Elite lineup announced for Billie Jean King Cup Finals featuring Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina and Emma Raducanu

The Billie Jean King Cup Finals are taking shape, with the lineup of eight teams vying for the title now announced. The action will unfold at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center from September 16-21, on indoor hardcourts. The qualifying round determined the final six teams, who will join host nation China and defending champions Italy in the tournament.

The roster of players for the tournament includes many of the WTA Tour's biggest stars, with Jessica Pegula, Zheng Qinwen, Elena Rybakina, Emma Raducanu, and Paula Badosa among those set to compete for the 2025 title.

Eight teams looking for the trophy

The qualifying rounds were played during the second week of April this year, seeing several favored nations eliminated, including Iga Swiatek's Poland, 2023 champions Canada (featuring Leylah Fernandez and Bianca Andreescu), and Linda Noskova's Czech Republic.

Defending champions Italy, led by Jasmine Paolini, had already qualified and will be looking to repeat their title this year. They join host nation China, led by Zheng Qinwen, who secured their spot in the Finals with a wildcard as the home team for this edition of the BJK Cup Finals.

Only one of the six favorites managed to qualify: Great Britain, with Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter, successfully navigated the group stage. The rest of the qualified teams include Japan, Spain, United States, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.

Direct Elimination Format

As in previous editions, the ties will be decided by head-to-head matches between the teams, consisting of two singles matches and a doubles match if necessary, all played as best-of-three sets. The team rosters are set, and we could see some exciting potential matchups from the very first round of the tournament.