On September 27, 2026, Czechia triumphed over Ukraine to win the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time since 2018, securing a 2-0 victory in Shenzen, China. The success was marked by strong performances from Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova, who won their singles matches.
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Muchova kicked off the final, defeating Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina with a score of 6-2, 6-3. She recorded eight aces, while Kalinina did not manage any, and converted four of five break points. Muchova expressed her pride in the team's performance throughout the week. "It's like a cherry on the top," she said, highlighting the importance of the victory.
Noskova followed with a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6(5) win against Elina Svitolina, notching 10 aces and needing three match points to finish. "I was not nervous at all before the match... I kept telling myself it's a match like every other else, but this one mattered a lot," Noskova remarked.
Czechia's last Billie Jean King Cup victory came in 2018, when they defeated the USA 3-0. The team has now won a total of 12 titles, placing them second behind the U.S., which has 18 titles and did not qualify for this year's finals.
Captain Barbora Strycova, who was part of the last championship team, expressed her honor in leading this new squad to victory. "To win it as a player and now win it as a captain... it means so much," she said.
This victory caps a successful summer for Czechia, which boasts the second-highest number of players in the top 100 rankings, trailing the U.S. The country's recent achievements include an all-Czech Wimbledon final and notable performances in the U.S. Open.