Elena Rybakina
Yuliya Putintseva
Gozal Ainitdinova
Anna Danilina
Zhanel Rustemova
Captain: Yaroslava Shvedova
  
Poland
Iga Swiatek
Magda Linette
Magdalena Frech
Weronika Falkowska
Alicja Rosolska
Captain: Dawid Celt

USA vs. Austria
Venue: Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, FL (hard, outdoors)
Head-to-head: USA lead 7-2
  
USA
Jessica Pegula
Coco Gauff
Madison Keys
Danielle Collins
Catherine McNally
Captain: Kathy Rinaldi
  
Austria
Julia Grabher
Sinja Kraus
Barbara Haas
Tamira Paszek
Melanie Klaffner
Captain: Marion Maruska

Great Britain vs. France
Venue: Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: Great Britain lead 2-1
  
Great Britain
Harriet Dart
Heather Watson
Katie Boulter
Alicia Barnett
Olivia Nicholls
Captain: Anne Keothavong
  
France
Caroline Garcia
Alizé Cornet
Clara Burel
Kristina Mladenovic
Captain: Julien Benneteau

Ukraine vs. Czech Republic
Venue: Megasaray Club Belek, Antalya, Turkiye (clay, outdoors)
Head-to-head: first meeting
  
Ukraine
Marta Kostyuk
Dayana Yastremska
Katarina Zavatska
Liudmyla Kichenok
Captain: Mykhailo Filima
  
Czech Republic
Barbora Krejcikova
Katerina Siniakova
Linda Noskova
Karolina Muchova
Marketa Vondrousova
Captain: Petr Pala

Canada vs. Belgium
Venue: Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: Belgium lead 3-0
  
Canada
Bianca Andreescu
Leylah Fernandez
Rebecca Marino
Gabriela Dabrowski
Captain: Heidi El Tabakh
  
Belgium
Ysaline Bonaventure
Greet Minnen
Yanina Wickmayer
Kirsten Flipkens
Captain: Wim Fissette

Slovakia vs. Italy
Venue: NTC Arena, Bratislava (hard, indoors)
Head-to-head: Slovakia lead 2-0
  
Slovakia
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
Viktoria Kuzmova
Renata Jamrichova
Tereza Mihalikova
Captain: Matej Liptak
  
Italy
Martina Trevisan
Camilla Giorgi
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Jasmine Paolini
Lucia Bronzetti
Captain: Tathiana Garbin

Germany vs. Brazil
Venue: Porsche Arena, Stuttgart (clay, indoors)
Head-to-head: Germany lead 4-0
  
Germany
Tatjana Maria
Jule Niemeier
Anna-Lena Friedsam
Eva Lys
Laura Siegemund
Captain: Rainer Schuettler
  
Brazil
Beatriz Haddad Maia
Laura Pigossi
Carolina Alves
Ingrid Martins
Luisa Stefani
Captain: Roberta Burzagli

Slovenia vs. Romania
Venue: Sport Park Bonifika, Koper (clay, outdoors)
Head-to-head: Slovenia lead 1-0
  
Slovenia
Tamara Zidansek
Kaja Juvan
Nina Potocnik
Pia Lovric
Ela Nala Milic
Captain: Andrej Krasevec
  
Romania
Ana Bogdan
Irina Bara
Jaqueline Cristian
Anca Todoni
Monica Niculescu
Captain: Horia Tecau

Spain vs. Mexico
Venue: Puente Romano Club de Tenis, Marbella (clay, outdoors)
Head-to-head: Spain lead 1-0
  
Spain
Nuria Parrizas Diaz
Rebeka Masarova
Sara Sorribes Tormo
Marina Bassols Y Ribera
Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov
Captain: Anabel Medina Garrigues
  
Mexico
Fernanda Contreras
Marcela Zacarias
Renata Zarazua
Giuliana Olmos
Captain: Augustin Moreno