2025 Billie Jean King Cup
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| Duration | 7 April – 16 November 2025 |
| Edition | 62nd |
| Achievements (singles) | |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Billie Jean King Cup was the 62nd edition of the Billie Jean King Cup, a tournament between national teams in women's tennis.[1]
Defending champions Italy defeated United States 2-0 in the final.[2]
Andorra, Benin, Sudan and Suriname made their first appearances in the tournament.
Seeds
Date: 16–21 September 2025[3]
Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China[4]
Surface: Hard indoor
Eight nations played in the Finals. The qualification was as follows:
- 6 qualifying round group winners
- 1 defending champion (Italy)
- 1 host nation (China)
| Participating teams | |||
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China (H) |
Great Britain |
Italy (TH) |
Japan |
Kazakhstan |
Spain |
Ukraine |
United States |
Italy (champions)
Great Britain (semifinals)
United States (finals)
Spain (quarterfinals)
Draw
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Qualifying round
Date: 10–13 April 2025
Format: Round-robin - 6 groups (A–F) of 3 teams
| G | Host | Location | Venue | Surface |
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| A | Tokyo | Ariake Coliseum | Hard (i) | |
| B | Ostrava | RT Torax Arena | Hard (i) | |
| C | Bratislava | Peugeot Arena | Hard (i) | |
| D | Brisbane | Pat Rafter Arena | Hard | |
| E | Radom | Radomskie Centrum Sportu | Clay (i) | |
| F | The Hague | Sportcampus Zuiderpark | Clay (i) |
Eighteen teams played for six spots in the Finals.
These eighteen teams were:
- 11 teams from the 2024 Finals
- 7 winning teams from the 2024 play-offs (China as a host automatically qualified for the Finals)
Losing teams played at the 2025 play-offs.
#: Nations Ranking as of 3 December 2024.[5]
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Teams from Finals
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Teams from Play-offs
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Results
G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets, (H) = Hosts
| G | Winner | Runner-up | Third | |||||||||
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| Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | |
| A | 2–0 | 5–1 | 11–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–5 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–12 | |||
| B | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | |||
| C | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 8–6 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–12 | |||
| D | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–12 | |||
| E | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 5–10 | |||
| F | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–6 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–5 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 4–10 | |||
Billie Jean King Cup play-offs
Date: 14-16 November 2025
Format: Round-robin - 7 groups (A–G) of 3 teams
| G | Host | Location | Venue | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Monterrey | Club Sonoma | Hard | |
| B | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Arena Gorzów | Hard (i) | |
| C | Córdoba | Córdoba Lawn Tennis Club | Clay | |
| D | Varaždin | Arena Varaždin | Hard (i) | |
| E | Hobart | Domain Tennis Centre | Hard | |
| F | Ismaning | Tennis Club Ismaning | Hard (i) | |
| G | Bengaluru | S M Krishna Tennis Stadium | Hard |
Twenty-one teams played for seven spots in the 2026 qualifying round.
These twenty-one teams were:
- Twelve losing teams from the qualifying round, in April 2025
- Nine winning teams from their Group I zone.
Losers contest in their respective regional Group I event in 2026.
#: Nations Ranking as of 14 April 2025.
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Teams from qualifying round
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Teams from Group I zones
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Results
| 2026 Qualifying round | |
| 2026 Regional Group I event |
G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets, (H) = Hosts
| G | Winner | Runner-up | Third | |||||||||
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| Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | Country | T | M | S | |
| A | 2–0 | 4–1 | 9–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–7 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–9 | |||
| B | 2–0 | 6–0 | 12–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 2–12 | |||
| C | 2–0 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 8–5 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–10 | |||
| D | 2–0 | 5–1 | 10–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–6 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–10 | |||
| E | 2–0 | 5–0 | 10–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 8–5 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 1–12 | |||
| F | 2–0 | 4–1 | 8–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 7–8 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 5–8 | |||
| G | 2–0 | 4–2 | 9–6 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 9–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 3–11 | |||
For the first time since the introduction of regional group in 1992,
Germany was relegated to regional group.
Americas Zone
Group I
Date: 8–12 April 2025
Venue: Mouratoglou Tennis Center, Guadalajara, Mexico (Hard)
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
Argentina and
Mexico were promoted to the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
Guatemala and
Paraguay were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2026.
Group II
Date: 18–21 June 2025
Venue: Club Lawn Tennis de la Exposición, Lima, Peru (Clay)
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
Ecuador and
Peru were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2026.
Barbados and
Costa Rica were relegated to Americas Zone Group III in 2026.
Group III
Date: 18–23 August 2025
Venue: Federacion Salvadorena de Tenis, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (Hard)
- Participating teams
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- Withdrawn
- Inactive teams
Promotions
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Date: 8–12 April 2025[6]
Venue: MSLTA School of Tennis, Pune, India (Hard)
- Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations
India and
New Zealand were promoted to the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs.
Chinese Taipei and
Hong Kong were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2026.
Group II
Date: 16–22 June 2025
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Hard)
- Participating teams
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Promotions/Relegations
Indonesia and
Mongolia were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2026.
Iran and
Northern Mariana Islands were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2026.
Group III
Date: Event A: 16–21 June 2025; Event B: 10–15 November 2025
Venue: Event A: Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Clay); Event B: NovaWorld Tennis Gardens, Phan Thiet, Vietnam (Hard)
- Participating teams
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Event B:
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Withdrawn
- Inactive teams