2025 Billie Jean King Cup

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Duration7 April – 16 November 2025
Edition62nd
2025 Billie Jean King Cup
Details
Duration7 April – 16 November 2025
Edition62nd
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

China (H)

Great Britain

Italy (TH)

Japan

Kazakhstan

Spain

Ukraine

United States
  1.  Italy (champions)
  2.  Great Britain (semifinals)
  3.  United States (finals)
  4.  Spain (quarterfinals)

Draw

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Italy2
  China0
1 Italy2
 Ukraine1
4 Spain0
  Ukraine2
1 Italy2
3 United States0
  Kazakhstan1
3 United States2
3 United States2
2 Great Britain0
  Japan0
2 Great Britain2

Qualifying round

Date: 10–13 April 2025
Format: Round-robin - 6 groups (A–F) of 3 teams

GHostLocationVenueSurface
A JapanTokyoAriake ColiseumHard (i)
B Czech RepublicOstravaRT Torax ArenaHard (i)
C SlovakiaBratislavaPeugeot ArenaHard (i)
D AustraliaBrisbanePat Rafter ArenaHard
E PolandRadomRadomskie Centrum SportuClay (i)
F NetherlandsThe HagueSportcampus ZuiderparkClay (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]

Results

G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets, (H) = Hosts

G Winner Runner-up Third
CountryTMS CountryTMS CountryTMS
A  Japan (H)2–05–111–4  Canada [1]1–14–29–5  Romania0–20–61–12
B  Spain2–05–110–3  Czech Republic [2] (H)1–13–36–6  Brazil0–21–53–10
C  United States2–05–110–2  Slovakia [3] (H)1–14–28–6  Denmark0–20–62–12
D  Kazakhstan2–05–110–3  Australia [4] (H)1–14–28–4  Colombia0–20–61–12
E  Ukraine2–05–110–3  Poland [5] (H)1–13–36–8   Switzerland0–21–55–10
F  Great Britain [6]2–04–28–6  Netherlands (H)1–14–29–5  Germany0–21–54–10

Billie Jean King Cup play-offs

Date: 14-16 November 2025
Format: Round-robin - 7 groups (A–G) of 3 teams

GHostLocationVenueSurface
AMexico MexicoMonterreyClub SonomaHard
BPoland PolandGorzów WielkopolskiArena GorzówHard (i)
CArgentina ArgentinaCórdobaCórdoba Lawn Tennis ClubClay
DCroatia CroatiaVaraždinArena VaraždinHard (i)
EAustralia AustraliaHobartDomain Tennis CentreHard
FGermany GermanyIsmaningTennis Club IsmaningHard (i)
GIndia IndiaBengaluruS M Krishna Tennis StadiumHard

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.

Results

2026 Qualifying round
2026 Regional Group I event

G = Group, T = Ties, M = Matches, S = Sets, (H) = Hosts

G Winner Runner-up Third
CountryTMS CountryTMS CountryTMS
A  Canada [1]2–04–19–2  Mexico (H)1–12–34–7  Denmark0–22–45–9
B  Poland [2] (H)2–06–012–0  Romania1–13–36–8  New Zealand0–20–62–12
C   Switzerland2–04–28–4  Argentina (H)1–14–28–5  Slovakia [3]0–21–53–10
D  Czech Republic [4]2–05–110–3  Croatia (H)1–13–37–6  Colombia0–21–52–10
E  Australia [5] (H)2–05–010–2  Brazil1–13–28–5  Portugal0–20–61–12
F  Belgium2–04–18–4  Türkiye1–13–37–8  Germany [6] (H)0–21–45–8
G  Slovenia2–04–29–6  Netherlands [7]1–14–29–4  India (H)0–21–53–11

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

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
Withdrawn
Inactive teams

Promotions

  •  Bahamas and  Uruguay were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2026.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Date: 8–12 April 2025[6]
Venue: MSLTA School of Tennis, Pune, India (Hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

Group II

Date: 16–22 June 2025
Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Hard)

Participating teams

Promotions/Relegations

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

Withdrawn

Inactive teams

Promotions

  •  Laos and  Sri Lanka were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2026.

Europe/Africa Zone

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