ITF Media Release, April 11, 2026
An exciting weekend of Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers action concluded on Saturday, and the line-up for September’s Finals is complete.
Belgium, Czechia, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Spain, Ukraine and defending world champions Italy will join hosts China, P.R. in Shenzhen on 22-27 September. Details of the Finals draw will be announced in due course.
Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers Results
Italy defeated Japan 3-1
ASD Colle degli Dei, Velletri (clay, outdoors)
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) d. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) 7-5 6-2
Jasmine Paolini (ITA) d. Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) 6-3 6-1
Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini (ITA) d. Shuko Aoyama/Eri Hozumi (JPN) 6-2 7-5
Himeno Sakatsume (JPN) d. Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 7-6(4) 6-2
Belgium defeated USA 3-1
Coretec Dome, Ostend (clay, indoors)
Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL) d. Iva Jovic (USA) 7-6(3) 6-3
Elise Mertens (BEL) d. McCartney Kessler (USA) 7-6(3) 2-6 3-3 ret.
Caty McNally/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) d. Magali Kempen/Elise Mertens (BEL) 6-4 6-2
Greet Minnen (BEL) d. Iva Jovic (USA) 7-5 6-3
Great Britain defeated Australia 3-1
John Cain Arena, Melbourne (hard, outdoors)
Mika Stojsavljevic (GBR) d. Talia Gibson (AUS) 7-6(4) 7-5
Harriet Dart (GBR) d. Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Jodie Burrage/Harriet Dart (GBR) d. Storm Hunter/Ellen Perez (AUS) 6-3 6-4
Emerson Jones (AUS) d. Katie Swan (GBR) 7-5 6-3
Kazakhstan defeated Canada 3-1
Beeline Arena, Astana (clay, indoors)
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d. Kayla Cross (CAN) 6-4 7-5
Bianca Andreescu (CAN) d. Sonja Zhiyenbayeva (KAZ) 6-4 7-6(4)
Anna Danilina/Zhibek Kulambayeva (KAZ) d. Bianca Andreescu/Kayla Cross (CAN) 7-5 6-1
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) d. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(4)
Spain defeated Slovenia 3-1
Tennis Center Portoroz, Portoroz (clay, outdoors)
Kaitlin Quevedo (ESP) d. Tamara Zidansek (SLO) 4-6 6-2 0-0 ret.
Veronika Erjavec (SLO) d. Leyre Romero Gormaz (ESP) 6-4 6-3
Aliona Bolsova/Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) d. Veronika Erjavec /Nika Radisic 6-4 6-3
Kaitlin Quevedo (ESP) d.. Veronika Erjavec (SLO) 7-6(4) 6-2
Czechia defeated Switzerland 3-2
Swiss Tennis Arena, Biel/Bienne (hard, indoors)
Belinda Bencic (SUI) d. Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4
Linda Noskova (CZE) d. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 6-1 6-4
Belinda Bencic/Viktorija Golubic (SUI) d. Tereza Valentova/Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 6-7(4) 7-6(0) 6-1
Linda Noskova (CZE) d. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 3-6 6-3 7-6(9)
Marie Bouzkova (CZE) d. Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 7-6(4) 6-3
Ukraine defeated Poland 4-0
PreZero Arena, Gliwice (clay, indoors)
Marta Kostyuk (UKR) d. Magda Linette (POL) 6-4 6-0
Elina Svitolina (UKR) d. Katarzyna Kawa (POL) 6-2 6-1
Lyudmyla Kichenok/Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)d. Maja Chwalinska/Martyna Kubka 7-5 6-7(4) 6-3
Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR) d. Linda Klimovicova (POL) 6-4 6-1
The eight nations still competing to be crowned World Champions 🏆
See You in Shenzhen 👋🇮🇹🇬🇧🇪🇸🇨🇿🇺🇦🇰🇿🇧🇪🇨🇳#BJKCup pic.twitter.com/SFsAidI8Q5
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) April 11, 2026
Defeated Qualifiers nations will compete in the Play-offs (week beginning 16 November), alongside France, Hungary, Sweden, Thailand and Indonesia – all of whom progressed from their Regional groups this week. The top two teams from the ongoing Americas Group I will complete the Play-offs line-up.
