Team Nominations for 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Finals: Complete Player Lists

Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, Grand Slam winners Linda Noskova and Elena Rybakina, along with Top 20 stars Karolina Muchova, Jasmine Paolini and Elina Svitolina, headline a stellar line-up for the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Finals.The showpiece event takes place from 22–27 September 2026 at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre Arena in Shenzhen, China.

Star Players Leading Their Nations

China: Olympic gold medallist Zheng Qinwen will lead the host nation into their quarter-final against defending champions Italy on Thursday 24 September.

Italy: Jasmine Paolini aims to guide the two-time defending champions to a third consecutive title, with Paris 2024 doubles gold medallist Sara Errani also in the squad.

Ukraine: Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk lead the side as they look to build on their 2025 semi-final appearance. They face Belgium in the quarter-finals.

Belgium: Young stars Hanne Vandewinkel and Jeline Vandromme headline the team that caused a major upset by eliminating the USA in the Qualifiers.

Czechia: Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova and finalist Karolina Muchova join forces against Great Britain in the opening tie on Tuesday 22 September.

Spain: Jessica Bouzas Maneiro leads the Spanish team against a strong Kazakhstan side.

Kazakhstan: World No. 2 Elena Rybakina once again spearheads the Kazakh challenge.

Great Britain: Katie Boulter captains a side that has reached the semi-finals in three of the last four seasons.

Billie Jean King Cup Final Full Team Nominations

Italy

Jasmine Paolini

Elisabetta Cocciaretto

Lucia Bronzetti

Sara Errani

Tyra Grant

Captain: Tathiana Garbin

China

Zheng Qinwen

Wang Xiyu

Zhang Shuai

Guo Hanyu

Jiang Xinyu

Captain: Zheng Jie

Ukraine

Elina Svitolina

Marta Kostyuk

Oleksandra Oliynykova

Dayana Yastremska

Lyudmyla Kichenok

Captain: Illya Marchenko

Belgium

Hanne Vandewinkel

Jeline Vandromme

Greet Minnen

Magali Kempen

Captain: Wim Fissette

Kazakhstan

Elena Rybakina

Yulia Putintseva

Anna Danilina

Zhibek Kulambayeva

Sonja Zhiyenbayeva

Captain: Yuriy Schukin

Spain

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro

Kaitlin Quevedo

Marina Bassols Ribera

Sara Sorribes Tormo

Captain: Carla Suarez Navarro

Czechia

Linda Noskova

Karolina Muchova

Marie Bouzkova

Katerina Siniakova

Captain: Barbora Strycova

Great Britain

Katie Boulter

Harriet Dart

Mika Stojsavljevic

Jodie Burrage

Captain: Anne Keothavong

Format ReminderAll ties at the Finals will be played as best-of-three matches (two singles followed by a doubles match if required). All matches are best-of-three tiebreak sets.Nations can make up to four changes to their squads until one day prior to the start of the event.

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