Your guide to the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Finals
The Billie Jean King Cup Finals open Sept. 16 in Shenzhen, with host China facing defending champion Italy in the first quarterfinal at 5 p.m. The knockout event runs through Sept. 21 and will crown the 2025 world champions in women’s team tennis.Eight nations are in the field, led by Olympic medalist Wang Xinyu for China, Jasmine Paolini for Italy, Elena Rybakina for Kazakhstan, and Jessica Pegula for the United States. All ties will feature two singles and one doubles match, each best-of-three sets.Teams involvedChina (host nation)Italy (defending champion)Spain (qualifier)Ukraine (qualifier, Finals debut)Kazakhstan (qualifier)United States (qualifier)Great Britain (qualifier)Japan (qualifier)Schedule of play and rosterSept. 16, 5 p.m. CST: Italy vs. ChinaItalyJasmine PaoliniLucia BronzettiElisabetta CocciarettoSara ErraniCaptain: Tathiana GarbinChinaWang XinyuYuan YueWang Xiyu (replacing Zheng Qinwen)Zhang ShuaiJiang XinyuCaptain: Liu FengSept. 17, 5 p.m.: Spain vs. UkraineSpainPaula BadosaJessica Bouzas ManeiroCristina BucsaAliona BolsovaLeyre Romero (replacing Nuria Parrizas Diaz)Captain: Carla Suarez NavarroUkraineElina SvitolinaMarta KostyukLyudmyla KichenokNadiia KichenokYuliia StarodubtsevaCaptain: Illya MarchenkoSept. 18, 10 a.m.: Kazakhstan vs. United StatesKazakhstanElena RybakinaYulia PutintsevaZarina DiyasAnna DanilinaZhibek KulambayevaCaptain: Yuriy SchukinUnited StatesJessica PegulaEmma NavarroMcCartney Kessler (replacing Madison Keys)Hailey BaptisteTaylor TownsendCaptain: Lindsay DavenportSept. 18, not before 5 p.m.: Great Britain vs. JapanGreat BritainKatie BoulterSonay KartalJodie BurrageFrancesca Jones (replacing Emma Raducanu)Captain: Anne KeothavongJapanMoyuka UchijimaNao Hibino (replacing Naomi Osaka)Ena ShibaharaEri HozumiShuko AoyamaCaptain: Ai SugiyamaSemifinals and Final
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