Australia, 24 January 2025 | Tennis Australia
Billie Jean King Cup competitors will return to the nation in April, with three groups to contest the round-robin Qualifiers stage on Australian soil.
Australia, seeded fourth within the competitors, will face Kazakhstan and Colombia in Group D at a yet-to-be-announced location within the week commencing 7 April. The Qualifier tie shall be performed over three days.
The 2025 Qualifiers are being performed as six teams of three nations because the Billie Jean King Cup Finals transition from a 12-team occasion in 2024 to an eight-team occasion in 2025, mirroring the prevailing Davis Cup Closing 8 format.
It adopted the ITF announcement that Shenzhen, China, will host the Billie Jean King Cup Finals from 2025-2027.
The 2025 #BJKCup Qualifiers are SET 🔒
Which six group winners will be a part of Italy and China on the Finals in Shenzhen? 👀 pic.twitter.com/DapVBd7oXa
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) January 23, 2025
Australia final hosted Billie Jean King Cup competitors in Brisbane when the Sam Stosur-led contingent claimed victory over Mexico within the qualifier stage.
It marked Stosur’s debut as captain within the staff.
The brand new-look format might see Australian gamers dealing with Kazakh singles stars Elena Rybakina (the 2022 Wimbledon champion and present world No.5) and world No.23 Yulia Putintseva (ranked No.23).
Colombia’s staff will doubtlessly embrace world No.59 Camila Osorio and Emiliana Arango, who’s ranked No.170.
Australia, a runner-up to France in 2019 and Switzerland in 2022, should end on prime of the group round-robin stage to qualify for the Finals.
The situation for the April Qualifier and Australian staff members shall be introduced in the end.
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