Stats and facts: 2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Junior Finals
The 2026 Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Junior Finals get underway in Cairo, Egypt on Monday and here are some stats and facts to whet the appetite.
The Billie Jean King Cup Junior Finals are the culmination of a season-long competition which sees nations navigate qualifying events across five regions – Asia/Oceania, Europe, Africa, South America and North/Central America and the Caribbean.
Sixteen teams will now compete at the Finals, which are being staged at the Smash Sporting Club alongside the Davis Cup Junior Finals, from 2-8 November in a bid to be crowned the world’s best in the 16-and-under age category.
Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Junior Finals: Teams announced
Davis Cup Junior Finals: Teams announced
Across Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup Juniors, previous winning teams have featured Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, Joao Fonseca, Coco Gauff, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov, underlining the importance of the events in terms of player development.
Each day in Cairo, ties will be livestreamed. In the meantime, why not catch some of the other wonderful junior tennis that has taken place this year.
Stats and facts: Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Junior Finals
Australia
Team: Tori Russell, Musemma Cilek, Angel Warang
Captain: Tom George
Champions: 5
Highest-placed finish: 1st (1987, 1988, 1993, 2007, 2011)
Finals appearances: 25
Last Finals appearance: 2025
Brazil
Team: Maria Eduarda Carbone dos Santos, Nathalia Tourinho, Larissa Silenci
Captain: Maisa Feital
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 3rd (2012)
Finals appearances: 25
Last Finals appearance: 2025
Canada
Team: Isabella Ruyu Yan, Amy Shen, Elisabeth Djaburian
Captain: Sharon Fichman
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2003, 2004, 2011)
Finals appearances: 29
Last Finals appearance: 2025
Chinese Taipei
Team: Chiang Yen-Ni, Chiang Tsai-Jung, Tsai Chen-Yun
Captain: Tsai Chung-Han
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 6th (2000, 2001, 2011)
Finals appearances: 15
Last Finals appearance: 2025
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Czechia
Team: Jana Kovackova, Katerina Zajickova, Ema Chladova
Captain: Pavlina Ticha
Champions: 5
Highest-placed finish: 1st (1985, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2021)
Finals appearances: 29
Last Finals appearance: 2025
Colombia
Team: Emanuela Lares, Laura Valentina Villamil Arias, Alicia Londono
Captain: Carlos Andres Salamanca Caicedo
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 8th (2017)
Finals appearances: 13
Last Finals appearance: 2023
Egypt
Team: Kenzy Ahmad Abdalaziz, Fatima Rami Jamal Al-Deen, Baher Karma
Captain: Ola Tarek
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 9th (2012)
Finals appearances: 10
Last Finals appearance: 2024
Great Britain
Team: Daniella Britton, Megan Knight, Annabel Wong
Captain: Katie O’Brien
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2008)
Finals appearances: 9
Last Finals appearance: 2025
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Japan
Team: Sakino Miyazawa, Yui Komada, Ran Wakana
Captain: Jun Watanabe
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2017, 2021)
Finals appearances: 33
Last Finals appearance: 2025
Korea, Rep.
Team: Sim Siyeon, Kim Seohyeon, Lee Yerin
Captain: Lim Yongkyu
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 11th (1990, 1991, 1995, 2024)
Finals appearances: 17
Last Finals appearance: 2024
Romania
Team: Maria-Valentina Pop, Sara-Nicole Sitar, Veronica Cervac
Captain: Ciprian Savulescu
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2024)
Finals appearances: 6
Last Finals appearance: 2025
Slovakia
Team: Viktoria Novakova, Riana Rusnackova, Lilien Kubalova
Captain: Juraj Dulik
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 2nd (1998,1999, 2014) *Slovakia have competed as an independent nation since 1994
Finals appearances: 9
Last Finals appearance: 2018
Spain
Team: Paola Pinera Celorio, Ailish Garcia Fernandez, Liliana Chetry Rodriguez
Captain: Julia Payola
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 3rd (1989, 1993)
Finals appearances: 16
Last Finals appearance: 2023
Tunisia
Team: Melek Gamaoun, Emna Mathlouthi, Sarah Boussaffir
Captain: Ahmed Noomene
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 10th (2009)
Finals appearances: 3
Last Finals appearance: 2022
Ukraine
Team: Polina Skliar, Sofiia Bielinska, Anna Shchavinska
Captain: Olga Bielinska
Champions: 0
Highest-placed finish: 2nd (2018) *Ukraine have competed as an independent nation since 1993
Finals appearances: 4
Last Finals appearance: 2018
USA
Team: Jordyn Hazelitt, Welles Newman, Hannah Ayrault
Captain: David Secker
Champions: 10
Highest-placed finish: 1st (2008, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
Finals appearances: 35
Last Finals appearance: 2025