2026 Billie Jean King Cup

2026 Billie Jean King Cup
Details
Duration	6 April – 21 November 2026
Edition	63rd
Achievements (singles)
	← 2025 2027 →

The 2026 Billie Jean King Cup is the 63rd edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

Italy is two-time defending champion, had defeated the United States 2–0 in the previous final.

Ivory Coast and Zambia made their first appearances in the tournament.

Billie Jean King Cup finals

Date: 22–27 September 2026^[1]
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
Belgium	China (H)	Czech Republic	Great Britain
Italy	Kazakhstan	Spain	Ukraine

Seeds

Draw

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1

Italy

China

3

Ukraine

Belgium

Kazakhstan

4

Spain

Czech Republic

2

Great Britain

Qualifying round

Date: 10–11 April 2026

Fourteen teams are playing for seven spots in the Finals, in series decided on a home and away basis. This year Billie Jean King Cup qualifying returns to home and away basis, with doubles rubber moved to the third game, coinciding with Davis Cup.

These fourteen teams were:

7 teams of the 2025 Finals, except the hosts, China.
7 winning teams from the 2025 play-offs.

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

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

Qualified teams

Seeded teams

Italy (#1)
United States (#2)
Great Britain (#3)
Canada (#4)
Spain (#5)
Czech Republic (#6)
Poland (#7)

Unseeded teams

Ukraine (#8)
Kazakhstan (#9)
Japan (#10)
Australia (#12)
Switzerland (#13)
Belgium (#17)
Slovenia (#18)

Home team	Score	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface
Italy [1]	3–1	Japan	Velletri	ASD Colle degli Dei	Clay
Belgium	3–1	United States [2]	Ostend	COREtec Dôme	Clay (i)
Australia	1–3	Great Britain [3]	Melbourne	John Cain Arena	Hard
Kazakhstan	3–1	Canada [4]	Astana	Beeline Arena	Clay (i)
Slovenia	1–3	Spain [5]	Portorož	Tennis Center Portorož	Clay
Switzerland	2–3	Czech Republic [6]	Biel/Bienne	Swiss Tennis Arena	Hard (i)
Poland [7]	0–4	Ukraine	Gliwice	PreZero Arena	Clay (i)

Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

Date: 20–22 November 2026

Fourteen teams will play for seven spots in the 2027 qualifying round, in series decided on a home and away basis.

These fourteen teams are:

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

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

#: Nations Ranking as of 13 April 2026.^[4]

Teams from qualifying round

United States (#6)
Canada (#8)
Poland (#9)
Japan (#10)
Australia (#14)
Switzerland (#16)
Slovenia (#18)

Teams from Group I zones

Brazil (#19)
Argentina (#21)
France (#24)
Sweden (=#26)
Thailand (=#26)
Indonesia (#32)
Hungary (#33)

Home team	Away team	Location	Venue	Surface
United States [1]	Hungary
Brazil	Canada [2]
Poland [3]	Sweden	Włocławek	Hala Mistrzów	Hard (i)
Japan [4]	Argentina	Tokyo	Ariake Coliseum	Hard (i)
France	Australia [5]
Thailand	Switzerland [6]	Nonthaburi	The National Tennis Development Center	Hard
Slovenia [7]	Indonesia

Americas Zone

Group I

Date: 8–11 April 2026
Venue: Deportivo de Ibagué, Ibagué, Colombia (Clay)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Argentina and Brazil advanced to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
Colombia and Venezuela were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.

Group II

Date: 1–4 July 2026
Venue: Rakiura Resort, Luque, Paraguay

Participating teams

Withdrawn

Bahamas

Promotions/Relegations

Guatemala and Paraguay were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2027.
Puerto Rico and Uruguay were relegated to Americas Zone Group III in 2027.

Group III

Date: 15–20 June 2026
Venue: Federación Salvadoreña de Tenis, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (Hard)

Participating teams

Withdrawn

Saint Lucia

U.S. Virgin Islands

Inactive teams

Haiti

Promotions

Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.