2026 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round

The 2026 Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round was held from 10 to 11 April 2026. The seven winners of this round qualified for the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup finals while the seven losers would play at the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.

Teams

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

These fourteen teams were:

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

#: Nation's ranking as of 17 November 2025.[1]

Results summary

Home teamScoreAway teamLocationVenueSurface
 Italy [1]3–1 JapanVelletriASD Colle degli DeiClay
 Belgium3–1 United States [2]OstendCOREtec DômeClay (i)
 Australia1–3 Great Britain [3]MelbourneJohn Cain ArenaHard
 Kazakhstan3–1 Canada [4]AstanaBeeline ArenaClay (i)
 Slovenia1–3 Spain [5]PortorožTennis Center PortorožClay
  Switzerland2–3 Czech Republic [6]Biel/BienneSwiss Tennis ArenaHard (i)
 Poland [7]0–4 UkraineGliwicePreZero ArenaClay (i)

Results

Italy vs. Japan


Italy
3		 ASD Colle degli Dei, Velletri, Italy[2]
10–11 April 2026
Clay
Japan
1
1 2 3
1 Italy
Japan		 Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Moyuka Uchijima		 7
5		 6
2		    
2 Italy
Japan		 Jasmine Paolini
Himeno Sakatsume		 6
3		 6
1		    
3 Italy
Japan		 Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini
Shuko Aoyama / Nao Hibino		 6
2		 7
5		    
4 Italy
Japan		 Lucia Bronzetti
Himeno Sakatsume		 64
77		 2
6		    
5 Italy
Japan		 Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Himeno Sakatsume		       not
played

Belgium vs. United States


Belgium
3		 COREtec Dôme, Ostend, Belgium[3]
10–11 April 2026
Clay (i)
United States
1
1 2 3
1 Belgium
United States		 Hanne Vandewinkel
Iva Jovic		 77
63		 6
3		    
2 Belgium
United States		 Elise Mertens
McCartney Kessler		 77
63		 2
6		 3
3		  
retired
3 Belgium
United States		 Magali Kempen / Elise Mertens
Caty McNally / Nicole Melichar-Martinez		 4
6		 2
6		    
4 Belgium
United States		 Greet Minnen
Iva Jovic		 7
5		 6
3		    
5 Belgium
United States		 Hanne Vandewinkel
McCartney Kessler		       not
played

Australia vs. Great Britain


Australia
1		 John Cain Arena, Melbourne, Australia[4]
10–11 April 2026
Hard
Great Britain
3
1 2 3
1 Australia
United Kingdom		 Talia Gibson
Mika Stojsavljevic		 64
77		 5
7		    
2 Australia
United Kingdom		 Kimberly Birrell
Harriet Dart		 6
4		 3
6		 3
6		  
3 Australia
United Kingdom		 Storm Hunter / Ellen Perez
Jodie Burrage / Harriet Dart		 3
6		 4
6		    
4 Australia
United Kingdom		 Emerson Jones
Katie Swan		 7
5		 6
3		    
5 Australia
United Kingdom		 Kimberly Birrell
Mika Stojsavljevic		       not
played

Kazakhstan vs. Canada


Kazakhstan
3		 Beeline Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan[5]
10–11 April 2026
Clay (i)
Canada
1
1 2 3
1 Kazakhstan
Canada		 Yulia Putintseva
Kayla Cross		 6
3		 7
5		    
2 Kazakhstan
Canada		 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
Bianca Andreescu		 4
6		 64
77		    
3 Kazakhstan
Canada		 Anna Danilina / Zhibek Kulambayeva
Bianca Andreescu / Kayla Cross		 7
5		 6
1		    
4 Kazakhstan
Canada		 Yulia Putintseva
Bianca Andreescu		 77
65		 3
6		 77
64		  
5 Kazakhstan
Canada		 Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
Kayla Cross		       not
played

Slovenia vs. Spain


Slovenia
1		 Tennis Center Portorož, Portorož, Slovenia[6]
10–11 April 2026
Clay
Spain
3
1 2 3
1 Slovenia
Spain		 Tamara Zidanšek
Kaitlin Quevedo		 6
4		 2
6		 0
0		 retired
 
2 Slovenia
Spain		 Veronika Erjavec
Leyre Romero Gormaz		 6
4		 6
3		    
3 Slovenia
Spain		 Veronika Erjavec / Nika Radišić
Aliona Bolsova / Sara Sorribes Tormo		 4
6		 3
6		    
4 Slovenia
Spain		 Veronika Erjavec
Kaitlin Quevedo		 64
77		 2
6		    
5 Slovenia
Spain		 Tamara Zidanšek
Leyre Romero Gormaz		       not
played

Switzerland vs. Czechia


Switzerland
2		 Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel, Switzerland[7]
10–11 April 2026
Hard (i)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Belinda Bencic
Marie Bouzková		 6
3		 64
77		 6
4		  
2 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Viktorija Golubic
Linda Nosková		 1
6		 4
6		    
3 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Belinda Bencic / Viktorija Golubic
Tereza Valentová / Markéta Vondroušová		 64
77		 77
60		 6
1		  
4 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Belinda Bencic
Linda Nosková		 3
6		 6
3		 69
711		  
5 Switzerland
Czech Republic		 Viktorija Golubic
Marie Bouzková		 64
77		 2
6		    

Poland vs. Ukraine


Poland
0		 PreZero Arena, Gliwice, Poland[8]
10–11 April 2026
Clay (i)
Ukraine
4
1 2 3
1 Poland
Ukraine		 Magda Linette
Marta Kostyuk		 4
6		 0
6		    
2 Poland
Ukraine		 Katarzyna Kawa
Elina Svitolina		 2
6		 1
6		    
3 Poland
Ukraine		 Maja Chwalińska / Martyna Kubka
Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiia Kichenok		 5
7		 77
64		 3
6		  
4 Poland
Ukraine		 Linda Klimovičová
Oleksandra Oliynykova		 4
6		 1
6		    
5 Poland
Ukraine		 Katarzyna Kawa
Marta Kostyuk		       not
played

References

  1. ↑ "Billie Jean King Cup - Rankings". Billie Jean King Cup. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Italy vs Japan". Billie Jean King Cup.
  3. ↑ "Belgium vs USA". Billie Jean King Cup.
  4. ↑ "Australia vs Great Britain". Billie Jean King Cup.
  5. ↑ "Kazakhstan vs Canada". Billie Jean King Cup.
  6. ↑ "Slovenia vs Spain". Billie Jean King Cup.
  7. ↑ "Switzerland vs Czechia". Billie Jean King Cup.
  8. ↑ "Poland vs Ukraine". Billie Jean King Cup.
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