The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has officially announced that the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup Finals will return to the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Nanshan District from Sept. 22 to 27. This marks the second consecutive year that Shenzhen will host the prestigious women’s team tennis event, following the city’s selection as the host for the Finals from 2025 through 2027. Eight of the world’s elite national teams will gather in the city to compete for the sport’s highest team honor. Established in 1963, the Billie Jean King Cup is the ITF’s premier international women’s team competition. As the female counterpart to the men’s Davis Cup, it is widely regarded as the “World Cup of Women’s Tennis”