Billie Jean King Cup 2026: Great Britain squad announced to face Australia
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The Lexus GB Billie Jean King Cup team has been announced for the upcoming qualifier tie against Australia from 10-11 April at the John Cain Arena in Melbourne.
GB Captain Anne Keothavong has named a squad of four players, including Harriet Dart, Katie Swan, Jodie Burrage and for the first time, 17-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic.
Sonay Kartal has withdrawn from the squad due to injury.
The Brits will be looking to return to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in September, where they reached the semi-finals last year.
"Playing away from home against a strong nation like Australia is going to be tough but we always embrace these weeks together as a team and will be up for the challenge in Melbourne," said Keothavong.
"We've got players with great experience in this competition in our team and it's an exciting opportunity for Mika to join the senior team for the first time. It's an iconic sporting venue and we'd really love for all the Brits in Melbourne to come along and cheer us on in April."
Standing in their way of a place in the Finals will be an Australian side that includes Maya Joint, Talia Gibson, Kimberly Birrell, Storm Hunter and Ellen Perez.
The tie will be played as best of five matches – including four singles and one doubles rubber.
Tickets are still available for British fans looking to back the Brits in Melbourne.
Lexus GB Billie Jean King Cup team vs Australia
- Harriet Dart
- Katie Swan
- Mika Stojsavljevic
- Jodie Burrage
Harriet Dart
- Age: 29
- Ranking: 162
- Billie Jean King Cup ties played: 10
- Billie Jean King Cup record: 6-8
Dart has been one of the core members of the Billie Jean King Cup team for several years and has recorded some amazing performances when representing her country.
Her highlight came in 2022, where she defeated former world No.2 Paula Badosa and Wimbledon quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic at the Finals in Glasgow.
The 29-year-old has been in strong form over recent months, going back to October. After making the WTA 125 Tampico semi-finals, she went on to win the W75 Toronto to close out the season. So far in 2026, she’s reached two more ITF finals at the W100 Fujairah and W75 Porto.
Dart is also a strong threat in the doubles game, where she has previously won two WTA 125 events as well as the W100 Fujairah this year.
Katie Swan
- Age: 27
- Ranking: 264
- Billie Jean King Cup ties played: 6
- Billie Jean King Cup record: 4-2
Swan has been called up to join the Billie Jean King Cup squad after a resurgence in form following a long spell with injury.
The 27-year-old has won four ITF titles since she made her return to the tour and has risen inside the world’s top 300.
She represented Great Britain earlier this season at the United Cup where she pushed four-time Grand Slam champion and former world No.1 Naomi Osaka in a 7-6(4), 6-1 defeat, despite coming in as a last-minute replacement.
Swan is still the youngest player to have made their Billie Jean King Cup debut for the Brits, playing against South Africa at the age of 16, and has plenty of experience in Anne Keothavong’s squad should she be called upon.
Mika Stojsavljevic
- Age: 17
- Ranking: 284
- Billie Jean King Cup ties played: N/A
- Billie Jean King Cup record: N/A
17-year-old Mika Stojsavljevic is one of the rising stars in British tennis. The London-native made headlines in 2024 after becoming the first British player to win the US Open girls’ singles title in 15 years.
Since then, Stojsavljevic has gone from strength-to-strength. Last year, she won the Lexus British Pro Series Birmingham title and made the final of the Lexus Wrexham Open and W100 Dubai – rising inside the world’s top 300.
Supported by the LTA Pro Scholarship Programme, presented by Lexus, Stojsavljevic is joining up with the team for the first time in Melbourne and will be hoping to make her debut up against this Australian side.
Jodie Burrage
- Age: 26
- Ranking: 448
- Billie Jean King Cup ties played: 2
- Billie Jean King Cup record: 1-1
Burrage is on the comeback from a spell on the sidelines, having not played a match since September.
The British star is a former top 100 player and has an aggressive game style that can cause damage against any opponent. Burrage is a former WTA finalist at the Lexus Nottingham Open in 2023 and won the biggest title of her career the following year at the W100 Dubai.
Burrage joined the Billie Jean King Cup team for a second time last year, combining with Katie Boulter in a deciding doubles match against Netherlands. Burrage and Boulter defeated Suzan Lamens and Demi Schuurs to secure GB’s place in the Finals.
