Billie Jean King Cup: Format and Schedule 2025
What is the Billie Jean King Cup?
The Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge, formerly known as the Fed Cup, is the World Cup of tennis.
In September 2020, the competition was officially named in honour of 39-time Grand Slam Champion King, who won it 10 times in her career: seven times as a player and four times as a captain (including once as a player-captain).
It offers players from around the world the chance to represent their country and, with more than 100 nations involved, is the largest annual international team competition in women’s sport.
How does it work?
The Billie Jean King Cup is split into four sections: the Finals, Qualifiers, Play-Offs and Groups.
The 2025 Qualifiers will see six groups of three nations compete in a round-robin format across three days. The winning nation from each group will progress to the Finals in Shenzhen.
If a nation loses the qualifier, they will have to compete in a Play-off tie alongside the best performing teams from the 2025 Regional Group I events for a spot in next year's qualifiers.
Full details around the format of the Billie Jean King Cup can be found below: