The Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Finals is underway from September 16-21 in Shenzhen, China, with eight teams battling out in the women’s tournament. This is the 62nd edition of the Billie Jean King Cup in which eight teams will take part. It is for the first time that the tournament is being held in China.
The six-day event will be played in a knockout format, starting from the quarterfinal stage, where seeded quartet Italy, Great Britain, United States and Spain will face China, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Japan respectively.
Of the eight final teams, China as host and Italy as defending champions got direct entry to the Finals, while Great Britain, Japan, Kazakhstan, Spain, Ukraine and USA booked their places through the qualifiers.
Each tie will generally comprise of three matches- two singles followed by one doubles rubber- and will be played as best-of-three tie-break sets.
For the quarterfinals and semifinals, even if a team wins both singles matches to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the tie then the doubles match must still be played unless both nations and the referee agree otherwise.
In the final, the doubles match will not be played if the second singles match is decisive.
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Billie Jean King Cup Finals 2025: Squads
China
- Captain: Liu Feng
- Team: Wang Xinyu (replacing Zheng Qinwen), Yuan Yue, Zhang Shuai, Jiang Xinyu, Wang Xiyu
Great Britain
- Captain: Anne Keothavong
- Team: Katie Boulter, Sonay Kartal, Jodie Burrage, Francesca Jones (replacing Emma Raducanu)
Italy
- Captain: Tathiana Garbin
- Team: Jasmine Paolini, Lucia Bronzetti, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Sara Errani
Japan
- Captain: Ai Sugiyama
- Team: Moyuka Uchijima, Ena Shibahara, Eri Hozumi, Shuko Aoyama, Nao Hibino (replacing Naomi Osaka)
Kazakhstan
- Captain: Yuriy Schukin
- Team: Elena Rybakina, Yulia Putintseva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Zhibek Kulambayeva
Spain
- Captain: Carla Suarez Navarro
- Team: Paula Badosa, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Cristina Bucsa, Aliona Bolsova, Leyre Romero (replacing Nuria Parrizas Diaz)
Ukraine
- Captain: Illya Marchenko
- Team: Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Lyudmyla Kichenok, Nadiia Kichenok, Yuliia Starodubtseva
USA
- Captain: Lindsay Davenport
- Team: Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, Hailey Baptiste, Taylor Townsend, McCartney Kessler (replacing Madison Keys)
Billie Jean King Cup 2025 Prize Money
The prize money has yet to be confirmed for the 2025 edition of the tournament. However, it is expected to be slightly higher that that of 2024. Last year, the total prize purse amounted to $9.6m purse with the 2024 champions receiving a combined $2.4m. This will likely be increased with the tournament moving to Shenzhen for the first time. The Billie Jean King Cup has a commitment to gender equality in its prize money, matching the prize money offered at the Davis Cup Finals.
Breakdown of Prize Money in 2024, which are likely similar for 2025:
- Champions: $2.4 million
- Runners-up: $1.4 million
- Semifinalists: $960,000
- Quarterfinalists: $520,000
- Qualifiers: At least $450,000
