2026 Billie Jean King Cup

2026 Billie Jean King Cup

Details
Duration	6 April – 22 November 2026
Edition	63rd
Achievements (singles)
← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Billie Jean King Cup will be the 63rd edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament between national teams in women's tennis. ^[1]

Billie Jean King Cup finals

Main article: 2026 Billie Jean King Cup finals

Date: 21–26 September 2026
Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China ^[2]
Surface: Hard indoor

Eight nations will take part in the Finals. The qualification is as follows:

• 7 qualifying round winners
• 1 host nation (China)

Participating teams
China (H)

Draw

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
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Qualifying round

Main article: 2026 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round

Date: 9–12 April 2026

Format: 14 nations in 7 home-or-away ties across two days

These fourteen teams are:

• 7 teams from the 2025 Finals
• 7 winning teams from the 2025 play-offs

The seven winning teams from the qualifying round will play at the Finals and losing teams will play at the 2026 play-offs.

#: Nations Ranking as of 17 November 2025 ^[3]

Teams from Finals   Italy (#1)   United States (#2)   Great Britain (#3)   Spain (#5)   Ukraine (#8)   Kazakhstan (#9)   Japan (#10)

Teams from Play-offs   Canada (#4)   Czechia (#6)   Poland (#7)   Australia (#12)    Switzerland (#13)   Belgium (#17)   Slovenia (#18)

Results

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface
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Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

Further information: 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

Date: 19-21 November 2026

Format: 14 nations in 7 home-or-away ties across two days

These fourteen teams are:

• Seven losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2026
• Seven winning teams from their Group I zone

Seven winners will advance to the 2027 qualifying round while losers will contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2027.

Americas Zone

Main article: 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Date: 6–11 April 2026
Venue:

Participating teams

Argentina   Brazil   Chile   Colombia

Ecuador   Mexico   Peru   Venezuela

Promotions/Relegations

• TBD and TBD were promoted to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
• TBD and TBD were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.

Group II

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Bahamas   Bolivia   Dominican Republic   Guatemala

Honduras   Paraguay   Puerto Rico   Uruguay

Promotions/Relegations

• TBD and TBD were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2027.
• TBD and TBD were relegated to Americas Zone Group III in 2027.

Group III

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Antigua and Barbuda   Barbados   Costa Rica   Cuba   El Salvador   Jamaica

Panama   Saint Lucia   Suriname   Trinidad and Tobago   U.S. Virgin Islands

Inactive teams

Aruba   Bermuda

Eastern Caribbean   Haiti

Promotions

• TBD and TBD were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Date: 6–11 April 2026
Venue:

Participating teams

India   Indonesia   Mongolia

New Zealand   South Korea   Thailand

Promotions/Relegations

• TBD and TBD were promoted to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
• TBD and TBD were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2027.

Group II

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Chinese Taipei   Hong Kong   Kyrgyzstan   Laos   Malaysia

Pacific Oceania   Philippines   Singapore   Sri Lanka   Uzbekistan

Promotions/Relegations

• TBD and TBD were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2027.
• TBD and TBD were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2027.

Group III

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Bahrain   Brunei   Guam   Iran   Jordan   Maldives   Myanmar

Nepal   Northern Mariana Islands   Pakistan   Qatar   Tajikistan   Turkmenistan   Vietnam

Inactive teams

Bangladesh   Bhutan   Iraq   Lebanon

Macau   Oman   Saudi Arabia   Syria

Promotions

• TBD and TBD were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2027.

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Date: 6–11 April 2026
Venue:

Participating teams

Croatia   Denmark   France   Georgia   Germany   Hungary   Latvia   Lithuania

Netherlands   Norway   Portugal   Romania   Slovakia   Serbia   Sweden   Turkiye

Promotions/Relegations

• TBD, TBD and TBD advanced to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
• TBD and TBD were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.

Group II

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Austria   Bosnia and Herzegovina   Bulgaria   Cyprus   Egypt   Finland

Greece   Israel   Morocco   North Macedonia   South Africa

Promotions/Relegations

• TBD and TBD were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2027.
• TBD and TBD were relegated to Europe Zone Group III in 2027.

Group III Europe

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Albania   Andorra   Armenia   Azerbaijan   Estonia   Iceland   Ireland

Kosovo   Luxembourg   Malta   Moldova   Montenegro   San Marino

Inactive teams

Belarus (suspended)   Liechtenstein

Russia (suspended)

Promotion

• TBD was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.

Group III Africa

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Algeria   Botswana   Burundi   Cameroon   Ghana   Kenya

Madagascar   Namibia   Nigeria   Tunisia   Zimbabwe

Promotion/Relegation

• TBD was promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.
• TBD was relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2027.

Group IV Africa

Date:
Venue:

Participating teams

Benin   Congo   Ethiopia   Lesotho   Mozambique   Rwanda

Senegal   Seychelles   Sudan   Tanzania   Togo   Uganda

Inactive teams

Angola   DR Congo

Mauritius

Promotion

• TBD was promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2027.

References

1. "2026 Billie Jean King Cup Format". Billie Jean King Cup.
2. "Shenzhen announced as finals host". Billie Jean King Cup. 23 January 2025.
3. "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 18 December 2025.

External links

• Official website