BJK CUP QUALIFIERS: FORMAT, SCHEDULE, NATIONS, ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Katie Boulter (left) training with Jodie Burrage (right) for Great Britain. (Getty/Nathan Stirk)

In the coming days, six nations will earn their right to participate in November's Billie Jean King Cup Finals alongside hosts China and reigning champions Italy.

In a tournament previously known as the Fed Cup, 2025 will see the fifth edition of the event under the 'Billie Jean King' umbrella.

Format

• Six groups of three nations will play off in a round-robin

• One designated host per group

• Best-of-three format for each tie (two singles, one doubles)

• Group winner in each group advances to November's Finals

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Competing nations, selected squads, hosts

Group A

Canada [1]

(Rebecca Marino, Marina Stakusic, Victoria Mboko, Kayla Cross, Ariana Arseneault, Captain: Heidi El Tabakh)

Romania

(Anca Todoni, Miriam Bulgaru, Georgia Craciun, Ilinca Amariei, Mara Gae, Captain: Horia Tecau)

Japan

(Moyuka Uchijima, Aoi Ito, Ena Shibahara, Eri Hozumi, Shuko Aoyama, Captain: Ai Sugiyama)

Hosts: Japan (Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo)

Surface: Indoor Hard

Group B

Czechia [2]

(Linda Nosková, Marie Bouzková, Sara Bejlek, Tereza Valentová, Dominika Šalková, Captain: Petr Pála)

Spain

(Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Cristina Bucşa, Yvonne Cavalle Reimers, Guiomar Maristany, Captain: Carla Suárez Navarro)

Brazil

(Beatriz Haddad Maia, Laura Pigossi, Luiza Fullana, Ana Candiotto, Luisa Stefani, Captain: Luiz Peniza)

Hosts: Czechia (RT TORAX Arena, Ostrava)

Surface: Indoor Hard

Group C

Slovakia [3] (Rebecca Šramková, Viktória Hrunčáková, Renata Jamrichová, Tereza Mihalíková, Mia Pohánková, Captain: Matej Liptak)

USA (Jessica Pegula, Danielle Collins, McCartney Kessler, Desirae Krawczyk, Asia Muhammad, Captain: Lindsay Davenport)

Denmark (Clara Tauson, Johanne Svendsen, Rebecca Munk Mortensen, Laura Brunkel, Emilie Francati, Captain: Jens Anker Andersen)

Hosts: Slovakia (Peugeot Arena, Bratislava)

Surface: Indoor Hard

Group D

Australia [4]

(Kimberly Birrell, Maya Joint, Ajla Tomljanović, Storm Hunter, Ellen Perez, Captain: Samantha Stosur)

Kazakhstan

(Elena Rybakina, Yulia Putintseva, Zhibek Kulambayeva, Zarina Diyas, Anna Danilina, Captain: Yuriy Shchukin)

Colombia

(Yuliana Lizarazo, Paulina Pérez, Valentina Mediorreal, Yuliana Monroy, Captain: Alejandro González)

Host: Australia (Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane)

Surface: Outdoor Hard

Thursday, April 10: Australia v Kazakstan

Friday, April 11: Kazakhstan v Colombia

Saturday, April 12: Australia v Colombia

Group E

Poland [5] (Magda Linette, Maja Chwalińska, Katarzyna Kawa, Martyna Kubka, Captain: Dawid Celt)

Switzerland (Jil Teichmann, Viktorija Golubic, Celine Naef, Susan Bandecchi, Captain: Heinz Guenthardt)

Ukraine (Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Katarina Zavatska, Lyudmyla Kichenok, Nadiia Kichenok, Captain: Illya Marchenko)

Host: Poland (Radomskie Centrum Sportu, Radom)

Surface: Indoor Clay

Group F

Great Britain [6] (Katie Boulter, Sonay Kartal, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage, Olivia Nicholls, Captain: Anne Keothavong)

Germany (Eva Lys, Laura Siegemund, Tatjana Maria, Jule Niemeier, Anna-Lena Friedsam Captain: Rainer Schuettler)

Netherlands (Suzan Lamens, Arantxa Rus, Anouk Koevermans, Demi Schuurs, Captain: Elise Tamaela)

Host: Netherlands (Sportcampus Zuiderpark, The Hague)

Surface: Indoor Clay

Dates

• Groups B, D, E, F - April 10-12

• Groups A, C - April 11-13

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