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As hosts, Britain, who were beaten by the Czech Republic in the
qualifiers in April, will be awarded the final berth in the
12-team competition.
They will join Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic,
Italy, Kazakhstan, Poland, Spain, Slovakia, Switzerland and the
United States.
The finals will take place at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow from
Nov. 8-13 and will be organised by Britain's Lawn Tennis
Association (LTA).
"The LTA presented a very impressive bid as part of a
competitive hosting process," ITF President David Haggerty said.
"... we look forward to having the women's World Cup of Tennis
take place in front of passionate tennis fans from around the
world in an electric atmosphere, at the culmination of the
women's tennis season."
The 12 teams will be split into four groups of round-robin play.
Group winners will progress to the semi-finals, where they will
battle for the title.
The competition, formerly known as the Fed Cup, was renamed the
Billie Jean King Cup in 2020 in honour of the American 12-time
Grand Slam champion and women's tennis trailblazer who was part
of the winning team at the inaugural tournament in London in
1963.
"The first ever finals were held in Britain in 1963, and it's
brilliant that the finals will be returning here for the first
time since 1991," LTA chief executive Scott Lloyd said.
"This gives us a great chance to open tennis to more people and
create special memories that we hope will inspire the next
generation of players."
Glasgow is also one of four host cities for September's group
stage of the 2022 Davis Cup Finals, hosting Group D teams United
States, Britain, Kazakhstan and the Netherlands.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Stephen Coates)
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