The Europe/Africa Zone is one of three zones of regional competition in the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup.
Group I Date: 7–11 April 2026 Venue: Complexo de Tenis Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal Surface: Clay
Four round-robin pools of four teams, followed by promotional/relegation play-offs. Three teams will be promoted to the play-offs in November 2026, whereas four teams to lose their relegation play-offs drop down to Europe/Africa Group II in 2027.
Participating teams #: Nations Ranking as of 17 November 2025.
(#27) (#26) (#22) (#48) (#16) (#36) (#33) (#42)
(#14) (#50) (#30) (#15) (#34) (#11) (#40) (#23)
Pool A CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–L 1 3–0 7–2 14–5 2 2–1 7–2 14–4 3 1–2 4–5 8–10 4 0–3 0–9 1–18
Slovakia vs Serbia
Croatia vs Lithuania
Slovakia vs Lithuania
Croatia vs Serbia
Slovakia vs Croatia
Serbia vs Lithuania
Pool B CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–L 1 2–1 6–3 13–6 2 2–1 5–3 10–8 3 1–2 4–4 9–10 4 1–2 2–7 6–14
Netherlands vs Hungary
Turkey vs Georgia
Netherlands vs Georgia
Turkey vs Hungary
Hungary vs Georgia
Netherlands vs Turkey
Pool C
CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–L 1 3–0 8–1 16–3 2 2–1 5–4 11–10 3 1–2 5–4 12–10 4 0–3 0–9 2–18
Romania vs Latvia
France vs Norway
France vs Latvia
Romania vs Norway
Romania vs France
Latvia vs Norway
Pool D CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–L 1 3–0 6–3 14–9 2 2–1 6–3 13–8 3 1–2 4–4 8–9 4 0–3 1–7 6–15
Germany vs Portugal
Denmark vs Sweden
Germany vs Sweden
Denmark vs Portugal
Germany vs Denmark
Portugal vs Sweden
Promotion play-offs Round one
Serbia vs Sweden
Hungary vs France
Round two (losers of round one)
Serbia vs France
Positional play-offs
Slovakia vs Portugal
Turkey vs Latvia
Relegation play-offs
Croatia vs Denmark
Netherlands vs Norway
Romania vs Georgia
Germany vs Lithuania
Promotions/Relegations , and advanced to the 2026 Billie Jean King Cup play-offs. , , and were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2027.
Group II Date: 6–11 April 2026 Venue: Tennis Association RS, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Clay)
Participating teams #: Nations Ranking as of 17 November 2025.
(#38) (#59) (#44) (#63) (#61)
(#66) (#47) (#60) (#58) (#72)
Withdrawn
(#74)
Pool A
CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–L 1 4–0 11–1 23–5 2 2–2 5–7 13–18 3 2–2 6–6 14–16 4 1–3 5–7 14–17 5 1–3 3–9 10–18
Pool B
CountryTies W–LMatches W–LSets W–L 1 4–0 11–1 22–3 2 3–1 8–4 17–8 3 2–2 6–6 12–14 4 1–3 5–7 12–14 5 0–4 0–12 0–21
Promotion play-offs Greece vs South Africa
Bulgaria vs Cyprus
Relegation play-offs Finland vs Egypt
Morocco vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
Positional play-off Austria vs North Macedonia
Promotions/Relegations and were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I in 2027. , and were relegated to Europe Zone Group III in 2027. was relegated to Africa Zone Group III in 2027.
References
External links Billie Jean King Cup website Draw Group I