The Czech Republic has won the Billie Jean King Cup (the top international team competition in women's tennis), defeating Ukraine in the final held in Shenzhen, China, without needing a deciding doubles rubber. Karolína Muchová beat Anhelina Kalinina 6-2, 6-3, before Linda Nosková clinched the title by defeating Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-6. It is the seventh time the Czech Republic has won the tournament since 2011 and the twelfth overall, counting six titles won as part of Czechoslovakia — a landmark year for Czech women's tennis that also saw Nosková win Wimbledon and Kateřina Siniaková claim two Grand Slam doubles titles. For Ukraine, reaching the final was itself historic; Svitolina had described the achievement as "incredible" for a country whose people are "going through difficult times."