Billie Jean King Cup

The Billie Jean King Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, contested by national teams in ties of singles and doubles matches.

Tennis tie: A team contest in which players compete in a set number of tennis matches to determine the winner. Nations meet in ties made up of singles and doubles matches.
Federation Cup: The original name of the international women's team tennis competition now called the Billie Jean King Cup. The event began in 1963 as the Federation Cup.
Chris Evert: An American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles. Evert represented the United States in the competition during her playing career.
Davis Cup: The International Tennis Federation's premier international men's team tennis competition. It is the men's counterpart to the women's national-team competition.
Tennis singles: A tennis match played by one player against one opponent. Singles matches supply most of the points in a Billie Jean King Cup tie.
Billie Jean King: An American tennis champion and advocate for gender equality in sport. The competition took her name in 2020 to honor her influence on women's tennis.
Martina Navratilova: A Czech-American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and 31 major doubles titles. Navratilova competed for both Czechoslovakia and the United States.
United Cup: An international mixed-team tennis competition featuring national teams of men and women. Unlike the Cup, it brings men's and women's teams together in one event.
Tennis doubles: A tennis match in which two-player teams compete against one another. Doubles can decide a close tie and rewards pairings built for team play.
International Tennis Federation: The international governing body for tennis, founded in 1913. The ITF founded and administers the national-team competition.

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