Updates to the Davis Cup & Billie Jean King Cup structures for 2025
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The ITF has announced changes to the Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup tournament structures for events in 2025.
These changes will see the Davis Cup move away from the September Group Stages in favour of another home-or-away tie, with the winners moving on to the Final 8 in November.
Meanwhile, the Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Qualifiers will transition to a round robin group format before the November Finals which changes from 12 to eight teams.
Home-or-away ties will return for the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers in 2026.
The updates come as part of a long-term strategy to bring the World Cup of Tennis events closer together.
Here’s a breakdown on what this means for the event formats from 2025.
Davis Cup 2025 format & dates
The Davis Cup in 2025 will see an additional two-day home-or-away tie in September in place of the Group Stages.
Great Britain has played host to some incredible home ties over the years, including the 2015 run to the title, where the Brits defeated USA, France and Australia in Glasgow and London.
The 2025 Davis Cup format will be:
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Date |
Stage |
Details |
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W/c 27 January |
Qualifiers: First round |
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W/c 8 September |
Qualifiers: Second round |
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W/c 8 September |
World Group I |
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November – Dates TBC |
Final 8 |
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Billie Jean King Cup 2025 format & dates
The Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Qualifiers will be played across seven-day events in April with three teams competing against each other in a round robin group format.
Each group will be held in one location with the seven group winners moving on to join the host nation at the 2025 Finals – mirroring the Davis Cup.
The 2025 Billie Jean King Cup format will be:
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Date |
Stage |
Details |
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W/c 7 April |
Qualifiers |
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November – Date TBC |
Finals |
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November – Date TBC |
Play-Offs |
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David Haggerty, ITF President, said: “Today’s news is another positive step forward for both the Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge and Davis Cup, and I am excited for the future of both competitions. The format amendments aim to build on the success we have seen across both events in recent years and contributes towards our long-term ambition to bring them more in sync under the World Cup of Tennis banner.
“In Billie Jean King Cup, the move to an eight-team Finals aligns with the Davis Cup Final 8 format which has proven to be such a success. Moving the Davis Cup September stage from six-day group stage events to two-day home-or-away ties will ease players’ schedules immediately following the US Open, while maintaining the intensity of the competition that they all love.
"The move also allows us to showcase world-class tennis in more nations around the world and increase awareness and participation. With these exciting developments for 2025 now confirmed, our focus is on delivering a spectacular fortnight of tennis at the 2024 Billie Jean King Cup Finals and Davis Cup Final 8 in Malaga in November.”
The Lexus Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team will head to Malaga next month to face Germany in the first round of the 2024 Finals.
Great Britain’s Davis Cup side exited in the Finals Group Stage in Manchester this year having finished third in a group with Canada, Argentina and Finland.
