Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2026: fixtures, squads, schedule and live streams
The Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2026 will be held in Shenzhen, China, at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center from September 22 to 27, with eight nations competing in a straight knockout tournament of quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final.
This edition is staged in Shenzhen for a second consecutive year, with matches at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Arena. Each tie is decided over best-of-three rubbers — two singles matches followed by a doubles decider if required — and all matches are played on the same day as best-of-three tie-break sets.
One of the tournament’s most anticipated openings pairs Czechia against Great Britain; Czechia’s squad features Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova alongside Karolina Muchova, Marie Bouzkova and doubles specialist Katerina Siniakova. Great Britain will field Katie Boulter supported by Harriet Dart, a side that has reached the semi-finals in three of the last four editions and advanced to the Finals after an upset win over Australia in qualifying.
Spain face Kazakhstan in a tie that lost a key name when Elena Rybakina withdrew from Kazakhstan’s squad on September 18 with the same physical issue she has had since Cincinnati, leaving Yulia Putintseva as Kazakhstan’s leading player. Spain are listed as favourites and will be led by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro with Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo in the squad.
Host nation China open against two-time defending champions Italy in a repeat of last year’s quarter-final clash, with Italy unbeaten since the 2023 final and selecting Jasmine Paolini as their lead player alongside Sara Errani. The Italian pair are noted as having had inconsistent form in the run-up to the Finals; China will rely on Qinwen Zheng, described as fresh off her own qualifying run to the US Open final four.
Ukraine, semi-finalists last year, will be without Marta Kostyuk after her withdrawal with a wrist issue; Elina Svitolina is named to spearhead the Ukrainian team with Dayana Yastremska providing support. Belgium reached the Finals by pulling off a major qualifying upset against the United States on home soil, a result attributed to Hanne Vandewinkel, Elise Mertens and Greet Minnen, although Mertens will miss the Finals.
Broadcast arrangements include the VETO app for viewers in India, with Tennis Channel handling coverage in the United States and BBC Sport in the United Kingdom. The Knockout Stage runs from September 22 to 27, with nations required to win two of the three rubbers in a tie to advance to the semi-finals and ultimately compete for the title.
The quarter-finals kick off on September 22, with winning nations progressing under the tournament’s best-of-three rubber format toward the semi-finals and the final later in the week.