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. Czech Republic defeated Ukraine 2-0 in the final and won their twelfth title. Italy was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Ukraine in the semifinals.
Ivory Coast and Zambia made their first appearances in the tournament.
Billie Jean King Cup finals
Date: 22–27 September 2026 Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, Shenzhen, China 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
Seeds
Draw
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, . 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.
Qualified teams
Seeded teams (#1) (#2) (#3) (#4) (#5) (#6) (#7)
Unseeded teams (#8) (#9) (#10) (#12) (#13) (#17) (#18)
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface 3–1 Velletri ASD Colle degli Dei Clay 3–1 Ostend COREtec Dôme Clay (i) 1–3 Melbourne John Cain Arena Hard 3–1 Astana Beeline Arena Clay (i) 1–3 Portorož Tennis Center Portorož Clay 2–3 Biel/Bienne Swiss Tennis Arena Hard (i) 0–4 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.
Teams from qualifying round (#6) (#8) (#9) (#10) (#14) (#16) (#18)
Teams from Group I zones (#19) (#21) (#24) (=#26) (=#26) (#32) (#33)
Home team Score Away team Location Venue Surface Delray Beach Delray Beach Tennis Center Hard Vitória Shopping Vitória Clay Włocławek Hala Mistrzów Hard (i) Tokyo Ariake Coliseum Hard (i) Le Portel Le Chaudron Clay (i) Nonthaburi The National Tennis Development Center Hard Velenje Bela dvorana Clay (i)
Americas Zone
Group I Date: 8–11 April 2026 Venue: Deportivo de Ibagué, Ibagué, Colombia (Clay)
Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations and advanced to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. and were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.
Group II Date: 1–4 July 2026 Venue: Rakiura Resort, Luque, Paraguay
Participating teams
Withdrawn
Promotions/Relegations and were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2027. and 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
Inactive teams
Promotions and were promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2027.
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I Date: 7–11 April 2026 Venue: DLTA School of Tennis, New Delhi, India (Hard)
Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations and advanced to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. and were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2027.
Group II Date: 15–20 June 2026 Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Hard)
Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations and were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2027. and were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2027.
Group III Date: 21–24 October 2026 Venue: Zone A: NovaWorld Tennis Gardens, Phan Thiết, Vietnam (Hard) Zone B: PTF-SDA Tennis Complex, Islamabad, Pakistan (Hard)
Participating teams
Zone A:
Zone B:
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Promotions and were promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2027.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I Date: 7–11 April 2026 Venue: Complexo de Ténis do Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal (Clay)
Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations , and advanced to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. , , and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.
Group II Date: 6–11 April 2026 Venue: Tennis Association RS, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Clay)
Participating teams
Withdrawn
Promotions/Relegations and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2027. , and were relegated to Europe Zone Group III in 2027. was relegated to Africa Zone Group III in 2027.
Group III Europe Date: 15–20 June 2026 Venue: Centro Tennis Cassa di Risparmio, San Marino, San Marino (Clay)
Participating teams
Inactive teams
(suspended)
(suspended)
Promotions and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.
Group III Africa Date: 13–18 July 2026 Venue: National Tennis Center, Gaborone, Botswana (Hard)
Participating teams
Promotions/Relegations and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027. and were relegated to Africa Zone Group IV in 2027.
Group IV Africa Date: 12–15 August 2026 Venue: Le Central Tennis Club, Abidjan, Ivory Coast (Hard)
Participating teams
Withdrawn
Inactive teams
Promotions and were promoted to Africa Zone Group III in 2027.
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